All 4 Uses of
infinite
in
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- So oft it chances in particular men
That, for some vicious mole of nature in them,
As in their birth,—wherein they are not guilty,
Since nature cannot choose his origin,—By the o'ergrowth of some complexion,
Oft breaking down the pales and forts of reason;
Or by some habit, that too much o'er-leavens
The form of plausive manners;—that these men,—Carrying, I say, the stamp of one defect,
Being nature's livery, or fortune's star,—Their virtues else,—be they as pure as grace,
As infinite as man may undergo,—Shall in the general censure take corruption
From that particular fault: the dram of eale
Doth all the noble substance often doubt
To his own scandal.†Scene 1.4
- O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself a
king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams.†Scene 2.2 *
- how infinite in
faculties!†Scene 2.2
- —I knew him,
Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he
hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred
in my imagination it is!†Scene 5.1
Definition:
unlimited; without boundaries; or too numerous to count