How now, Horatio, you tremble and look pale. Is this not something more then fantasy? What think you on 't? Character and What happened Bernardo: Here Horatio is scared when he see's the gost, but bernardo is strong and does not get scared. But at first he does not beileve it is even real. He questions how it may be possible for a gost to apear. He seems skepticle that it is actually a gost. A little more then kin and less then kind. Hamlet: This is a little jab by Hamlet at the Kind and his mother. Because his mother married his uncle only a month after his fahers death. At this point and on one can see that Hamlet is a little suspicious of this quick remarige. And to his uncle. Good Hamlet, cast thy nighted color off, And let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark. Do not forever with thy valid lids Seek for thy noble father in the dust. Thoe Know'st 'tis common; all that lives must die, passing through nature to eternity My fathers spirit- in arms! All is not well. I doubt some foul play. Would the night were to come. Revenge his foul, and most unnatural muder Queen: Through this quote we can learn a little about the queens weird situation with the kind. If you look into it the queen is telling Hamlet to get over his fathers death. Not to dwell on it bcause it is natural and everyone dies eventually. But the weird thing is that she is not grieving, and has not been doing so. And now she doesn't want Hamlet to either. This is a little weird maybe she feels bad that he is so sad about his fathers death. Hamlet: Here once again Hamlet has offically annonced that he is pretty sure that there is something fishy with his father dying, and then his uncle taking over the throne. It does not give away what Hamlet will do to get revenge, if what he thinks is true. But it shows that Hamlet is very smart, and is figuring a lot of things out very quickly. Gost: The Gost is telling Hamlet that he did not dye from natural causes but by another force. And he gives the sense that he wants hamlet to revenge him. I wonder if Hamlet will just take care of his uncle, or maybe his mother too.
And then, sir does he this, he does- what was I about to Say? By the mass I was about to say something. Where did I leave? Act 2, Scene 1, pg. 77 But we both obey, And here give up ourselves in the full bent To lay our service freely at our feet, To be commanded. Act 2, Scene 2, pg. 83 At such a time I'll loose my daughter to him. [To the king.] Be you and I behind an arras then. Mark the encounter. If he love her not, And be not from his reason fall'n thereon, Let me be no assitant for a state, But keep a farm and craters. Act2, Scene 2, Pg. 93 That you must teach me. But let me conjure you by the rights of our fellowship, by the consonacy of our youth, by the obligation of our ever preserved love, and by what more dear a better proposer can charge you withal: be even the direct with me whether you were sent for no. Act 2, Scene 2, Pg. 101 To think, my lord, if you delight not in man, what lenten entertainment the players shall receive from you. We coted them on the way, and hither are them coming to offer your service. Character and What happened Polonius: This quote shows how Polonius has kind of lost it. He just talks on and on and loses you (sort of like Mr. Glenon). He also gets very confused while talking, and because of this does not seem like a very relaible source. But he does seem like he is trying his best to help with the situation. Guildenstern: Here Guildenstern is showing his loyalty to the king and queen. He is telling that he and his partner will do what ever they order with out questions. They are trying to get on the king and queens good side. It can make one think that Guildenstern is either really loyal, or sneaky, and may be looking to just better him self through a connection with the king and queen. Polonius: Polonius is talking about how he will soon lose his daughter, and let her go with Hamlet I believe. He seems sad, and not at the same time. I am sure that he is sad that he is losing her for good. But I think that he is happy that he will benefit from the kings prosperity once his daughter is with Hamlet. Although he says at the end of the quote not to reqard him, it is very obvious that Polonius is looking forward to such a reward. Hamlet: This quote is showing that Hamlet is a very smart guy. He is making sure that he can trust his friends and in this case Rozencrantz specificly. Hamlet has started to plan his revenge on the king at this point, so He knows he can only trust certain people. And after what happened to his father I think that he realised this even more. RosenCrantz: This quote shows that ReosenCrantz may be trying to trick Hamlet. He seemed to just be giving Hamlet what he wanted to hear. But Hamlet wouldn't hear it from him. Act 2 Scene 2 pg. 103
Let the doors be shut upon him that he may play the fool nowhere but in's own house. Farewell. Act 3 Scene 1 pg. 131 Come hither my dear Hamlet come sit by me Act 3 scene 2 pg. 143 No, good mother. Here's metal more atractive Act 3 Scene 2 Pv. 143 Have you heard the argument? Is there no offense is't? Act 3 Scene 2 Pg. 151 Now might I do it (pat,) now he is praying, And now I'll do 't And he goes to heaven, And so am I revengened. That would be scanned: A villan kills my father, and for that, I his sole son, do this same villan send to heaven. Act 3 Scene 3 Pg. 167 Hamlet: He has started to be very meen to Ophilia here. We are not sure why yet, but it may have something to do with his carzy plan. He just ripped her apart for what seems like no reason at all. The Queen: Although this is a very short line, it shows that the queen is trying to seek Hamlets approval. She knows that he is mad at her for re marrying so quickly and she wants him to stop being mad...cause something bad could happen. Hamlet: In retaliation to the above quote hamlet says no. He wants to sit with some one he likes better and is more beautiful then his mother. He then goes and sits with Ophelia. This hurts his mother, and that is the exact reason he did it. The King: He says this right after the play finishes. It seems like he knows what the play is about and he asks Hamlet about it. I believe this makes Hamlet even more suspicious now, because the king implied that he took offense to it. Hamlet: This is a pivitol point in the story for Hamlet. All along we have seen that Hamlet is trying to get back at the king. But here he actually has a chance to kill him for good. He is going to be able to kill him once and for all and revenge his father. But he realises that the king is praying, and if he kills the king while he is praying then he will go to heaven and that is not fair since he killed hamlets father.
Oh heavy deed! It had been so with us, had we been there. His liberty is full of threats to all- To you yourself, to us, to everyone. Alas, how shall this bloody deed be answered? It will be laid to us, whose providence should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt This mad young man. But so much was our love, we would not understand what was most fit. To keep it from divulging, let it feed Even on the pith of life, Where is he gone? Act 4 Scene 1 Pg. 191 Ay sir, that soaks up the king's coutenance, his rewards, his authorities. But such officers do the king best service in the end. He keep sthem like an ape an apple in the corner of his jaw, first mouthed to be last swallowed. When he needs what you have gleaned it is but squeezing you, and, sponge, you shall be dry again. Act 4 Scene 2 Pg. 193 I am glad of it. A knavish speech sleeps in a a foolish ear. Act 4 Scene 2 Pg. 193 Follow him at foot; tempt him with speed aboard. Delay it not. I'll have him hence tonight. Away, for everything is sealed and done that else leans on th; affair. Pray you make haste Act 4 Scene 3 Pg. 199 He is dead and gone, ladty He is dad and gone; At his head a grassgreen turf. At his heels a stone. Act 4 scene 5 Pg. 207 The King: The queen has just come in and told the king that hamlet stabbed Polonius, and the king doesn't know what to do. He thinks this is a great chance to to justify his getting rid of Hamlet, because he killed a man. And there for looks like he is even more crazy. But the king also knows that the queen loves Hamlet so much he can't just have him killed while in Denmark. She may never recover. It is an important decision for the king to make. Hamlet: He is talking to Rozencrantz here, and is basicly telling him that he is just one of the kings many pauns, and when the king is doen with him, he will just be useless once again and tossed out. So what eve evil the king has asked Rozencrantz to do then he should just not. Because it is not the right thing to do. Hamlet: Here he is talking about the above quote that he just said to Rozencrantz. Rozencrantz did not understand the speech, and Hamlet refers to him self as being wise and smart, because he says that Rozencrantz is not smart enough to know what Hamlet is saying. The King: The king has made up his decision to have hamlet killed. He is sending him to England, with Rozencrantz and a few otheres. He is going to have them give a letter to the king, that says he wants Hamlet dead for the murder of Polonius. He is going to get rid of him once and for all. This shows that the king is a truly evil man. Hamlet has been making the king feel bad about killing his father, and instead of trying to make things better he just wants to kill Hamlet for it. Ophilia: She is very sad at this moment, because her love is being mean to her, and just killed her father. She is morning, and there is nothing anyone can do for her. She seems like she may be at a point of no return.
Give me leave. Here lies the water; this water and drwon himself, it is (will he, nill he) he goesl mark you that. But if te water come to him and drown him, he drowns not himself. Argal, he that is not guily of his own death shortens not his own life. Act 5 Scene 1 Pg. 239 Fall ten times (tremble) on that cursed head whose wicked deed thy most ingenious sense Depreived thee of!- Hold off the earth awhile, Till I have caught her once more in mine arms. Act 5 Scene 1 Pg. 253 I lov'd Ophelia: forty thousand brothers Could not, with all their quantity of love, Make up my sum. Act 5 Scene 1 Pg. 259 Bear Hamlet, like a soldier, to the stage. Act 5 Scene 2 Pg. 289 all s ill here about my heart, but that one must be ready for death, since it will come no matter what one does Act 5 Scene 2 Pg. 285 The Grave digger: These two grave differs are talking about like and death, and if suicide is a ritchous choice. Although this quotaion does not reveal too much about these to specific charectors, it shows the message that Shakespear is trying to get across. Laertes: He is really hurting for the loss of his sister, and dad. I think he blames Hamlet for both of their deaths. He seems like he will revenge his fathers death, and now even his sisters. He is over come with sorrow, and rage at the same time. Hamlet: He proffeses his love for Ophilia. A lot of people did not think that Hamlet loved her any more, and that was a part of the reason why she commited suicide. But I guess that is not true. This shows that Hamlet really does love, and may not be as crazy everyone thinks he is. Fortinbrus: I think that he means that Hamlet is just a pawn in this whole game, and that he did what every other man would have done. Hamlet: Here hamlet knows that he may die, but he has to be ready to accept it. Because he knows he is a good man unlike the king, and that he has heaven to look forward to when he does die.