Choose a line from Act I in Hamlet that is particularly fresh,
engaging, or beautiful. Cite the line properly using MLA format. Identify who
said it, what it means, and why you think it is particularly fresh, engaging,
or beautiful.
James Krafft Dr. Griffin English 12 27 February 2013
Hamlet talking to himself “But two months dead: nay, not so much, not two: So
excellent a king; that was, to this, Hyperion to a satyr;” Hamlet (1.2.139-41).
In this part of the play the wedding already happened. King Claudius told
Hamlet to stop acting like a girl and man up. Hamlet stays in the wedding hall
after the wedding and is thinking to himself. He does not understand why his
mother would marry his uncle if he only died not even two months ago. He things his father is a better king then his uncle would ever be. People are already hinking he is this great leader when he already is not, at least to Hamlet. I think this line is good to show his resentment towards his new father. I think
this line is going to foreshadow a lot of conflict between Hamlet and King
Claudius. I think when he says “Hyperion to a satyr,” he means that his father
was the better leader (Hyperion) and his uncle is just nothing special (satyr).
I think it is beautiful because it shows that even royalty can have problems in
their lifes. Sometimes we think that they are perfect, but in reality they are
just like us and have real life problems.
engaging, or beautiful. Cite the line properly using MLA format. Identify who
said it, what it means, and why you think it is particularly fresh, engaging,
or beautiful.
James Krafft Dr. Griffin English 12 27 February 2013
Hamlet talking to himself “But two months dead: nay, not so much, not two: So
excellent a king; that was, to this, Hyperion to a satyr;” Hamlet (1.2.139-41).
In this part of the play the wedding already happened. King Claudius told
Hamlet to stop acting like a girl and man up. Hamlet stays in the wedding hall
after the wedding and is thinking to himself. He does not understand why his
mother would marry his uncle if he only died not even two months ago. He things his father is a better king then his uncle would ever be. People are already hinking he is this great leader when he already is not, at least to Hamlet. I think this line is good to show his resentment towards his new father. I think
this line is going to foreshadow a lot of conflict between Hamlet and King
Claudius. I think when he says “Hyperion to a satyr,” he means that his father
was the better leader (Hyperion) and his uncle is just nothing special (satyr).
I think it is beautiful because it shows that even royalty can have problems in
their lifes. Sometimes we think that they are perfect, but in reality they are
just like us and have real life problems.
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