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Hamlet comedy phrases

In the competition for Angstiest Dane, Prince Hamlet ranks high up alongside Kierkegaard in the “off the charts” division, giving “The Tragedy of Hamlet” a reputation for being exhausting and unapproachable. Hamlet spends four of the five acts in the play in deepening existential funk. And rightly so, considering the fact that a) his dad died two months ago, b) his girlfriend doesn’t speak to him, c) his mom has already remarried, d) his new “dad” was once his uncle, ie Mom is bumping into her own brother-in-law, e) the stepfather also turns out to be the guy who killed Dad, and of course, the little affair of f) the court * literally * plotting against Hamlet.

In light of these and other circumstances, the fact that the play still manages to make us laugh out loud is quite remarkable. That is, when we are not so caught up in the drama that we overlook mind games, double / triple meaning, and general absurdity characteristic of lesser-known Hamlet quotes. As temperamental as he may be, Hamlet is not without a sense of humor, and Shakespeare even less so.

Take, for example, the argument between King Claudius and Hamlet after Hamlet murders Polonius.

King: Well, Hamlet, where is Polonius?

(Where’s the corpse, brat?)

Hamlet: At dinner.

(Wouldn’t you like to know?)

King: At dinner! Where?

(Check it out, boy!)

Hamlet: Not where he eats, but where he is eaten …

(Guess how many worms he’s feeding!)

King: Ay, ay!

(The guy was an idiot, but what can you do?)

Hamlet: A man can fish with the worm that eats from a king, and eat the fish that has fed on that worm.

(The king turns into worm food, the worm into fish food, the fish into fisherman’s food. Ergo, the fisherman devours royalty. Circle of life, fool).

King: What do you mean by this?

(WTF?)

Hamlet: Nothing more than to show you how a king can progress through the bowels of a beggar.

(Nuthin, I just wonder if you’ve guessed what will happen * after * you go through the guts of a beggar.)

King: Where is Polonio?

(This is your last chance.)

Hamlet: In heaven: send there to see: if your messenger does not find it there, look for it yourself in the other place.

(Go to hell!)

Or what about the passive-aggressive exchange between Hamlet and Ophelia during the play (within the play). Keep in mind that all of this happens publicly.

Hamlet: Ma’am, do I lie on your lap?

(How about I get between your legs?)

Ophelia: No, my lord.

(No idiot.)

Hamlet: I mean, my head on your lap?

(All I wanted was to rest my head on your knees!)

Ofelia: Oh, my lord.

(Uh huh.)

Hamlet: Do you think I was referring to the affairs of the country?

(Psh, you thought I meant sex! Just because the first syllable of “country” rhymes with …)

Ophelia: I don’t believe anything, my lord.

(I’m not playing this game anymore).

Hamlet: It is a good idea to lie between the maids’ legs.

(Did you really say “nothing”? Because that’s slang for female genitalia).

Ophelia: What is it, my lord?

(What have you got, twelve ?!)

Hamlet: Nothing.

(You heard me, darling.)

The fact that Hamlet is ten times smarter than everyone else, not to mention pretending to be crazy so he can say whatever he wants, makes for a truly fun read, even amid all the crying, brooding, and procrastination. regicide. In g.

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