O that this too too sullied flesh would melt,
Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew!
Or that the Everlasting had not flx'd
2007-02-15 09:17:13 · 6 answers · asked by NotSmartButCurious 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
You should add the next line, "his cannon 'gainst self-slaughter."
This is about suicide. Prince Hamlet is debating committing suicide over the murder of his father.
Look at it this way,
"I wish this dirty body would decompose,
putrify, and become worm-food.
But unfortunately God damns
those who kill themselves."
FYI there's a nice little pun in what he wrote. "into a dew!'
A DEW. Get it? Adieu. French for "Good-bye." Shakespeare enjoyed puns and it makes perfect sense when taken in its' context.
2007-02-16 08:54:22 · answer #1 · answered by jokerscrowbar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Attractive to women.
2007-02-15 17:33:29 · answer #2 · answered by John R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He feels disgusted.
he wants his dirty flesh (skin, body...) to melt
have you ever wanted to melt away? he feels like that
2007-02-15 18:26:39 · answer #3 · answered by kmnmiamisax 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he wanted to dissapear. he felt like he just wanted to turn into nothing
2007-02-15 17:24:55 · answer #4 · answered by Rosie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like a total idiot...i guess
2007-02-15 17:20:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he was in a poetic mood
2007-02-15 17:22:37 · answer #6 · answered by poppa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋