
Hamlet Characters & Quotes
Quiz by Jennifer Batey
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Student and loyal friend to Hamlet
Daughter of Polonius
Prince of Norway - he lost his father
Polonius sends him to Paris to report on Laetres' conduct
Prince of Denmark, has lost his father, his uncle is King
Hamlet's uncle
Ophelia's brother
Hamlet's mother
Lord Chamberlain and chief counselor to Claudius
Came to Elsinore to help the King find out what Hamlet's trouble was
Who said it?  How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world!
Who said this? Neither a borrower nor a lender be, For loan oft loses both itself and friend And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. This above all: To thine own self be true...
Who said this? Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
Who said this? Though this be madness, yet there is method in't.
Who said this? The play's the thing Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King.
Who said this?  My words fly up, my thoughts remain below. Words without thoughts never to Heaven go.
The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
Who said this?  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.
I must be cruel only to be kind.
Who said this? Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder.