The Language of Hamlet
Analyzing a Soliloquy
Directions: First, try to determine the meanings of these words and phrases from the context of the speech. Then use footnotes and annotations to help with your understanding.
slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
take arms against a sea of troubles
the heart-aches and the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to
consummation
perchance
rub
sleep of death
shuffled off this mortal coil
calamity of so long life
whips and scorns of time
contumely
pangs of disprized love
spurns
quietus
bare bodkin
fardels
the undiscovered country
bourn
native hue of resolution
sicklied o’er
pale cast of thought
enterprises of great pith and moment
currents turn awry