Quote by William Shakespeare
The time is out of joint. O cursed spite that ever I was born to set it right!
Summary
This quote is from Shakespeare's play Hamlet, spoken by the character Hamlet himself. Hamlet utters these words after encountering the ghost of his father, who reveals that he was murdered by Hamlet's uncle. The phrase "the time is out of joint" expresses Hamlet's belief that the world has become disordered and corrupted due to his father's untimely demise. The frustrated exclamation "O cursed spite that ever I was born to set it right!" conveys Hamlet's sense of duty and responsibility to avenge his father's death, despite the burden it places upon him.
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