Famous last words

1. Famous last words Shakespeare is murderous.

2. Who said it? “O, I am slain!” (3.4.26).

3. Who is this? -Sings about death -Last stated words are, “God be/wi’ you” (4.5.206-207). -Queen Gertrude describes this person’s death in Act 4, scene 7. -Since this character dies off-stage, the audience does not hear her true last words.

4. Who is this? “No, no, the drink, the drink! O, my dear Hamlet! The drink, the drink! I am poisoned” (5.2.317-318).

5. Who is this? “O, yet defend me, friends! I am but hurt” (5.2.331). --The word “but” means “only” in this context.

6. Who is this? • “He is justly served. It is a poison tempered by himself. Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet. Mine and my father’s death come not upon thee, Nor thine on me.” (5.2.334-338).

7. Who is this? After getting touched by poison, this character gives and receives forgiveness, avenges his father’s death, predicts and recommends the next king, ensures a friend will tell everyone the truth and stops the same friend from committing suicide. His last words are, “…the rest is silence./O, O, O, O!” (5.2.365-366).

8. Who is this? Hamlet alludes to their impending deaths in 5.1, but they do not die on stage. An ambassador comes in to announce their death officially at 5.2.378-380.