Hamlet Scaffolded Quotes

A little more than kin, and less than kind (CONTEXT)

Hamlet Mocks Claudius kinship

A little more than kin, and less than kind (DEVICE)

Pun, irony

A little more than kin, and less than kind (ANALYTICAL VERB)

Condemns

A little more than kin, and less than kind (VALUES)

suspicious of illegitimacy

A little more than kin, and less than kind (THEMES)

Corruption, Duty

Frailty, thy name is woman (CONTEXT)

Hamlet rejects Gertrude and Claudius, attacks Gertrudes remarraige.

Frailty, thy name is woman (DEVICE)

Misogyny

Frailty, thy name is woman (ANALYTICAL VERB)

Denounces

Frailty, thy name is woman (VALUES)

woman = weak

Frailty, thy name is woman (THEMES)

appearance, corruption

O, most wicked speed, to incestuous sheets! (CONTEXT)

Hamlet condemns Gertrude’s marraige

O, most wicked speed, to incestuous sheets! (DEVICE)

Imagery

O, most wicked speed, to incestuous sheets! (ANALYTICAL VERBS)

Critiques

O, most wicked speed, to incestuous sheets! (VALUES)

Incest = sin

O, most wicked speed, to incestuous sheets! (THEMES)

Mortality, corruption

Haste me to know’t…may sweep to my revenge. (CONTEXT)

Hamlet pledges to ghost and pursues revenge

Haste me to know’t…may sweep to my revenge. (DEVICE)

Similie

Haste me to know’t…may sweep to my revenge. (ANALYTICAL VERB)

Vows

Haste me to know’t…may sweep to my revenge. (VALUES)

Filial duty

Haste me to know’t…may sweep to my revenge. (THEMES)

Duty, morality

The play’s the thing/ Wherein ill catch the conscience of the king. (CONTEXT)

Hamlet plans mousetrap and pursues revenge

The play’s the thing/ Wherein ill catch the conscience of the king. (DEVICE)

Metatheatre

The play’s the thing/ Wherein ill catch the conscience of the king. (ANALYTICAL VERB)

Exposes

The play’s the thing/ Wherein ill catch the conscience of the king. (VALUES)

appearance vs reality

The play’s the thing/ Wherein ill catch the conscience of the king. (THEMES)

appearance, corruption

Now might I do it pat, now he is praying (CONTEXT)

Hamlet hestitates to kill Claudius

Now might I do it pat, now he is praying (DEVICE)

dramatic irony

Now might I do it pat, now he is praying (ANALYTICAL VERB)

delays

Now might I do it pat, now he is praying (VALUES)

prayer = sin

Now might I do it pat, now he is praying (THEMES)

duty, mortality

To be, or not to be, that is the question (CONTEXT)

Hamlets soliloquy as he struggles with mortality

To be, or not to be, that is the question (DEVICE)

antithesis

To be, or not to be, that is the question (ANALYTICAL VERB)

contemplates

To be, or not to be, that is the question (VALUES)

suicide = sin

To be, or not to be, that is the question (THEMES)

mortality, appearance

What a rogue and peasant slave am I! (CONTEXT)

Hamlet self-critisises and struggles with mortality

What a rogue and peasant slave am I! (DEVICE)

Metaphor

What a rogue and peasant slave am I! (ANALYTICAL VERB)

Laments

What a rogue and peasant slave am I! (VALUES)

Dishonour

What a rogue and peasant slave am I! (THEMES)

Appearance, mortality

Thus conscience does make cowards of us all. (CONTEXT)

Hamlets still in soliloquy and struggles with morality

Thus conscience does make cowards of us all. (DEVICE)

personification

Thus conscience does make cowards of us all. (ANALYTICAL VERB)

critiques

Thus conscience does make cowards of us all. (VALUES)

overthinking delays duty

Thus conscience does make cowards of us all. (THEMES)

duty, appearance

Get thee to a nunnery. (CONTEXT)

Hamlet mistreats Ophelia and rejects her

Get thee to a nunnery. (DEVICE)

command, irony

Get thee to a nunnery. (ANALYTICAL VERB)

rejects

Get thee to a nunnery. (VALUES)

women corrupt

Get thee to a nunnery. (THEMES)

corruption, appearance

I did love you once… I loved you not (CONTEXT)

Hamlet contradicts Ophelia

I did love you once… I loved you not (DEVICE)

Antitheisis

I did love you once… I loved you not (ANALYTICAL VERB)

Denies

I did love you once… I loved you not (VALUES)

Female vulnerability

I did love you once… I loved you not (THEMES)

corruption, appearance

God hath given you one face… another (CONTEXT)

Hamlets blames women and mistreats ophelia

God hath given you one face… another (DEVICE)

imagery

God hath given you one face… another (ANALYTICAL VERB)

attacks

God hath given you one face… another (VALUES)

distrust of women

God hath given you one face… another (THEMES)

corruption, appearance

O, my offense is rank, it smells to heaven (CONTEXT)

Claudius prayer scene

O, my offense is rank, it smells to heaven (DEVICES)

imagery

O, my offense is rank, it smells to heaven (ANALYTICAL VERB)

confesses

O, my offense is rank, it smells to heaven (VALUES)

regicide = sin

O, my offense is rank, it smells to heaven (THEMES)

corruption, appearance

Simling damned villain (CONTEXT)

Hamlet condemns claudius

Simling damned villain (DEVICES)

juxtaposition

Simling damned villain (ANALYTICAL VERB)

exposes

Simling damned villain (VALUES)

evil masked

Simling damned villain (THEMES)

corruption, mortality

My crown, mine own ambition, and my queen (CONTEXT)

Claudius prays without repentance

My crown, mine own ambition, and my queen (DEVICES)

tricolon

My crown, mine own ambition, and my queen (ANALYTICAL VERB)

rationalises

My crown, mine own ambition, and my queen (VALUES)

ambition condemned

My crown, mine own ambition, and my queen (THEMES)

corruption, appearance

Madness in great ones must not unwatched go (CONTEXT)

Claudius orders Hamlet to be spied on

Madness in great ones must not unwatched go (DEVICES)

Aphorism

Madness in great ones must not unwatched go (ANALYTICAL VERBS)

Justifies

Madness in great ones must not unwatched go (VALUES)

Tyranny

Madness in great ones must not unwatched go (THEMES)

Corruption, appearance

With devotion’s visage… sugar o’er the devil (CONTEXT)

Claudius plots with Polonius

With devotion’s visage… sugar o’er the devil (DEVICES)

Religious irony

With devotion’s visage… sugar o’er the devil (ANALYTICAL VERB)

Masks

With devotion’s visage… sugar o’er the devil (VALUES)

Hypocrisy of piety

With devotion’s visage… sugar o’er the devil (THEMES)

Mortality, corruption

My words fly up… thoughts remain below (CONTEXT)

Claudius prayer lacks sincerity

My words fly up… thoughts remain below (DEVICE)

Irony

My words fly up… thoughts remain below (ANALYTICAL VERB)

Admits

My words fly up… thoughts remain below (VALUES)

Damned ruler

My words fly up… thoughts remain below (THEMES)

Mortality, appearance

Revenge should have no bounds (CONTEXT)

Claudius incites laertes

Revenge should have no bounds (DEVICE)

Absolutism

Revenge should have no bounds (ANALYTICAL VERBS)

Incites

Revenge should have no bounds (VALUES)

Sinful revenge

Revenge should have no bounds (THEMES)

Corruption

Why to a public count… (CONTEXT)

Claudius fears peoples love for Hamlet

Why to a public count… (DEVICE)

Political calculation

Why to a public count… (ANALYTICAL VERBS)

Conceals

Why to a public count… (VALUES)

Weak ruler

Why to a public count… (THEMES)

Corruption