Queen Gertrude
it means that the lady is arguing to much
The quote "The lady doth protest too much, methinks" is from Shakespeare's play Hamlet. It is spoken by Queen Gertrude in Act 3, Scene 2.
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)
Out of Practice - 2005 The Lady Doth Protest Too Much 1-21 was released on: USA: 2006
Capitol Critters - 1992 The Lady Doth Protest to Munch 1-12 was released on: USA: 1995
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.
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.
"Doth" is an archaic form of "does," often used in Shakespearean language to convey action or emphasis. In the context of the play "Romeo and Juliet," characters using the word "doth" are typically referring to actions or events taking place at that moment.
"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.
When the lady doth ply her needle And the lord his sword doth test, Then the squire shall cross the drawbridge And the time will be right for a quest.