Hamlet Fish Quotes

“A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king, and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm.” This quote is spoken by Hamlet in act 4 scene 3. This quote explains the circle of life of what Hamlet believes. He claims that people are eaten when they die by worms and the worms are eaten by fish which are fished away and eaten by people. Showing how one organism's life is used to preserve another. Hamlet uses this quote to show how even a high and mighty king will one day be fed to worms in the ground, which will be consumed by a fish and then by either another mighty king or a lowly peasant. This quote contributes to Hamlet’s point in which he means to threaten Claudius that leads him to send Hamlet away to England.

“To cut his throat i’ the church.”

This quote came from the mouth of Laertes during act 4 scene 7. This quote is said by Laertes to Claudius about getting rid of Hamlet that no man should be murdered on sacred ground like a church. In a way, this references how Claudius became king. As he has taken the life of the former king, sleeping in his bedroom, which proves to be sacred ground. This also shows how Hamlet cannot be killed by Claudius himself, as he is king now and a king’s entire kingdom is sacred ground
This line takes place after Ophelia’s own death and here Hamlet intends to make amends for her death and how he treated her, which could mean his bad language towards her could have been apart of his mad act all along.. Here, Hamlet exclaims he has loved Ophelia more than the maximum sum of love of forty thousand men could have given her. This shows that there is still is some humanity in Hamlet as he explains this to his mother to reduce conflict between them. This quote also shows the complexity of action, as an action always has a circumstance, in which Ophelia’s death was a result of Hamlet’s madness, in which Hamlet must think before every