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Delve into the intricate web of deceit, madness, and hidden motives in Shakespeare's iconic tragedy "Hamlet." Explore the characters' struggles with truth, reason, and sanity as they navigate through a world of deception and ambiguity. Discover the timeless themes of vengeance, deception, and existential questioning in this captivating play that continues to resonate with audiences today.
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POLONIUS: . . . And thus do we of wisdom and of reach, / . . . By indirections find directions out. II. i. 63-66.
QUEEN: More matter, with less art. II. ii. 96.
POLONIUS: . . . That he’s mad, ‘tis true. ‘Tis true, ‘tis pity, / And pity ‘tis ‘tis true—a foolish figure. / But farewell it; . . . And now remains / That we find out the cause of this defect, / For this effect defective comes by cause. II. ii. 98-104.
POLONIUS: (aside) Though this be madness, yet there / is method in’t. II. Ii. 205-06.
HAMLET: . . . For there is nothing / either good or bad but thinking makes it so. To me it is / a prison.ROSENCRANTZ: Why, then your ambition makes it one. ‘Tis too narrow for your mind. II. ii. 248-52.
HAMLET: . . . What a piece of work is a man, / how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form / and moving how express and admirable, in action how / like an angel, in apprehension how like a god . . . . II. ii. 303-08.
HAMLET: I am but mad north-north-west. When the wind / is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw. II. ii. 377-78.
HAMLET: God’s bodkin, man, much better! Use every / man after his desert, and who shall ‘scape whipping? II. ii. 526-27.
HAMLET: . . . I am pigeon-livered and lack gall / To make oppression bitter, or ere this / I should ha’ fatted all the region kites / With this slave’s offal. Bloody, bawdy villain! II. ii. 574-77.