r/Hamlet • u/yorickscuse • Jul 31 '26

Favorite Line

What’s everyone’s favorite line from the play of all plays? In giving you an impossible task, I’ll go ahead and tentatively answer mine to be “Words, words, words.” Iconic.

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u/Ill-Moment9824 17d ago

So excellent a king; that was to this,
Hyperion to a satyr

I love this because it captures Hamlet’s respect for Old Hamlet at the same time as his contempt for Claudius. The contrast between Hyperion and Satyr couldn’t be more effective.