Theme: Deception
While deception and spying may seem like an appealing way to get what you want, it can often turn out badly and should be avoided.
- "And can you by no drift of conference/ Get from him why he puts on this confusion,/ Grating so harshly all his days of quiet/ With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?"(3.1. 1-4).
- Claudius rationalizes spying on Hamlet (3.1. 35-40).
- "The harlot's cheek beautified with plast'ring art/ Is not more ugly to the thing that helps it/ Than is my deed to my most painted word. O heavy burden!" (3.1. 59-62).
- "We are arrant knaves (all;) believe none of us" (3.1. 139-140).
- Polonius proposes his plan to spy on Hamlet and Gertrude's conversation (3.1. 194-201).
- Hamlet's placing of Horatio before the play (3.2. 83-95)."
- "What, frighted with false fire?" (3.2. 292).
- "Call me what instrument you will, though you (can) fret me, you cannot play upon me" (3.2. 401-402).
- "Behind the arras I'll convey myself/ To hear the process. I'll warrant she'll tax him/ home;" (3.3. 30-32).
- "O, I am slain!" (3. 4. 30).
- Hamlet tells Gertrude to keep the truth of his madness from Claudius (3.4. 203-210).
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