1. Familiar words and phrases from Hamlet include: "to be or not to be"; "Alas, poor Hamlet"; "the lady doth protest too much"; "in my mind's eye"; "the play's the thing"; "a fellow of infinite jest".
2. Unique words and phrases from Hamlet that are still used today include: "To thyself be true" (used to encourage people to be true to themselves), "Alas", "Foul play" (to convey wrongdoing), "Thespian" (an actor), "The play's the thing" (implying that the true purpose of life is to live and experience), "To be or not to be" (to express deep philosophical or existential uncertainty), "All that glitters is not gold" (an adage), and "Foul murder" (a cruel and deliberate murder).
