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Jul 19, 2017 · The last line is, “The rest is silence.” This is an ambivalent way to end a play that began with ambivalence. However, Hamlet knows what he means by the rest is silence and this is his final chance to act and he does, by telling us his final thoughts. He is not uncertain any more.
- There appear to be multiple ways of reading this sentence, depending on how you interpret the context of "rest" and "silence". Hamlet has been expe...
- With Shakespeare's characters, you usually know what they're thinking. With Hamlet, you're never sure. In the second scene he goes over recent even...
- Self reference is all over Shakespeare. Many asides are to the audience: "she who's a maid and laughs at my depart..."; "dive, thoughts, down into...
- The rest is referred to in Hebrews chapters 3 and 4. esp. 4.1-3. There it is certainly an end of life event which is compared to God's entering int...
- The rest is silence. A response to the question: to be or not to be? To sleep perchance to dream. Death is sleep - an eternal rest - but Shakespear...
- I’m a big fan of first lines. If a novel begins, once upon a time, that may not be significant to the plot. However, many novelists don’t dilly dal...
The rest of his life is to be silence. His life ended, too soon, leaving a wide gap of silence where years of living should be.
"The rest is silence" indicates that Hamlet will speak no more. He must rely on Horatio to share all of the information he will not live to tell: But let it be.
The rest is silence. O, O, O, O. (dies) HAMLET. O, I die, Horatio. The potent poison quite o'ercrows my spirit. I cannot live to hear the news from England.
Jun 2, 2020 · Synopsis: In the hall of the castle, Hamlet tells Horatio how he discovered the king’s plot against him and how he turned the tables on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Osric enters to ask, on Claudius’s behalf, that Hamlet fence with Laertes. Hamlet agrees to the contest, despite his misgivings.
As it turns out, Hamlet had Claudius’s letters calling for the death of Hamlet altered so that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern would be killed upon their arrival in England. A courtier named Osric arrives to tell Hamlet it’s time for his duel with Laertes. The court enters to watch the duel.
Nov 21, 2023 · Discover the meaning of "the rest is silence", the last words of Hamlet in William Shakespeare's famous play. See an analysis of this character's final words. Updated: 11/21/2023.
