Key Quotations (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Theme: 'Seems, madam! Nay, it is; I know not seems'
Theme: 'Seems, madam! Nay, it is; I know not seems'
Appearance vs. reality; genuine grief
Hamlet's desire in 'sullied flesh would melt'
Hamlet's desire in 'sullied flesh would melt'
Death/escape from troubles
'Frailty, thy name is woman!' - theme
'Frailty, thy name is woman!' - theme
Misogyny, betrayal (Gertrude's hasty remarriage)
Speaker: 'To thine own self be true'
Speaker: 'To thine own self be true'
Polonius
'Method in't' - nature of Hamlet's madness
'Method in't' - nature of Hamlet's madness
Strategic/has rational purpose
'The play's the thing' - Hamlet's purpose
'The play's the thing' - Hamlet's purpose
Catch conscience of king/confirm Claudius's guilt
'To be, or not to be' - theme explored
'To be, or not to be' - theme explored
Existence, mortality, suffering
'Get thee to a nunnery' - theme
'Get thee to a nunnery' - theme
Misogyny, disillusionment with women
'My offence is rank' - speaker confessing guilt
'My offence is rank' - speaker confessing guilt
Claudius
Hamlet's final words
Hamlet's final words
'The rest is silence'