Lord Hamlet Quotes by William Shakespeare

9 Lord Hamlet quotes by William Shakespeare

All Lord Hamlet quotes William Shakespeare’s page

Hamlet’s turmoil has echoed for centuries. In nine select passages, Shakespeare lets the prince’s doubts and defiance speak directly to us.

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Will you walk out of the air, my lord? HAMLET Into my grave.

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Polonius: Do you know me, my lord? Hamlet: Excellent well. You are a fishmonger.

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POLONIUS: What do you read, my lord? HAMLET: Words, words, words.

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“What do you read, my lord? HAMLET: Words, words, words.”

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“What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words. Lord Polonius: What is the matter, my lord? Hamlet: Between who? Lord…

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Lord Polonius: What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words. Lord Polonius: What is the matter, my lord? Hamlet: Between…

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“Lady, shall I lie in your lap? Ophelia: No, my lord. Hamlet: DId you think I meant country matters? Ophelia: I think…

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ROSENCRANTZ My lord, you must tell us where the body is, and go with us to the king. HAMLET The body is…

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Do you take me for a sponge, my lord? hamlet: Ay, sir; that soaks up the king's countenance, his rewards, his authorities.…

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I, measuring his affections by my own, Which then most sought where most might not be found, Being one too many by my weary…

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Ask God for temp'rance. That's th' appliance only Which your disease requires.

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“Thou hast no figures nor no fantasies Which busy care draws in the brains of men; Therefore thou sleep’st so sound. Julius Caesar (2.1.248-251)”

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Truth needs no color; beauty, no pencil.

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Have you not heard it said full oft, A woman's nay doth stand for naught?

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Omittance is no quittance.

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“Yes, madam: yet I cannot choose but laugh, To think it should leave crying and say 'Ay.' And yet, I warrant, it had upon…

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I take thee at thy word: Call me but love, and I'll be new baptized; Henceforth I never will be Romeo.

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