Queen Gertrude
it means that the lady is arguing to much
The quotation is actually: "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." It comes from William Shakespeare's play, Hamlet, in Act 3, scene 2. It is often misquoted with the word "she."
Capitol Critters - 1992 The Lady Doth Protest to Munch - 1.12 was released on: USA: 1995
Queen Gertrude in Hamlet while watching a play within the play. (Act 3, Scene 2, line 230)
Capitol Critters - 1992 The Lady Doth Protest to Munch 1-12 was released on: USA: 1995
Out of Practice - 2005 The Lady Doth Protest Too Much 1-21 was released on: USA: 2006
In the play "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare, the line "The lady doth protest too much, methinks" is heard by the audience watching the play within the play, but the characters onstage do not hear it. This line reveals the queen's guilt in the murder of King Hamlet.
This is a misquotation of Gertude's line in Hamlet, "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." She is watching a play in which a woman swears up and down she will never remarry and does so immediately on her husband's death. The line is ironic since Gertrude herself did exactly what the woman in the play did. The line has come to be quoted (or as often or not, misquoted) to describe someone who is a little too insistent, and so is not believable.
The phrase "The lady doth protest too much, methinks" comes from Shakespeare's play "Hamlet." It suggests that someone who is overly vocal in denying something may actually be guilty of it. In essence, excessive denial can imply the opposite of what is being asserted, hinting at insincerity or hidden truth. The line reflects the idea that those who are defensive often draw more suspicion than those who remain calm.
This is a misquotation of Gertude's line in Hamlet, "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." She is watching a play in which a woman swears up and down she will never remarry and does so immediately on her husband's death. The line is ironic since Gertrude herself did exactly what the woman in the play did. The line has come to be quoted (or as often or not, misquoted) to describe someone who is a little too insistent, and so is not believable.
It is an obsolete form of the word 'do', namely third-person present tense. One well known example is 'The lady doth protest too much', from Shakespeare's play Hamlet. It has been replaced with "does" since Shakespeare's day.
"To be or not to be, that is the question" Hamlet"Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him . . ." Hamlet"Neither a borrower nor a lender be" Polonius"This above all, to thine own self be true" Polonius"The Lady doth protest too much, methinks" GertrudeThere will, of course, be a lot of argument about other quotations which might make this list. There is no argument about which one is number one.