Hamlet quotes - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Quotes from Shakespeare's Hamlet categorised by theme, including who the quote is from.

These are my complete notes for Hamlet, for OCR English Literature, Drama and Poetry pre-1900. I used these notes and got an A* in my exam in 2022! The most important assessment objectives for these questions are AO1, AO2, and AO5. I have included for each of the main characters (eg. Hamlet, Claudius, the Ghost, Ophelia, etc.) and the main themes (Kingship and power, revenge, women, comedy, tragedy): - Critical quotes - Adaptations - Quotes directly from the play - Analysis of the quo...

HAMLET QUOTES ACT 1 COMPLETE "This bodes some strange eruption to our state" ANSWER = Horatio; Marcellus and Barnardo "A little more than kin, and less than kind" ANSWER = Hamlet in an aside about Claudius. When Claudius and Gertrude are talking to Hamlet after their wedding about his long mourning. "O that this too, too solid flesh would melt, thaw and resolve itself into a dew" ANSWER = Hamlet to himself "How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this w...

HAMLET QUOTES ACT 1 COMPLETE "This bodes some strange eruption to our state" ANSWER = Horatio; Marcellus and Barnardo "A little more than kin, and less than kind" ANSWER = Hamlet in an aside about Claudius. When Claudius and Gertrude are talking to Hamlet after their wedding about his long mourning. "O that this too, too solid flesh would melt, thaw and resolve itself into a dew" ANSWER = Hamlet to himself "How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this w...

1. Ophelia Quotes and character de- scription English – Hamlet Quotes Ophelia Obeys her father and Laertes Her death symbolizes the being free of the manipulation that is forced upon her Represents femininity (innocence) What the Elizabethan audience expects of a women Foil character to Hamlet for madness, does as she is told, whereas Hamlet does not follow Also a Foil to Gertrude Quotes "I do not know, my lord, what should I think" " I shall obey my lord" "I did ...

HAMLET QUOTES ACT 1 COMPLETE "This bodes some strange eruption to our state" ANSWER = Horatio; Marcellus and Barnardo "A little more than kin, and less than kind" ANSWER = Hamlet in an aside about Claudius. When Claudius and Gertrude are talking to Hamlet after their wedding about his long mourning. "O that this too, too solid flesh would melt, thaw and resolve itself into a dew" ANSWER = Hamlet to himself "How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this w...

7000 Word Hamlet document which covers EVERY theme. Each theme is linked with key quotes, critics and productions, all relating to the chosen theme. Once revised, you will be able to achieve an A* at A level.

Hamlet Test (Shakespeare, Hamlet Background, quotes and Hamlet!) 2024 Questions With All Correct Answers.

Hamlet Test (Shakespeare, Hamlet Background, quotes and Hamlet!) 2024 Questions With All Correct Answers.

A consolidated quote bank for the play Hamlet, including a variety of direct textual quotes, sources, analysis, and critics. The bank is organised into main characters and 10x key themes, and each section has a relevant critic quote attached to allow easy linkage. Designed to enable quick memorisation by narrowing each theme down to 5 key quotes, whilst still covering all the necessary AOs to elevate students to A* understanding.