![]() 'To be, or not to be, that is the question. ![]() ![]() And lots of people are going to be doing Dr Who in Hamlet jokes, so this is just me getting it out of the way early, to avoid the rush. To die, - To sleep, - To sleep I know that David Tennant's Hamlet isn't till July. “No, faith, not a jot but to follow him thither with modesty enough and likelihood to lead it, as thus: Alexander died, Alexander was buried, Alexander returneth into dust, the dust is earth, of earth we make loam, and why of that loam, whereto he was converted, might they not stop a beer-barrel?” Scene 1 p. We know what we are, but not what we may be. Instead of properly mourning or accepting his faults, he has a pissing contest with Laertes over "who loved her most". Hamlet's actions have quite literally drawn this woman that he supposedly loves to commit suicide. In the beginning, we know that Hamlet says he is going to pretend like he is crazy, however at this point his sanity is genuinely questioned by the spectators. This is also an example of insanity throughout the play. Morality In Hamlet Quotes To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man. This brings us later to the duel, and where the play ends. This is also the point where Hamlet directly challenges Laertes. Gertrude: ‘Good Hamlet, cast thy nightly colour off,/ And let thine eye look like a friend on. He emphasises this here, telling Claudius of his position ‘less than kind.’. Hamlet is spiteful of Claudius since he married so quickly to Gertrude after the death of his father. This heavily displays the theme of indecision that progresses throughout the play in Hamlet's life. Hamlet: ‘A little more than kin and less than kind.’.
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