Hamlet Act III

(Scene i)Madness in great ones must not unwatched go Claudius says this to Polonius and Ophelia about Hamlets insanity and his feelings for Ophelia.
(Scene ii)Suit the action to the word, the word to the action, with this special observance, that you/o’erstep no the modesty of nature Hamlet says this to the first player about performing on stage and exaggeration
The lady doth protest too much, methinks. Gertrude says this to Hamlet in regards to the play
O good Horatio, I’ll take the ghost’s word for a thousand pound. Didst perceive? Hamlet says this to Horatio about what the actors were doing on stage
O heart, lose not thy nature, let not ever/The soul of Nero enter this firm bosom./Let me be cruel, not unnatural./I will speak daggers to her, but use none. Hamlet says this to himself about encountering his mother and being sharp but not too sharp that he will hurt her
(Scene iii)my words fly up, my thought remain below./Words without thoughts never go to Heaven. Claudius says this to himself after praying and repenting his sins
(Scene iv)Oh shame! Where is thy blush? Hamlet says this to Gertrude regrading how blind she was when marrying Claudius
O Hamlet, speak no more./Thou turn’st mine eyes into my very soul,/And there I see such black and grained spots./As will not leave their tinct. Gertrude says this to Hamlet talking about her mistakes and the picture of Claudius and King Hamlet make her see her soul with sins
I must be cruel only to be kind. Hamlet says this to Gertrude when talking about how he killed Polonius and that it’ll just get worse
August 21, 2019