Characters in Hamlet

Quotes:
Quote #1: P. 31 (Hamlet I: ii, 129- 132)
Quote #1 is spoken by Hamlet. Hamlet was just criticized in public by the king for still being sad about the king’s death two months later. Hamlet tells the audience how he truly feels about his father’s death and his mother’s marriage. He wants to die. He would commit suicide if God wouldn’t have a rule against it. If you commit suicide you go straight to hell.
Quote number one is important for Aristotle’s third rule for tragedy. The third rule of tragedy says, the main character must experience a reversal of fortune or a discovery. Because Hamlet’s fortune is already so bad, the audience knows it is not about fortune but about discovery.
Quote #2: P. 67 (Hamlet I: v, 29- 31) Quote #2 is spoken by Hamlet. Hamlet is alone with the ghost and asks him to quickly tell him who his father murderer is, so he can quickly get revenge. It is the first time Hamlet mentions murder and revenge. Quote number two is important to the argument that Hamlet’s tragic flaw is procrastination. Hamlet speaks passionately about getting revenge quickly but he chooses to act insane. That delays the revenge for over two month.
Quote #3: P. 69 (Hamlet I: v, 85-87) Quote #3 is spoken by King Hamlet’s ghost. The ghost asks Hamlet to get revenge on Claudius and gives him two advices. Hamlet is not to let acting irrationally and Hamlet is not to harm his mother. Quote #3 is important to the argument that Hamlet’s tragic flaw is lack of self-control. Later in the play he acts without thinking and harms Gertrude and stabs Polonius.
Quote #4: P. 75 (Hamlet I: v, 171-173) Quote #4 is spoken by Hamlet. Hamlet is trying to get Horatio and Marcellus to swear an oath that they have not seen him speaking to his father’s ghost not matter how oddly he acts Quote #4 is important to the argument that Hamlet’s tragic flaw is procrastination.
Hamlet speaks passionately about getting revenge quickly but instead of acting on that he pretend to be insane first.
Quote #6: P. 125/126 (Hamlet II: ii, 545-603) Quote #6 is spoken by Hamlet. Hamlet didn’t get revenge for two months. He is very angry but he doesn’t know if he can trust the ghost. He asks actors to perform a play about king Hamlet’s murder to test king Claudius reaction. Quote #6 is important to the argument that Hamlet’s tragic flaw is procrastination.
Hamlet speaks passionately about revenge but instead of acting he chose to put a play first.
Quote #7: P. 139 (Hamlet III: i, 84-89) Quote #7 is spoken by Hamlet. Hamlet is about to meet with Ophelia but first he stops to give a speech about suicide. Hamlet is wondering why not more people killed himself and he comes to the conclusion that it is the fear that life is worst after than now on earth. Hamlet then makes a conclusion that too much thinking stops acting. Quote #7 is important to the argument that Hamlet’s tragic flaw is procrastination.
Hamlet is speaking about himself. He thinks too much about getting revenge and it stops him from acting and really getting revenge.
Quote #8: P. 143 (Hamlet III: i, 152) Quote #8 is spoken by Ophelia. Hamlet’s odd behaviour convinces Ophelia that Hamlet is insane. Quote #8 is important to the argument that Hamlet’s tragic flaw is lac of self-control.
As Hamlet’s lover Ophelia should know Hamlet better than each other. Ophelia is convinced that Hamlet is insane.
Quote #9: P. 173 (Hamlet III: ii, 381-383)
Quote #9 is spoken by Hamlet. Hamlet has just watched king Claudius reaction to the play and is convinced that Claudius is guilty. Quote #9 is important to the argument that Hamlet’s tragic flaw is procrastination.
It is just moments later in the play that Hamlet sees the king all alone and has opportunity to take revenge and kill him but Hamlet will have another reason to delay.
Quote #10: P. 183 (Hamlet III: iii, 74-76) Quote #10 is spoken by Hamlet. Hamlet is on his way to Gertrude’s bedroom after the play when he sees king Claudius all alone and has the perfect opportunity to take revenge and kill the king. Hamlet decides not to kill Claudius because he thinks Claudius is praying for forgiveness. If he kills Claudius while he his praying Claudius will go quickly to heaven than king Hamlet and that wouldn’t be proper revenge. Quote #10 is the most important quote in the argument Hamlet’s tragic flaw is procrastination, because one can argue that Hamlet’s down fall in the rest of the play happens because Hamlet doesn’t kill king Claudius.
The importance of the quote is empathized by dramatic irony because the audience knows king Claudius is not praying for forgiveness.
Quote #11: P. 191 (Hamlet III: iv, 29) Quote #11 is spoken by Gertrude: Hamlet has just stab Polonius behind the arras without checking how was hiding behind Quote #11 is the most important quote in the argument of Hamlet’s tragic flaw is a lac of self-control.
Because one can argue that Hamlet’s down fall in the rest of the play because Hamlet’s acts without thinking and steps Polonius. Significantly Hamlet act without thinking while harming his mother what contradict the two advices the ghost gave hamlet earlier in the play.
Quote #12: P. 209 (Hamlet IV: i, 7-12) Quote #12 is spoken by Gertrude.