Hamlet

 

The full text of Shakespeare's works side-by-side with a translation into modern English.

Contents			contents
ACT I			Ask in
Scene I. Elsinore. A platform before the Castle.			Scene I. Elsinore. A platform in front of the castle.
Scene II. Elsinore. A room of state in the Castle			Scene II. Elsinore. A state room in the castle
Scene III. A room in Polonius’s house.			Scene III. A room in Polonius' house.
Scene IV. The platform.			Scene IV. The platform.
Scene V. A more remote part of the Castle.			Scene V. A remote part of the castle.
ACT II			Acts
Scene I. A room in Polonius’s house.			Scene I. A room in Polonius' house.
Scene II. A room in the Castle.			Scene II. A room in the castle.
ACT III			We had
Scene I. A room in the Castle.			Scene I. A room in the castle.
Scene II. A hall in the Castle.			Scene II. A hall in the castle.
Scene III. A room in the Castle.			Scene III. A room in the castle.
Scene IV. Another room in the Castle.			Scene IV. Another room in the castle.
ACT IV			AKT IV
Scene I. A room in the Castle.			Scene I. A room in the castle.
Scene II. Another room in the Castle.			Scene II. Another room in the castle.
Scene III. Another room in the Castle.			Scene III. Another room in the castle.
Scene IV. A plain in Denmark.			Scene IV. A level in Denmark.
Scene V. Elsinore. A room in the Castle.			Scene V. Elsinore. A room in the castle.
Scene VI. Another room in the Castle.			Scene VI. Another room in the castle.
Scene VII. Another room in the Castle.			Scene VII. Another room in the castle.
ACT V			Akt v
Scene I. A churchyard.			Scene I. A churchyard.
Scene II. A hall in the Castle.			Scene II. A hall in the castle.
Dramatis Personæ			characters
HAMLET, Prince of Denmark.			Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.
CLAUDIUS, King of Denmark, Hamlet’s uncle.			Claudius, King of Denmark, Hamlet's uncle.
The GHOST of the late king, Hamlet’s father.			The spirit of the late king, Hamlet's father.
GERTRUDE, the Queen, Hamlet’s mother, now wife of Claudius.			Gertrude, the queen, Hamlet's mother, now wife of Claudius.
POLONIUS, Lord Chamberlain.			Polonius, Lord Chamberlain.
LAERTES, Son to Polonius.			Laertes, son of Polonius.
OPHELIA, Daughter to Polonius.			Ophelia, tochter von Polonius.
HORATIO, Friend to Hamlet.			Horatio, friend of Hamlet.
FORTINBRAS, Prince of Norway.			Fortinbras, Prince of Norway.
VOLTEMAND, Courtier.			Voltemand, Höfling.
CORNELIUS, Courtier.			Cornelius, Höfling.
ROSENCRANTZ, Courtier.			Rosencrantz, Höfling.
GUILDENSTERN, Courtier.			Guildenstern, Höfling.
MARCELLUS, Officer.			Marcellus, officer.
BARNARDO, Officer.			Barnardo, officer.
FRANCISCO, a Soldier			Francisco, ein Soldat
OSRIC, Courtier.			Osric, Höfling.
REYNALDO, Servant to Polonius.			Reanan, this man of the sumeus.
Players.			Player.
A Gentleman, Courtier.			A gentleman, Höfling.
A Priest.			A priest.
Two Clowns, Grave-diggers.			Two clowns, grave digger.
A Captain.			A captain.
English Ambassadors.			English ambassador.
Lords, Ladies, Officers, Soldiers, Sailors, Messengers, and Attendants.			Lords, women, officers, soldiers, seafarers, messengers and companions.
SCENE. Elsinore.			Hears. Elsinore.
ACT I			Ask in
SCENE I. Elsinore. A platform before the Castle.			Scene I. Elsinore. A platform in front of the castle.
Enter Francisco and Barnardo, two sentinels.			Enter Francisco and Barnardo, two guards.
BARNARDO. Who’s there?			Barnardo. Who's there?
FRANCISCO. Nay, answer me. Stand and unfold yourself.			Francisco. No, answer me. Stand and develop.
BARNARDO. Long live the King!			Barnardo. Long live the king!
FRANCISCO. Barnardo?			Francisco. Barnardo?
BARNARDO. He.			Barnardo. Is.
FRANCISCO. You come most carefully upon your hour.			Francisco. They come most carefully at their hour.
BARNARDO. ’Tis now struck twelve. Get thee to bed, Francisco.			Barnardo. It is now twelve. Take yourself to bed, Francisco.
FRANCISCO. For this relief much thanks. ’Tis bitter cold, And I am sick			Francisco. Thank you for this relief. It's bitter cold and I'm sick
at heart.			from my heart.
BARNARDO. Have you had quiet guard?			Barnardo. Did you have a quiet guard?
FRANCISCO. Not a mouse stirring.			Francisco. No mouse moves.
BARNARDO. Well, good night. If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus, The			Barnardo. OK Good night. If you meet Horatio and Marcellus
rivals of my watch, bid them make haste.			Rivals of my watch and hurried.
Enter Horatio and Marcellus.			Enter Horatio and Marcellus.
FRANCISCO. I think I hear them. Stand, ho! Who is there?			Francisco. I think I hear her. Stand, HO! Who's there?
HORATIO. Friends to this ground.			Horatio. Friends to this floor.
MARCELLUS. And liegemen to the Dane.			Marcellus. And the dane lying.
FRANCISCO. Give you good night.			Francisco. Give yourself a good night.
MARCELLUS. O, farewell, honest soldier, who hath reliev’d you?			Marcellus. O, farewell, honest soldier, who has you relivy?
FRANCISCO. Barnardo has my place. Give you good-night.			Francisco. Barnardo has my place. Give yourself a good night.
[_Exit._]			[_Exit._]
MARCELLUS. Holla, Barnardo!			Marattius. Holla, Barnard!
BARNARDO. Say, what, is Horatio there?			Barnardo. Do you say what is Horatio there?
HORATIO. A piece of him.			Horatio. A piece of him.
BARNARDO. Welcome, Horatio. Welcome, good Marcellus.			Barnardo. Welcome, Horatio. Welcome, good Marcellus.
MARCELLUS. What, has this thing appear’d again tonight?			Marcellus. What, did this thing appear again tonight?
BARNARDO. I have seen nothing.			Barnardo. I did not see anything.
MARCELLUS. Horatio says ’tis but our fantasy, And will not let belief			Marcellus. Horatio says, but our imagination and will not be believed
take hold of him Touching this dreaded sight, twice seen of us.			Take it under control when he touches this dreaded sight, seen twice by us.
Therefore I have entreated him along With us to watch the minutes of			So I commissioned him to watch the minutes from the minutes
this night, That if again this apparition come He may approve our eyes			That night that when this appearance comes back, he can approved our eyes
and speak to it.			And talk.
HORATIO. Tush, tush, ’twill not appear.			Horatio. Tush, Tush’s pool does not appear.
BARNARDO. Sit down awhile, And let us once again assail your ears, That			Barnardo. Sit down for a while and let us attack your ears again, that
are so fortified against our story, What we two nights have seen.			Are so stimulated against our story what we saw two nights.
HORATIO. Well, sit we down, And let us hear Barnardo speak of this.			Horatio. Well, put us down and let us speak of Barnardo.
BARNARDO. Last night of all, When yond same star that’s westward from			Barnardo. Last night of everyone when Yond is the same star that is western
the pole, Had made his course t’illume that part of heaven Where now it			The rod had made its course for this part of the sky where it is now
burns, Marcellus and myself, The bell then beating one—			Burns, Marcellus and I, the bell then beats one -
MARCELLUS. Peace, break thee off. Look where it comes again.			Marcellus. Peace, break out. Look where it comes back.
Enter Ghost.			Enter ghost.
BARNARDO. In the same figure, like the King that’s dead.			Barnardo. In the same figure as the king who is dead.
MARCELLUS. Thou art a scholar; speak to it, Horatio.			Marcellus. You are a scholar; Talk to Horatio.
BARNARDO. Looks it not like the King? Mark it, Horatio.			Barnardo. Doesn't it look like the king? Mark it, Horatio.
HORATIO. Most like. It harrows me with fear and wonder.			Horatio. Most likely. It got me amazed.
BARNARDO It would be spoke to.			Barnardo with whom it would be spoken.
MARCELLUS. Question it, Horatio.			Marcellus. Ask it, Horatio.
HORATIO. What art thou that usurp’st this time of night, Together with			Horatio. What an art that you should do this time of the night together with usurp
that fair and warlike form In which the majesty of buried Denmark Did			This fair and warrior form in which the majesty of the buried Denmark did
sometimes march? By heaven I charge thee speak.			Sometimes March? I calculate you to speak in heaven.
MARCELLUS. It is offended.			Marcellus. It is offended.
BARNARDO. See, it stalks away.			Barnardo. See, it turns away.
HORATIO. Stay! speak, speak! I charge thee speak!			Horatio. Stay! Talk! I calculate you to speak!
[_Exit Ghost._]			[_Exit Ghost._]
MARCELLUS. ’Tis gone, and will not answer.			Marcellus. It is gone and will not answer.
BARNARDO. How now, Horatio! You tremble and look pale. Is not this			Barnardo. Like now, Horatio! You tremble and look pale. Isn't that
something more than fantasy? What think you on’t?			Something more than imagination? What do you don't think?
HORATIO. Before my God, I might not this believe Without the sensible			Horatio. I couldn't believe that without reason
and true avouch Of mine own eyes.			And true avouch from my own eyes.
MARCELLUS. Is it not like the King?			Marcellus. Isn't it like the king?
HORATIO. As thou art to thyself: Such was the very armour he had on			Horatio. How you are yourself: This was exactly the armor he had
When he th’ambitious Norway combated; So frown’d he once, when in an			If he fought himself against the Norway; So he frown once when he was in one
angry parle He smote the sledded Polacks on the ice. ’Tis strange.			Angry parle, he hit the lubricated poles on the ice. It is strange.
MARCELLUS. Thus twice before, and jump at this dead hour, With martial			Marcellus. Like this twice and jump at this dead hour with times of war
stalk hath he gone by our watch.			Stalk went through our watch.
HORATIO. In what particular thought to work I know not; But in the			Horatio. In what special thoughts I don't know; But in the
gross and scope of my opinion, This bodes some strange eruption to our			Grob and scope in my opinion, this is a strange outbreak for ours
state.			Condition.
MARCELLUS. Good now, sit down, and tell me, he that knows, Why this			Marcellus. Well now, sit down and tell me who knows why that
same strict and most observant watch So nightly toils the subject of			the same strict and most attentive clock, so that the nightly efforts of the topic of
the land, And why such daily cast of brazen cannon And foreign mart for			the country and why such a daily occupation of brazen cannons and foreign mart
implements of war; Why such impress of shipwrights, whose sore task			Warrior devices; Why such an impression of Shipwrights, their wound task
Does not divide the Sunday from the week. What might be toward, that			Does not share Sunday from the week. What could be, that, that
this sweaty haste Doth make the night joint-labourer with the day: Who			This sweaty hurry makes the night laboratory with the day: who
is’t that can inform me?			Can't inform me?
HORATIO. That can I; At least, the whisper goes so. Our last King,			Horatio. I can do that; At least that's how it works. Our last king,
Whose image even but now appear’d to us, Was, as you know, by			But his picture also appeared now, as you know, was from
Fortinbras of Norway, Thereto prick’d on by a most emulate pride, Dar’d			Fortinbras Norway
to the combat; in which our valiant Hamlet, For so this side of our			to fight; in which our brave hamlet, because this side of our page
known world esteem’d him, Did slay this Fortinbras; who by a seal’d			Well -known world appreciated him, killed these fortinbras; Who of a seal
compact, Well ratified by law and heraldry, Did forfeit, with his life,			Compact, well ratified by law and heraldry, confused with his life,
all those his lands Which he stood seiz’d of, to the conqueror; Against			all the country he stood from from which he settled the conqueror; Versus
the which, a moiety competent Was gaged by our King; which had return’d			What, a commitment that became competent, was led by our king; That had returned
To the inheritance of Fortinbras, Had he been vanquisher; as by the			For the legacy of Fortinbras, was he Vanquisher? Like from the
same cov’nant And carriage of the article design’d, His fell to Hamlet.			The same cov'nant and car of the article design, his fur to Hamlet.
Now, sir, young Fortinbras, Of unimproved mettle, hot and full, Hath in			Now the young fortinbras of non -improved Mettle, hot and full, in
the skirts of Norway, here and there, Shark’d up a list of lawless			The skirts of Norway
resolutes, For food and diet, to some enterprise That hath a stomach			Determination, for food and nutrition, to a company that has a stomach
in’t; which is no other, As it doth well appear unto our state, But to			in not; Which one is not other, as it appears well in our state, but for
recover of us by strong hand And terms compulsatory, those foresaid			By us through strong hand and terms that are compulsively forced, those have shown those
lands So by his father lost. And this, I take it, Is the main motive of			So landed by his father. And that, I take it, is the main motif of
our preparations, The source of this our watch, and the chief head Of			Our preparations, the source of our clock and the main head of
this post-haste and rummage in the land.			This post-halst and browse in the country.
BARNARDO. I think it be no other but e’en so: Well may it sort that			Barnardo. I think there is nothing more than e’en like this: Well, may it sort it
this portentous figure Comes armed through our watch so like the King			This basic figure is armed by our watch as the king
That was and is the question of these wars.			That was and is the question of these wars.
HORATIO. A mote it is to trouble the mind’s eye. In the most high and			Horatio. A Mote is to worry the eye of the mind. In the highest and
palmy state of Rome, A little ere the mightiest Julius fell, The graves			Palmy State of Rome, a little before the most powerful Julius fell, the graves
stood tenantless and the sheeted dead Did squeak and gibber in the			stood rental and squeaked the protected dead and gibber in the
Roman streets; As stars with trains of fire and dews of blood,			Roman roads; As stars with trains of the fire and dews of blood,
Disasters in the sun; and the moist star, Upon whose influence			Disasters in the sun; and the moist star, on its influence
Neptune’s empire stands, Was sick almost to doomsday with eclipse. And			Neptune Empire stands before the Doomsday with solar eclipse. and
even the like precurse of fierce events, As harbingers preceding still			Even the same presence of violent events, as role models before the procedure
the fates And prologue to the omen coming on, Have heaven and earth			The fate and the prologue of the omens that come in heaven and earth
together demonstrated Unto our climatures and countrymen.			demonstrated together to our climate zones and compatriots.
Re-enter Ghost.			Enter ghosts again.
But, soft, behold! Lo, where it comes again! I’ll cross it, though it			But, soft, see there! Lo where it comes back! I will cross it even though it
blast me. Stay, illusion! If thou hast any sound, or use of voice,			Break me. Stay, illusion! If you have a sound or the use of voice,
Speak to me. If there be any good thing to be done, That may to thee do			Talk to me. If there is something good to do, it can do so to do it
ease, and grace to me, Speak to me. If thou art privy to thy country’s			Corpse and grace for me, talk to me. If you have freed yourself into your country
fate, Which, happily, foreknowing may avoid, O speak! Or if thou hast			Fate that, happy, preferred, can avoid it, o speak! Or if you have
uphoarded in thy life Extorted treasure in the womb of earth, For			In her life blackmailed in the earth's nance, for her life, for
which, they say, you spirits oft walk in death, Speak of it. Stay, and			What, they say, she does not speak of death in death. Stay and
speak!			speak!
[_The cock crows._]			[_The cock crows._]
Stop it, Marcellus!			Stop it, Marcellus!
MARCELLUS. Shall I strike at it with my partisan?			Marcellus. Should I conclude with my partisan?
HORATIO. Do, if it will not stand.			Horatio. Do if it won't be.
BARNARDO. ’Tis here!			Bara Derdo. "Genne Issian!
HORATIO. ’Tis here!			Horatio. "Tie here!
[_Exit Ghost._]			[_Exit Ghost._]
MARCELLUS. ’Tis gone! We do it wrong, being so majestical, To offer it			Marcellus. It's gone! We're going wrong to be so majest, offering it to offer it
the show of violence, For it is as the air, invulnerable, And our vain			The show of violence, because it is an air, invulnerable and our in vain
blows malicious mockery.			Blows malignant ridicule.
BARNARDO. It was about to speak, when the cock crew.			Barnardo. It was about to speak than the cock crew.
HORATIO. And then it started, like a guilty thing Upon a fearful			Horatio. And then it started like a guilty thing with an anxious
summons. I have heard The cock, that is the trumpet to the morn, Doth			Charge. I heard the tail, this is the trumpet in the morning, doth
with his lofty and shrill-sounding throat Awake the god of day; and at			With his high and shrill sounding neck awake the god of the day; and with
his warning, Whether in sea or fire, in earth or air, Th’extravagant			His warning, whether in the sea or in the fire, in the earth or in the air, the extravagant
and erring spirit hies To his confine. And of the truth herein This			And erroneously spiritually called his term. And from the truth here that
present object made probation.			Current object that are made on probation.
MARCELLUS. It faded on the crowing of the cock. Some say that ever			Marcellus. It faded into the crows of the tail. Some say that ever
’gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour’s birth is celebrated,			"Profits this season comes in which the birth of our buoyancy is celebrated,
The bird of dawning singeth all night long; And then, they say, no			Dawning's bird sings all night; And then they say no
spirit dare stir abroad, The nights are wholesome, then no planets			Spirit dare abroad, the nights are healthy, then no planets
strike, No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm; So hallow’d and			Strike, no fairy, nor does witch have the power to enchant; So saint and
so gracious is the time.			Time is so gracious.
HORATIO. So have I heard, and do in part believe it. But look, the morn			Horatio. That's how I heard and sometimes believed it. But look that tomorrow
in russet mantle clad, Walks o’er the dew of yon high eastward hill.			Disguised in Russet Mantle, the dew of the Hill of Yon High Ostward Hill.
Break we our watch up, and by my advice, Let us impart what we have			Break our watch and let us convey what we have through my advice
seen tonight Unto young Hamlet; for upon my life, This spirit, dumb to			Seen tonight until the young Hamlet; Because on my life, this spirit, stupid too
us, will speak to him. Do you consent we shall acquaint him with it, As			We'll talk to him. Agree, we will familiarize him with how
needful in our loves, fitting our duty?			In need in our loved ones, do you adapt our duty?
MARCELLUS. Let’s do’t, I pray, and I this morning know Where we shall			Marcellus. Don't let us, I pray and I know this morning where we will be
find him most conveniently.			Find it most comfortable.
[_Exeunt._]			[_Exeunt._]
SCENE II. Elsinore. A room of state in the Castle.			Scene II. Elsinore. A state room in the castle.
Enter Claudius King of Denmark, Gertrude the Queen, Hamlet, Polonius,			Enter Claudius King from Denmark, Gertrude the Queen, Hamlet, Polonius,
Laertes, Voltemand, Cornelius, Lords and Attendant.			Laertes, Voltemand, Cornelius, Lords and companions.
KING. Though yet of Hamlet our dear brother’s death The memory be			KING. Although our dear brother's death is still from Hamlet, the memory is
green, and that it us befitted To bear our hearts in grief, and our			Green and that it corresponded to us to carry our hearts in grief, and ours
whole kingdom To be contracted in one brow of woe; Yet so far hath			Commissioned all kingdom in a whimmer; But so far it has
discretion fought with nature That we with wisest sorrow think on him,			Discretion struggled with nature that we think about him with smartest grief,
Together with remembrance of ourselves. Therefore our sometime sister,			Together with memory of us. So our sister,
now our queen, Th’imperial jointress to this warlike state, Have we, as			Now we have our queen, this remaining Joinitian in this warlike state when we, as
’twere with a defeated joy, With one auspicious and one dropping eye,			’Twere with a defeated joy, with a happy and a sucking eye.
With mirth in funeral, and with dirge in marriage, In equal scale			With cheerfulness in the funeral and with you in marriage on the same scale
weighing delight and dole, Taken to wife; nor have we herein barr’d			Weigh joy and dole, brought to a woman; We don't have here either
Your better wisdoms, which have freely gone With this affair along. For			Your better wisdom that went freely with this affair. To the
all, our thanks. Now follows, that you know young Fortinbras, Holding a			Everything, our thanks. Now it follows that you know young fortinbras who hold A
weak supposal of our worth, Or thinking by our late dear brother’s			Weak acceptance of our value or the thinking by our late dear brother
death Our state to be disjoint and out of frame, Colleagued with this			Death of our state
dream of his advantage, He hath not fail’d to pester us with message,			Dream of his advantage, he did not fail to bother us with a message,
Importing the surrender of those lands Lost by his father, with all			Importing the handover of these areas lost by his father with all
bonds of law, To our most valiant brother. So much for him. Now for			Legal bonds on our brave brother. So much for him. Now for
ourself and for this time of meeting: Thus much the business is: we			ourselves and for this time of the meeting: the business is so much: we
have here writ To Norway, uncle of young Fortinbras, Who, impotent and			wrote here on Norway, uncle of the young fortinbras, who, impotent and
bed-rid, scarcely hears Of this his nephew’s purpose, to suppress His			The bed that hardly hears from how the purpose of his nephew, his to suppress his, his
further gait herein; in that the levies, The lists, and full			More passage here; Insofar as the taxes, the lists and complete
proportions are all made Out of his subject: and we here dispatch You,			Proportions are all made from his topic: And we send them here,
good Cornelius, and you, Voltemand, For bearers of this greeting to old			Good Cornelius and you, Voltemand, for the wearer of this greeting to Alt
Norway, Giving to you no further personal power To business with the			Norway who do not give them any other personal power to work with the
King, more than the scope Of these dilated articles allow. Farewell;			King, more than the scope of these extended articles. Taking leave;
and let your haste commend your duty.			And let your hurry praise your duty.
CORNELIUS and VOLTEMAND. In that, and all things, will we show our			Cornelius and Volteman. In this and all things we will show ours
duty.			Duty.
KING. We doubt it nothing: heartily farewell.			KING. We don't doubt it: say goodbye.
[_Exeunt Voltemand and Cornelius._]			[_EXECT VOLT MAN and Cornelius._]
And now, Laertes, what’s the news with you? You told us of some suit.			And now, Laertes, what are the news with you? You told us about a suit.
What is’t, Laertes? You cannot speak of reason to the Dane, And lose			What is not, Laertes? You cannot speak of reason with the dane and lose
your voice. What wouldst thou beg, Laertes, That shall not be my offer,			Her voice. What would you beg, Laertes, that shouldn't be my offer
not thy asking? The head is not more native to the heart, The hand more			Not your question? The head is no longer in the heart, the hand, more
instrumental to the mouth, Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father.			Instrumented on the mouth, the throne Denmark is for her father.
What wouldst thou have, Laertes?			What would you have, Laertes?
LAERTES. Dread my lord, Your leave and favour to return to France, From			Laertes. Fear my lord, your vacation and your favor to return to France from
whence though willingly I came to Denmark To show my duty in your			However, where did I get to Denmark to show my duty in yours
coronation; Yet now I must confess, that duty done, My thoughts and			Coronation; But now I have to confess that this duty is done, my thoughts and
wishes bend again toward France, And bow them to your gracious leave			Wishes bend back towards France and bow to their lovable vacation
and pardon.			and forgiveness.
KING. Have you your father’s leave? What says Polonius?			KING. Do you have your father's vacation? What does Polonius say?
POLONIUS. He hath, my lord, wrung from me my slow leave By laboursome			Polonius. He has my master
petition; and at last Upon his will I seal’d my hard consent. I do			Petition; And finally on his will I have sealed my hard approval. I do
beseech you give him leave to go.			Beech, you give him a vacation to go.
KING. Take thy fair hour, Laertes; time be thine, And thy best graces			KING. Take your beautiful hour, Laertes; Time be yours and your best graces
spend it at thy will! But now, my cousin Hamlet, and my son—			Spend it in your will! But now my cousin Hamlet and my son -
HAMLET. [_Aside._] A little more than kin, and less than kind.			HAMLET. [_ASIDE._] A little more than kin and less than friendly.
KING. How is it that the clouds still hang on you?			KING. How is it that the clouds still hang on them?
HAMLET. Not so, my lord, I am too much i’ the sun.			HAMLET. Not so, sir, I'm too much, I'm the sun.
QUEEN. Good Hamlet, cast thy nighted colour off, And let thine eye look			QUEEN. Good hamlet, throw off your night color and let your eye look
like a friend on Denmark. Do not for ever with thy vailed lids Seek for			Like a friend in Denmark. Do not search forever with your equipped lids
thy noble father in the dust. Thou know’st ’tis common, all that lives			Your noble father in dust. You know that everything lives that lives
must die, Passing through nature to eternity.			Must die and go through nature forever.
HAMLET. Ay, madam, it is common.			HAMLET. Ay, Madam, it is common.
QUEEN. If it be, Why seems it so particular with thee?			QUEEN. If so, why does it seem to be so accurate with you?
HAMLET. Seems, madam! Nay, it is; I know not seems. ’Tis not alone my			HAMLET. Seems, Madam! No, it is; I do not know. It's not just mine
inky cloak, good mother, Nor customary suits of solemn black, Nor windy			Inky cloak, good mother or usual suits of solemn black or windy
suspiration of forc’d breath, No, nor the fruitful river in the eye,			Suspiration of forc'd breath, none or the fertile river in the eye,
Nor the dejected haviour of the visage, Together with all forms, moods,			Still the depressed contraception of the face, together with all forms, moods,
shows of grief, That can denote me truly. These indeed seem, For they			Mourning shows that can really call me. In fact, these seem because they
are actions that a man might play; But I have that within which passeth			Are actions that a man could play; But I have that in which it fits
show; These but the trappings and the suits of woe.			Show; This besides the traps and the suits of the pain.
KING. ’Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, Hamlet, To give these			KING. It's cute and commendable in your nature, Hamlet, to give them
mourning duties to your father; But you must know, your father lost a			Grief tasks to your father; But you have to know that your father has lost one
father, That father lost, lost his, and the survivor bound In filial			Father, this father lost, and the survivor who was bound into branch
obligation, for some term To do obsequious sorrow. But to persevere In			Obligation to do below average grief for an term. But to hold out
obstinate condolement is a course Of impious stubbornness. ’Tis unmanly			Stubborn condolion is a course of the godless stubbornness. It is unmanly
grief, It shows a will most incorrect to heaven, A heart unfortified, a			Grief, it shows a will that is on the wrong for heaven, a heart that is not calmed down, a
mind impatient, An understanding simple and unschool’d; For what we			Thoughts impatient, an understanding simple and innocence; For what we
know must be, and is as common As any the most vulgar thing to sense,			Must know as often as any vulgar, what can be recognized
Why should we in our peevish opposition Take it to heart? Fie, ’tis a			Why should we take it to heart in our angry opposition? Fie, ’it a
fault to heaven, A fault against the dead, a fault to nature, To reason			Guilt to the sky, a guilt against the dead, a guilt for nature, reason
most absurd, whose common theme Is death of fathers, and who still hath			In the absurd, whose common topic is the death of fathers and who still has
cried, From the first corse till he that died today, ‘This must be so.’			Called out of the first Corse until he died today: "It has to be so."
We pray you throw to earth This unprevailing woe, and think of us As of			We pray that you throw this unspecified suffering on earth and think of us than from
a father; for let the world take note You are the most immediate to our			A dad; For the world, they are the most direct to ours
throne, And with no less nobility of love Than that which dearest			Throne and without less nobility of love than what is best
father bears his son Do I impart toward you. For your intent In going			Father wears his son, I gave them. For their intention to go
back to school in Wittenberg, It is most retrograde to our desire: And			Back to the school in Wittenberg, it is the declining most declining for our wish: and
we beseech you bend you to remain Here in the cheer and comfort of our			We ask you to bend you to stay here in the jubilation and our comfort
eye, Our chiefest courtier, cousin, and our son.			Eye, our biggest court, cousin and our son.
QUEEN. Let not thy mother lose her prayers, Hamlet. I pray thee stay			QUEEN. Don't let your mother lose her prayers, Hamlet. I pray that you stay
with us; go not to Wittenberg.			with us; Don't go to Wittenberg.
HAMLET. I shall in all my best obey you, madam.			HAMLET. I will obey you in all my best, Madam.
KING. Why, ’tis a loving and a fair reply. Be as ourself in Denmark.			KING. Why, it's a loving and a fair answer. Like us in Denmark.
Madam, come; This gentle and unforc’d accord of Hamlet Sits smiling to			Madam, come; This gentle and informal agreement of Hamlet sits with a smile
my heart; in grace whereof, No jocund health that Denmark drinks today			my heart; In grace, of which no Jocund Health, who drinks Denmark today, drinks
But the great cannon to the clouds shall tell, And the King’s rouse the			But the large cannon will tell about the clouds, and the king changes that
heaven shall bruit again, Re-speaking earthly thunder. Come away.			The sky again becomes brood and earthly thunder again. Come away.
[_Exeunt all but Hamlet._]			[_Exeunt all Außer Hamlet._]
HAMLET. O that this too too solid flesh would melt, Thaw, and resolve			HAMLET. Oh that this melts, thawing and loosening too hard
itself into a dew! Or that the Everlasting had not fix’d His canon			Even in a rope! Or that the Everlasting had not fixed its canon
’gainst self-slaughter. O God! O God! How weary, stale, flat, and			Self battle. Oh God! Oh God! How tired, stale, flat and
unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world! Fie on’t! Oh fie!			All uses of this world seem unprofitable to me! Fie not! Oh fie!
’tis an unweeded garden That grows to seed; things rank and gross in			It is an unusual garden that grows to the seed; Matters and roughly in
nature Possess it merely. That it should come to this! But two months			Nature only has it. That it should come! But two months
dead—nay, not so much, not two: So excellent a king; that was to this			dead - no, not so much, not two: so excellent a king; That was about it
Hyperion to a satyr; so loving to my mother, That he might not beteem			Hyperion to a satyr; So loving for my mother that he doesn't warm up
the winds of heaven Visit her face too roughly. Heaven and earth! Must			The winds of the sky visit their face too rough. Heaven and Earth! Got to
I remember? Why, she would hang on him As if increase of appetite had			I remember? She would hold him as if the appetite had increased
grown By what it fed on; and yet, within a month— Let me not think			Bred by what it is fed; And yet within a month - don't let me think
on’t—Frailty, thy name is woman! A little month, or ere those shoes			We are not - your name is a woman! A little month or before these shoes
were old With which she followed my poor father’s body Like Niobe, all			Were old, with which she followed my poor father like Niobe, everyone
tears.—Why she, even she— O God! A beast that wants discourse of reason			Tears. - Why you, even you - God! An animal that wants the reason for reason
Would have mourn’d longer,—married with mine uncle, My father’s			Would have mourns longer - with my uncle, that my father married
brother; but no more like my father Than I to Hercules. Within a month?			Brothers; But not like my father than me about Hercules. Within a month?
Ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tears Had left the flushing in her			The salt of the unjust tears had left the rinsing in it
galled eyes, She married. O most wicked speed, to post With such			Scaried eyes married. O Most evil speeds to post with such
dexterity to incestuous sheets! It is not, nor it cannot come to good.			Skill for incested leaves! It is not, and it can't be too good.
But break my heart, for I must hold my tongue.			But break my heart because I have to hold my tongue.
Enter Horatio, Marcellus and Barnardo.			Enter Horace Marcellus and Barnardo.
HORATIO. Hail to your lordship!			Horatio. Hail to your lordship!
HAMLET. I am glad to see you well: Horatio, or I do forget myself.			HAMLET. I am happy to see you well: Horatio or I forget.
HORATIO. The same, my lord, And your poor servant ever.			Horatio. The same, my master and your poor servant ever.
HAMLET. Sir, my good friend; I’ll change that name with you: And what			HAMLET. Sir, my good friend; I will change this name with you: And what
make you from Wittenberg, Horatio?— Marcellus?			Make yourself from Wittenberg, Horatio? - Marcellus?
MARCELLUS. My good lord.			Marcellus. My good gentleman.
HAMLET. I am very glad to see you.—Good even, sir.— But what, in faith,			HAMLET. I am very happy to see you. - even, sir. - but what, in faith,
make you from Wittenberg?			Make yourself from Wittenberg?
HORATIO. A truant disposition, good my lord.			Horatio. A usual disposition, good my gentleman.
HAMLET. I would not hear your enemy say so; Nor shall you do my ear			HAMLET. I would not hear her enemy say; You should still do my ear
that violence, To make it truster of your own report Against yourself.			This violence to make it a separate report against itself.
I know you are no truant. But what is your affair in Elsinore? We’ll			I know that you are not a trulant. But what is your matter in Elsinore? Spring
teach you to drink deep ere you depart.			Bring it up to drink before you leave.
HORATIO. My lord, I came to see your father’s funeral.			Horatio. My Lord, I came to see her father's funeral.
HAMLET. I prithee do not mock me, fellow-student. I think it was to see			HAMLET. I don't mock myself, one with a student. I think it was to be seen
my mother’s wedding.			My mother's wedding.
HORATIO. Indeed, my lord, it follow’d hard upon.			Horatio. In fact, my Lord, it was tough.
HAMLET. Thrift, thrift, Horatio! The funeral bak’d meats Did coldly			HAMLET. Service, economy, horatio! The funeral meat did cold
furnish forth the marriage tables. Would I had met my dearest foe in			deliver the marriage tables. I would have hit my favorite enemy in
heaven Or ever I had seen that day, Horatio. My father,—methinks I see			Heaven or always I had seen that day, Horatio. My father, I think that I see
my father.			my father.
HORATIO. Where, my lord?			Horatio. Where, sir?
HAMLET. In my mind’s eye, Horatio.			HAMLET. In my head, Horatio.
HORATIO. I saw him once; he was a goodly king.			Horatio. I saw him once; He was a good king.
HAMLET. He was a man, take him for all in all, I shall not look upon			HAMLET. He was a man, take him for everything, I won't look up
his like again.			His like again.
HORATIO. My lord, I think I saw him yesternight.			Horatio. My Lord, I think I saw him after death.
HAMLET. Saw? Who?			HAMLET. Seen? Who?
HORATIO. My lord, the King your father.			Horatio. My lord, the king, your father.
HAMLET. The King my father!			HAMLET. The king my father!
HORATIO. Season your admiration for a while With an attent ear, till I			Horatio. Be your admiration for a while with an attentive ear until I
may deliver Upon the witness of these gentlemen This marvel to you.			Can deliver this miracle to the witnesses of these gentlemen.
HAMLET. For God’s love let me hear.			HAMLET. Because God's love let me hear.
HORATIO. Two nights together had these gentlemen, Marcellus and			Horatio. Two nights together these gentlemen, Marcellus and
Barnardo, on their watch In the dead waste and middle of the night,			Barnardo, on her watch in the dead waste and in the middle of the night,
Been thus encounter’d. A figure like your father, Armed at point			So was met. A figure like your father, armed at the point
exactly, cap-à-pie, Appears before them, and with solemn march Goes			Exactly, cap-à-pie, appears in front of you and with a solemn march
slow and stately by them: thrice he walk’d By their oppress’d and			Slowly and stately from them: He went three times through their oppression and
fear-surprised eyes, Within his truncheon’s length; whilst they,			Fear surprised eyes within the length of his stroke; While you,
distill’d Almost to jelly with the act of fear, Stand dumb, and speak			Destilly was almost too jelly with the act of fear, standing and speaking
not to him. This to me In dreadful secrecy impart they did, And I with			Not to him. For me in terrible confidentiality that they did and me with
them the third night kept the watch, Where, as they had deliver’d, both			They held the clock in the third night, where they both delivered, both
in time, Form of the thing, each word made true and good, The			Over time, form of the matter, every word was true and good, that
apparition comes. I knew your father; These hands are not more like.			Appearance comes. I knew your father; These hands are no longer like.
HAMLET. But where was this?			HAMLET. But where was that?
MARCELLUS. My lord, upon the platform where we watch.			Marcellus. My master, on the platform we watch.
HAMLET. Did you not speak to it?			HAMLET. Didn't you talk to it?
HORATIO. My lord, I did; But answer made it none: yet once methought It			Horatio. My Lord, I did it; But the answer did not do it: but once the engine
lifted up it head, and did address Itself to motion, like as it would			raised it on the head and spoke to the movement as it would do
speak. But even then the morning cock crew loud, And at the sound it			speak. But even then the morning cock crew loud and with the sound
shrunk in haste away, And vanish’d from our sight.			I have shrunk in a hurry and disappeared from our eyes.
HAMLET. ’Tis very strange.			HAMLET. It is very strange.
HORATIO. As I do live, my honour’d lord, ’tis true; And we did think it			Horatio. While I live, my honorary lord is true; And we thought it
writ down in our duty To let you know of it.			Write down the inscription in our obligation to inform you about it.
HAMLET. Indeed, indeed, sirs, but this troubles me. Hold you the watch			HAMLET. In fact, in fact, Lord, but that worries me. Keep the clock
tonight?			This evening?
Mar. and BARNARDO. We do, my lord.			Mar. and Barnardo. We do, my lord.
HAMLET. Arm’d, say you?			HAMLET. Poor, you say
Both. Arm’d, my lord.			Both. Arm, sir.
HAMLET. From top to toe?			HAMLET. From top to toe?
BOTH. My lord, from head to foot.			BOTH. My master from head to toe.
HAMLET. Then saw you not his face?			HAMLET. Then you didn't see his face?
HORATIO. O yes, my lord, he wore his beaver up.			Horatio. Oh yes, sir, he applied his beaver.
HAMLET. What, look’d he frowningly?			HAMLET. What, see that he looks the frown?
HORATIO. A countenance more in sorrow than in anger.			Horatio. A face more in grief than in anger.
HAMLET. Pale, or red?			HAMLET. Blass or red?
HORATIO. Nay, very pale.			Horatio. No, very pale.
HAMLET. And fix’d his eyes upon you?			HAMLET. And did you repair your eyes on you?
HORATIO. Most constantly.			Horatio. Most constantly.
HAMLET. I would I had been there.			HAMLET. I would have been there.
HORATIO. It would have much amaz’d you.			Horatio. It would have a lot of Amazs.
HAMLET. Very like, very like. Stay’d it long?			HAMLET. Very like, very how. Do you stay long?
HORATIO. While one with moderate haste might tell a hundred.			Horatio. While one could tell a hundred with moderate hurry.
MARCELLUS and BARNARDO. Longer, longer.			Marcellus and Barnardo. Longer, longer.
HORATIO. Not when I saw’t.			Horatio. Not when I didn't see.
HAMLET. His beard was grizzled, no?			HAMLET. His beard was grizzled, no?
HORATIO. It was, as I have seen it in his life, A sable silver’d.			Horatio. As I saw it in his life, it was a sable silver.
HAMLET. I will watch tonight; Perchance ’twill walk again.			HAMLET. I'll watch tonight; Bar Chance 'Till again.
HORATIO. I warrant you it will.			Horatio. I guarantee you.
HAMLET. If it assume my noble father’s person, I’ll speak to it, though			HAMLET. If my noble father accepts it, however, I will speak to him
hell itself should gape And bid me hold my peace. I pray you all, If			Hell itself should give me a way and offer me to keep my peace. I pray to you all when
you have hitherto conceal’d this sight, Let it be tenable in your			You have hidden this sight so far, let it be durable
silence still; And whatsoever else shall hap tonight, Give it an			Still still; And whatever else tonight HAP, give him one
understanding, but no tongue. I will requite your loves. So, fare ye			Understanding, but no tongue. I will ask your loved ones. So you are doing
well. Upon the platform ’twixt eleven and twelve, I’ll visit you.			Good. I will visit them on the Twixt eleven and twelve platform.
ALL. Our duty to your honour.			EVERYONE. Our duty to your honor.
HAMLET. Your loves, as mine to you: farewell.			HAMLET. Your love as mine for you: farewell.
[_Exeunt Horatio, Marcellus and Barnardo._]			[_Exumit Horatio, Marcellus und Barnardo._]
My father’s spirit in arms! All is not well; I doubt some foul play:			My father's spirit in my arms! Everything is not good; I doubt a bad game:
would the night were come! Till then sit still, my soul: foul deeds			Would have come! Until then, they sit still, my soul: foul dates
will rise, Though all the earth o’erwhelm them, to men’s eyes.			becomes the eyes of the men, although the whole earth indicates it.
[_Exit._]			[_Exit._]
SCENE III. A room in Polonius’s house.			Scene III. A room in Polonius' house.
Enter Laertes and Ophelia.			Enter Laertes and Ophelia.
LAERTES. My necessaries are embark’d. Farewell. And, sister, as the			Laertes. My necessities are committed. Taking leave. And sister like that
winds give benefit And convoy is assistant, do not sleep, But let me			Give the advantage and convoy is assistant, don't sleep, but let me
hear from you.			hear from you.
OPHELIA. Do you doubt that?			Ophelia. Do you doubt that?
LAERTES. For Hamlet, and the trifling of his favour, Hold it a fashion			Laertes. For Hamlet and the influence of his favor, it is fashionable
and a toy in blood; A violet in the youth of primy nature, Forward, not			and a toy in the blood; A violet in the youth of primical nature, forward, not
permanent, sweet, not lasting; The perfume and suppliance of a minute;			permanent, sweet, not permanent; The perfume and the idea of ​​a minute;
No more.			No longer.
OPHELIA. No more but so?			Ophelia. Not more?
LAERTES. Think it no more. For nature crescent does not grow alone In			Laertes. Don't think anymore. Half moon does not grow alone for nature
thews and bulk; but as this temple waxes, The inward service of the			Thews and masses; But how this temple grows, the inner service of the inside
mind and soul Grows wide withal. Perhaps he loves you now, And now no			Spirit and soul grow. Maybe he loves you now and now no no
soil nor cautel doth besmirch The virtue of his will; but you must			Floor and cautel disappoint the virtue of his will; but you have to
fear, His greatness weigh’d, his will is not his own; For he himself is			Fear, his size weighs, his will is not his own; Because he is himself
subject to his birth: He may not, as unvalu’d persons do, Carve for			Subject to his birth: he shouldn't carve as Unvalius, not carving to carve
himself; for on his choice depends The sanctity and health of this			even; Because the holiness and health depends on his choice
whole state; And therefore must his choice be circumscrib’d Unto the			entire state; And that's why his choice must describe it to rewrite it
voice and yielding of that body Whereof he is the head. Then if he says			Voice and layout of this body from which he is the head. Then when he says
he loves you, It fits your wisdom so far to believe it As he in his			He loves you, it fits your wisdom to believe it in his
particular act and place May give his saying deed; which is no further			Special action and place can give his saying; That is not further
Than the main voice of Denmark goes withal. Then weigh what loss your			As the main voice of Denmark is with. Then you weigh what loss your loss
honour may sustain If with too credent ear you list his songs, Or lose			Honor can maintain if you list or lose your songs with too good ear
your heart, or your chaste treasure open To his unmaster’d importunity.			Your heart or chaste treasure open up to its enemy importance.
Fear it, Ophelia, fear it, my dear sister; And keep you in the rear of			Fear, Ophelia, fear, my dear sister; And keep in the stern of
your affection, Out of the shot and danger of desire. The chariest maid			Your affection, from the shot and the risk of desire. The Chariest Maid
is prodigal enough If she unmask her beauty to the moon. Virtue itself			Is wasteful enough if it exposes its beauty to the moon. Virtue itself
scopes not calumnious strokes: The canker galls the infants of the			Scopes not breather: the cancer gall The infants of the infants
spring Too oft before their buttons be disclos’d, And in the morn and			Spring often before their buttons are discussed, and in the morning and
liquid dew of youth Contagious blastments are most imminent. Be wary			Liquid dew of the contagious youngsters are most powerful. Be careful
then, best safety lies in fear. Youth to itself rebels, though none			Then the best security is in fear. Youth rebels for themselves, although none
else near.			Otherwise nearby.
OPHELIA. I shall th’effect of this good lesson keep As watchman to my			Ophelia. I will have this good lesson as Watchman.
heart. But good my brother, Do not as some ungracious pastors do, Show			Heart. But well my brother, not the way some and unfortunate pastors do, show
me the steep and thorny way to heaven; Whilst like a puff’d and			I the steep and thorny path to heaven; While like a puff and
reckless libertine Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads, And			Ruthless libertine even the Primrose path of the Dalliance profiles and
recks not his own rede.			Do not record his own speech.
LAERTES. O, fear me not. I stay too long. But here my father comes.			Laertes. Oh, I am not afraid. I'll stay too long. But here is my father.
Enter Polonius.			Enter polonius.
A double blessing is a double grace; Occasion smiles upon a second			A double blessing is a double grace; Occasionally with a second smiles
leave.			leaving.
POLONIUS. Yet here, Laertes? Aboard, aboard, for shame. The wind sits			Polonius. But here, Laertes? On board, on board, for shame. The wind sits
in the shoulder of your sail, And you are stay’d for. There, my			In the shoulder of her sail and you stay for. There, mine
blessing with you.			Blessing with you.
[_Laying his hand on Laertes’s head._]			[_ -Laying his hand on Laertes' head ._]
And these few precepts in thy memory Look thou character. Give thy			And they look these few regulations in their memory. give you
thoughts no tongue, Nor any unproportion’d thought his act. Be thou			Thoughts no tongue, no uncomplicated act yet. Be yourself
familiar, but by no means vulgar. Those friends thou hast, and their			familiar, but by no means vulgar. You and yours have these friends
adoption tried, Grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel; But do			Adoption tried to fight her with the soul with steel tires; But tu
not dull thy palm with entertainment Of each new-hatch’d, unfledg’d			Not boring your palm with entertainment every new trailer, unfedg'd
comrade. Beware Of entrance to a quarrel; but being in, Bear’t that			Comrade. Pay attention to a dispute before the entrance; But I'm not that
th’opposed may beware of thee. Give every man thine ear, but few thy			That can imagine before you. Give every man your ear, but only a few you
voice: Take each man’s censure, but reserve thy judgment. Costly thy			Voice: Take the censorship of every man, but reserve your judgment. Establish yours
habit as thy purse can buy, But not express’d in fancy; rich, not			Habit how your wallet can buy, but do not express in imagination; Rich, not
gaudy: For the apparel oft proclaims the man; And they in France of the			Gaudy: For the clothes, the man often announces; And you in France the
best rank and station Are of a most select and generous chief in that.			The best rank and station are of a very selected and spacious chief.
Neither a borrower nor a lender be: For loan oft loses both itself and			Neither a borrower nor a lender: because the loan often loses both himself and
friend; And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. This above all: to			Friend; And borrowing the edge of the attitude. Above all: too
thine own self be true; And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou			Your own ego is true; And it has to follow when the night of the day, you
canst not then be false to any man. Farewell: my blessing season this			Can't be wrong for any man. Farewell: my beneficial season this
in thee.			in you.
LAERTES. Most humbly do I take my leave, my lord.			Laertes. Amisteriest, I'm going on vacation, my gentleman.
POLONIUS. The time invites you; go, your servants tend.			Polonius. Time invites you; Go, your servants tend.
LAERTES. Farewell, Ophelia, and remember well What I have said to you.			Laertes. Farewell, Ophelia, and remember what I told you.
OPHELIA. ’Tis in my memory lock’d, And you yourself shall keep the key			Ophelia. It is blocked in my memory and you should keep the key yourself
of it.			from that.
LAERTES. Farewell.			Laertes. Taking leave.
[_Exit._]			[_Exit._]
POLONIUS. What is’t, Ophelia, he hath said to you?			Polonius. What is not, Ophelia, he told you?
OPHELIA. So please you, something touching the Lord Hamlet.			Ophelia. So please, something that touches the Lord Hamlet.
POLONIUS. Marry, well bethought: ’Tis told me he hath very oft of late			Polonius. Get married, well, Bethach: «It has told me that he has been very often lately
Given private time to you; and you yourself Have of your audience been			Given private time for you; And they themselves had been from their audience
most free and bounteous. If it be so,—as so ’tis put on me, And that in			The freeest and rich. When it is as it attacks me, and that in it
way of caution,—I must tell you You do not understand yourself so			Be careful, I have to tell you that you don't understand yourself
clearly As it behoves my daughter and your honour. What is between you?			Sure, since my daughter and your honor draws attention. What is between you?
Give me up the truth.			Give me up the truth.
OPHELIA. He hath, my lord, of late made many tenders Of his affection			Ophelia. He has made many tenders of his affection lately
to me.			me.
POLONIUS. Affection! Pooh! You speak like a green girl, Unsifted in			Polonius. Affection! Pooh! You speak like a green girl, infallible in
such perilous circumstance. Do you believe his tenders, as you call			Such dangerous circumstances. Do you believe his tenders how to call?
them?			She?
OPHELIA. I do not know, my lord, what I should think.			Ophelia. I don't know, my Lord what to think.
POLONIUS. Marry, I’ll teach you; think yourself a baby; That you have			Polonius. Marriage, I'll teach you; Think a baby; That you have
ta’en these tenders for true pay, Which are not sterling. Tender			These tenders for true payment that are not sterling. Tender
yourself more dearly; Or,—not to crack the wind of the poor phrase,			yourself more expensive; Or, not to crack the wind of the bad sentence,
Roaming it thus,—you’ll tender me a fool.			If you roam it like that, you will make a fool of me.
OPHELIA. My lord, he hath importun’d me with love In honourable			Ophelia. My Lord, he imported me with love in an honorable meaning
fashion.			Mode.
POLONIUS. Ay, fashion you may call it; go to, go to.			Polonius. Yes, you can call it fashion; Go to.
OPHELIA. And hath given countenance to his speech, my lord, With almost			Ophelia. And gave the face to his speech, my Lord, with almost
all the holy vows of heaven.			All sacred vows of heaven.
POLONIUS. Ay, springes to catch woodcocks. I do know, When the blood			Polonius. Ay, fingers to catch wood grinders. I know when the blood
burns, how prodigal the soul Lends the tongue vows: these blazes,			Burns, how lost the soul gives the tongue vow: this blazes,
daughter, Giving more light than heat, extinct in both, Even in their			Daughter that gives more light than heat, extinct in both, also in her
promise, as it is a-making, You must not take for fire. From this time			Promise, since it is a making, you must not take the fire. From that time on
Be something scanter of your maiden presence; Set your entreatments at			Be a little scanter of your maiden presence; Set your forelands
a higher rate Than a command to parley. For Lord Hamlet, Believe so			A higher rate than a command to Parley. For Lord Hamlet you believe that
much in him that he is young; And with a larger tether may he walk Than			Much in him that he is young; And with a larger binding tie it can go than
may be given you. In few, Ophelia, Do not believe his vows; for they			can be given to you. In a few, Ophelia, does not believe his vows; for her
are brokers, Not of that dye which their investments show, But mere			are brokers, not of this dye that their investments show, but merely
implorators of unholy suits, Breathing like sanctified and pious bawds,			Implorators Unholy suits, breathe like sacred and pious Bawds,
The better to beguile. This is for all. I would not, in plain terms,			The better to seduce. This is for everyone. I would not understand
from this time forth Have you so slander any moment leisure As to give			Have you slandered from this time to give free time to give
words or talk with the Lord Hamlet. Look to’t, I charge you; come your			Words or speak to the Lord Hamlet. Don't look, I calculate them. Come on yours
ways.			Ways.
OPHELIA. I shall obey, my lord.			Ophelia. I will obey my Lord.
[_Exeunt._]			[_Exeunt._]
SCENE IV. The platform.			Scene IV. The platform.
Enter Hamlet, Horatio and Marcellus.			Enter Hamlet, Horatio and Marcellus.
HAMLET. The air bites shrewdly; it is very cold.			HAMLET. The air bites clever; it is very cold.
HORATIO. It is a nipping and an eager air.			Horatio. It is a nitung and a zealous air.
HAMLET. What hour now?			HAMLET. Which hour now?
HORATIO. I think it lacks of twelve.			Horatio. I think twelve is missing.
MARCELLUS. No, it is struck.			Marcellus. No, it's beaten.
HORATIO. Indeed? I heard it not. It then draws near the season Wherein			Horatio. As a matter of fact? I did not hear it. It then runs near the season in the
the spirit held his wont to walk.			The spirit held its certain hike.
[_A flourish of trumpets, and ordnance shot off within._]			[_A a bloom trumpets and orderly internal floors ._]
What does this mean, my lord?			What does that mean, my Lord?
HAMLET. The King doth wake tonight and takes his rouse, Keeps wassail,			HAMLET. The king wakes up tonight and takes his rouse, holds Wassoil,
and the swaggering upspring reels; And as he drains his draughts of			and the pringing roles of the boast; And how he drains his designs
Rhenish down, The kettle-drum and trumpet thus bray out The triumph of			Rhenisch down, the boiler drum and the trumpet
his pledge.			His promise.
HORATIO. Is it a custom?			Horatio. Is it a custom?
HAMLET. Ay marry is’t; And to my mind, though I am native here, And to			HAMLET. Ay don't get married; And in my thoughts, even though I'm home here and too
the manner born, it is a custom More honour’d in the breach than the			The way it was born is a custom that was honored in the violation more than that
observance. This heavy-headed revel east and west Makes us traduc’d and			Care. This heavy -haired spine East and West lets us traditional and
tax’d of other nations: They clepe us drunkards, and with swinish			Taxes of other nations: they Clepe Us drunk and with Swinish
phrase Soil our addition; and indeed it takes From our achievements,			Bag our encore; And in fact it decreases our successes
though perform’d at height, The pith and marrow of our attribute. So			Although the core and brand of our attribute are carried out at the height. So
oft it chances in particular men That for some vicious mole of nature			Often there are opportunities, especially men who for a malignant mole of nature
in them, As in their birth, wherein they are not guilty, Since nature			In them, as at their birth, where they have not guilty since nature
cannot choose his origin, By their o’ergrowth of some complexion, Oft			cannot choose its origin according to your o'ergrowth of a complexion, often
breaking down the pales and forts of reason; Or by some habit, that too			Reduce the palm trees and fortresses of reason; Or through some habit too
much o’erleavens The form of plausive manners;—that these men,			a lot of O’erleaven the form suddenly manner; - that these men,
Carrying, I say, the stamp of one defect, Being Nature’s livery or			I say the stamp of a defect is the painting of nature or painting the nature or
Fortune’s star,— His virtues else,—be they as pure as grace, As			Fortunes Star - his virtues otherwise - be as pure as grace as
infinite as man may undergo, Shall in the general censure take			Infinite how man can undergo, the general criticism will take place
corruption From that particular fault. The dram of evil Doth all the			Corruption by this specific error. The dram of evil makes everyone
noble substance often doubt To his own scandal.			Noble substance often doubts his own scandal.
HORATIO. Look, my lord, it comes!			Horatio. Look, my lord, it comes!
Enter Ghost.			Enter ghost.
HAMLET. Angels and ministers of grace defend us! Be thou a spirit of			HAMLET. Angel and Grace Minister defend us! Be a spirit of
health or goblin damn’d, Bring with thee airs from heaven or blasts			Damn health or goblin, bring them out of heaven or explosions with them
from hell, Be thy intents wicked or charitable, Thou com’st in such a			From hell, be your intentions evil or charitable, you come in one
questionable shape That I will speak to thee. I’ll call thee Hamlet,			Questionable form that I will speak to you. I'll call you Hamlet
King, father, royal Dane. O, answer me! Let me not burst in ignorance;			King, father, royal dane. Oh, answer me! Don't let me burst into ignorance;
but tell Why thy canoniz’d bones, hearsed in death, Have burst their			But say why your canonical bones, which can be heard in death, let their bursts burst
cerements; why the sepulchre, Wherein we saw thee quietly inurn’d, Hath			Wizard; Why the grave we saw you quietly has
op’d his ponderous and marble jaws To cast thee up again! What may this			His cumbersome and marble -jaws to put on again! What could that be
mean, That thou, dead corse, again in complete steel, Revisit’st thus			mine that you, dead corse, in full steel again, so visited again
the glimpses of the moon, Making night hideous, and we fools of nature			The insights of the moon make the night hideous, and we fools of nature
So horridly to shake our disposition With thoughts beyond the reaches			So terrible to shake our attitude with thoughts beyond the reach
of our souls? Say, why is this? Wherefore? What should we do?			our souls? Say, why is that? Why? What should we do?
[_Ghost beckons Hamlet._]			[_Ghost waves Hamlet._]
HORATIO. It beckons you to go away with it, As if it some impartment			Horatio. It waves them to go away as if it is an imepartment
did desire To you alone.			Had wished you alone.
MARCELLUS. Look with what courteous action It waves you to a more			Marcellus. Look according to which polite action it waves to a more
removed ground. But do not go with it.			Floor away. But don't go with it.
HORATIO. No, by no means.			Horatio. No, not at all.
HAMLET. It will not speak; then will I follow it.			HAMLET. It will not speak; Then I will follow him.
HORATIO. Do not, my lord.			Horatio. Not, my gentleman.
HAMLET. Why, what should be the fear? I do not set my life at a pin’s			HAMLET. Why should the fear be? I don't set my life to a pen
fee; And for my soul, what can it do to that, Being a thing immortal as			Fee; And for my soul, what can it do with being a thing that is immortal
itself? It waves me forth again. I’ll follow it.			even? It waves me out again. I will follow it.
HORATIO. What if it tempt you toward the flood, my lord, Or to the			Horatio. What if it tries you to flood, my Lord or flood in?
dreadful summit of the cliff That beetles o’er his base into the sea,			Terrible peak of the cliff, which is based on its base in the sea,
And there assume some other horrible form Which might deprive your			And there a different terrible form that could withdraw its
sovereignty of reason, And draw you into madness? Think of it. The very			Sovereignty of reason and do you pull it into madness? Remember. Exactly this
place puts toys of desperation, Without more motive, into every brain			Place brings toys of despair without more motif into every brain
That looks so many fadoms to the sea And hears it roar beneath.			That looks so many buckets by the sea and hears it roaring underneath.
HAMLET. It waves me still. Go on, I’ll follow thee.			HAMLET. It waves me still. Keep going, I'll follow you.
MARCELLUS. You shall not go, my lord.			Marcellus. You shouldn't go, Lord.
HAMLET. Hold off your hands.			HAMLET. Hold your hands.
HORATIO. Be rul’d; you shall not go.			Horatio. Be managed; You shouldn't go.
HAMLET. My fate cries out, And makes each petty artery in this body As			HAMLET. My fate screams and makes every small artery in this body as
hardy as the Nemean lion’s nerve.			Hardy like the nerve of the Nemean Lion.
[_Ghost beckons._]			[_Ghost wincons._]
Still am I call’d. Unhand me, gentlemen.			I'm still calling. Me, gentlemen.
[_Breaking free from them._]			[_Brünen free of you._]
By heaven, I’ll make a ghost of him that lets me. I say, away!—Go on,			In heaven I will make a spirit of him that leaves me. I say away! —An,
I’ll follow thee.			I will follow you.
[_Exeunt Ghost and Hamlet._]			[_Exeunt ghost und Hamlet._]
HORATIO. He waxes desperate with imagination.			Horatio. It grows desperately with imagination.
MARCELLUS. Let’s follow; ’tis not fit thus to obey him.			Marcellus. Let us follow; It is not fits to obey him.
HORATIO. Have after. To what issue will this come?			Horatio. After that. What is the problem?
MARCELLUS. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.			Marcellus. In the state of Denmark there is a bit lazy.
HORATIO. Heaven will direct it.			Horatio. The sky will steer it.
MARCELLUS. Nay, let’s follow him.			Marcellus. No, let us follow him.
[_Exeunt._]			[_Exeunt._]
SCENE V. A more remote part of the Castle.			Scene V. A remote part of the castle.
Enter Ghost and Hamlet.			Enter ghosts and Hamlet.
HAMLET. Whither wilt thou lead me? Speak, I’ll go no further.			HAMLET. Where will you lead me Talk, I won't go any further.
GHOST. Mark me.			GHOST. Mark me.
HAMLET. I will.			HAMLET. I will.
GHOST. My hour is almost come, When I to sulph’rous and tormenting			GHOST. My hour has almost come when I sulfur and torment
flames Must render up myself.			Flames have to increase myself.
HAMLET. Alas, poor ghost!			HAMLET. Unfortunately, poor spirit!
GHOST. Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing To what I shall			GHOST. It's a shame that I don't, but your serious hearing to what I will be
unfold.			develop.
HAMLET. Speak, I am bound to hear.			HAMLET. Talk, I'm inevitably heard.
GHOST. So art thou to revenge, when thou shalt hear.			GHOST. So you are ridiculous when you should hear.
HAMLET. What?			HAMLET. What?
GHOST. I am thy father’s spirit, Doom’d for a certain term to walk the			GHOST. I am the spirit of your father and was for a certain civil servant to walk
night, And for the day confin’d to fast in fires, Till the foul crimes			Night and for the day to fast in fires up to the bad crimes
done in my days of nature Are burnt and purg’d away. But that I am			In my nature days there are burned and maintained. But that's me
forbid To tell the secrets of my prison-house, I could a tale unfold			Forbid to tell the secrets of my prison house, I could develop a story
whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul; freeze thy young blood,			Its lightest word would make your soul worse; Freezing your young blood, freezing,
Make thy two eyes like stars start from their spheres, Thy knotted and			Make your two eyes out of your balls like stars, your knotted and
combined locks to part, And each particular hair to stand on end Like			Separate combined locks and to end each certain hair as if
quills upon the fretful porcupine. But this eternal blazon must not be			Quills over the annoying porcupine. But this eternal blazon must not be
To ears of flesh and blood. List, list, O, list! If thou didst ever thy			To ears of flesh and blood. List, list, o, list! If you ever do it, yours
dear father love—			Dear father love -
HAMLET. O God!			Hamlet. O good!
GHOST. Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder.			GHOST. Revenge his bad and unnatural murder.
HAMLET. Murder!			HAMLET. Murder!
GHOST. Murder most foul, as in the best it is; But this most foul,			GHOST. Murder the worst, as it is in the best; But this evil,
strange, and unnatural.			Strange and unnatural.
HAMLET. Haste me to know’t, that I, with wings as swift As meditation			HAMLET. Hurry me not to know that I wings as quickly as meditation
or the thoughts of love May sweep to my revenge.			Or the thoughts of love can sweep into my revenge.
GHOST. I find thee apt; And duller shouldst thou be than the fat weed			GHOST. I find you fitting; And you should be boring than the fat weed
That rots itself in ease on Lethe wharf, Wouldst thou not stir in this.			This falls in love with Lethe Wharf, would not stir.
Now, Hamlet, hear. ’Tis given out that, sleeping in my orchard, A			Well, Hamlet, hear. It is published that sleep in my orchard, a
serpent stung me; so the whole ear of Denmark Is by a forged process of			Serpent stabbed me; The whole ear of Denmark takes place according to a fake process of
my death Rankly abus’d; but know, thou noble youth, The serpent that			My death ranking; But you know, you youth, the snake that
did sting thy father’s life Now wears his crown.			Has Sting's life now wears his crown.
HAMLET. O my prophetic soul! Mine uncle!			HAMLET. O My prophetic soul! My uncle!
GHOST. Ay, that incestuous, that adulterate beast, With witchcraft of			GHOST. Ay, so incestation, this falsifying animal, with witchcraft from
his wit, with traitorous gifts,— O wicked wit, and gifts, that have the			His joke with treacherous gifts, - Oh evil joke and gifts that have that
power So to seduce!—won to his shameful lust The will of my most			Make it so seduced! - to his shameful desire, the will of my most
seeming-virtuous queen. O Hamlet, what a falling off was there, From			Apparently Virtuous Queen. O Hamlet, what kind of waste was there, from
me, whose love was of that dignity That it went hand in hand even with			Me, whose love was from this dignity, who was also hand in hand
the vow I made to her in marriage; and to decline Upon a wretch whose			The vow that I made her in marriage; and to reject on a misery, whose
natural gifts were poor To those of mine. But virtue, as it never will			Natural gifts were bad to me. But virtue that it will never be
be mov’d, Though lewdness court it in a shape of heaven; So lust,			be moved even though it is inadequate to switch it in the form of heaven; So lust
though to a radiant angel link’d, Will sate itself in a celestial bed			Although there is a radiant angel connection in a sky bed
And prey on garbage. But soft! methinks I scent the morning air; Brief			And prey on garbage. But soft! I think I have aligned the morning air; Meager
let me be. Sleeping within my orchard, My custom always of the			Let me be. I sleep in my orchard, my needs always from that
afternoon, Upon my secure hour thy uncle stole With juice of cursed			In the afternoon, on my safe hour your uncle stole with cursed juice
hebenon in a vial, And in the porches of my ears did pour The leperous			Hebenon in a bottle and in the verands of my ears the Lpel pointer poured in
distilment, whose effect Holds such an enmity with blood of man That			Distilment, the effect of which contains such hostility with human blood, the
swift as quicksilver it courses through The natural gates and alleys of			quickly as a quicksilver IT courses through the natural goals and alleys of
the body; And with a sudden vigour it doth posset And curd, like eager			the body; And with a sudden force that it has and is eager to curd
droppings into milk, The thin and wholesome blood. So did it mine; And			Cot in milk, the thin and healthy blood. Mine as well; and
a most instant tetter bark’d about, Most lazar-like, with vile and			An immediate teater rin
loathsome crust All my smooth body. Thus was I, sleeping, by a			Chered crust completely my smooth body. So I slept from A
brother’s hand, Of life, of crown, of queen at once dispatch’d: Cut off			The brother's hand, life, the crown, the queen sent immediately: cut off
even in the blossoms of my sin, Unhous’led, disappointed, unanel’d; No			Even in the flowers of my sin, incredulous, disappointed, unshakable; no
reckoning made, but sent to my account With all my imperfections on my			Calculation made, but sent to my account with all my imperfections
head. O horrible! O horrible! most horrible! If thou hast nature in			Head. O terrible! O terrible! most terrifying! If you have nature
thee, bear it not; Let not the royal bed of Denmark be A couch for			You, don't stand; Do not let the royal bed of Denmark be a couch for be
luxury and damned incest. But howsoever thou pursu’st this act, Taint			Luxury and damn incest. But whatever you do according to this action
not thy mind, nor let thy soul contrive Against thy mother aught; leave			Neither your mind nor do your soul against your mother take something; leaving
her to heaven, And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge, To prick			Them to the sky and the thorns to sting in their breast hut,
and sting her. Fare thee well at once! The glow-worm shows the matin to			And sting. Target yourself at once! The fireform shows the Matin
be near, And ’gins to pale his uneffectual fire. Adieu, adieu, adieu.			Be nearby and gins to hide his inefficient fire. Adieu, adieu, adieu.
Hamlet, remember me.			Hamlet, remember me.
[_Exit._]			[_Exit._]
HAMLET. O all you host of heaven! O earth! What else? And shall I			HAMLET. O All you host of heaven! O earth! What else? And should I
couple hell? O, fie! Hold, my heart; And you, my sinews, grow not			Couple hell? O, fie! Stop my heart; And you, my tendons, do not grow
instant old, But bear me stiffly up. Remember thee? Ay, thou poor			Immediately old, but put me up stiff. Do you remember yourself? Yes, you arm
ghost, while memory holds a seat In this distracted globe. Remember			Ghost while memory holds a seat in this distracted globe. Remember
thee? Yea, from the table of my memory I’ll wipe away all trivial fond			you? Yes, from the table of my memory I will wipe away all trivial love
records, All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past, That youth			Records, all saws of books, all forms, all prints in the past, these youth
and observation copied there; And thy commandment all alone shall live			and observation there copied there; And your bid alone will live
Within the book and volume of my brain, Unmix’d with baser matter. Yes,			Within the book and the volume of my brain, which were not mixed with basic matter. Yes,
by heaven! O most pernicious woman! O villain, villain, smiling damned			From heaven! O The harmful woman! O villain, villain, smiling damn
villain! My tables. Meet it is I set it down, That one may smile, and			Valley! My tables. Meet it is, I find that you can smile and
smile, and be a villain! At least I am sure it may be so in Denmark.			Smile and be a villain! At least I am sure that it can be in Denmark.
[_Writing._]			[_Write._]
So, uncle, there you are. Now to my word; It is ‘Adieu, adieu, remember			So, uncle, there you are. Now to my word; It is goodbye to think about it
me.’ I have sworn’t.			I. "I didn't swore.
HORATIO and MARCELLUS. [_Within._] My lord, my lord.			Horatio and Marcellus. [_Within._] My Lord, my Lord.
MARCELLUS. [_Within._] Lord Hamlet.			Marcellus. [_Within._] Lord Hamlet.
HORATIO. [_Within._] Heaven secure him.			Horatio. [_Within._] Heaven secure him.
HAMLET. So be it!			HAMLET. So be it!
MARCELLUS. [_Within._] Illo, ho, ho, my lord!			Marcellus. [_within._] Ilo, Ho, Ho, my Lord!
HAMLET. Hillo, ho, ho, boy! Come, bird, come.			Hamlet. Hillo, Ho, Ho, Boy! How, bird, how.
Enter Horatio and Marcellus.			Enter Horatio and Marcellus.
MARCELLUS. How is’t, my noble lord?			Marcellus. How is it my noble gentleman not?
HORATIO. What news, my lord?			Horatio. What news, says Lord?
HAMLET. O, wonderful!			HAMLET. Oh, wonderful!
HORATIO. Good my lord, tell it.			Horatio. Well, my gentleman, say it.
HAMLET. No, you’ll reveal it.			HAMLET. No, you will reveal it.
HORATIO. Not I, my lord, by heaven.			Horatio. Not me, my master, through the sky.
MARCELLUS. Nor I, my lord.			Marcellus. Still me, my lord.
HAMLET. How say you then, would heart of man once think it?— But you’ll			HAMLET. Then how do you say, would the heart of man think? - but you will
be secret?			be secret?
HORATIO and MARCELLUS. Ay, by heaven, my lord.			Horatio and Marcellus. Ay, through the sky, sir.
HAMLET. There’s ne’er a villain dwelling in all Denmark But he’s an			HAMLET. There is no villain in all of Denmark, but he is one
arrant knave.			Arrantic villain.
HORATIO. There needs no ghost, my lord, come from the grave To tell us			Horatio. You don't need a spirit, my Lord, come from the grave to tell us
this.			Dies.
HAMLET. Why, right; you are i’ the right; And so, without more			HAMLET. Why, right; You are the right; And so without more
circumstance at all, I hold it fit that we shake hands and part: You,			Circumstances at all, I keep it fit that we shake our hand and separate: You,
as your business and desires shall point you,— For every man hath			How your business and your wishes should point to you - for every man
business and desire, Such as it is;—and for my own poor part, Look you,			Business and desire as it is; - And for my own bad part you can see, you,
I’ll go pray.			I will pray.
HORATIO. These are but wild and whirling words, my lord.			Horatio. These are just wild and swirling words, sir.
HAMLET. I’m sorry they offend you, heartily; Yes faith, heartily.			HAMLET. I'm sorry that they insult you from the heart. Yes, think from the heart.
HORATIO. There’s no offence, my lord.			Horatio. There is no insult, Lord.
HAMLET. Yes, by Saint Patrick, but there is, Horatio, And much offence			HAMLET. Yes, by Saint Patrick, but there is, Horatio and a lot of crime
too. Touching this vision here, It is an honest ghost, that let me tell			to. When I touch this vision here, it is an honest spirit that lets me say
you. For your desire to know what is between us, O’ermaster’t as you			She. For your wish to know what is between us, O’ermaster is not like her
may. And now, good friends, As you are friends, scholars, and soldiers,			can. And now good friends how they are friends, scholars and soldiers,
Give me one poor request.			Give me a bad request.
HORATIO. What is’t, my lord? We will.			Horatio. What is not my Lord? We will.
HAMLET. Never make known what you have seen tonight.			HAMLET. Never make known what you saw tonight.
HORATIO and MARCELLUS. My lord, we will not.			Horatio and Marcellus. My Lord, we won't.
HAMLET. Nay, but swear’t.			HAMLET. No, but don't swear.
HORATIO. In faith, my lord, not I.			Horatio. In belief, my Lord, not I.
MARCELLUS. Nor I, my lord, in faith.			Marcellus. I still, my Lord, in faith.
HAMLET. Upon my sword.			HAMLET. On my sword.
MARCELLUS. We have sworn, my lord, already.			Marcellus. We have already sworn, my Lord.
HAMLET. Indeed, upon my sword, indeed.			HAMLET. Indeed on my sword.
GHOST. [_Cries under the stage._] Swear.			GHOST. [_Cries under the stage ._] swear.
HAMLET. Ha, ha boy, say’st thou so? Art thou there, truepenny? Come on,			HAMLET. Ha, ha boy, say you? Art you there, Truepenny? Come on,
you hear this fellow in the cellarage. Consent to swear.			You hear this guy in the basement. Approval to swear.
HORATIO. Propose the oath, my lord.			Horatio. State the oath, my Lord.
HAMLET. Never to speak of this that you have seen. Swear by my sword.			HAMLET. Never talk about what they have seen. Swear on my sword.
GHOST. [_Beneath._] Swear.			GHOST. [_Beneath._] swear.
HAMLET. _Hic et ubique?_ Then we’ll shift our ground. Come hither,			Hamlet. _Here and everywhere? _ Then we postpone our soil. Come here,
gentlemen, And lay your hands again upon my sword. Never to speak of			Gentlemen and put your hands back on my sword. Never speak of speaking
this that you have heard. Swear by my sword.			What you heard. Swear on my sword.
GHOST. [_Beneath._] Swear.			GHOST. [_Beneath._] swear.
HAMLET. Well said, old mole! Canst work i’ th’earth so fast? A worthy			HAMLET. Well said, old mole! Can I work so quickly? A worthy
pioner! Once more remove, good friends.			Pioner! Remove again, good friends.
HORATIO. O day and night, but this is wondrous strange.			Horatio. O day and night, but that's wonderfully strange.
HAMLET. And therefore as a stranger give it welcome. There are more			HAMLET. And therefore welcome it as a stranger. There are more
things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your			Things in heaven and in the earth, Horatio, as being dreamed in its
philosophy. But come, Here, as before, never, so help you mercy, How			Philosophy. But come here, as before, never, so grace, how
strange or odd soe’er I bear myself,— As I perchance hereafter shall			Strange or strange Soe'er, which I struggle myself - how I should sit afterwards
think meet To put an antic disposition on— That you, at such times			Remember
seeing me, never shall, With arms encumber’d thus, or this head-shake,			I see myself, will never be with the weapons that are so stressed or shaking their heads,
Or by pronouncing of some doubtful phrase, As ‘Well, we know’, or ‘We			Or by pronouncing a dubious sentence like "Well, we know" or "we
could and if we would’, Or ‘If we list to speak’; or ‘There be and if			could and if we did that "or" if we list to speak "; or 'there and if
they might’, Or such ambiguous giving out, to note That you know aught			You could or clearly spend it to note that you know something
of me:—this not to do. So grace and mercy at your most need help you,			From me: - not to do that. So grace and mercy needs the most help, you,
Swear.			Swear.
GHOST. [_Beneath._] Swear.			GHOST. [_Beneath._] swear.
HAMLET. Rest, rest, perturbed spirit. So, gentlemen, With all my love I			HAMLET. Quiet, calm, disturbed spirit. So, gentlemen, with all my I love
do commend me to you; And what so poor a man as Hamlet is May do			Praise me; And what kind of man like Hamlet can do it
t’express his love and friending to you, God willing, shall not lack.			T'Express his love and his friend to you, God wants, will not be missing.
Let us go in together, And still your fingers on your lips, I pray. The			Let's go together and still your fingers on your lips, I pray. That
time is out of joint. O cursed spite, That ever I was born to set it			The time is no longer in common. O Despite the curse that I was ever born to put it
right. Nay, come, let’s go together.			To the right. No, come on, let's go together.
[_Exeunt._]			[_Exeunt._]
ACT II			Acts
SCENE I. A room in Polonius’s house.			Scene I. A room in Polonius' house.
Enter Polonius and Reynaldo.			Enter Polonius and Reynaldo.
POLONIUS. Give him this money and these notes, Reynaldo.			Polonius. Give him this money and these notes, Reynaldo.
REYNALDO. I will, my lord.			Reynaldo. I will, Lord.
POLONIUS. You shall do marvellous wisely, good Reynaldo, Before you			Polonius. You will be wonderfully careful, good Reynaldo, in front of you
visit him, to make inquiry Of his behaviour.			Visit him to examine his behavior.
REYNALDO. My lord, I did intend it.			Reynaldo. My Lord, I planned it.
POLONIUS. Marry, well said; very well said. Look you, sir, Enquire me			Polonius. Get married, well said; well said. Look yourself, sir, inquire me
first what Danskers are in Paris; And how, and who, what means, and			First, what Danskers are in Paris; And how and who, what does and
where they keep, What company, at what expense; and finding By this			where they hold, which company, at what costs; and then find
encompassment and drift of question, That they do know my son, come you			Construction and drift to the question that you know my son, come them
more nearer Than your particular demands will touch it. Take you as			Rather closer than your special requirements, it will touch it. Take yourself as
’twere some distant knowledge of him, As thus, ‘I know his father and			"I have some distant knowledge of him as:" I know his father and know
his friends, And in part him’—do you mark this, Reynaldo?			His friends and partly him - mark that, Reynaldo?
REYNALDO. Ay, very well, my lord.			Reynaldo. Yes, very good, my gentleman.
POLONIUS. ‘And in part him, but,’ you may say, ‘not well; But if’t be			Polonius. "And partly him, but" you can say: "Not good; but if not
he I mean, he’s very wild; Addicted so and so;’ and there put on him			He mine, he is very wild; Addicted like that and so; “And there attracted him
What forgeries you please; marry, none so rank As may dishonour him;			What do you want; Marriage, nobody is as a rank as Maib dish up;
take heed of that; But, sir, such wanton, wild, and usual slips As are			Be sure to; But, sir, so willfully, wild and common slips
companions noted and most known To youth and liberty.			Wälns noticed and most famous for youth and freedom.
REYNALDO. As gaming, my lord?			Reynaldo. As a gaming, my lord?
POLONIUS. Ay, or drinking, fencing, swearing, Quarrelling, drabbing.			Polonius. Ay or drink, fencing, swearing, arguing, moving.
You may go so far.			You can go so far.
REYNALDO. My lord, that would dishonour him.			Reynaldo. My Lord, that would do so.
POLONIUS. Faith no, as you may season it in the charge. You must not			Polonius. Believe no, how you can season it in the indictment. You must not
put another scandal on him, That he is open to incontinency; That’s not			Set another scandal to him that he is open to incontinence; This is not
my meaning: but breathe his faults so quaintly That they may seem the			My meaning: but breathe his mistakes so rustic
taints of liberty; The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind, A savageness			Powers of freedom; The flash and the outbreak of a fiery spirit, a wildness
in unreclaimed blood, Of general assault.			In the non -sold blood, general bodily harm.
REYNALDO. But my good lord—			Reynaldo. But my good gentleman - -
POLONIUS. Wherefore should you do this?			Polonius. Why should they do this?
REYNALDO. Ay, my lord, I would know that.			Reynaldo. Yes, my Lord, I would know that.
POLONIUS. Marry, sir, here’s my drift, And I believe it is a fetch of			Polonius. Marriage, sir, here is my drift, and I think it's a call from
warrant. You laying these slight sullies on my son, As ’twere a thing a			Warranty. They put these mild mixtures on my son as "Twere a thing a thing a
little soil’d i’ th’ working, Mark you, Your party in converse, him you			Little Boden, I work, mark yourself, your party in converse, him you you
would sound, Having ever seen in the prenominate crimes The youth you			would sound after having ever seen the youth they
breathe of guilty, be assur’d He closes with you in this consequence;			Breathe of guilty, it is assured that he closes with you in this episode;
‘Good sir,’ or so; or ‘friend,’ or ‘gentleman’— According to the phrase			"Good gentleman" or something; or "friend" or "gentleman" - after the expression
or the addition Of man and country.			Or the addition of man and country.
REYNALDO. Very good, my lord.			Reynaldo. Very good, my gentleman.
POLONIUS. And then, sir, does he this,— He does—What was I about to			Polonius. And then, sir, he does that, - he does it - what was I about to do
say? By the mass, I was about to say something. Where did I leave?			to say? After the fair I wanted to say something. Where did I go?
REYNALDO. At ‘closes in the consequence.’ At ‘friend or so,’ and			Reynaldo. At "concludes". At "friend or something" and
‘gentleman.’			'Gentleman.'
POLONIUS. At ‘closes in the consequence’ ay, marry! He closes with you			Polonius. When “Closing as a result”, they marry! He closes with you
thus: ‘I know the gentleman, I saw him yesterday, or t’other day, Or			So: “I know the gentleman, I saw it yesterday or on another day, or
then, or then, with such and such; and, as you say, There was he			Then or then with such and such; And as you say he was there
gaming, there o’ertook in’s rouse, There falling out at tennis’: or			Gaming, da O’took in the Rouse, there is from tennis: or
perchance, ‘I saw him enter such a house of sale’— _Videlicet_, a			Per Chance: "I saw how he enters such a house of sales" - _videlicet_, a
brothel, or so forth. See you now; Your bait of falsehood takes this			Brothel or so on. See you now; Your bait of untruth takes on this
carp of truth; And thus do we of wisdom and of reach, With windlasses,			Carp of truth; And so we do of wisdom and reach, with wind iron,
and with assays of bias, By indirections find directions out. So by my			And with assays of distortion find directions through indirections. So from me
former lecture and advice Shall you my son. You have me, have you not?			Former lecture and advice will be my son. You have me, don't you have?
REYNALDO. My lord, I have.			Reynaldo. I have my gentleman.
POLONIUS. God b’ wi’ you, fare you well.			Polonius. God b ’you, you turn well.
REYNALDO. Good my lord.			Reynaldo. Well my master.
POLONIUS. Observe his inclination in yourself.			Polonius. Watch his tendency.
REYNALDO. I shall, my lord.			Reynaldo. I will, Lord.
POLONIUS. And let him ply his music.			Polonius. And let him put on his music.
REYNALDO. Well, my lord.			Reynaldo. Well, my lord.
POLONIUS. Farewell.			Polonius. Taking leave.
[_Exit Reynaldo._]			[_Exit reynaldo._]
Enter Ophelia.			Enter Ophelia.
How now, Ophelia, what’s the matter?			How now, Ophelia, what's going on?
OPHELIA. Alas, my lord, I have been so affrighted.			Ophelia. Unfortunately, my Lord, I was so affected.
POLONIUS. With what, in the name of God?			Polonius. With what in the name of God?
OPHELIA. My lord, as I was sewing in my chamber, Lord Hamlet, with his			Ophelia. My Lord, when I am in my chamber, Lord Hamlet, with his seams
doublet all unbrac’d, No hat upon his head, his stockings foul’d,			Double all unbrac'd, no hat on his head, his stockings lazy,
Ungart’red, and down-gyved to his ankle, Pale as his shirt, his knees			Hungt'red and from below to his ankle, pale like his shirt, his knees
knocking each other, And with a look so piteous in purport As if he had			Tap each other and in the foreground with such a visual appearance
been loosed out of hell To speak of horrors, he comes before me.			Was solved from hell to speak of horror, he comes in front of me.
POLONIUS. Mad for thy love?			Polonius. Crazy for your love?
OPHELIA. My lord, I do not know, but truly I do fear it.			Ophelia. My Lord, I don't know, but I'm really afraid.
POLONIUS. What said he?			Polonius. What did he say?
OPHELIA. He took me by the wrist and held me hard; Then goes he to the			Ophelia. He took me on my wrist and kept me hard; Then he goes to
length of all his arm; And with his other hand thus o’er his brow, He			Length of his whole arm; And with his other hand so over his forehead, he
falls to such perusal of my face As he would draw it. Long stay’d he			falls on such a review of my face as he would draw it. He stays for a long time
so, At last,—a little shaking of mine arm, And thrice his head thus			So finally a little shaking from my arm and three times his head
waving up and down, He rais’d a sigh so piteous and profound As it did			He waves up and down and ran a sigh that was as difficult and profound as it did
seem to shatter all his bulk And end his being. That done, he lets me			seem to break all its mass and end his nature. It did it, he leaves me
go, And with his head over his shoulder turn’d He seem’d to find his			Go and head over the shoulder he seemed to find his appearance to find his
way without his eyes, For out o’ doors he went without their help, And			Away without his eyes, for the doors he went without their help and
to the last bended their light on me.			Her light turned to me until the last one.
POLONIUS. Come, go with me. I will go seek the King. This is the very			Polonius. Come on, go with me. I will look for the king. This is very
ecstasy of love, Whose violent property fordoes itself, And leads the			Ecstasy of love, the violent property of which promotes and that leads
will to desperate undertakings, As oft as any passion under heaven That			Will to desperate, as often as every passion under heaven, that
does afflict our natures. I am sorry,— What, have you given him any			concerns our nature. I'm sorry - what, did you give him some
hard words of late?			Hard words lately?
OPHELIA. No, my good lord; but as you did command, I did repel his			Ophelia. No, my good gentleman; But as they ordered, I fended off his
letters and denied His access to me.			Letters and denied his access to me.
POLONIUS. That hath made him mad. I am sorry that with better heed and			Polonius. That made him angry. I'm sorry that with better attention and
judgment I had not quoted him. I fear’d he did but trifle, And meant to			Judgment that I had not quoted. I'm afraid he just did it to something
wreck thee. But beshrew my jealousy! It seems it is as proper to our			Wrack yourself. But my jealousy! It seems that it is just as right for ours
age To cast beyond ourselves in our opinions As it is common for the			Age to throw us beyond our opinion because it is common for the
younger sort To lack discretion. Come, go we to the King. This must be			younger way to lack discretion. Come on, go to the king. That has to be
known, which, being kept close, might move More grief to hide than hate			Known, those who are kept nearby could move more grief to hide as hate
to utter love.			Pronounce love.
[_Exeunt._]			[_Exeunt._]
SCENE II. A room in the Castle.			Scene II. A room in the castle.
Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants.			Enter the king, queen, roscrantz, Guildenstern and companion.
KING. Welcome, dear Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Moreover that we much			KING. Welcome, dear Roscrantz and Guildenstern. Also that we have a lot
did long to see you, The need we have to use you did provoke Our hasty			I have a long time to see you, the need, we have to use if you hastily provoke our
sending. Something have you heard Of Hamlet’s transformation; so I call			Send. You heard something from Hamlet's transformation. So I call
it, Since nor th’exterior nor the inward man Resembles that it was.			Since neither this exterior nor the inner man is similar.
What it should be, More than his father’s death, that thus hath put him			What it should be, more than the death of his father, which thus did him
So much from th’understanding of himself, I cannot dream of. I entreat			I can't dream of your understanding of yourself. I ask
you both That, being of so young days brought up with him, And since so			You both, so young days with him and have been addressed since then
neighbour’d to his youth and humour, That you vouchsafe your rest here			Neighbors to his youth and his sense of humor, that they guarantee their calm here
in our court Some little time, so by your companies To draw him on to			in our court for a few little time, i.e. from your companies, to draw it on it
pleasures and to gather, So much as from occasion you may glean,			Joys and collecting, as much as the occasion, they can make it easier
Whether aught to us unknown afflicts him thus That, open’d, lies within			It is within
our remedy.			Our means.
QUEEN. Good gentlemen, he hath much talk’d of you, And sure I am, two			QUEEN. Good gentlemen, he spoke a lot of you, and sure, I am, two
men there are not living To whom he more adheres. If it will please you			Men do not live there that he is more liable. If you like it
To show us so much gentry and good will As to expend your time with us			To show us so much nobility and good will to consume your time with us
awhile, For the supply and profit of our hope, Your visitation shall			For a while you will visit the offer and win our hope
receive such thanks As fits a king’s remembrance.			Get yourself as well as the memory of a king fits.
ROSENCRANTZ. Both your majesties Might, by the sovereign power you have			Roscrantz. Both of their majesties could be through the sovereign power they have
of us, Put your dread pleasures more into command Than to entreaty.			Set your fear more into command than a request.
GUILDENSTERN. We both obey, And here give up ourselves, in the full			Guildenstern. We both obey and give up in full
bent, To lay our service freely at your feet To be commanded.			Bent to put our service free to your feet to be ordered.
KING. Thanks, Rosencrantz and gentle Guildenstern.			KING. Thank you, Roscrantz and gentle Guildenstern.
QUEEN. Thanks, Guildenstern and gentle Rosencrantz. And I beseech you			QUEEN. Thank you, Guildenstern and gentle rosecrantz. And I ask you
instantly to visit My too much changed son. Go, some of you, And bring			Immediately to visit my too changed son. Go, some of you, and bring
these gentlemen where Hamlet is.			These gentlemen where Hamlet is.
GUILDENSTERN. Heavens make our presence and our practices Pleasant and			Guildenstern. Heaven make our presence and our practices pleasant and
helpful to him.			Helpful for him.
QUEEN. Ay, amen.			Queen. Ay, Amen.
[_Exeunt Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and some Attendants._]			[_Exeunt Roscrantz, Guildenstern and some companions._]
Enter Polonius.			Enter polonius.
POLONIUS. Th’ambassadors from Norway, my good lord, Are joyfully			Polonius. The Mambassadors from Norway, my good gentleman, are happy
return’d.			returned.
KING. Thou still hast been the father of good news.			KING. You were still the father of good news.
POLONIUS. Have I, my lord? Assure you, my good liege, I hold my duty,			Polonius. Do I have my Lord? Assure yourself, my good chiefs, I keep my duty,
as I hold my soul, Both to my God and to my gracious King: And I do			When I stick my soul to my God and my gracious king, and I do it
think,—or else this brain of mine Hunts not the trail of policy so sure			Think - or otherwise this brain does not chase politics from me, so safe
As it hath us’d to do—that I have found The very cause of Hamlet’s			How it has to do - that I found the cause of Hamlet
lunacy.			Insanity.
KING. O speak of that, that do I long to hear.			KING. O Talk about it, I long to hear that.
POLONIUS. Give first admittance to th’ambassadors; My news shall be the			Polonius. Give these bassadors the first entry. My messages will be
fruit to that great feast.			Fruit to this big festival.
KING. Thyself do grace to them, and bring them in.			KING. You to them grace to them and bring them in.
[_Exit Polonius._]			[_Ocit polis._]
He tells me, my sweet queen, that he hath found The head and source of			He tells me, my sweet queen, that he has found the head and source of
all your son’s distemper.			All of her son's distemper.
QUEEN. I doubt it is no other but the main, His father’s death and our			QUEEN. I doubt that it is none other than the head, the death of his father and ours
o’erhasty marriage.			O'erhastysty ehe.
KING. Well, we shall sift him.			KING. Well, we'll seven him.
Enter Polonius with Voltemand and Cornelius.			Enter Polonius with Voltemand and Cornelius.
Welcome, my good friends! Say, Voltemand, what from our brother Norway?			Welcome, my good friends! Do you say, what about our brother Norway?
VOLTEMAND. Most fair return of greetings and desires. Upon our first,			Volteman. The fairest return of greetings and wishes. At our first,
he sent out to suppress His nephew’s levies, which to him appear’d To			He sent out to suppress his nephew's taxes, which apparently seemed to him
be a preparation ’gainst the Polack; But better look’d into, he truly			Be a preparation gain of the polack; But better a look at it, he really, he is really
found It was against your Highness; whereat griev’d, That so his			found it against your sovereignty; why weighing, so his
sickness, age, and impotence Was falsely borne in hand, sends out			Illness, age and impotence were incorrectly carried in the hand, sends out of
arrests On Fortinbras; which he, in brief, obeys, Receives rebuke from			Arresting on Fortinbras; whereupon he briefly
Norway; and in fine, Makes vow before his uncle never more To give			Norway; And okay, makes vows before his uncle can never be given again
th’assay of arms against your Majesty. Whereon old Norway, overcome			The weapons against your majesty. Alt Norway, overcome
with joy, Gives him three thousand crowns in annual fee, And his			Gives him three thousand crowns in a year fee and his
commission to employ those soldiers So levied as before, against the			Commission to employ these soldiers who were raised as before, against the
Polack: With an entreaty, herein further shown, [_Gives a paper._] That			Polack: With a fading, further shown here [_Gives a paper._] that
it might please you to give quiet pass Through your dominions for this			They might like to give them a quiet pass through their rule
enterprise, On such regards of safety and allowance As therein are set			Enterprise for such greetings from security and allowances, as are determined in it
down.			Low.
KING. It likes us well; And at our more consider’d time we’ll read,			KING. It likes us; And at our more time into account, we will read
Answer, and think upon this business. Meantime we thank you for your			Answer and think about this business. In the meantime we thank you for yours
well-took labour. Go to your rest, at night we’ll feast together:. Most			Well -tailored work. If you go to your rest, we celebrate together at night: Most
welcome home.			Welcome Home.
[_Exeunt Voltemand and Cornelius._]			[_EXECT VOLT MAN and Cornelius._]
POLONIUS. This business is well ended. My liege and madam, to			Polonius. This business is well over. My lucks and Madam, too
expostulate What majesty should be, what duty is, Why day is day, night			Expost what Majesty should be, what is duty, why day, night is
night, and time is time. Were nothing but to waste night, day and time.			Night and time is time. Were nothing but night, day and time to waste.
Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs			Therefore, since the soul of the joke and the tedious is the limbs
and outward flourishes, I will be brief. Your noble son is mad. Mad			And I briefly flourishes from the outside. Your noble son is crazy. Furious
call I it; for to define true madness, What is’t but to be nothing else			I call it; So that the true madness define what is not, but nothing else to be
but mad? But let that go.			But crazy? But let's go.
QUEEN. More matter, with less art.			QUEEN. More matter, with less art.
POLONIUS. Madam, I swear I use no art at all. That he is mad, ’tis			Polonius. Madam, I swear, I don't use art at all. That he is crazy, it
true: ’tis true ’tis pity; And pity ’tis ’tis true. A foolish figure,			Right: it is real pity; And a shame it's true. A stupid figure,
But farewell it, for I will use no art. Mad let us grant him then. And			But say goodbye because I will not use art. Mad then let us grant him. and
now remains That we find out the cause of this effect, Or rather say,			Now remains that we find out the cause of this effect or rather say
the cause of this defect, For this effect defective comes by cause.			The cause of this defect, for this effect, comes for reasons of the cause.
Thus it remains, and the remainder thus. Perpend, I have a			So it stays and the rest. I have one perpetrator
daughter—have whilst she is mine— Who in her duty and obedience, mark,			Daughter - while she heard me - that in her duty and obedience, Mark, Mark,
Hath given me this. Now gather, and surmise. [_Reads._] _To the			Gave me that. Gurate and suspect now. [_Reads._] _To der
celestial, and my soul’s idol, the most beautified Ophelia_— That’s an			Heavenly and the idol of my soul, the most beautifully embellished ophelia - that's a
ill phrase, a vile phrase; ‘beautified’ is a vile phrase: but you shall			sick expression, a hideous phrase; "Beautified" is a hideous phrase: but you will
hear. [_Reads._] _these; in her excellent white bosom, these, &c._			Listen. [_Reads._] _thesis; In her excellent white breast, this & c._
QUEEN. Came this from Hamlet to her?			QUEEN. Did that come from Hamlet to her?
POLONIUS. Good madam, stay awhile; I will be faithful. [_Reads._]			Polonius. Good woman, stay for a while; I will be loyal. [_Reads._]
_Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move, Doubt			_Doub you, you are the fire, doubt that the sun moves, doubts
truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love. O dear Ophelia, I am ill at			Truth to be a liar, but never doubt that I love it. O Dear Ophelia, I am sick at
these numbers. I have not art to reckon my groans. But that I love thee			These numbers. I have no art to expect my moan. But that I love you
best, O most best, believe it. Adieu. Thine evermore, most dear lady,			The best thing to do is whether you believe it. Adieu. Your evermore, love the most, lady,
whilst this machine is to him, HAMLET._ This in obedience hath my			While this machine is for him, Hamlet._ This has my obedience
daughter show’d me; And more above, hath his solicitings, As they fell			Daughter showed me; And more above, has his inquiries than they fell
out by time, by means, and place, All given to mine ear.			Over time, with a medium and place, all of my ear.
KING. But how hath she receiv’d his love?			KING. But how did she receive his love?
POLONIUS. What do you think of me?			Polonius. What do you think of me?
KING. As of a man faithful and honourable.			KING. Like a man loyal and honorable.
POLONIUS. I would fain prove so. But what might you think, When I had			Polonius. I would prove to myself. But what could you think when I had?
seen this hot love on the wing, As I perceiv’d it, I must tell you			I saw this hot love on the wing, as I perceived it, I have to tell you
that, Before my daughter told me, what might you, Or my dear Majesty			That before my daughter told me what could she or my dear majesty
your queen here, think, If I had play’d the desk or table-book, Or			Your queen here, think when I had played the desk or the table book, or
given my heart a winking, mute and dumb, Or look’d upon this love with			Face
idle sight, What might you think? No, I went round to work, And my			Inactive sight, what could you think? No, I went to work and mine
young mistress thus I did bespeak: ‘Lord Hamlet is a prince, out of thy			So I anchored the young lover: “Lord Hamlet is a prince, from yours
star. This must not be.’ And then I precepts gave her, That she should			Star. This must not be. “And then I gave her regulations that she should
lock herself from his resort, Admit no messengers, receive no tokens.			Conclude from his resort, do not give messengers, don't get tokens.
Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And he, repulsed,—a short			What did, she took the fruits of my advice
tale to make— Fell into a sadness, then into a fast, Thence to a watch,			To make history - fell into a sadness, then into a quick, from there to a clock,
thence into a weakness, Thence to a lightness, and, by this declension,			From there into a weakness, from there to a ease and through this declination,
Into the madness wherein now he raves, And all we wail for.			In the madness in which he now raves and everything we cry for.
KING. Do you think ’tis this?			KING. Do you think that's that?
QUEEN. It may be, very likely.			QUEEN. It can be very likely.
POLONIUS. Hath there been such a time, I’d fain know that, That I have			Polonius. There was such a time, I would very know that I have
positively said ‘’Tis so,’ When it prov’d otherwise?			Positive, "it is so" if it is otherwise provisional?
KING. Not that I know.			KING. Not that I know of.
POLONIUS. Take this from this, if this be otherwise. [_Points to his			Polonius. Take this if it is different. [_Points to his
head and shoulder._] If circumstances lead me, I will find Where truth			Head and shoulder._] If the circumstances lead me, I will find where the truth
is hid, though it were hid indeed Within the centre.			Is hidden even though it was actually hidden in the center.
KING. How may we try it further?			KING. How can we continue to try?
POLONIUS. You know sometimes he walks four hours together Here in the			Polonius. You know, sometimes he goes together here in the four hours
lobby.			Lobby.
QUEEN. So he does indeed.			QUEEN. So he actually does it.
POLONIUS. At such a time I’ll loose my daughter to him. Be you and I			Polonius. At such a time I will lose my daughter to him. Be you and me
behind an arras then, Mark the encounter. If he love her not, And be			Then mark the encounter behind an arras. If he doesn't love her and be
not from his reason fall’n thereon, Let me be no assistant for a state,			Not for his reason that I can fall on it, don't let me be an assistant to a state
But keep a farm and carters.			But keep the farm and carter.
KING. We will try it.			KING. We will give it a try.
Enter Hamlet, reading.			Enter Hamlet, read.
QUEEN. But look where sadly the poor wretch comes reading.			QUEEN. But take a look where unfortunately the poor is read misery.
POLONIUS. Away, I do beseech you, both away I’ll board him presently.			Polonius. Away, I give you, both away, I am equally on board.
O, give me leave.			Oh, give me a vacation.
[_Exeunt King, Queen and Attendants._]			[_Exeunt King, Queen and participate.
How does my good Lord Hamlet?			How is my good Lord Hamlet?
HAMLET. Well, God-a-mercy.			WEILER. Nun, God-a-Mercy.
POLONIUS. Do you know me, my lord?			Polonius. Do you know me, sir?
HAMLET. Excellent well. You’re a fishmonger.			HAMLET. Excellent good. You are a fish dealer.
POLONIUS. Not I, my lord.			Polonius. Not me, sir.
HAMLET. Then I would you were so honest a man.			HAMLET. Then I would be so honest, a man.
POLONIUS. Honest, my lord?			Polonius. Honestly, sir?
HAMLET. Ay sir, to be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man			HAMLET. Ay Sir to be honest, as this world says, to be a man
picked out of ten thousand.			selected by ten thousand.
POLONIUS. That’s very true, my lord.			Polonius. That is very true, Lord.
HAMLET. For if the sun breed maggots in a dead dog, being a good			HAMLET. Because when the sun breeds in a dead dog, it is good to be good
kissing carrion,— Have you a daughter?			Kissing the body, - do you have a daughter?
POLONIUS. I have, my lord.			Polonius. I have my lord.
HAMLET. Let her not walk i’ th’ sun. Conception is a blessing, but not			HAMLET. Don't let it go, I'm the sun. Conception is a blessing, but not
as your daughter may conceive. Friend, look to’t.			How her daughter can imagine. Friend, don't look.
POLONIUS. How say you by that? [_Aside._] Still harping on my daughter.			Polonius. How do you say about it? [_ASIDE._] Still hard on my daughter.
Yet he knew me not at first; he said I was a fishmonger. He is far			Nevertheless, he didn't know me at first; He said I was a fishmaker. He is far
gone, far gone. And truly in my youth I suffered much extremity for			Gone, far away. And in my youth I suffered a lot of appearance for
love; very near this. I’ll speak to him again.—What do you read, my			Love; close. I'll speak to him again. - What do you read, mine
lord?			Mister?
HAMLET. Words, words, words.			HAMLET. Words, words, words.
POLONIUS. What is the matter, my lord?			Polonius. What's going on, sir?
HAMLET. Between who?			HAMLET. Between who?
POLONIUS. I mean the matter that you read, my lord.			Polonius. I mean the thing you read, sir.
HAMLET. Slanders, sir. For the satirical slave says here that old men			HAMLET. Verleandder, sir. For the satirical slave, this says that old men
have grey beards; that their faces are wrinkled; their eyes purging			have gray beards; that their faces are crumpled; Rinse your eyes
thick amber and plum-tree gum; and that they have a plentiful lack of			thick amber and plum trees; and that they have a ample lack of
wit, together with most weak hams. All which, sir, though I most			Joke, together with the most weak ham. All of that, sir, although I am most
powerfully and potently believe, yet I hold it not honesty to have it			Faithful and strong, but I'm not honest to have it
thus set down. For you yourself, sir, should be old as I am, if like a			so put down. Sir should be as old for them as I am when like a
crab you could go backward.			Crab, you could go backwards.
POLONIUS. [_Aside._] Though this be madness, yet there is a method			Polonius. [_ASIDE._] Although this is amazing, there is a method
in’t.— Will you walk out of the air, my lord?			In not. - Will you go out of the air, my Lord?
HAMLET. Into my grave?			HAMLET. In my grave?
POLONIUS. Indeed, that is out o’ the air. [_Aside._] How pregnant			Polonius. In fact, this is out of the air. [_Aside._] How pregnant
sometimes his replies are! A happiness that often madness hits on,			Sometimes his answers are! Happiness that often hits crazy,
which reason and sanity could not so prosperously be delivered of. I			What reason and reason could not be delivered so successfully. I
will leave him and suddenly contrive the means of meeting between him			will leave him and suddenly recognize the means to meet between him
and my daughter. My honourable lord, I will most humbly take my leave			And my daughter. My honorary gentleman, I will make myself amusement
of you.			from you.
HAMLET. You cannot, sir, take from me anything that I will more			HAMLET. You can't, sir, take something that I will be more
willingly part withal, except my life, except my life, except my life.			Voluntarily a part, except my life, except my life, except for my life.
POLONIUS. Fare you well, my lord.			Polonius. Drive well, my master.
HAMLET. These tedious old fools.			HAMLET. These tedious old fools.
Enter Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.			Enter Roscrantz and Guildenstern.
POLONIUS. You go to seek the Lord Hamlet; there he is.			Polonius. You go to look for the Lord Hamlet; there he is.
ROSENCRANTZ. [_To Polonius._] God save you, sir.			Roscrantz. [_O polonius._] God save you, sir.
[_Exit Polonius._]			[_Ocit polis._]
GUILDENSTERN. My honoured lord!			Guildenstern. My honored gentleman!
ROSENCRANTZ. My most dear lord!			Roscrantz. My favorite gentleman!
HAMLET. My excellent good friends! How dost thou, Guildenstern? Ah,			HAMLET. My excellent good friends! How do you, Guildenstern? Ah,
Rosencrantz. Good lads, how do ye both?			Roscrantz. Good boys, how do you go both?
ROSENCRANTZ. As the indifferent children of the earth.			Roscrantz. As indifferent children on earth.
GUILDENSTERN. Happy in that we are not over-happy; On Fortune’s cap we			Guildenstern. I happy in the fact that we are not over a hat; At Fortunes Mütze we
are not the very button.			are not the button.
HAMLET. Nor the soles of her shoe?			HAMLET. Still the soles of your shoe?
ROSENCRANTZ. Neither, my lord.			Roscrantz. Also my master.
HAMLET. Then you live about her waist, or in the middle of her favours?			HAMLET. Then do you live from your waist or in the middle of your favors?
GUILDENSTERN. Faith, her privates we.			Guildenstern. Believe your private us.
HAMLET. In the secret parts of Fortune? O, most true; she is a			HAMLET. In the secret parts of happiness? O, the truest; she is a
strumpet. What’s the news?			Dirne. What's new?
ROSENCRANTZ. None, my lord, but that the world’s grown honest.			Roscrantz. None, my Lord, but that the world has become honest.
HAMLET. Then is doomsday near. But your news is not true. Let me			HAMLET. Then the doomsday is nearby. But their news is not true. Leave me
question more in particular. What have you, my good friends, deserved			Question in particular. What do you have, my good friends, deserve
at the hands of Fortune, that she sends you to prison hither?			After the luck, she sends her to prison here?
GUILDENSTERN. Prison, my lord?			Guildenstern. Prison, my lord?
HAMLET. Denmark’s a prison.			HAMLET. Denmark is a prison.
ROSENCRANTZ. Then is the world one.			Roscrantz. Then the world is.
HAMLET. A goodly one; in which there are many confines, wards, and			HAMLET. Good; in which there are many limits, stations and
dungeons, Denmark being one o’ th’ worst.			Dungeons, Denmark is an O 'worst.
ROSENCRANTZ. We think not so, my lord.			Roscrantz. We don't think so, Lord.
HAMLET. Why, then ’tis none to you; for there is nothing either good or			HAMLET. Why, then it is not for you; Because there is nothing good or
bad but thinking makes it so. To me it is a prison.			Bad, but thinking does it that way. For me it is a prison.
ROSENCRANTZ. Why, then your ambition makes it one; ’tis too narrow for			Roscrantz. Why, then your ambition makes it one; It's too tight for
your mind.			Your mind.
HAMLET. O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself a			HAMLET. O God, I could be limited in the score and count a
king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams.			King of the infinite space, it was not the case that I had bad dreams.
GUILDENSTERN. Which dreams, indeed, are ambition; for the very			Guildenstern. What dreams are indeed ambition; For the very
substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.			The substance of the ambitious is only the shadow of a dream.
HAMLET. A dream itself is but a shadow.			HAMLET. A dream itself is just a shadow.
ROSENCRANTZ. Truly, and I hold ambition of so airy and light a quality			Roscrantz. Really, and I think ambition of such airier and light in a quality
that it is but a shadow’s shadow.			This is just a shadow of a shadow.
HAMLET. Then are our beggars bodies, and our monarchs and outstretch’d			HAMLET. Then our beggar bodies and our monarchs are and exceeded
heroes the beggars’ shadows. Shall we to th’ court? For, by my fay, I			Heroes the shadows of the beggars. Should we go to the Court of Justice? Because from my fay, me
cannot reason.			Can't argue.
ROSENCRANTZ and GUILDENSTERN. We’ll wait upon you.			Roscrantz and Guildenstern. We will wait for you.
HAMLET. No such matter. I will not sort you with the rest of my			HAMLET. No such matter. I won't be with the rest of my sorting
servants; for, to speak to you like an honest man, I am most dreadfully			Servant; Because to speak to them like an honest man, I'm most terrible
attended. But, in the beaten way of friendship, what make you at			visited. But what does you do in the leaked way of friendship?
Elsinore?			Elsinore?
ROSENCRANTZ. To visit you, my lord, no other occasion.			Roscrantz. To visit you, my Lord, no other opportunity.
HAMLET. Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks; but I thank you.			HAMLET. Bedding that I am, I am even poor in thanks; But thank you.
And sure, dear friends, my thanks are too dear a halfpenny. Were you			And sure, dear friends, my thanks are to be loved, a halfny. Were you
not sent for? Is it your own inclining? Is it a free visitation? Come,			not clever for? Is it your own inclination? Is it a free visit? Come,
deal justly with me. Come, come; nay, speak.			rightly deal with me. Come come; No, speak.
GUILDENSTERN. What should we say, my lord?			Guildenstern. What should we say, Lord?
HAMLET. Why, anything. But to the purpose. You were sent for; and there			HAMLET. Why, something. But for this purpose. They were sent; and since
is a kind of confession in your looks, which your modesties have not			is a kind of confession in her appearance that your modest does not have
craft enough to colour. I know the good King and Queen have sent for			Tinker enough to color. I know that the good king and the queen sent
you.			She.
ROSENCRANTZ. To what end, my lord?			Roscrantz. For what purpose, my Lord?
HAMLET. That you must teach me. But let me conjure you, by the rights			HAMLET. That you have to teach me. But let me summon them by the rights
of our fellowship, by the consonancy of our youth, by the obligation of			our community through the consony of our youth through the commitment of
our ever-preserved love, and by what more dear a better proposer could			Our omnipresent love and to what love a better applicant could
charge you withal, be even and direct with me, whether you were sent			Fee with you, be even and directly with me, whether you have been sent
for or no.			for or no.
ROSENCRANTZ. [_To Guildenstern._] What say you?			Roscrantz. [_O guildenstern._] What do you say?
HAMLET. [_Aside._] Nay, then I have an eye of you. If you love me, hold			HAMLET. [_ASIDE._] No, then I have an eye of you. If you love me, hold
not off.			not from.
GUILDENSTERN. My lord, we were sent for.			Guildenstern. My lord, we were sent.
HAMLET. I will tell you why; so shall my anticipation prevent your			HAMLET. I will tell you why; So my anticipation should prevent your
discovery, and your secrecy to the King and Queen moult no feather. I			Discovery and her confidentiality for the king and the queen, no feather. I
have of late, but wherefore I know not, lost all my mirth, forgone all			I've had lately, but that's why I don't know, have lost all my joy, waste everything
custom of exercises; and indeed, it goes so heavily with my disposition			Use of exercises; And in fact it is so strong with my disposition
that this goodly frame the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory;			that this good framework appears to the earth for me a sterile fusher;
this most excellent canopy the air, look you, this brave o’erhanging			This excellent canopy in the air, look at this brave O’erhanging
firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire, why, it			Firmament, this majestic roof, which was annoyed with a golden fire, why, it
appears no other thing to me than a foul and pestilent congregation of			does not seem to me other than a bad and pestilent community of
vapours. What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason? How infinite			Fumes. What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason? How infinite
in faculties, in form and moving, how express and admirable? In action			How expressly and admirable? In action
how like an angel? In apprehension, how like a god? The beauty of the			How an angel? How like a god? The beauty of the
world, the paragon of animals. And yet, to me, what is this			World, the paragon of animals. And yet what is that for me
quintessence of dust? Man delights not me; no, nor woman neither,			Quintessence of the dust? Man doesn't delight me; No, nor a woman, neither
though by your smiling you seem to say so.			Although they seem to say through their smile, they say it.
ROSENCRANTZ. My lord, there was no such stuff in my thoughts.			Roscrantz. My Lord, there were no such things in my thoughts.
HAMLET. Why did you laugh then, when I said ‘Man delights not me’?			HAMLET. Why did you laugh back then when I said, "The man doesn't enjoy me"?
ROSENCRANTZ. To think, my lord, if you delight not in man, what Lenten			Roscrantz. To think, my Lord, if you don't get married on people, what lenten has
entertainment the players shall receive from you. We coted them on the			Entertainment The players receive from them. We have them on the
way, and hither are they coming to offer you service.			Away, and here they come to offer them service.
HAMLET. He that plays the king shall be welcome,—his Majesty shall have			HAMLET. Whoever plays the king will be welcome - his majesty will have
tribute of me; the adventurous knight shall use his foil and target;			Tribute from me; The adventurous knight will use his film and goal;
the lover shall not sigh gratis, the humorous man shall end his part in			The lover should not sigh, the humorous man will end his part
peace; the clown shall make those laugh whose lungs are tickle a’ th’			Peace; The clown will make those whose lungs are "th"
sere; and the lady shall say her mind freely, or the blank verse shall			sere; And the lady should say her spirit freely, or the empty verse becomes
halt for’t. What players are they?			Don't hold. Which players are you?
ROSENCRANTZ. Even those you were wont to take such delight in—the			Roscrantz. Even those where they had become to enjoy this - the
tragedians of the city.			Tragedies of the city.
HAMLET. How chances it they travel? Their residence, both in reputation			HAMLET. How do you travel? Their residence, both in the reputation
and profit, was better both ways.			And profit was better in both directions.
ROSENCRANTZ. I think their inhibition comes by the means of the late			Roscrantz. I think
innovation.			Innovation.
HAMLET. Do they hold the same estimation they did when I was in the			HAMLET. Keep the same estimate you made when I was in the
city? Are they so followed?			City? Did you follow?
ROSENCRANTZ. No, indeed, they are not.			Roscrantz. No, in fact they are not.
HAMLET. How comes it? Do they grow rusty?			HAMLET. How does it come? Do you grow rusty?
ROSENCRANTZ. Nay, their endeavour keeps in the wonted pace; but there			Roscrantz. No, their endeavor records at the pace obtained; but there
is, sir, an ayry of children, little eyases, that cry out on the top of			is, sir, an ayry of children, small eyes
question, and are most tyrannically clapped for’t. These are now the			Question, and are the most tyrannical. That's them now
fashion, and so berattle the common stages—so they call them—that many			Fashion, and so it is based on the common phases - that's what they call them - that many
wearing rapiers are afraid of goose-quills and dare scarce come			Wearing rapiers are afraid of geese quills and cars to come close
thither.			there.
HAMLET. What, are they children? Who maintains ’em? How are they			HAMLET. What are you children? Who maintains them? How are you
escoted? Will they pursue the quality no longer than they can sing?			Escotte? Will you no longer track the quality than you can sing?
Will they not say afterwards, if they should grow themselves to common			Will not say afterwards whether you should grow together together
players—as it is most like, if their means are no better—their writers			Players - as it is most likely when their means are not better - their writers
do them wrong to make them exclaim against their own succession?			Are you wrong to have your own successor called out?
ROSENCRANTZ. Faith, there has been much to do on both sides; and the			Roscrantz. Believe, there was a lot to do on both sides; and the
nation holds it no sin to tarre them to controversy. There was for a			Nation does not keep sin to provide them with controversy. There was for A
while, no money bid for argument unless the poet and the player went to			While there is no money for arguments, unless the poet and the player went
cuffs in the question.			Cuffs in the question.
HAMLET. Is’t possible?			HAMLET. Can not?
GUILDENSTERN. O, there has been much throwing about of brains.			Guildenstern. Oh, there was a lot about brains.
HAMLET. Do the boys carry it away?			HAMLET. Do the boys wear it away?
ROSENCRANTZ. Ay, that they do, my lord. Hercules and his load too.			Roscrantz. Yes, you do, my Lord. Hercules and his cargo.
HAMLET. It is not very strange; for my uncle is King of Denmark, and			HAMLET. It is not very strange; Because my uncle is king of Denmark, and
those that would make mouths at him while my father lived, give twenty,			Those who would make him mouth while my father lived give twenty,
forty, fifty, a hundred ducats apiece for his picture in little.			Forty, fifty, hundred ducats per piece for his picture in Little.
’Sblood, there is something in this more than natural, if philosophy			"Sblood, there is a little more than natural, albeit philosophy
could find it out.			Could find out.
[_Flourish of trumpets within._]			[_Flourish of trumpets within._]
GUILDENSTERN. There are the players.			Guildenstern. There are players.
HAMLET. Gentlemen, you are welcome to Elsinore. Your hands, come. The			HAMLET. Gentlemen, you are welcome in Elsinore. Your hands, come. That
appurtenance of welcome is fashion and ceremony. Let me comply with you			The welcoming caution is fashion and ceremony. Let me adhere to you
in this garb, lest my extent to the players, which I tell you must show			In this robe
fairly outward, should more appear like entertainment than yours. You			Pretty to the outside, more like entertainment than theirs should appear. You
are welcome. But my uncle-father and aunt-mother are deceived.			are welcome. But my uncle father and my aunt mother are deceived.
GUILDENSTERN. In what, my dear lord?			Guildenstern. In what, my dear Lord?
HAMLET. I am but mad north-north-west. When the wind is southerly, I			HAMLET. I'm just crazy about Nord-Nord-West. When the wind is south, I
know a hawk from a handsaw.			Know a falcon from a hand saw.
Enter Polonius.			Enter polonius.
POLONIUS. Well be with you, gentlemen.			Polonius. Sei in you, herren.
HAMLET. Hark you, Guildenstern, and you too, at each ear a hearer. That			HAMLET. Hark yourself, Guildenstern and you also a listener on every ear. That
great baby you see there is not yet out of his swaddling clouts.			Great baby that you see that it has not yet come out outside of his wrapped strokes.
ROSENCRANTZ. Happily he’s the second time come to them; for they say an			Roscrantz. Fortunately, he is the second time to them; Because they say one
old man is twice a child.			The old man is one child twice.
HAMLET. I will prophesy he comes to tell me of the players. Mark			HAMLET. I will predict, he comes to tell myself about the players. To mark
it.—You say right, sir: for a Monday morning ’twas so indeed.			It. You really say, Sir: For a Monday morning that is indeed.
POLONIUS. My lord, I have news to tell you.			Polonius. My Lord, I have news that I can tell you.
HAMLET. My lord, I have news to tell you. When Roscius was an actor in			HAMLET. My Lord, I have news that I can tell you. When Roscius was an actor
Rome—			Rom-
POLONIUS. The actors are come hither, my lord.			Polonius. The actors came here, my Lord.
HAMLET. Buzz, buzz.			WEILER. Buzz, Buzz.
POLONIUS. Upon my honour.			Polonius. According to my honor.
HAMLET. Then came each actor on his ass—			HAMLET. Then every actor came on his ass -
POLONIUS. The best actors in the world, either for tragedy, comedy,			Polonius. The best actors in the world, either because of tragedy, comedy,
history, pastoral, pastoral-comical, historical-pastoral,			History, pastoral, pastoral-comic, historical-pastoral,
tragical-historical, tragical-comical-historical-pastoral, scene			tragic-historical, tragic-comic-historical-pastoral scene
individable, or poem unlimited. Seneca cannot be too heavy, nor Plautus			Individual or poem unlimited. Seneca cannot be too heavy, nor plautus
too light, for the law of writ and the liberty. These are the only men.			Too bright, for the law of writing and freedom. These are the only men.
HAMLET. O Jephthah, judge of Israel, what a treasure hadst thou!			HAMLET. O Jephthah, judge of Israel, what kind of treasure you were!
POLONIUS. What treasure had he, my lord?			Polonius. What did he have, my Lord?
HAMLET. Why— ’One fair daughter, and no more, The which he loved			HAMLET. Why - a beautiful daughter and not that he loved he loved
passing well.’			go well. "
POLONIUS. [_Aside._] Still on my daughter.			Polonius. [_ASIDE._] still on my daughter.
HAMLET. Am I not i’ th’ right, old Jephthah?			HAMLET. Am I not the right old Jephthah?
POLONIUS. If you call me Jephthah, my lord, I have a daughter that I			Polonius. If you call me Jephthah, my Lord, I have a daughter I have
love passing well.			I love going well.
HAMLET. Nay, that follows not.			HAMLET. No, that doesn't follow.
POLONIUS. What follows then, my lord?			Polonius. Then what does it follow?
HAMLET. Why, As by lot, God wot, and then, you know, It came to pass,			HAMLET. Why, as from Lot, God, and then, you know, it came to pass,
as most like it was. The first row of the pious chanson will show you			as it was the most. The first row of pious chanson will show you
more. For look where my abridgement comes.			more. For the view where my cut comes.
Enter four or five Players.			Enter four or five players.
You are welcome, masters, welcome all. I am glad to see thee well.			Like to happen, master, welcome everyone. I am glad to see you well.
Welcome, good friends. O, my old friend! Thy face is valanc’d since I			Welcome, good friends. Oh, my old friend! Your face has been brave since me
saw thee last. Com’st thou to beard me in Denmark? What, my young lady			Last saw you. Are you coming to farmers in Denmark? What, my young lady
and mistress! By’r lady, your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when I			And mistress! From the lady, her ladyship is closer to heaven than when I
saw you last, by the altitude of a chopine. Pray God your voice, like a			I last saw you at the height of a Chopine. Pray God your voice, like one
piece of uncurrent gold, be not cracked within the ring. Masters, you			Piece uncomplicated gold, not cracked in the ring. Master, you
are all welcome. We’ll e’en to’t like French falconers, fly at anything			are all welcome. We won't like to like French falcons to fly with anything
we see. We’ll have a speech straight. Come, give us a taste of your			We see. We'll have a speech. Come on, give us a taste of yours
quality. Come, a passionate speech.			Quality. Come on, a passionate speech.
FIRST PLAYER. What speech, my lord?			First player. Which speech, sir?
HAMLET. I heard thee speak me a speech once, but it was never acted, or			HAMLET. I heard a speech to you, but she was never acted, or
if it was, not above once, for the play, I remember, pleased not the			If it wasn't even over the piece for the piece, I remember
million, ’twas caviare to the general. But it was—as I received it, and			Million, "wore Caviare to the General. But it was - as I received it, and
others, whose judgments in such matters cried in the top of mine—an			Others whose judgments in such matters in my cried - on
excellent play, well digested in the scenes, set down with as much			Excellent game, digested well in the scenes, defined with so much
modesty as cunning. I remember one said there were no sallets in the			Modesty as cunning. I remember that one said it was not a sallets in the
lines to make the matter savoury, nor no matter in the phrase that			Lines to make the matter tasty or no matter in the phrase that
might indite the author of affectation, but called it an honest method,			Could involve the author of affects, but called it an honest method.
as wholesome as sweet, and by very much more handsome than fine. One			As healthy and sweet and much nicer than okay. One
speech in it, I chiefly loved. ’Twas Aeneas’ tale to Dido, and			Talk in it, I mainly loved. ’Twas aeneas' story about Dido and
thereabout of it especially where he speaks of Priam’s slaughter. If it			He also speaks of Priam's slaughter. If it
live in your memory, begin at this line, let me see, let me see: _The			Live in your memory, start in this line, let me see, let me see: _die
rugged Pyrrhus, like th’ Hyrcanian beast,—_ It is not so: it begins			Rugged pyrrhus, like the Hyrcan animal, - _ It's not like that: it starts
with Pyrrhus— _The rugged Pyrrhus, he whose sable arms, Black as his			With Pyrrhus - _ the robust pyrrhus, who the Sable -Arms Black like his
purpose, did the night resemble When he lay couched in the ominous			The goal was similar to the night when he lay down in the threatening bed
horse, Hath now this dread and black complexion smear’d With heraldry			Horse, now this fear and black complexion has smeared with heraldry
more dismal. Head to foot Now is he total gules, horridly trick’d With			Darker. Head up to foot now he is total gules who cheated it terribly
blood of fathers, mothers, daughters, sons, Bak’d and impasted with the			Blood of fathers, mothers, daughters, sons, bak'd and falsified with the
parching streets, That lend a tyrannous and a damned light To their			Streets store streets that give it a tyrannical and damn light
vile murders. Roasted in wrath and fire, And thus o’ersized with			hideous murders. Roasted in anger and fire and thus with the procedure with
coagulate gore, With eyes like carbuncles, the hellish Pyrrhus Old			Koagulate Gore, with eyes like carbunts, the hellish pyrrhus old
grandsire Priam seeks._ So, proceed you.			Grandsire Priam is looking for.
POLONIUS. ’Fore God, my lord, well spoken, with good accent and good			Polonius. ’Before God, sir, well -spoken, with a good accent and good
discretion.			Discretion.
FIRST PLAYER. _Anon he finds him, Striking too short at Greeks. His			First player. _Anon he finds him and is too short with the Greeks. His
antique sword, Rebellious to his arm, lies where it falls, Repugnant to			Antique's sword, rebellious on his arm, lies where it falls, repulsive to his arm
command. Unequal match’d, Pyrrhus at Priam drives, in rage strikes			Command. Unequal matchs, Pyrrhus near Priam Drive, in annoyance
wide; But with the whiff and wind of his fell sword Th’unnerved father			wide; But with the touch and wind of his fallen sword, who has the united father
falls. Then senseless Ilium, Seeming to feel this blow, with flaming			Falls. Then senseless Ilium, which seemed to feel this blow, with flames
top Stoops to his base, and with a hideous crash Takes prisoner			Top bugs for its base and with a terrible crash takes prisoners
Pyrrhus’ ear. For lo, his sword, Which was declining on the milky head			Pyrrhus -ear. For Lo, his sword that decreased on the milk head
Of reverend Priam, seem’d i’ th’air to stick. So, as a painted tyrant,			From Reverend Priam, I seemed to stay. So as painted tyrants,
Pyrrhus stood, And like a neutral to his will and matter, Did nothing.			Pyrrhus got up and did nothing like a neutral for his will and matter.
But as we often see against some storm, A silence in the heavens, the			But as we often see against a storm, a silence in heaven that
rack stand still, The bold winds speechless, and the orb below As hush			Rack stand still, the strong winds speechless and the ball below as quiet
as death, anon the dreadful thunder Doth rend the region; so after			As death, the terrible thunder makes the region; so afterwards
Pyrrhus’ pause, Aroused vengeance sets him new a-work, And never did			Pyrrhus' break, excited Vengeant sets him new A-work and never did it
the Cyclops’ hammers fall On Mars’s armour, forg’d for proof eterne,			The hammers of the cyclops fall on the armor of Mars, which was made for the proof.
With less remorse than Pyrrhus’ bleeding sword Now falls on Priam. Out,			With less repentance than Pyrrhus' bleeding sword now falls on Priam. Out of,
out, thou strumpet Fortune! All you gods, In general synod, take away			Get out, you Strumpet! All them gods in general synod take away
her power; Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel, And bowl			their strength; Break all spokes and fellies from your bike and bowl
the round nave down the hill of heaven, As low as to the fiends._			The round nave through the sky of the sky, as deep as with the fabric._
POLONIUS. This is too long.			Polonius. This is too long.
HAMLET. It shall to the barber’s, with your beard.—Prythee say on. He’s			HAMLET. It becomes the hairdresser of the hairdresser with her beard. He is
for a jig or a tale of bawdry, or he sleeps. Say on; come to Hecuba.			For a template or a story of Bawdry, or he sleeps. Say on; Come to Hecuba.
FIRST PLAYER. _But who, O who, had seen the mobled queen,—_			First player. But who, oh, who had seen the bogied queen, --_
HAMLET. ‘The mobled queen’?			HAMLET. "The Moble Queen"?
POLONIUS. That’s good! ‘Mobled queen’ is good.			Polonius. It's good! "Mobled Queen" is good.
FIRST PLAYER. _Run barefoot up and down, threat’ning the flames With			First player. _Run barefoot up and down and threatens the flames
bisson rheum. A clout upon that head Where late the diadem stood, and			Bisson rheum. A blow on the head where the diadem stood late and
for a robe, About her lank and all o’erteemed loins, A blanket, in			For a robe, over your lank and all OteTetehedlenden, a blanket, in
th’alarm of fear caught up— Who this had seen, with tongue in venom			The alarm of fear has obtained - whoever saw this, with a tongue in the poison
steep’d, ’Gainst Fortune’s state would treason have pronounc’d. But if			Steep'd, "Gainst Fortunes State would have pressed treason. But if
the gods themselves did see her then, When she saw Pyrrhus make			The gods themselves saw them when they saw Pyrrhus
malicious sport In mincing with his sword her husband’s limbs, The			malignant sport in the dairy with his sword, the members of her husband, the
instant burst of clamour that she made,— Unless things mortal move them			Immediate noise
not at all,— Would have made milch the burning eyes of heaven, And			not at all, - milk would have made the burning eyes of the sky, and
passion in the gods._			Passion in the gods
POLONIUS. Look, where he has not turn’d his colour, and has tears in’s			Polonius. See where he did not turn his color and has tears in him
eyes. Pray you, no more.			Eyes. You pray, no longer.
HAMLET. ’Tis well. I’ll have thee speak out the rest of this soon.—Good			HAMLET. It is good. I'll let you say the rest soon.
my lord, will you see the players well bestowed? Do you hear, let them			My Lord, we see the players well who are well awarded? Do you hear, let them
be well used; for they are the abstracts and brief chronicles of the			be used well; Because they are the abstracts and short chronicles of the
time. After your death you were better have a bad epitaph than their			Time. After your death you have better a bad epitaph than you
ill report while you live.			I will report while you live.
POLONIUS. My lord, I will use them according to their desert.			Polonius. My Lord, I will use her according to your desert.
HAMLET. God’s bodikin, man, better. Use every man after his desert, and			HAMLET. God's bodicine, man, better. Use every man according to his desert and
who should scape whipping? Use them after your own honour and dignity.			Who should whip? Use them and dignity according to your own honor.
The less they deserve, the more merit is in your bounty. Take them in.			The less you earn, the more merits your bounty is. Take it in.
POLONIUS. Come, sirs.			Polonius. Come, sir.
HAMLET. Follow him, friends. We’ll hear a play tomorrow.			HAMLET. Follow him, friends. We will hear a piece tomorrow.
[_Exeunt Polonius with all the Players but the First._]			[_Exeunt Polonius with all players except the first._]
Dost thou hear me, old friend? Can you play _The Murder of Gonzago_?			Do you hear me, old friend? Can you play the murder of gonzago_?
FIRST PLAYER. Ay, my lord.			First player. Yes my Lord.
HAMLET. We’ll ha’t tomorrow night. You could for a need study a speech			HAMLET. We won't have tomorrow evening. You could study a speech for a necessity
of some dozen or sixteen lines, which I would set down and insert in’t,			Not of a few dozen or sixteen lines that I would put down and inserted.
could you not?			couldn't you?
FIRST PLAYER. Ay, my lord.			First player. Yes my Lord.
HAMLET. Very well. Follow that lord, and look you mock him not.			HAMLET. Very good. Follow this gentleman and see that you don't mock him.
[_Exit First Player._]			[_Exit First Player._]
[_To Rosencrantz and Guildenstern_] My good friends, I’ll leave you			[_ To Roscrantz and Guildenstern_] My good friends, I'll leave you
till night. You are welcome to Elsinore.			Until the night. You are welcome in Elsinore.
ROSENCRANTZ. Good my lord.			Roscrantz. Well my master.
[_Exeunt Rosencrantz and Guildenstern._]			[_Execunt roscrantz und guildenstern._]
HAMLET. Ay, so, God b’ wi’ ye. Now I am alone. O what a rogue and			HAMLET. Yes, God is. Now I am alone. O What a villain and
peasant slave am I! Is it not monstrous that this player here, But in a			I am a farmer slave! Is it not monstrous that this player here, but in A
fiction, in a dream of passion, Could force his soul so to his own			Fiction in a dream of passion could force his soul to his own
conceit That from her working all his visage wan’d; Tears in his eyes,			imagined that all his visa worked on her; Tears in his eyes,
distraction in’s aspect, A broken voice, and his whole function suiting			Distraction in aspect, a broken voice and its entire function fits
With forms to his conceit? And all for nothing! For Hecuba? What’s			With shapes for its imagination? And everything for nothing! For Hecuba? what is
Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba, That he should weep for her? What would			Hecuba to him or he to Hecuba that he should cry for her? What would
he do, Had he the motive and the cue for passion That I have? He would			He did, did he have the motif and the keyword for passion I have? He would
drown the stage with tears And cleave the general ear with horrid			Drown the stage with tears and split the general ear with terrible ear
speech; Make mad the guilty, and appal the free, Confound the ignorant,			Speech; Drive crazy about the guilty and confuse the ignorant, confused,
and amaze indeed, The very faculties of eyes and ears. Yet I, A dull			And astonishingly the skills of eyes and ears. But me, a boring
and muddy-mettled rascal, peak Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my			and mushy rascal, peak like John-A dreams, countless by me
cause, And can say nothing. No, not for a king Upon whose property and			Cause and cannot say anything. No, not for a king, on his property and
most dear life A damn’d defeat was made. Am I a coward? Who calls me			A damn defeat was preferred. Am I a coward? Who calls me
villain, breaks my pate across? Plucks off my beard and blows it in my			Village, breaks my pate over? Plits out my beard and blows it into mine
face? Tweaks me by the nose, gives me the lie i’ th’ throat As deep as			Face? Optimizes me on my nose, gives me the lie that I have as deep as deep as
to the lungs? Who does me this? Ha! ’Swounds, I should take it: for it			To the lungs? Who does that to me? Ha! "Schweifelt, I should take it: for that
cannot be But I am pigeon-liver’d, and lack gall To make oppression			Can't be, but I am a pigeon liver and lack gall to make oppression
bitter, or ere this I should have fatted all the region kites With this			Bitter or um, I should have filled all regional kites with it fat
slave’s offal. Bloody, bawdy villain! Remorseless, treacherous,			The slave is an overdue. Bloody, Bawdy villain! Renglos, treacherous,
lecherous, kindless villain! Oh vengeance! Why, what an ass am I! This			Lechous, friendly villain! Oh Venman! Why, what kind of ass I am! This
is most brave, That I, the son of a dear father murder’d, Prompted to			is brave that I, the son of a dear father, prompted me to do so
my revenge by heaven and hell, Must, like a whore, unpack my heart with			My revenge through heaven and hell, like a whore, has to unpack my heart
words And fall a-cursing like a very drab, A scullion! Fie upon’t! Foh!			Words and autumn A-Cursing like a very loyalty, a skullion! Fie not! FOH!
About, my brain! I have heard That guilty creatures sitting at a play,			About my brain! I heard that culprit creatures sitting in one piece, sitting,
Have by the very cunning of the scene, Been struck so to the soul that			Through the cunning of the scene, for the soul, the
presently They have proclaim’d their malefactions. For murder, though			They have currently announced their culprits. For murder, however,
it have no tongue, will speak With most miraculous organ. I’ll have			It has no tongue, will speak to the most wonderful organ. I will have
these players Play something like the murder of my father Before mine			These players play something like my father's murder in front of mine
uncle. I’ll observe his looks; I’ll tent him to the quick. If he but			Uncle. I will watch his appearance. I quickly tent him. But if he
blench, I know my course. The spirit that I have seen May be the devil,			Blench, I know my course. The spirit I saw can be the devil
and the devil hath power T’assume a pleasing shape, yea, and perhaps			And the devil has a pleasant shape, yes and maybe a pleasant shape
Out of my weakness and my melancholy, As he is very potent with such			From my weakness and my melancholy, since it is very strong with such
spirits, Abuses me to damn me. I’ll have grounds More relative than			Ghosts, abuses me to make me damn. I have a more relative reason than
this. The play’s the thing Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the			This. The piece is the thing in which I am the conscience of the
King.			King.
[_Exit._]			[_Exit._]
ACT III			We had
SCENE I. A room in the Castle.			Scene I. A room in the castle.
Enter King, Queen, Polonius, Ophelia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.			Enter the king, queen, Polonius, Ophelia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
KING. And can you by no drift of circumstance Get from him why he puts			KING. And can you get from him without drift of the circumstance why he puts it
on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With			With this confusion, which is as hard as in all his days of calm with the calm
turbulent and dangerous lunacy?			Turbulent and dangerous madness?
ROSENCRANTZ. He does confess he feels himself distracted, But from what			Roscrantz. He admits that he feels distracted, but from what
cause he will by no means speak.			because he will not speak.
GUILDENSTERN. Nor do we find him forward to be sounded, But with a			Guildenstern. We also don't find it forward to be sounded, but with a
crafty madness keeps aloof When we would bring him on to some			Clever madness stays away if we would bring him to agree
confession Of his true state.			Confession of his true state.
QUEEN. Did he receive you well?			QUEEN. Did he receive you well?
ROSENCRANTZ. Most like a gentleman.			Roscrantz. The most likely a gentleman.
GUILDENSTERN. But with much forcing of his disposition.			Guildenstern. But with a lot of forcing his disposition.
ROSENCRANTZ. Niggard of question, but of our demands, Most free in his			Roscrantz. Niggard of the question, but our demands that are most freight in his
reply.			Answer.
QUEEN. Did you assay him to any pastime?			QUEEN. Did you test it for a pastime?
ROSENCRANTZ. Madam, it so fell out that certain players We o’er-raught			Roscrantz. Madam, it failed that certain players we make out
on the way. Of these we told him, And there did seem in him a kind of			on road. We told him and it seemed to be a kind of him
joy To hear of it. They are about the court, And, as I think, they have			Joy to hear about it. It's about the dish and I think you have
already order This night to play before him.			Order this night to play in front of him.
POLONIUS. ’Tis most true; And he beseech’d me to entreat your Majesties			Polonius. It is true; And he asked me to ask her majesties
To hear and see the matter.			Listen and see the thing.
KING. With all my heart; and it doth much content me To hear him so			KING. From the bottom of my heart; And it is very happy to hear him like this
inclin’d. Good gentlemen, give him a further edge, And drive his			Tilt. Good gentlemen, give him another advantage and drive with him
purpose on to these delights.			Purpose to these joys.
ROSENCRANTZ. We shall, my lord.			Roscrantz. We will, Lord.
[_Exeunt Rosencrantz and Guildenstern._]			[_Execunt roscrantz und guildenstern._]
KING. Sweet Gertrude, leave us too, For we have closely sent for Hamlet			KING. Sweet Gertrude, leave us too, because we sent closer to Hamlet
hither, That he, as ’twere by accident, may here Affront Ophelia. Her			Here he can organize Ophelia here. she
father and myself, lawful espials, Will so bestow ourselves that,			Father and I, lawful espials, will give us this,
seeing unseen, We may of their encounter frankly judge, And gather by			If we see invisibly, we can honestly judge and gather from your encounter
him, as he is behav’d, If’t be th’affliction of his love or no That			Him how he is behaving, if not the openness of his love or no, that
thus he suffers for.			So he suffers.
QUEEN. I shall obey you. And for your part, Ophelia, I do wish That			QUEEN. I will obey you. And for her part, Ophelia, I wish that
your good beauties be the happy cause Of Hamlet’s wildness: so shall I			Your good beauties are the happy thing for Hamlet's wildness: so I should
hope your virtues Will bring him to his wonted way again, To both your			I hope your virtues will bring him back into his obtained path
honours.			Honors.
OPHELIA. Madam, I wish it may.			Ophelia. Madam, I wish it can.
[_Exit Queen._]			[_Exit Queen._]
POLONIUS. Ophelia, walk you here.—Gracious, so please you, We will			Polonius. Ophelia, go here.
bestow ourselves.—[_To Ophelia._] Read on this book, That show of such			Give yourself Ophelia.
an exercise may colour Your loneliness.—We are oft to blame in this,			An exercise can dye their loneliness.
’Tis too much prov’d, that with devotion’s visage And pious action we			It's too much provis
do sugar o’er The devil himself.			Make sugar over the devil itself.
KING. [_Aside._] O ’tis too true! How smart a lash that speech doth			KING. [_ASIDE._] O ’TIS too true! Like clever one is a whip that fulfills this speech
give my conscience! The harlot’s cheek, beautied with plastering art,			Give my conscience! The cheek of the Haris, lives with plaster art,
Is not more ugly to the thing that helps it Than is my deed to my most			Is not uglier for what helps him than my deed most for mine
painted word. O heavy burden!			Lacquered word. O Heavy stress!
POLONIUS. I hear him coming. Let’s withdraw, my lord.			Polonius. I hear him come. Let's retire, my Lord.
[_Exeunt King and Polonius._]			[_Exeunt King und polis._]
Enter Hamlet.			Enter Hamlet.
HAMLET. To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler			HAMLET. Being or not being, that is the question: whether it is noble
in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or			in the head to suffer the spinning and arrows of the outrageous assets, or
to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? To			Taking weapons against a sea of ​​problems and ending them against them? to
die—to sleep, No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache, and			die - to sleep, no longer; And to say by sleep, we end the heartache and
the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to: ’tis a consummation			The thousand natural shocks that heir inherit is: "It is a completion
Devoutly to be wish’d. To die, to sleep. To sleep, perchance to			Fromm, to be a wish. To die, to sleep. Sleep, sitting too
dream—ay, there’s the rub, For in that sleep of death what dreams may			Dream - Ay, there is rubbing, because in this death of death what dreams may be
come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.			If you have mixed from this mortal coil, you have to give us a break.
There’s the respect That makes calamity of so long life. For who would			There is respect that makes misfortune for so long. Because who would
bear the whips and scorns of time, The oppressor’s wrong, the proud			Wear the whip and matters of the time, the oppressor is wrong, the proud
man’s contumely, The pangs of dispriz’d love, the law’s delay, The			Man of man, consisting, the shops of the indigestible, love, the delay of the law, the
insolence of office, and the spurns That patient merit of the unworthy			Outrage and waste that the patient deserves to the unworthy
takes, When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin? Who			Takes if he could make his quietus with a bare bodkin? who
would these fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life, But			Would these fears grunt and sweat under a tired life, but
that the dread of something after death, The undiscover’d country, from			that the fear of something after death, the undiscovered country, of
whose bourn No traveller returns, puzzles the will, And makes us rather			whose bourn no traveler returns, advises the will and makes us more likely
bear those ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of? Thus			Do you wear these diseases that we have to fly to others that we don't know about not knowing? Hence
conscience does make cowards of us all, And thus the native hue of			Conscience makes us all and thus the local color of us cowards
resolution Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought, And			The solution is ill with the pale effect of thinking and sick
enterprises of great pith and moment, With this regard their currents			Companies with great marks and moment, in this regard their currents
turn awry And lose the name of action. Soft you now, The fair Ophelia!			Turn wrong and lose the name of the action. Soft you now, the beautiful Ophelia!
Nymph, in thy orisons Be all my sins remember’d.			Nymph, in your orison all my sins are reminiscent.
OPHELIA. Good my lord, How does your honour for this many a day?			Ophelia. Well, my gentleman, how do you honor your honor for this many day?
HAMLET. I humbly thank you; well, well, well.			HAMLET. Thank you humble; well well well.
OPHELIA. My lord, I have remembrances of yours That I have longed long			Ophelia. My Lord, I reminded that I longed for a long time
to re-deliver. I pray you, now receive them.			To deliver. I pray you, receive them now.
HAMLET. No, not I. I never gave you aught.			HAMLET. No, not me. I never gave you anything.
OPHELIA. My honour’d lord, you know right well you did, And with them			Ophelia. My honor, Lord, you know that you have it well and with them
words of so sweet breath compos’d As made the things more rich; their			Words of such sweet breath that made things richer; her
perfume lost, Take these again; for to the noble mind Rich gifts wax			Perfume lost, take them back; Because to the noble minds rich
poor when givers prove unkind. There, my lord.			Arm when giver turned out to be unfriendly. There, my lord.
HAMLET. Ha, ha! Are you honest?			HAMLET. Haha! Do you mean that seriously?
OPHELIA. My lord?			Ophelia. Sir?
HAMLET. Are you fair?			HAMLET. Are you fair
OPHELIA. What means your lordship?			Ophelia. What does your lordship mean?
HAMLET. That if you be honest and fair, your honesty should admit no			HAMLET. If you are honest and fair, your honesty should admit no
discourse to your beauty.			Discourse on their beauty.
OPHELIA. Could beauty, my lord, have better commerce than with honesty?			Ophelia. Could beauty, sir, have a better trade than with honesty?
HAMLET. Ay, truly; for the power of beauty will sooner transform			HAMLET. Yy, really; Because the power of beauty will change earlier
honesty from what it is to a bawd than the force of honesty can			Honesty of what it is up to a bawd as the power of honesty
translate beauty into his likeness. This was sometime a paradox, but			Translate beauty into its similarity. At some point this was a paradox, but
now the time gives it proof. I did love you once.			Now the time provides proof. I loved you once.
OPHELIA. Indeed, my lord, you made me believe so.			Ophelia. In fact, my Lord, you made me faith.
HAMLET. You should not have believed me; for virtue cannot so inoculate			HAMLET. You shouldn't have believed me; Because virtue cannot inoculate
our old stock but we shall relish of it. I loved you not.			Our age existed, but we will enjoy it. I haven't loved you.
OPHELIA. I was the more deceived.			Ophelia. I was the more deceived.
HAMLET. Get thee to a nunnery. Why wouldst thou be a breeder of			HAMLET. Take a nun monastery. Why should you be a breeder of?
sinners? I am myself indifferent honest; but yet I could accuse me of			Sinner? I am indifferent to me myself; But I was able to accuse myself
such things that it were better my mother had not borne me. I am very			My mother hadn't worn things like that that it was better. I am very
proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offences at my beck than I have			Proud, vengeful, ambitious, with more crimes in my Beck than me
thoughts to put them in, imagination to give them shape, or time to act			Thoughts you use, imagination to give you form or time to act
them in. What should such fellows as I do crawling between earth and			they in. What should such companions like me crawl between earth and and
heaven? We are arrant knaves all, believe none of us. Go thy ways to a			Heaven? We are Arrant villains all, none of us believe. Go your ways to A
nunnery. Where’s your father?			Nun monastery. Where is your father?
OPHELIA. At home, my lord.			Ophelia. At home, my lord.
HAMLET. Let the doors be shut upon him, that he may play the fool			HAMLET. Let the doors closed against him so that he can play the fool
nowhere but in’s own house. Farewell.			Nowhere in your own house. Taking leave.
OPHELIA. O help him, you sweet heavens!			Ophelia. O Help him, you sweet sky!
HAMLET. If thou dost marry, I’ll give thee this plague for thy dowry.			HAMLET. If you marry, I'll give you this plague for your dowry.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape			Be as chast as ice cream, as pure as snow, you shouldn't escape
calumny. Get thee to a nunnery, go: farewell. Or if thou wilt needs			Defamation. Get you to a nun monastery, go: Farewell. Or if you need
marry, marry a fool; for wise men know well enough what monsters you			get married, marry a fool; In wise men it know well enough what they do monsters
make of them. To a nunnery, go; and quickly too. Farewell.			make them out of them. To a nun monastery, go; And quickly too. Taking leave.
OPHELIA. O heavenly powers, restore him!			Ophelia. O Heavenly forces, restore it!
HAMLET. I have heard of your paintings too, well enough. God hath given			HAMLET. I also heard of your paintings, good enough. God gave
you one face, and you make yourselves another. You jig, you amble, and			They a face and they make themselves another. You jig, you dragging and
you lisp, and nickname God’s creatures, and make your wantonness your			They lie and call God's creatures and make their Wantoness theirs
ignorance. Go to, I’ll no more on’t, it hath made me mad. I say, we			Ignorance. Go to, I won't be anymore, it made me angry. I say we
will have no more marriages. Those that are married already, all but			will no longer have marriages. Those who are already married, anything but
one, shall live; the rest shall keep as they are. To a nunnery, go.			One should live; The rest will hold as they are. They go to a nun monastery.
[_Exit._]			[_Exit._]
OPHELIA. O, what a noble mind is here o’erthrown! The courtier’s,			Ophelia. Oh, what a noble mind is O’erthrown here! The caves ,,
soldier’s, scholar’s, eye, tongue, sword, Th’expectancy and rose of the			Soldier, scholar, eye, tongue, sword, the view and rose of the
fair state, The glass of fashion and the mould of form, Th’observ’d of			Fair state, the glass of fashion and the shape of the shape, that of the serving of
all observers, quite, quite down! And I, of ladies most deject and			All observers, at the bottom! And I, from women who are the most depressed and
wretched, That suck’d the honey of his music vows, Now see that noble			Misery, that sucked the honey of his music vows, now see so noble
and most sovereign reason, Like sweet bells jangled out of tune and			and the most sophisticated reason, like sweet bells that have come out of the vocal cunning and
harsh, That unmatch’d form and feature of blown youth Blasted with			Hard, this unsurpassed shape and property of blown young people who have been painted
ecstasy. O woe is me, T’have seen what I have seen, see what I see.			Ecstasy. O woe I am, I saw what I saw, see what I see.
Enter King and Polonius.			Enter King and Polonius.
KING. Love? His affections do not that way tend, Nor what he spake,			KING. Love? His affection does not tend to be so tendency or what he spoke,
though it lack’d form a little, Was not like madness. There’s something			Although there is a little missing, it wasn't like madness. There is something
in his soul O’er which his melancholy sits on brood, And I do doubt the			In his soul, which his melancholy sits on brood, and I doubt that
hatch and the disclose Will be some danger, which for to prevent, I			Luke and the disclosure are a danger of preventing, preventing me, me
have in quick determination Thus set it down: he shall with speed to			in quick determination so that it will determine this: it should be too
England For the demand of our neglected tribute: Haply the seas and			England for the demand of our neglected tribute: brilliant the sea and
countries different, With variable objects, shall expel This something			Countries differ with variable objects
settled matter in his heart, Whereon his brains still beating puts him			Matter in his heart, whereupon his brain is still beating
thus From fashion of himself. What think you on’t?			So off the fashion. What do you don't think?
POLONIUS. It shall do well. But yet do I believe The origin and			Polonius. It will do well. But I believe in the origin and
commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love. How now, Ophelia?			The beginning of his grief came from neglected love. How now, Ophelia?
You need not tell us what Lord Hamlet said, We heard it all. My lord,			You don't have to tell us what Lord Hamlet said, we heard everything. Sir,
do as you please, But if you hold it fit, after the play, Let his queen			Do what you want, but if you keep it fit after the game, leave his queen
mother all alone entreat him To show his grief, let her be round with			Mother all alone asks him to show his grief, let them
him, And I’ll be plac’d, so please you, in the ear Of all their			he, and I am placed, so please, in the ear of all of yours
conference. If she find him not, To England send him; or confine him			Conference. If she doesn't find him, send him to England; Or limit him
where Your wisdom best shall think.			where your wisdom should best think.
KING. It shall be so. Madness in great ones must not unwatch’d go.			KING. It should be so. Madness in great people are not allowed to go unauthorized.
[_Exeunt._]			[_Exeunt._]
SCENE II. A hall in the Castle.			Scene II. A hall in the castle.
Enter Hamlet and certain Players.			Enter Hamlet and certain players.
HAMLET. Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you,			HAMLET. Talk, I pray you when I spoke to you
trippingly on the tongue. But if you mouth it, as many of your players			Stumbling on the tongue. But if you do it, how many of your players
do, I had as lief the town-crier spoke my lines. Nor do not saw the air			Do, I had as a run, the city wreath, my lines. Also not seen the air either
too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; for in the very			Too much with your hand, so, but all use gently; For in the very
torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of passion, you must			Torrent, storm and, as I can say, we have to have a passion, they have to
acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness. O, it			Acquire and testify to a moderate that can give him smoothness. O, it
offends me to the soul to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a			I am insulted for the soul to hear a robust periwig-pated memory.
passion to tatters, to very rags, to split the ears of the groundlings,			Passion for debris, very rags to share the ears of the earth's ears,
who, for the most part, are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb			For the most part, it is only too inexplicable to be stupid
shows and noise. I would have such a fellow whipped for o’erdoing			Shows and noise. I would have whipped such a fellow man for O’erDoing
Termagant. It out-Herods Herod. Pray you avoid it.			Megar. It is Herod's Herod. Pray, you avoid it.
FIRST PLAYER. I warrant your honour.			First player. I guarantee your honor.
HAMLET. Be not too tame neither; but let your own discretion be your			HAMLET. Don't be too tame either; But let your own discretion be your own discretion
tutor. Suit the action to the word, the word to the action, with this			Tutor. Fit the action to the word, the word for action, so that
special observance, that you o’erstep not the modesty of nature; for			Special compliance that they are not the modesty of nature; to the
anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at			Everything that is so exaggerated is the purpose of playing, the end of which both at
the first and now, was and is, to hold as ’twere the mirror up to			The first and now was and is to be kept like the mirror up to
nature; to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the			Nature; To show virtue of their own feature, despise their own picture and the
very age and body of the time his form and pressure. Now, this			Very old and body of time its shape and pressure. Now that
overdone, or come tardy off, though it make the unskilful laugh, cannot			Exaggerated or late, although it can laugh, cannot
but make the judicious grieve; the censure of the which one must in			But make reasonable grief; The criticism of the one you have to
your allowance o’erweigh a whole theatre of others. O, there be players			Your allowance is an entire theater of others. O, there are players
that I have seen play—and heard others praise, and that highly—not to			that I saw how I played - and heard others, and that very much - not too
speak it profanely, that, neither having the accent of Christians, nor			Talk to it that neither the Christians nor Christians' accent, nor
the gait of Christian, pagan, nor man, have so strutted and bellowed			The course of Christian, Heiden or Mann has designed and brooded in this way
that I have thought some of Nature’s journeymen had made men, and not			that I thought that some of the people of nature did men and not
made them well, they imitated humanity so abominably.			made them well, they imitated mankind so hideiously.
FIRST PLAYER. I hope we have reform’d that indifferently with us, sir.			First player. I hope we have reformed that indifferently, Sir.
HAMLET. O reform it altogether. And let those that play your clowns			HAMLET. O Reform it as a whole. And let those who play their clowns
speak no more than is set down for them. For there be of them that will			Do not speak more than for you. Because there are of them who become
themselves laugh, to set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh			laugh even to laugh a lot of sterile spectators to laugh
too, though in the meantime some necessary question of the play be then			In the meantime, even in the meantime it will be a necessary question of the piece
to be considered. That’s villanous, and shows a most pitiful ambition			is taken into account. This is Villanous and shows an extremely miserable ambition
in the fool that uses it. Go make you ready.			In the fool who uses it. Get ready.
[_Exeunt Players._]			[_Execunt player._]
Enter Polonius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.			Enter Polonius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
How now, my lord? Will the King hear this piece of work?			How now, sir? Will the king hear this work?
POLONIUS. And the Queen too, and that presently.			Polonius. And the queen too and at the moment.
HAMLET. Bid the players make haste.			HAMLET. Offer to hurry the players.
[_Exit Polonius._]			[_Ocit polis._]
Will you two help to hasten them?			Will two help you accelerate her?
ROSENCRANTZ and GUILDENSTERN. We will, my lord.			Roscrantz and Guildenstern. We will, Lord.
[_Exeunt Rosencrantz and Guildenstern._]			[_Execunt roscrantz und guildenstern._]
HAMLET. What ho, Horatio!			HAMLET. What he, Horatio!
Enter Horatio.			Enter Horatio.
HORATIO. Here, sweet lord, at your service.			Horatio. Here, sweet lord, for your service.
HAMLET. Horatio, thou art e’en as just a man As e’er my conversation			HAMLET. Horatio, you are a man as a man like my conversation
cop’d withal.			COP'ED Withal.
HORATIO. O my dear lord.			Horatio. O My dear gentleman.
HAMLET. Nay, do not think I flatter; For what advancement may I hope			HAMLET. No, don't think I was flattering; What progress I can hope for
from thee, That no revenue hast, but thy good spirits To feed and			From you that there are no income, but to feed your good spirits and
clothe thee? Why should the poor be flatter’d? No, let the candied			dress you? Why should the poor be flattering? No, leave the candies
tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee			The tongue licking absurd pomp and greeting the pregnant hinges of the knee
Where thrift may follow fawning. Dost thou hear? Since my dear soul was			Where economy can follow after the damn. Do you hear? There was my dear soul
mistress of her choice, And could of men distinguish, her election Hath			Mistress of her choice, and was able to distinguish from men, has their choice
seal’d thee for herself. For thou hast been As one, in suffering all,			They have you for yourself. Because you were one of one to suffer in everyone,
that suffers nothing, A man that Fortune’s buffets and rewards Hast			Nothing suffers, a man who have rewarded and rewarded happiness
ta’en with equal thanks. And bles’d are those Whose blood and judgment			Ta'en with the same thanks. And bles would be those whose blood and judgment
are so well co-mingled That they are not a pipe for Fortune’s finger To			are so well connected that they are not a pipe for Fortune's finger
sound what stop she please. Give me that man That is not passion’s			Sound, which she stops. Give me this man who is not a passion
slave, and I will wear him In my heart’s core, ay, in my heart of			Slave, and I will wear it in the core of my heart, ay, in my heart of
heart, As I do thee. Something too much of this. There is a play			Heart as I do you. A little too much of it. There is a piece
tonight before the King. One scene of it comes near the circumstance			Tonight before the king. A scene of it comes close to the fact
Which I have told thee, of my father’s death. I prythee, when thou			What I told you about my father's death. I pryhee when you
see’st that act a-foot, Even with the very comment of thy soul Observe			See this Act A-Foot, also watch with the comment of your soul
mine uncle. If his occulted guilt Do not itself unkennel in one speech,			my uncle. If his occult guilt in a speech is not a unknown itself,
It is a damned ghost that we have seen; And my imaginations are as foul			It is a damn spirit that we have seen; And my imagination are so bad
As Vulcan’s stithy. Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet			As Vulcan's Stight. Give him a secret note; Because I my eyes become pleasant
to his face; And after we will both our judgments join In censure of			to his face; And after we will join our two judgments of the criticism of
his seeming.			Be apparently.
HORATIO. Well, my lord. If he steal aught the whilst this play is			Horatio. Well, my lord. When he steal something, that's that this piece is
playing, And scape detecting, I will pay the theft.			I play and scape recognition, I will pay the theft.
HAMLET. They are coming to the play. I must be idle. Get you a place.			HAMLET. They come to the piece. I have to be idle. Get a place.
Danish march. A flourish. Enter King, Queen, Polonius, Ophelia,			Danish march. A flowering. Enter king, queen, Polonius, Ophelia,
Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and others.			Roscrantz, Guildenstern and others.
KING. How fares our cousin Hamlet?			KING. How is our cousin Hamlet?
HAMLET. Excellent, i’ faith; of the chameleon’s dish: I eat the air,			HAMLET. Excellent, I am believe; of Chameleon's court: I eat the air,
promise-crammed: you cannot feed capons so.			Promising: You cannot feed the Kapons.
KING. I have nothing with this answer, Hamlet; these words are not			KING. I have nothing with this answer, Hamlet; These words are not
mine.			Mine.
HAMLET. No, nor mine now. [_To Polonius._] My lord, you play’d once i’			HAMLET. No, still mean now. [_TO Polonius._] My Lord, you play once.
th’university, you say?			That, you say?
POLONIUS. That did I, my lord, and was accounted a good actor.			Polonius. I have, my Lord, and was taken into account as a good actor.
HAMLET. What did you enact?			HAMLET. What did you close?
POLONIUS. I did enact Julius Caesar. I was kill’d i’ th’ Capitol.			Polonius. I enacted Julius Caesar. I was killed.
Brutus killed me.			Brutus killed me.
HAMLET. It was a brute part of him to kill so capital a calf there. Be			HAMLET. It was a brutal part of him to kill a calf there. Be
the players ready?			The players ready?
ROSENCRANTZ. Ay, my lord; they stay upon your patience.			Roscrantz. Yes my Lord; You stay on your patience.
QUEEN. Come hither, my dear Hamlet, sit by me.			QUEEN. Come here, my dear hamlet, sit with me.
HAMLET. No, good mother, here’s metal more attractive.			HAMLET. No, good mother, metal is more attractive here.
POLONIUS. [_To the King._] O ho! do you mark that?			Polonius. [_ To King._] O HO! Do you mark that?
HAMLET. Lady, shall I lie in your lap?			HAMLET. Lady, should I lie in your lap?
[_Lying down at Ophelia’s feet._]			[_ Lying on Ophelias feet._]
OPHELIA. No, my lord.			Ophelia. NO SIR.
HAMLET. I mean, my head upon your lap?			HAMLET. I mean my head on your lap?
OPHELIA. Ay, my lord.			Ophelia. Yes my Lord.
HAMLET. Do you think I meant country matters?			HAMLET. Do you think I meant land questions?
OPHELIA. I think nothing, my lord.			Ophelia. I don't think anything, sir.
HAMLET. That’s a fair thought to lie between maids’ legs.			HAMLET. This is a fair idea of ​​lying between the legs of the maids.
OPHELIA. What is, my lord?			Ophelia. What is, sir?
HAMLET. Nothing.			HAMLET. Nothing.
OPHELIA. You are merry, my lord.			Ophelia. You are happy, sir.
HAMLET. Who, I?			HAMLET. Who I?
OPHELIA. Ay, my lord.			Ophelia. Yes my Lord.
HAMLET. O God, your only jig-maker! What should a man do but be merry?			HAMLET. O God, your only jigmaker! What should a man do than being happy?
For look you how cheerfully my mother looks, and my father died			For the view of how happy my mother looks and my father died
within’s two hours.			within two hours.
OPHELIA. Nay, ’tis twice two months, my lord.			Ophelia. No, twice two months, my gentleman.
HAMLET. So long? Nay then, let the devil wear black, for I’ll have a			HAMLET. As long as? No, let the devil wear black because I have one
suit of sables. O heavens! die two months ago, and not forgotten yet?			Suit of Sables. O heaven! Die two months ago and don't forget yet?
Then there’s hope a great man’s memory may outlive his life half a			Then there is hope that a big man can be remembered, his life can survive
year. But by’r lady, he must build churches then; or else shall he			Year. But then he has to build churches from the lady; Or otherwise he should
suffer not thinking on, with the hobby-horse, whose epitaph is ‘For, O,			Do not think about it, with the hobby horse, whose epitaph is “for, o,
for O, the hobby-horse is forgot!’			The hobby horse will be forgotten for O! "
Trumpets sound. The dumb show enters.			Trumpets sound. The stupid show occurs.
_Enter a King and a Queen very lovingly; the Queen embracing him and he			_ Enter a king and a queen very lovingly; The queen hugs him and he
her. She kneels, and makes show of protestation unto him. He takes her			She. She kneels and shows him protests against him. He takes them
up, and declines his head upon her neck. Lays him down upon a bank of			High and rejects his head on her neck. Put it on a bench of
flowers. She, seeing him asleep, leaves him. Anon comes in a fellow,			Flower. She and sees him sleeping, leaves him. Anon comes to a guy, colleagues,
takes off his crown, kisses it, pours poison in the King’s ears, and			If his crown takes out, kisses it, pours poison into the king's ears, and
exits. The Queen returns, finds the King dead, and makes passionate			Outputs. The queen returns, finds the king dead and makes you passionate
action. The Poisoner with some three or four Mutes, comes in again,			Action. The poison with about three or four silent shakes comes in again,
seeming to lament with her. The dead body is carried away. The Poisoner			seem to complain with her. The body is carried away. The poisonous
woos the Queen with gifts. She seems loth and unwilling awhile, but in			Woos the queen with gifts. She seems to be loth and unwilling, but in
the end accepts his love._			The end accepts his love ._
[_Exeunt._]			[_Exeunt._]
OPHELIA. What means this, my lord?			Ophelia. What does that mean, my Lord?
HAMLET. Marry, this is miching mallicho; it means mischief.			HAMLET. Marriage, that's Miching Mallicho; It means mischief.
OPHELIA. Belike this show imports the argument of the play.			Ophelia. Berye imports this show the argument of the piece.
Enter Prologue.			Enter prologue.
HAMLET. We shall know by this fellow: the players cannot keep counsel;			HAMLET. We will know from this guy: the players cannot keep advice;
they’ll tell all.			You will tell everything.
OPHELIA. Will they tell us what this show meant?			Ophelia. Will you tell us what this show meant?
HAMLET. Ay, or any show that you’ll show him. Be not you ashamed to			HAMLET. Ay or a show that you will show him. Don't be ashamed
show, he’ll not shame to tell you what it means.			Show, he won't shape himself, tell you what it means.
OPHELIA. You are naught, you are naught: I’ll mark the play.			Ophelia. You are nothing, you are nothing: I will mark the piece.
PROLOGUE. _For us, and for our tragedy, Here stooping to your clemency,			PROLOG. _ For us and for our tragedy here, which bend down to their grace,
We beg your hearing patiently._			We ask for patient.
HAMLET. Is this a prologue, or the posy of a ring?			HAMLET. Is that a prologue or the posse of a ring?
OPHELIA. ’Tis brief, my lord.			Ophelia. It is short, sir.
HAMLET. As woman’s love.			HAMLET. As the love of the woman.
Enter a King and a Queen.			Enter a king and a queen.
PLAYER KING. Full thirty times hath Phoebus’ cart gone round Neptune’s			Player King. Phoebus' shopping cart around Neptuns has gone a full thirty times
salt wash and Tellus’ orbed ground, And thirty dozen moons with			Salzwaschen and Tellus ornaments and thirty dozen moons with
borrow’d sheen About the world have times twelve thirties been, Since			Borrowing had been since the world since twelve thirties
love our hearts, and Hymen did our hands Unite commutual in most sacred			Love our hearts and the hymen combined our hands in most sacred dishes
bands.			Bands.
PLAYER QUEEN. So many journeys may the sun and moon Make us again count			Player Queen. So many trips may let us count the sun and moon again
o’er ere love be done. But, woe is me, you are so sick of late, So far			O’er marriage to be love. But I am me, you've been so full recently
from cheer and from your former state, That I distrust you. Yet, though			I distrust her of cheers and her former state. Yes but
I distrust, Discomfort you, my lord, it nothing must: For women’s fear			I measure, uncomfortable, my Lord, nothing has to be done: Fear for women
and love holds quantity, In neither aught, or in extremity. Now what my			And love keeps quantity, neither in something nor in the end. Now what mine
love is, proof hath made you know, And as my love is siz’d, my fear is			Love is, the proof has met her, and what my love is is my fear, my fear
so. Where love is great, the littlest doubts are fear; Where little			So. Where love is great, the smallest doubts are fear; Where little
fears grow great, great love grows there.			The fears grow great, great love grows there.
PLAYER KING. Faith, I must leave thee, love, and shortly too: My			Player King. Believe, I have to leave you, love and shortly: mine
operant powers their functions leave to do: And thou shalt live in this			Operant makes her functions to do: and you should live in it
fair world behind, Honour’d, belov’d, and haply one as kind For husband			Fair world behind it, honored, Belov
shalt thou—			should you -
PLAYER QUEEN. O confound the rest. Such love must needs be treason in			Player Queen. O confuse the rest. This love must be betrayal
my breast. In second husband let me be accurst! None wed the second but			My breast. In the second husband let me be an accurst! Nobody married the second
who kill’d the first.			Who killed the first.
HAMLET. [_Aside._] Wormwood, wormwood.			WEILER. [_Aside._] wormwood, wormwood.
PLAYER QUEEN. The instances that second marriage move Are base respects			Player Queen. The cases in which the move of second marriage is based
of thrift, but none of love. A second time I kill my husband dead, When			of economy, but no love. A second time I kill my husband dead when
second husband kisses me in bed.			The second husband kisses me in bed.
PLAYER KING. I do believe you think what now you speak; But what we do			Player King. I think you think what you are talking about now. But what we do
determine, oft we break. Purpose is but the slave to memory, Of violent			We often determine when we break. The purpose is only the slave to memory, from violent
birth, but poor validity: Which now, like fruit unripe, sticks on the			Birth, but bad validity: what now, how fruits are immature, sticks on
tree, But fall unshaken when they mellow be. Most necessary ’tis that			Tree, but fall unwashed when they mitigate. The most necessary is that
we forget To pay ourselves what to ourselves is debt. What to ourselves			We forget to pay ourselves what is owe to ourselves. What for us
in passion we propose, The passion ending, doth the purpose lose. The			In the passion that we suggest, passion solves the purpose. That
violence of either grief or joy Their own enactures with themselves			Violence of grief or joy that enact their own conclusions with themselves
destroy. Where joy most revels, grief doth most lament; Grief joys, joy			destroy. Where the joy is most indulging, the grief is the most complaint; Grief joy, joy
grieves, on slender accident. This world is not for aye; nor ’tis not			Trust on a slim accident. This world is not for Aye; not yet
strange That even our loves should with our fortunes change, For ’tis a			Strange that our love should change with our assets, because it is a
question left us yet to prove, Whether love lead fortune, or else			The question was to be proven to us whether the dear LED assets or otherwise
fortune love. The great man down, you mark his favourite flies, The			Love of luck. The big man down, mark his favorite flying, who
poor advanc’d makes friends of enemies; And hitherto doth love on			Bad advances make friends of enemies; And so far love love
fortune tend: For who not needs shall never lack a friend, And who in			Assets tend to do this: Because if you don't need, you will never be missing a friend and who in
want a hollow friend doth try, Directly seasons him his enemy. But			I want a high friend try to organize him directly with his enemy. but
orderly to end where I begun, Our wills and fates do so contrary run			to end properly where I started
That our devices still are overthrown. Our thoughts are ours, their			That our devices are still falling. Our thoughts belong to ours, theirs, theirs
ends none of our own. So think thou wilt no second husband wed, But die			Nothing ends by us. So think you won't marry a second husband, but die
thy thoughts when thy first lord is dead.			Your thoughts when your first gentleman is dead.
PLAYER QUEEN. Nor earth to me give food, nor heaven light, Sport and			Player Queen. The earth still gives food for me, still sky light, sport and
repose lock from me day and night, To desperation turn my trust and			calm castle of me day and night, turn to despair my trust and
hope, An anchor’s cheer in prison be my scope, Each opposite that			Hope, an anchor in prison cheered my riflescope, each other
blanks the face of joy, Meet what I would have well, and it destroy!			Leaves the face of joy, meet what I would have well and destroy it!
Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife, If, once a widow, ever I			Both here and here and pursue me permanent arguments once I have a widow, I ever
be wife.			Be a woman.
HAMLET. [_To Ophelia._] If she should break it now.			HAMLET. [_TO OPHELIA._] If she should break it now.
PLAYER KING. ’Tis deeply sworn. Sweet, leave me here awhile. My spirits			Player King. It is sworn deep. Sweet, let me here for a while. My mood
grow dull, and fain I would beguile The tedious day with sleep.			Grows boring and I would seduce the tedious day with sleep.
[_Sleeps._]			[_Sleeps._]
PLAYER QUEEN. Sleep rock thy brain, And never come mischance between us			Player Queen. Slapsen your brain and never infall between us
twain.			Twain.
[_Exit._]			[_Exit._]
HAMLET. Madam, how like you this play?			HAMLET. Madam, how do you like this game?
QUEEN. The lady protests too much, methinks.			QUEEN. The lady protests too much, crush.
HAMLET. O, but she’ll keep her word.			HAMLET. Oh, but she will keep her word.
KING. Have you heard the argument? Is there no offence in’t?			KING. Did you hear the argument? Is there no insult?
HAMLET. No, no, they do but jest, poison in jest; no offence i’ th’			HAMLET. No, no, you do, but joke, poison in joke; No insult, I 'th'
world.			World.
KING. What do you call the play?			KING. What do you call the piece?
HAMLET. _The Mousetrap._ Marry, how? Tropically. This play is the image			HAMLET. _The mousetrap._ Marriage, how? Tropical. This game is the picture
of a murder done in Vienna. Gonzago is the Duke’s name, his wife			of a murder in Vienna. Gonzago is the name of the Duke, his wife
Baptista: you shall see anon; ’tis a knavish piece of work: but what o’			Baptista: You should see Anon; "It's a navic piece of work: but what o"
that? Your majesty, and we that have free souls, it touches us not. Let			the? Your Majesty, and we who have free souls, do not touch us. To let
the gall’d jade wince; our withers are unwrung.			The gall was jade; Our Wither is unpacked.
Enter Lucianus.			ENTER Lucia.
This is one Lucianus, nephew to the King.			This is a Lucianus, nephew for the king.
OPHELIA. You are a good chorus, my lord.			Ophelia. You are a good chorus, my master.
HAMLET. I could interpret between you and your love, if I could see the			HAMLET. I could interpret between you and your love if I could see that
puppets dallying.			From dolls.
OPHELIA. You are keen, my lord, you are keen.			Ophelia. You are enthusiastic, sir, you are enthusiastic.
HAMLET. It would cost you a groaning to take off my edge.			HAMLET. It would moan you to take off my edge.
OPHELIA. Still better, and worse.			Ophelia. Still better and worse.
HAMLET. So you mistake your husbands.—Begin, murderer. Pox, leave thy			HAMLET. So you confuse your husband. - Begin, murderer. Pockpox, leave yours
damnable faces, and begin. Come, the croaking raven doth bellow for			Damned faces and start. Come on, the croaking raven is roar
revenge.			Hacked.
LUCIANUS. Thoughts black, hands apt, drugs fit, and time agreeing,			Lucianus. Thoughts black, hands apt, drugs fit and compatible time,
Confederate season, else no creature seeing; Thou mixture rank, of			Confederated season, otherwise no creature; You mix rank from
midnight weeds collected, With Hecate’s ban thrice blasted, thrice			Collected weeds, with Hecate's ban three times thirally, three times blown up, three times,
infected, Thy natural magic and dire property On wholesome life usurp			Infected, your natural magic and direct property in healthy life usurp
immediately.			instantly.
[_Pours the poison into the sleeper’s ears._]			[_Pours the poison in the ears of the sleep ._]
HAMLET. He poisons him i’ th’garden for’s estate. His name’s Gonzago.			HAMLET. He poisoned it. His name is Gonzago.
The story is extant, and written in very choice Italian. You shall see			The story is still present and in a very choice in Italian. You should see
anon how the murderer gets the love of Gonzago’s wife.			Anon, how the murderer gets the love for Gonzago's wife.
OPHELIA. The King rises.			Ophelia. The king rises.
HAMLET. What, frighted with false fire?			HAMLET. What, fear of false fire?
QUEEN. How fares my lord?			QUEEN. How is it, my Lord?
POLONIUS. Give o’er the play.			Polonius. Give the piece.
KING. Give me some light. Away.			KING. Give me some light. A way.
All. Lights, lights, lights.			All. Lights, lights, lights.
[_Exeunt all but Hamlet and Horatio._]			[_Execunt all except hamlet and Horatio._]
HAMLET. Why, let the strucken deer go weep, The hart ungalled play; For			HAMLET. Why, let the truck go -the hard, the inconvenient game; To the
some must watch, while some must sleep, So runs the world away. Would			Some have to watch while others have to sleep, so the world runs away. Want
not this, sir, and a forest of feathers, if the rest of my fortunes			Not that, sir and a springs forest when the rest of my fate
turn Turk with me; with two Provincial roses on my razed shoes, get me			Turn the Turk with; Get me with two provincial roses on my destroyed shoes, get me
a fellowship in a cry of players, sir?			A scholarship in a scream of players, sir?
HORATIO. Half a share.			Horatio. Half a share.
HAMLET. A whole one, I. For thou dost know, O Damon dear, This realm			HAMLET. A whole, me. Because you know, oh damon treasure, this empire
dismantled was Of Jove himself, and now reigns here A very,			It was dismantled by Jove himself and now rules a very, very, very, very,
very—pajock.			Very - Pajock.
HORATIO. You might have rhymed.			Horatio. You could have rhymed.
HAMLET. O good Horatio, I’ll take the ghost’s word for a thousand			HAMLET. O Good Horatio, I will take the word of the mind for a thousand
pound. Didst perceive?			Pound. Did you perceive?
HORATIO. Very well, my lord.			Horatio. Very good, my gentleman.
HAMLET. Upon the talk of the poisoning?			HAMLET. After conversation of the poisoning?
HORATIO. I did very well note him.			Horatio. I did it very well.
HAMLET. Ah, ha! Come, some music. Come, the recorders. For if the king			HAMLET. Ah, ha! Come on, some music. Come on the recorder. For if the king
like not the comedy, Why then, belike he likes it not, perdie. Come,			Like not the comedy, why then, he doesn't like it, perdie. Come,
some music.			Music.
Enter Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.			Enter Roscrantz and Guildenstern.
GUILDENSTERN. Good my lord, vouchsafe me a word with you.			Guildenstern. Well, my gentleman, bend me a word with you.
HAMLET. Sir, a whole history.			HAMLET. Sir, a whole story.
GUILDENSTERN. The King, sir—			Guildenstern. The king, sir -
HAMLET. Ay, sir, what of him?			HAMLET. Ay, sir, what about him?
GUILDENSTERN. Is in his retirement, marvellous distempered.			Guildenstern. Is in his retirement, wonderful distemper.
HAMLET. With drink, sir?			HAMLET. With drink, sir?
GUILDENSTERN. No, my lord; rather with choler.			Guildenstern. No sir; Rather with choler.
HAMLET. Your wisdom should show itself more richer to signify this to			HAMLET. Your wisdom should be richer to describe this
the doctor, for me to put him to his purgation would perhaps plunge him			The doctor, so that I would put him in his purgatory, might overthrow him
into far more choler.			In far more cholers.
GUILDENSTERN. Good my lord, put your discourse into some frame, and			Guildenstern. Well my master, put your discourse into a framework and
start not so wildly from my affair.			Don't start so wild from my affair.
HAMLET. I am tame, sir, pronounce.			HAMLET. I am tame, sir, pronounce.
GUILDENSTERN. The Queen your mother, in most great affliction of			Guildenstern. The queen, your mother, in great distress of
spirit, hath sent me to you.			Spirit, sent me to you.
HAMLET. You are welcome.			HAMLET. You are welcome.
GUILDENSTERN. Nay, good my lord, this courtesy is not of the right			Guildenstern. No, well my gentleman, this courtesy is not of the right
breed. If it shall please you to make me a wholesome answer, I will do			breed. If you want it to give me a healthy answer, I'll do it
your mother’s commandment; if not, your pardon and my return shall be			The commandment of her mother; If not, your forgiveness and my return should be
the end of my business.			The end of my business.
HAMLET. Sir, I cannot.			HAMLET. Sir, I can't.
GUILDENSTERN. What, my lord?			Guildenstern. What, Lord?
HAMLET. Make you a wholesome answer. My wit’s diseased. But, sir, such			HAMLET. Make a healthy answer. My joke is ill. But, sir, so
answer as I can make, you shall command; or rather, as you say, my			Answer as I can do, you will order; Or rather, as you say mine
mother. Therefore no more, but to the matter. My mother, you say,—			Mother. Therefore no longer, but in the matter. My mother, you say - - -
ROSENCRANTZ. Then thus she says: your behaviour hath struck her into			Roscrantz. Then she says like this: her behavior entered her
amazement and admiration.			Astonishment and admiration.
HAMLET. O wonderful son, that can so stonish a mother! But is there no			HAMLET. O Wonderful son, a mother can do that so stipe! But there are none
sequel at the heels of this mother’s admiration?			Continuation of the heels of admiring this mother?
ROSENCRANTZ. She desires to speak with you in her closet ere you go to			Roscrantz. She wants to speak to them in her closet before going
bed.			Bed.
HAMLET. We shall obey, were she ten times our mother. Have you any			HAMLET. We will obey, they were ten times our mother. Do you have any
further trade with us?			Further trade with us?
ROSENCRANTZ. My lord, you once did love me.			Roscrantz. My Lord, you loved me once.
HAMLET. And so I do still, by these pickers and stealers.			HAMLET. And so I still do these pickers and stealers.
ROSENCRANTZ. Good my lord, what is your cause of distemper? You do			Roscrantz. Well, my master, what is your cause of staupe? they do
surely bar the door upon your own liberty if you deny your griefs to			Certainly exclude the door on your own freedom when you deny your grief
your friend.			Your friend.
HAMLET. Sir, I lack advancement.			HAMLET. Sir, I'm missing.
ROSENCRANTZ. How can that be, when you have the voice of the King			Roscrantz. How can it be if you have the king's voice?
himself for your succession in Denmark?			Even for your successor in Denmark?
HAMLET. Ay, sir, but while the grass grows—the proverb is something			HAMLET. Ay, sir, but while the grass grows - the saying is something
musty.			musty.
Re-enter the Players with recorders.			Visit the players again with recorders.
O, the recorders. Let me see one.—To withdraw with you, why do you go			O, the recorder. Let me see one. - To withdraw with them, why are you going?
about to recover the wind of me, as if you would drive me into a toil?			In the process of recovering the wind from me, as if they were going to drive me into a trouble?
GUILDENSTERN. O my lord, if my duty be too bold, my love is too			Guildenstern. O My Lord, if my duty is too brave, is my love too
unmannerly.			naughty.
HAMLET. I do not well understand that. Will you play upon this pipe?			HAMLET. I don't understand that well. Will you play on this pipe?
GUILDENSTERN. My lord, I cannot.			Guildenstern. My Lord, I can't.
HAMLET. I pray you.			HAMLET. I pray you.
GUILDENSTERN. Believe me, I cannot.			Guildenstern. Believe me, I can't.
HAMLET. I do beseech you.			HAMLET. I give you.
GUILDENSTERN. I know no touch of it, my lord.			Guildenstern. I don't know a touch of it, my master.
HAMLET. ’Tis as easy as lying: govern these ventages with your finger			HAMLET. It's as simple as lying: Use these ventures with your finger
and thumb, give it breath with your mouth, and it will discourse most			And thumb, give him your breath with your mouth and it will discuss the most
eloquent music. Look you, these are the stops.			eloquent music. Take a look, that's the stops.
GUILDENSTERN. But these cannot I command to any utterance of harmony. I			Guildenstern. But I cannot order these to express harmony. I
have not the skill.			do not have the ability.
HAMLET. Why, look you now, how unworthy a thing you make of me! You			HAMLET. Why, take a look at how unworthy are you from me! You
would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck			would play on me; You would know my stops; You would pluck
out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to			From the heart of my secret; You would get me from my lowest note
the top of my compass; and there is much music, excellent voice, in			The tip of my compass; And there is a lot of music, excellent voice, in
this little organ, yet cannot you make it speak. ’Sblood, do you think			This little organ, but you cannot let it speak. "Sblood, do you think?
I am easier to be played on than a pipe? Call me what instrument you			I'm easier to play than a pipe? Call me which instrument you
will, though you can fret me, you cannot play upon me.			If you can annoy me, you can't play on me.
Enter Polonius.			Enter polonius.
God bless you, sir.			God bless you, sir.
POLONIUS. My lord, the Queen would speak with you, and presently.			Polonius. My lord, the queen would speak to you and now.
HAMLET. Do you see yonder cloud that’s almost in shape of a camel?			HAMLET. Do you see Yonder Cloud, which is almost in the form of a camel?
POLONIUS. By the mass, and ’tis like a camel indeed.			Polonius. Indeed through the fair and like a camel.
HAMLET. Methinks it is like a weasel.			HAMLET. I think it's like a weasel.
POLONIUS. It is backed like a weasel.			Polonius. It is supported like a weasel.
HAMLET. Or like a whale.			HAMLET. Or like a whale.
POLONIUS. Very like a whale.			Polonius. Much like a whale.
HAMLET. Then will I come to my mother by and by.—They fool me to the			HAMLET. Then I will gradually come to my mother. - You deceive me to
top of my bent.—I will come by and by.			Beautifier. - I'll come over.
POLONIUS. I will say so.			Polonius. I will say it.
[_Exit._]			[_Exit._]
HAMLET. By and by is easily said. Leave me, friends.			HAMLET. Gradually it is easy to say. Leave me, friends.
[_Exeunt all but Hamlet._]			[_Exeunt all Außer Hamlet._]
’Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn, and			It is now the very witch -time of the night when churchyards yawn and
hell itself breathes out Contagion to this world. Now could I drink hot			The hell itself breathes this world. Now I could drink hot
blood, And do such bitter business as the day Would quake to look on.			Blood and bitter business as the day to see them.
Soft now, to my mother. O heart, lose not thy nature; let not ever The			Now now, for my mother. O heart, don't lose your nature; Never let them
soul of Nero enter this firm bosom: Let me be cruel, not unnatural. I			Soul of Nero enters this firm breast: let me be cruel and not unnatural. I
will speak daggers to her, but use none; My tongue and soul in this be			Will speak to her, but do not use it; My tongue and soul are in this
hypocrites. How in my words somever she be shent, To give them seals			Hypocrite. As in my words that she is Shent to give them Seals
never, my soul, consent.			Never, my soul, approval.
[_Exit._]			[_Exit._]
SCENE III. A room in the Castle.			Scene III. A room in the castle.
Enter King, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.			Enter King, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
KING. I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness			KING. I don't like it and don't put it on security with us to leave his madness
range. Therefore prepare you, I your commission will forthwith			Offer. Therefore, prepare them, I will be your commission immediately
dispatch, And he to England shall along with you. The terms of our			Shipping, and he will be to England with you. The conditions of our
estate may not endure Hazard so near us as doth hourly grow Out of his			The estate cannot endure the danger in our area as it grows out of it every hour
lunacies.			Insanity.
GUILDENSTERN. We will ourselves provide. Most holy and religious fear			Guildenstern. We will provide ourselves. Holy and religious fear
it is To keep those many many bodies safe That live and feed upon your			It's about protecting the many, many bodies that are from their life and feeding
Majesty.			Majesty.
ROSENCRANTZ. The single and peculiar life is bound With all the			Roscrantz. The individual and strange life is bound with all
strength and armour of the mind, To keep itself from ’noyance; but much			Strength and armor of the mind to prevent yourself from noyance; but much
more That spirit upon whose weal depend and rest The lives of many. The			More of this spirit, of which the life of many hangs and rest. That
cease of majesty Dies not alone; but like a gulf doth draw What’s near			The Majesty's attitude does not die alone; But like a golf, what is nearby draws
it with it. It is a massy wheel Fix’d on the summit of the highest			it with it. It is a Massy Wheel fix on the summit of the highest
mount, To whose huge spokes ten thousand lesser things Are mortis’d and			Assemble, for whose huge spokes tens of thousands of fewer things are Mortis and
adjoin’d; which when it falls, Each small annexment, petty consequence,			Adjoin'd; What if it falls, every little annexment, small consequence,
Attends the boist’rous ruin. Never alone Did the King sigh, but with a			Takes part in the Boist'rous ruin. The king never sighed alone, but with one
general groan.			General groan.
KING. Arm you, I pray you, to this speedy voyage; For we will fetters			KING. Arm you, I pray you on this quick journey; Because we will captivate
put upon this fear, Which now goes too free-footed.			Put on this fear that is now too free.
ROSENCRANTZ and GUILDENSTERN. We will haste us.			Roscrantz and Guildenstern. We will hurry up.
[_Exeunt Rosencrantz and Guildenstern._]			[_Execunt roscrantz und guildenstern._]
Enter Polonius.			Enter polonius.
POLONIUS. My lord, he’s going to his mother’s closet. Behind the arras			Polonius. My Lord, he goes to his mother's closet. Behind the arrases
I’ll convey myself To hear the process. I’ll warrant she’ll tax him			I will mediate myself to hear the process. I will guarantee that she will tax him
home, And as you said, and wisely was it said, ’Tis meet that some more			At home and as you said and said with careful: "It will meet even more
audience than a mother, Since nature makes them partial, should			Audience as a mother, since nature makes her partially, it should
o’erhear The speech of vantage. Fare you well, my liege, I’ll call upon			O’erhear the speech of the Vantage. Tariff you well, my lucks, I'll call myself
you ere you go to bed, And tell you what I know.			You go to bed and tell yourself what I know.
KING. Thanks, dear my lord.			KING. Thanks, my gentleman.
[_Exit Polonius._]			[_Ocit polis._]
O, my offence is rank, it smells to heaven; It hath the primal eldest			Oh, my offense is rank, it smells of heaven; It has the most urbanest
curse upon’t,— A brother’s murder! Pray can I not, Though inclination			Do not swear - a brother's murder! Pray, I can't, although inclination
be as sharp as will: My stronger guilt defeats my strong intent, And,			Be as sharp as Will: My stronger guilt defeats my strong intention, and,
like a man to double business bound, I stand in pause where I shall			Like a man who is twice bound by business, I stand during a break where I become
first begin, And both neglect. What if this cursed hand Were thicker			Start first and both neglect. What if this cursed hand were thicker
than itself with brother’s blood, Is there not rain enough in the sweet			As even with the brother's blood, there is not enough in the candy, rain
heavens To wash it white as snow? Whereto serves mercy But to confront			Heaven to wash it like snow? Whereby he serves mercy, but to confront
the visage of offence? And what’s in prayer but this twofold force, To			The face of the crime? And what is in prayer, but this two -time force to
be forestalled ere we come to fall, Or pardon’d being down? Then I’ll			Be reserved before we come to autumn or are forgiving? Then I will
look up. My fault is past. But O, what form of prayer Can serve my			Look up. My guilt is over. But o, what form of prayer can serve me
turn? Forgive me my foul murder! That cannot be; since I am still			turn? Forgive me my bad murder! That can not be; I'm still there
possess’d Of those effects for which I did the murder,— My crown, mine			Do you have these effects for which I have made the murder - my crown, mine
own ambition, and my queen. May one be pardon’d and retain th’offence?			Own ambition and my queen. Can you excuse and keep hope?
In the corrupted currents of this world Offence’s gilded hand may shove			In the corrupt currents of the gilded hand of this world you can push
by justice, And oft ’tis seen the wicked prize itself Buys out the law.			Due to justice, and often the bad price itself has bought the law.
But ’tis not so above; There is no shuffling, there the action lies In			But it's not up; There is no shuffle, there is the action in it
his true nature, and we ourselves compell’d Even to the teeth and			Its true nature and we even forced ourselves to the teeth and
forehead of our faults, To give in evidence. What then? What rests? Try			Forehead of our mistakes to give evidence. So what? What is resting? To attempt
what repentance can. What can it not? Yet what can it, when one cannot			What remorse can do. What can it not? But what can it do if you can't?
repent? O wretched state! O bosom black as death! O limed soul, that			regret? O miserable condition! O Breast black like death! O noisy soul, that
struggling to be free, Art more engag’d! Help, angels! Make assay: Bow,			Fight to be free, art more committed! Help, angel! Make assay: bow,
stubborn knees; and heart with strings of steel, Be soft as sinews of			stubborn knee; and heart with steel states, soft as tendons from
the new-born babe. All may be well.			The newborn baby. Everyone can be good.
[_Retires and kneels._]			[_Retires and kneels._]
Enter Hamlet.			Enter Hamlet.
HAMLET. Now might I do it pat, now he is praying. And now I’ll do’t.			HAMLET. Now I could do it, Pat, now he prays. And now I won't do it.
And so he goes to heaven; And so am I reveng’d. That would be scann’d:			And so he goes to heaven; And I also take revenge. That would be scann'd:
A villain kills my father, and for that I, his sole son, do this same			A bad guy kills my father, and for that I do, his only son, the same
villain send To heaven. O, this is hire and salary, not revenge. He			Send a villain into the sky. Oh, this is rental and salary, no revenge. He
took my father grossly, full of bread, With all his crimes broad blown,			I took my father roughly with bread, blown with all his crimes,
as flush as May; And how his audit stands, who knows save heaven? But			as flush like Mai; And how is his audit, who knows that the sky can save? but
in our circumstance and course of thought, ’Tis heavy with him. And am			Under our circumstances and thinkers it is difficult with him. And am
I then reveng’d, To take him in the purging of his soul, When he is fit			I then rubbed it into the cleans of his soul when he is fit
and season’d for his passage? No. Up, sword, and know thou a more			And seasoned for his round? No, sword and you know more
horrid hent: When he is drunk asleep; or in his rage, Or in			Herrid Hent: When he fell asleep; or in his anger or in
th’incestuous pleasure of his bed, At gaming, swearing; or about some			The pleasure of his bed, when playing, swearing; or about some
act That has no relish of salvation in’t, Then trip him, that his heels			Action that has no redemption, then they stumble that his paragraphs
may kick at heaven, And that his soul may be as damn’d and black As			can step into the sky and that his soul can be as damn and black like
hell, whereto it goes. My mother stays. This physic but prolongs thy			To hell where to go. My mother remains. This physical, but extends yours
sickly days.			Sick days.
[_Exit._]			[_Exit._]
The King rises and advances.			The king rises and promotes.
KING. My words fly up, my thoughts remain below. Words without thoughts			KING. My words fly up, my thoughts stay below. Words without thoughts
never to heaven go.			Never go to heaven.
[_Exit._]			[_Exit._]
SCENE IV. Another room in the Castle.			Scene IV. Another room in the castle.
Enter Queen and Polonius.			Enter Queen and Polonius.
POLONIUS. He will come straight. Look you lay home to him, Tell him his			Polonius. He'll come. Look, you were closed to him, tell him his
pranks have been too broad to bear with, And that your Grace hath			Pranks were too wide to endure it and that their grace has
screen’d and stood between Much heat and him. I’ll silence me e’en			Screening and stood between a lot of heat and him. I will silence myself, e’en
here. Pray you be round with him.			here. Pray, you're around with him.
HAMLET. [_Within._] Mother, mother, mother.			HAMLET. [_Within._] Mother, mother, mother.
QUEEN. I’ll warrant you, Fear me not. Withdraw, I hear him coming.			QUEEN. I will justify them, they don't fear me. Pull back, I hear him come.
[_Polonius goes behind the arras._]			[_Polonius goes behind the arras._]
Enter Hamlet.			Enter Hamlet.
HAMLET. Now, mother, what’s the matter?			HAMLET. Well, mother, what's going on?
QUEEN. Hamlet, thou hast thy father much offended.			QUEEN. Hamlet, you insulted your father very much.
HAMLET. Mother, you have my father much offended.			HAMLET. Mother, you insulted my father very much.
QUEEN. Come, come, you answer with an idle tongue.			QUEEN. Come on, come, you answer with an idle tongue.
HAMLET. Go, go, you question with a wicked tongue.			HAMLET. Go, go, you ask with an evil tongue.
QUEEN. Why, how now, Hamlet?			QUEEN. Why, like now, Hamlet?
HAMLET. What’s the matter now?			HAMLET. What is the problem now?
QUEEN. Have you forgot me?			QUEEN. Did you forget me?
HAMLET. No, by the rood, not so. You are the Queen, your husband’s			HAMLET. No, through the ROOD, not that. You are the queen of your husband
brother’s wife, And, would it were not so. You are my mother.			The brother's wife, and wouldn't it be that way? You are my mother.
QUEEN. Nay, then I’ll set those to you that can speak.			QUEEN. No, then I put them on you who can speak.
HAMLET. Come, come, and sit you down, you shall not budge. You go not			HAMLET. Come on, come and sit down, you shouldn't stir. You do not go
till I set you up a glass Where you may see the inmost part of you.			Until I have set up a glass in which you can see the innermost part of you.
QUEEN. What wilt thou do? Thou wilt not murder me? Help, help, ho!			QUEEN. What will you do? Don't you want to murder me Help, help, HO!
POLONIUS. [_Behind._] What, ho! help, help, help!			Polonius. [_Ehind._] What, Ho! Help help help!
HAMLET. How now? A rat? [_Draws._] Dead for a ducat, dead!			HAMLET. Like right now? A rat? [_Draws._] dead for a ducat, dead!
[_Makes a pass through the arras._]			[_Makes a passage through the arras._]
POLONIUS. [_Behind._] O, I am slain!			Polonius. [_Ehind._] O, I killed!
[_Falls and dies._]			[_Fall and dies._]
QUEEN. O me, what hast thou done?			QUEEN. O I, what did you do?
HAMLET. Nay, I know not. is it the King?			HAMLET. No, I do not know. Is it the king?
[_Draws forth Polonius._]			[_Draws forpl polonius._]
QUEEN. O what a rash and bloody deed is this!			QUEEN. O what a rash and bloody did that!
HAMLET. A bloody deed. Almost as bad, good mother, As kill a king and			HAMLET. A bloody deed. Almost as bad, good mother as a king kill and
marry with his brother.			Get married with his brother.
QUEEN. As kill a king?			QUEEN. Killing as king?
HAMLET. Ay, lady, ’twas my word.— [_To Polonius._] Thou wretched, rash,			HAMLET. Ay, Lady, "Twas my word".
intruding fool, farewell! I took thee for thy better. Take thy fortune,			Excess fool, farewell! I made you better for you. Take your luck
Thou find’st to be too busy is some danger.— Leave wringing of your			You fall to be too busy is a danger.
hands. Peace, sit you down, And let me wring your heart, for so I			Hands. Peace, sit down and let me wrestle your heart, because so I do
shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff; If damned custom have not			should if it consists of penetrating stuff; If damn custom does not have
braz’d it so, That it is proof and bulwark against sense.			It was Brazil's the case that it is a proof and bulwark against meaning.
QUEEN. What have I done, that thou dar’st wag thy tongue In noise so			QUEEN. What did I do that you wag your tongue so much in noise?
rude against me?			rude against me?
HAMLET. Such an act That blurs the grace and blush of modesty, Calls			HAMLET. Such an action that blurred the grace and blushing of modesty calls
virtue hypocrite, takes off the rose From the fair forehead of an			Virtue -Huchler, takes the rose from the fair forehead from one
innocent love, And sets a blister there. Makes marriage vows As false			Innocent love and sets a bubble there. Does the marriage vow as wrong
as dicers’ oaths. O such a deed As from the body of contraction plucks			as Dicerseide. O Such an act as from the body of the contraction plugs
The very soul, and sweet religion makes A rhapsody of words. Heaven’s			The soul and the sweet religion makes a rhapsody of the words. heaven
face doth glow, Yea this solidity and compound mass, With tristful			Face glows, yes this solidity and compound mass with dristful
visage, as against the doom, Is thought-sick at the act.			In contrast to the demise, visa is considered in the crime.
QUEEN. Ay me, what act, That roars so loud, and thunders in the index?			QUEEN. Yes, what acts, that roars so loudly and thunder in the index?
HAMLET. Look here upon this picture, and on this, The counterfeit			HAMLET. Check out this picture here and in this way at the forgery
presentment of two brothers. See what a grace was seated on this brow,			Presentation of two brothers. See what a grace was on this forehead,
Hyperion’s curls, the front of Jove himself, An eye like Mars, to			Hyperions curls, the front of Jove itself, an eye like Mars, too
threaten and command, A station like the herald Mercury New lighted on			threaten and command, a station like the Hermald Mercury New illuminates
a heaven-kissing hill: A combination and a form indeed, Where every god			A heavenly Kissberge: a combination and a form in which every god every God
did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man. This			seemed to set his seal to make the world safe. This
was your husband. Look you now what follows. Here is your husband, like			was your husband. Watch what follows now. Here is your husband like
a mildew’d ear Blasting his wholesome brother. Have you eyes? Could you			A mildew that breaks his healthy brother. Do you have any eyes Could you
on this fair mountain leave to feed, And batten on this moor? Ha! have			Feed on this fair mountain vacation and on this moor latte? Ha! to have
you eyes? You cannot call it love; for at your age The hey-day in the			You eyes You cannot call it love; Because at your age the Hoy Day in the
blood is tame, it’s humble, And waits upon the judgment: and what			Blood is tame, it is modest and waits for the judgment: and what
judgment Would step from this to this? Sense sure you have, Else could			The judgment would step into it? Feel sure that you could do it otherwise
you not have motion; but sure that sense Is apoplex’d, for madness			You have no movement; But this sense is certainly apoplex, for madness
would not err Nor sense to ecstacy was ne’er so thrall’d But it			would neither be wrong nor sense for Ecstacy, but it was so thralls, but it
reserv’d some quantity of choice To serve in such a difference. What			Reserves have a lot of choice to serve in such a difference. What
devil was’t That thus hath cozen’d you at hoodman-blind? Eyes without			Teufel wasn't that that you would have Cozen at Hoodman-Blind? Eyes without
feeling, feeling without sight, Ears without hands or eyes, smelling			Feeling, feeling without visibility, ears without hands or eyes, smell
sans all, Or but a sickly part of one true sense Could not so mope. O			Without all or only a sick part of a true sense, it couldn't mop like that. Ö
shame! where is thy blush? Rebellious hell, If thou canst mutine in a			Shame! Where is your blushing? Rebellious hell if you can mutate in A
matron’s bones, To flaming youth let virtue be as wax, And melt in her			Matron bones to be young people as a wax and to melt in it
own fire. Proclaim no shame When the compulsive ardour gives the			Own fire. Do not proclaim shame if the compulsive enthusiasm gives this
charge, Since frost itself as actively doth burn, And reason panders			Charges, since frost burns itself as active and combines panders
will.			Will.
QUEEN. O Hamlet, speak no more. Thou turn’st mine eyes into my very			QUEEN. O Hamlet, no longer. You turn my eyes into mine very much
soul, And there I see such black and grained spots As will not leave			Soul, and there I see black and granular spots that won't go
their tinct.			Your thinks.
HAMLET. Nay, but to live In the rank sweat of an enseamed bed, Stew’d			HAMLET. No, but to live in the ranked welding of a populated bed, smeared
in corruption, honeying and making love Over the nasty sty.			In corruption, honey and love about the evil sty.
QUEEN. O speak to me no more; These words like daggers enter in mine			QUEEN. O no longer speak to me; These words like daggers appear in mine
ears; No more, sweet Hamlet.			Ears; No more, sweet hamlet.
HAMLET. A murderer and a villain; A slave that is not twentieth part			HAMLET. A murderer and a villain; A slave that is not twentieth part
the tithe Of your precedent lord. A vice of kings, A cutpurse of the			The tenth of her precedence member. A truck of the kings, a cutting track of the
empire and the rule, That from a shelf the precious diadem stole And			Empire and the rule that the precious diadem has stolen from a shelf and
put it in his pocket!			Place it in his pocket!
QUEEN. No more.			QUEEN. No longer.
HAMLET. A king of shreds and patches!—			HAMLET. A king of pieces and patches! -
Enter Ghost.			Enter ghost.
Save me and hover o’er me with your wings, You heavenly guards! What			Save me and float me with your wings, you heavenly guards! What
would your gracious figure?			Would your lovable figure?
QUEEN. Alas, he’s mad.			QUEEN. Unfortunately he is crazy.
HAMLET. Do you not come your tardy son to chide, That, laps’d in time			HAMLET. You don't come your late son to follow it in time
and passion, lets go by The important acting of your dread command? O			And passion, let us visit the important spectacle of your Dread command? Ö
say!			to say!
GHOST. Do not forget. This visitation Is but to whet thy almost blunted			GHOST. Do not forget. This visit is only to be done to make her almost dull
purpose. But look, amazement on thy mother sits. O step between her and			Purpose. But look, astonishment about your mother sits. O step between her and
her fighting soul. Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works. Speak to			Your fighting soul. Imagination in the weakest bodies the most. Talk to
her, Hamlet.			You, Hamlet.
HAMLET. How is it with you, lady?			HAMLET. How is it with you, lady?
QUEEN. Alas, how is’t with you, That you do bend your eye on vacancy,			QUEEN. Unfortunately, how is it not with you that you bend your eye on vacancy,
And with the incorporal air do hold discourse? Forth at your eyes your			And with the income of air, discourse? In your eyes yours
spirits wildly peep, And, as the sleeping soldiers in the alarm, Your			Ghosts look wild and like the sleeping soldiers in the alarm, theirs
bedded hairs, like life in excrements, Start up and stand an end. O			Betting hair, such as life in excrement, start and end. Ö
gentle son, Upon the heat and flame of thy distemper Sprinkle cool			Gentle son, after the heat and flame of your distemper, which cools down
patience. Whereon do you look?			Patience. Where do you look?
HAMLET. On him, on him! Look you how pale he glares, His form and cause			HAMLET. On him, on him! Watch how pale he stares, its shape and cause
conjoin’d, preaching to stones, Would make them capable.—Do not look			Worked together, preaching the stones would make them capable.
upon me, Lest with this piteous action you convert My stern effects.			With me so that you can convert my strict effects with this visual action.
Then what I have to do Will want true colour; tears perchance for			Then what I have to do, I want true color; Tears play for
blood.			Blood.
QUEEN. To whom do you speak this?			QUEEN. Who do you speak that?
HAMLET. Do you see nothing there?			HAMLET. Do you see nothing there?
QUEEN. Nothing at all; yet all that is I see.			QUEEN. Nothing at all; But everything I see.
HAMLET. Nor did you nothing hear?			HAMLET. You didn't hear anything either?
QUEEN. No, nothing but ourselves.			QUEEN. No, nothing but we.
HAMLET. Why, look you there! look how it steals away! My father, in his			HAMLET. Why, look there! See how it shows! My father in his
habit as he liv’d! Look where he goes even now out at the portal.			Habit as he lived! See where he is going in the portal now.
[_Exit Ghost._]			[_Exit Ghost._]
QUEEN. This is the very coinage of your brain. This bodiless creation			QUEEN. This is the coin embossing of your brain. This disembodied creation
ecstasy Is very cunning in.			Ecstasy is very torn.
HAMLET. Ecstasy! My pulse as yours doth temperately keep time, And			HAMLET. Ecstasy! My impulse like yours keeps the time and
makes as healthful music. It is not madness That I have utter’d. Bring			Makes as healthy music. It is not amazing that I have said. Bring
me to the test, And I the matter will re-word; which madness Would			I for the test and I will redesign the matter; What madness would
gambol from. Mother, for love of grace, Lay not that flattering unction			Gambol from. Mother, out of love for grace, was not this flattering union
to your soul That not your trespass, but my madness speaks. It will but			To her soul, which does not speak your violation, but my madness. But it will
skin and film the ulcerous place, Whilst rank corruption, mining all			Skin and film The Ulcerous Place, while you rank corruption, brings everything off
within, Infects unseen. Confess yourself to heaven, Repent what’s past,			Infected within invisible. Confess in heaven, regret what has passed
avoid what is to come; And do not spread the compost on the weeds, To			Avoid what will come; And do not spread the compost on the weeds to
make them ranker. Forgive me this my virtue; For in the fatness of			Make them ranger. Forgive me that my virtue; Because in the fatness of
these pursy times Virtue itself of vice must pardon beg, Yea, curb and			These pursy times tirps of vice must arrange, yes, beans and
woo for leave to do him good.			Woo for the vacation to make him good.
QUEEN. O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain.			QUEEN. Oh Hamlet, you have my heart in Twain.
HAMLET. O throw away the worser part of it, And live the purer with the			HAMLET. O Throw the racket part of it and live the pure with that
other half. Good night. But go not to mine uncle’s bed. Assume a			other half. Good night. But don't go to the uncle's bed. Accept a
virtue, if you have it not. That monster custom, who all sense doth			Virtue if you don't have it. This monster consumption that all feel
eat, Of habits evil, is angel yet in this, That to the use of actions			Eat, evil, is in this
fair and good He likewise gives a frock or livery That aptly is put on.			Fair and good, he also gives a dress or painting that is aptly dressed.
Refrain tonight, And that shall lend a kind of easiness To the next			Don't give up tonight, and that will give the next one kind of lightness
abstinence. The next more easy; For use almost can change the stamp of			Abstinence. The next easier; The stamp of
nature, And either curb the devil, or throw him out With wondrous			Nature and either contain the devil or throw it out with miraculous ones
potency. Once more, good night, And when you are desirous to be bles’d,			Power. Again, good night, and if you wish you to be bles,
I’ll blessing beg of you. For this same lord [_Pointing to Polonius._]			I will bless it to the beginning of you. For the same gentleman [_pointing to polonius._]
I do repent; but heaven hath pleas’d it so, To punish me with this, and			I regret; But the sky liked it so to punish me, and
this with me, That I must be their scourge and minister. I will bestow			I have to be your scourge with me and her minister. I'll give
him, and will answer well The death I gave him. So again, good night. I			He and will answer the death that I gave him. So good night again. I
must be cruel, only to be kind: Thus bad begins, and worse remains			Has to be cruel just to be friendly: so badly begins and worse remains
behind. One word more, good lady.			Behind. One more word, good lady.
QUEEN. What shall I do?			QUEEN. What should I do?
HAMLET. Not this, by no means, that I bid you do: Let the bloat King			HAMLET. Not that, by no means that I should do it: leave the king king
tempt you again to bed, Pinch wanton on your cheek, call you his mouse,			Try back to bed, press your cheek willfully, call yourself his mouse.
And let him, for a pair of reechy kisses, Or paddling in your neck with			And let him, for a few reechy kisses or paddles in your neck
his damn’d fingers, Make you to ravel all this matter out, That I			His damn fingers make you rave all this matter
essentially am not in madness, But mad in craft. ’Twere good you let			I am essentially not in madness, but mad at the craft. ’TWere well you leave
him know, For who that’s but a queen, fair, sober, wise, Would from a			For whom this is only a queen, fair, sober, wise, from a
paddock, from a bat, a gib, Such dear concernings hide? Who would do			Paddock, from a bat, a gib, so love concerns hide? Who would do?
so? No, in despite of sense and secrecy, Unpeg the basket on the			So? No, despite the senses and confidentiality, delete the basket on the
house’s top, Let the birds fly, and like the famous ape, To try			House top, let the birds fly and like the famous monkey to try it
conclusions, in the basket creep And break your own neck down.			Conclusions in the basket crawl and break your own neck down.
QUEEN. Be thou assur’d, if words be made of breath, And breath of life,			QUEEN. Be insured if words are made of breath and breath of life,
I have no life to breathe What thou hast said to me.			I have no life to breathe what you said to me.
HAMLET. I must to England, you know that?			HAMLET. I have to go to England, do you know that?
QUEEN. Alack, I had forgot. ’Tis so concluded on.			QUEEN. Alack, I had forgotten it. It is so closed.
HAMLET. There’s letters seal’d: and my two schoolfellows, Whom I will			HAMLET. There are letters Seal'd: And my two school fellows I will be
trust as I will adders fang’d,— They bear the mandate, they must sweep			Trust how I start finging fang'd - you wear the mandate, you have to sweep
my way And marshal me to knavery. Let it work; For ’tis the sport to			My path and my lack of my riddle. Let it work; For sport too
have the enginer Hoist with his own petard, and ’t shall go hard But I			Let the engine lift with his own Petard and I won't go hard, but I will
will delve one yard below their mines And blow them at the moon. O,			Will dive a meter under your mines and blow them onto the moon. Ö,
’tis most sweet, When in one line two crafts directly meet. This man			It is sweet when two handicrafts meet directly in one line. This man
shall set me packing. I’ll lug the guts into the neighbour room.			Should let me pack. I will drag the courage into the neighboring room.
Mother, good night. Indeed, this counsellor Is now most still, most			Mother, good night. In fact, this advisor is now the breastfeeding, most
secret, and most grave, Who was in life a foolish peating knave. Come,			Mysterious and at the grave, which was a stupid villain in life. Come,
sir, to draw toward an end with you. Good night, mother.			Sir to finish with them. Good night Mother.
[_Exit Hamlet dragging out Polonius._]			[_Exit hamlet zog polonius._]
ACT IV			AKT IV
SCENE I. A room in the Castle.			Scene I. A room in the castle.
Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.			Enter the king, queen, Roscrantz and Guildenstern.
KING. There’s matter in these sighs. These profound heaves You must			KING. There is matter in these sighs. You have to
translate. ’tis fit we understand them. Where is your son?			Translate. It is fitting, we understand them. Where is your son?
QUEEN. Bestow this place on us a little while.			QUEEN. Give us this place a little.
[_To Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, who go out._]			[_O Roscrantz and Guildenstern who go out ._]
Ah, my good lord, what have I seen tonight!			Ah, my good gentleman, what did I see tonight!
KING. What, Gertrude? How does Hamlet?			KING. What, Gertrude? How does Hamlet go?
QUEEN. Mad as the sea and wind, when both contend Which is the			QUEEN. Crazy like sea and wind when both fight what that is
mightier. In his lawless fit Behind the arras hearing something stir,			more powerful. In his lawless fit behind the arras, which heard something, moves,
Whips out his rapier, cries ‘A rat, a rat!’ And in this brainish			Past
apprehension kills The unseen good old man.			The concern kills the invisible good old man.
KING. O heavy deed! It had been so with us, had we been there. His			KING. O Heavy deed! It had been with us, we had been there. His
liberty is full of threats to all; To you yourself, to us, to everyone.			Freedom is full of threats for everyone; They themselves, to us, to everyone.
Alas, how shall this bloody deed be answer’d? It will be laid to us,			Unfortunately, how should this bloody act be answered? It is relocated to us
whose providence Should have kept short, restrain’d, and out of haunt			Their providence would have stayed short, hold back and outside the spook
This mad young man. But so much was our love We would not understand			This crazy young man. But so much was our love that we would not understand
what was most fit, But like the owner of a foul disease, To keep it			What was most suitable, but like the owner of a bad illness to keep it
from divulging, let it feed Even on the pith of life. Where is he gone?			Also let it feed on the core of life. Where is he gone?
QUEEN. To draw apart the body he hath kill’d, O’er whom his very			QUEEN. The body he killed apart, o’er, which his very
madness, like some ore Among a mineral of metals base, Shows itself			Madness shows how an ore under a mineral of the metal base
pure. He weeps for what is done.			pure. He cries after what is done.
KING. O Gertrude, come away! The sun no sooner shall the mountains			KING. O Gertrude, come away! The sun hardly becomes the mountains
touch But we will ship him hence, and this vile deed We must with all			Touch, but we will therefore send it, and we have to do this hideous act with everyone
our majesty and skill Both countenance and excuse.—Ho, Guildenstern!			Our majesty and skills both face and apology. - HO, Guildenstern!
Re-enter Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.			Restore Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
Friends both, go join you with some further aid: Hamlet in madness hath			Friends of both, get on with further help: Hamlet in Madness has you
Polonius slain, And from his mother’s closet hath he dragg’d him. Go			Polonius was murdered and he praised him from his mother's closet. walk
seek him out, speak fair, and bring the body Into the chapel. I pray			Find it, speak fairly and bring the body into the chapel. I pray
you haste in this.			They hurry.
[_Exeunt Rosencrantz and Guildenstern._]			[_Execunt roscrantz und guildenstern._]
Come, Gertrude, we’ll call up our wisest friends, And let them know			Come on, Gertrude, we'll call our wisest friends and let them know
both what we mean to do And what’s untimely done, so haply slander,			Both what we want to do and what is being done out of date is so glossy slandered,
Whose whisper o’er the world’s diameter, As level as the cannon to his			Whisper o’er the diameter of the world as well as the cannon for his
blank, Transports his poison’d shot, may miss our name, And hit the			Empty, transported his poison, which has been shot, can miss our name and the meetings
woundless air. O, come away! My soul is full of discord and dismay.			Woundless air. Oh, come away! My soul is full of discord and dismay.
[_Exeunt._]			[_Exeunt._]
SCENE II. Another room in the Castle.			Scene II. Another room in the castle.
Enter Hamlet.			Enter Hamlet.
HAMLET. Safely stowed.			HAMLET. Safely stowed away.
ROSENCRANTZ and GUILDENSTERN. [_Within._] Hamlet! Lord Hamlet!			Roscrantz and Guildenstern. [_Within._] Hamlet! Lord Hamlet!
HAMLET. What noise? Who calls on Hamlet? O, here they come.			HAMLET. Which sound? Who calls Hamlet? Oh, here you come.
Enter Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.			Enter Roscrantz and Guildenstern.
ROSENCRANTZ. What have you done, my lord, with the dead body?			Roscrantz. What did you do, my master, with the body?
HAMLET. Compounded it with dust, whereto ’tis kin.			HAMLET. Reinforced with dust, which is kin.
ROSENCRANTZ. Tell us where ’tis, that we may take it thence, And bear			Roscrantz. Tell us where it is so that we can take it from there and wear it
it to the chapel.			it in the chapel.
HAMLET. Do not believe it.			HAMLET. Do not believe it.
ROSENCRANTZ. Believe what?			Roscrantz. Do you think what?
HAMLET. That I can keep your counsel, and not mine own. Besides, to be			HAMLET. That I can keep your advice and not mine. Also to be
demanded of a sponge—what replication should be made by the son of a			required by a sponge - what replication should be made by the son of A
king?			King?
ROSENCRANTZ. Take you me for a sponge, my lord?			Roscrantz. Take for a sponge, my Lord?
HAMLET. Ay, sir; that soaks up the King’s countenance, his rewards, his			HAMLET. Yes, sir; This takes the king's face, his rewards, his
authorities. But such officers do the King best service in the end: he			Authorities. But such officers in the end do the best service of the king: he
keeps them, like an ape, in the corner of his jaw; first mouthed, to be			Keep her like a monkey in the corner of his jaw; First mouth to be
last swallowed: when he needs what you have gleaned, it is but			Finally swallowed: if he needs what you have made easier, it is only then
squeezing you, and, sponge, you shall be dry again.			Press them and sponge, they will be dry again.
ROSENCRANTZ. I understand you not, my lord.			Roscrantz. I don't understand you, my Lord.
HAMLET. I am glad of it. A knavish speech sleeps in a foolish ear.			HAMLET. I am pleased. A navigation speech sleeps in a stupid ear.
ROSENCRANTZ. My lord, you must tell us where the body is and go with us			Roscrantz. My Lord, you have to tell us where the body is and go with us
to the King.			To the king.
HAMLET. The body is with the King, but the King is not with the body.			HAMLET. The body is with the king, but the king is not with the body.
The King is a thing—			The king is one thing -
GUILDENSTERN. A thing, my lord!			Guildenstern. One thing, Lord!
HAMLET. Of nothing. Bring me to him. Hide fox, and all after.			HAMLET. From nothing. Bring me to him. Hidden fox and everything afterwards.
[_Exeunt._]			[_Exeunt._]
SCENE III. Another room in the Castle.			Scene III. Another room in the castle.
Enter King, attended.			Enter the king, visited.
KING. I have sent to seek him and to find the body. How dangerous is it			KING. I sent to search for it and find the body. How dangerous is it
that this man goes loose! Yet must not we put the strong law on him:			That this man goes loose! But we must not give him the strong law:
He’s lov’d of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgment,			He loved the distracted crowd that does not like to be in their judgment
but their eyes; And where ’tis so, th’offender’s scourge is weigh’d,			But her eyes; And where it is that the scourge of the officer weighs
But never the offence. To bear all smooth and even, This sudden sending			But never the crime. Wear everything smoothly and evenly, this sudden sending
him away must seem Deliberate pause. Diseases desperate grown By			He has to appear on deliberate break. Illnesses desperately through
desperate appliance are reliev’d, Or not at all.			Desperated devices are relives or not at all.
Enter Rosencrantz.			Enter Roscrantz.
How now? What hath befall’n?			Like right now? What came?
ROSENCRANTZ. Where the dead body is bestow’d, my lord, We cannot get			Roscrantz. Where the body is awarded, my Lord, we cannot get
from him.			by him.
KING. But where is he?			KING. But where is he?
ROSENCRANTZ. Without, my lord, guarded, to know your pleasure.			Roscrantz. Without, sir, guarded to know your pleasure.
KING. Bring him before us.			KING. Bring him in front of us.
ROSENCRANTZ. Ho, Guildenstern! Bring in my lord.			Roscrantz. HO, Guildenstern! Bring my gentleman in.
Enter Hamlet and Guildenstern.			Enter Hamlet and Guildenstern.
KING. Now, Hamlet, where’s Polonius?			KING. Well, Hamlet, where is Polonius?
HAMLET. At supper.			HAMLET. During dinner.
KING. At supper? Where?			KING. During dinner? Where?
HAMLET. Not where he eats, but where he is eaten. A certain convocation			HAMLET. Not where he eats, but where he is eaten. A certain call
of politic worms are e’en at him. Your worm is your only emperor for			He is with him of political worms. Your worm is her only emperor for
diet. We fat all creatures else to fat us, and we fat ourselves for			Diet. We fat all creatures otherwise to grease ourselves, and we fat for it
maggots. Your fat king and your lean beggar is but variable			Maden. Her thick king and her slim beggar is only variable
service,—two dishes, but to one table. That’s the end.			Service, two dishes, but to a table. This is the end.
KING. Alas, alas!			KING. Unfortunately, unfortunately!
HAMLET. A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king, and eat			HAMLET. A man can fish with the worm that a king eat and eat
of the fish that hath fed of that worm.			of the fish that was fed by this worm.
KING. What dost thou mean by this?			KING. What do you mean by that?
HAMLET. Nothing but to show you how a king may go a progress through			HAMLET. Nothing to show them how a king can make progress
the guts of a beggar.			The guts of a beggar.
KING. Where is Polonius?			KING. Where is Polonius?
HAMLET. In heaven. Send thither to see. If your messenger find him not			HAMLET. In heaven. Send there to see. If your messenger doesn't find him
there, seek him i’ th’other place yourself. But indeed, if you find him			Search him there, I'm the place myself. But indeed when you find him
not within this month, you shall nose him as you go up the stairs into			Not within this month that you should nose if you stand up the stairs
the lobby.			The lobby.
KING. [_To some Attendants._] Go seek him there.			KING. [_ Around some participants.] Search it there.
HAMLET. He will stay till you come.			HAMLET. He will stay until you come.
[_Exeunt Attendants._]			[_Execunt -Geiter._]
KING. Hamlet, this deed, for thine especial safety,— Which we do			KING. Hamlet, this did for your special security, what we do
tender, as we dearly grieve For that which thou hast done,—must send			Tender, how we are very mourning what you did - send must
thee hence With fiery quickness. Therefore prepare thyself; The bark is			That with fiery speed. So prepare yourself of your self; The bark is
ready, and the wind at help, Th’associates tend, and everything is bent			Ready and the wind in the help, tend to this associates and everything is curved
For England.			For England.
HAMLET. For England?			HAMLET. For England?
KING. Ay, Hamlet.			König. Ay, Hamlet.
HAMLET. Good.			HAMLET. Good.
KING. So is it, if thou knew’st our purposes.			KING. So it is if you knew our intentions.
HAMLET. I see a cherub that sees them. But, come; for England!			HAMLET. I see a cherub who sees her. But come; For England!
Farewell, dear mother.			Farewell, dear mother.
KING. Thy loving father, Hamlet.			KING. Your loving father, Hamlet.
HAMLET. My mother. Father and mother is man and wife; man and wife is			HAMLET. My mother. Father and mother are men and women; Man and woman is
one flesh; and so, my mother. Come, for England.			a meat; And so, my mother. Come on for England.
[_Exit._]			[_Exit._]
KING. Follow him at foot. Tempt him with speed aboard; Delay it not;			KING. Follow him on foot. Seduces him at speed on board; Do not delay it;
I’ll have him hence tonight. Away, for everything is seal’d and done			I'll have him tonight. Gone, because everything is sealed and done
That else leans on th’affair. Pray you make haste.			Otherwise this is based on the offair. Pray, you have a hurry.
[_Exeunt Rosencrantz and Guildenstern._]			[_Execunt roscrantz und guildenstern._]
And England, if my love thou hold’st at aught,— As my great power			And England, when my love, if you stick to something - as my great strength
thereof may give thee sense, Since yet thy cicatrice looks raw and red			There can be a sense of this because your cicatrice still looks raw and red
After the Danish sword, and thy free awe Pays homage to us,—thou mayst			After the Danish sword, and your free awe pays us - you may
not coldly set Our sovereign process, which imports at full, By letters			Do not use our sovereign process that is imported by letters
conjuring to that effect, The present death of Hamlet. Do it, England;			In this effect, the current death of Hamlet conjured up. Do it, England;
For like the hectic in my blood he rages, And thou must cure me. Till I			Because like the hustle and bustle in my blood he rages and you have to heal me. Until I
know ’tis done, Howe’er my haps, my joys were ne’er begun.			I know that it was done how I hated my haps, my joys hadn't started.
[_Exit._]			[_Exit._]
SCENE IV. A plain in Denmark.			Scene IV. A level in Denmark.
Enter Fortinbras and Forces marching.			Enter fortinbras and armed forces march.
FORTINBRAS. Go, Captain, from me greet the Danish king. Tell him that			Fortinbras. Go, captain, welcomes the Danish king. Tell him that
by his license, Fortinbras Craves the conveyance of a promis’d march			Due to his license, Fortinbras longs for the promotion of a promising march
Over his kingdom. You know the rendezvous. If that his Majesty would			About his kingdom. You know the rendezvous. If that would be his majesty
aught with us, We shall express our duty in his eye; And let him know			With us we will express our duty in his eye; And let him know
so.			Also.
CAPTAIN. I will do’t, my lord.			CAPTAIN. I won't do it, my Lord.
FORTINBRAS. Go softly on.			Fortinbras. Go quietly.
[_Exeunt all but the Captain._]			[_Execunt all except the captain._]
Enter Hamlet, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern &c.			Give Hamlet, Roscrantz, Guildenstern & c.
HAMLET. Good sir, whose powers are these?			HAMLET. Good gentleman, whose forces are these?
CAPTAIN. They are of Norway, sir.			CAPTAIN. You are from Norway, sir.
HAMLET. How purpos’d, sir, I pray you?			HAMLET. How purpos, sir, I pray?
CAPTAIN. Against some part of Poland.			CAPTAIN. Against a part of Poland.
HAMLET. Who commands them, sir?			HAMLET. Who orders you, Sir?
CAPTAIN. The nephew to old Norway, Fortinbras.			CAPTAIN. The nephew to Old Norway, Fortinbras.
HAMLET. Goes it against the main of Poland, sir, Or for some frontier?			HAMLET. Is it against the main Poland, Sir or for a border?
CAPTAIN. Truly to speak, and with no addition, We go to gain a little			CAPTAIN. Really speak and win without encores to win a little
patch of ground That hath in it no profit but the name. To pay five			Soil of the soil, which has no profit in it as the name. Pay five
ducats, five, I would not farm it; Nor will it yield to Norway or the			Ducats, five, I wouldn't manage it; It won't be given to Norway or the one
Pole A ranker rate, should it be sold in fee.			Pole a ranking rate should be sold in a fee.
HAMLET. Why, then the Polack never will defend it.			HAMLET. Why, the polack will never defend it.
CAPTAIN. Yes, it is already garrison’d.			CAPTAIN. Yes, it's Garrison.
HAMLET. Two thousand souls and twenty thousand ducats Will not debate			HAMLET. Two thousand souls and twenty thousand ducats will not be debated
the question of this straw! This is th’imposthume of much wealth and			The question of this straw! This is the imposion of a lot of wealth and
peace, That inward breaks, and shows no cause without Why the man dies.			Peace, this interior breaks and shows no reason without why the man dies.
I humbly thank you, sir.			I thankfully thank you.
CAPTAIN. God b’ wi’ you, sir.			CAPTAIN. God B ’Wi’ she, sir.
[_Exit._]			[_Exit._]
ROSENCRANTZ. Will’t please you go, my lord?			Roscrantz. Don't you want to go, my Lord?
HAMLET. I’ll be with you straight. Go a little before.			HAMLET. I'll be with you. Go a little before.
[_Exeunt all but Hamlet._]			[_Exeunt all Außer Hamlet._]
How all occasions do inform against me, And spur my dull revenge. What			How all the occasions inform me and encourage my boring revenge. What
is a man If his chief good and market of his time Be but to sleep and			Is a man if his chief and his market of his time only sleep and
feed? A beast, no more. Sure he that made us with such large discourse,			Feed? An animal, no longer. Sure, who made us with such great discourse,
Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike			Before and afterwards did not look at this ability and god -like
reason To fust in us unus’d. Now whether it be Bestial oblivion, or			Reason to fust in the USA. Well, whether it is
some craven scruple Of thinking too precisely on th’event,— A thought			Some longing scruples to think too about this event - a thought
which, quarter’d, hath but one part wisdom And ever three parts			What, quarter, only part of wisdom and ever three parts
coward,—I do not know Why yet I live to say this thing’s to do, Sith I			Coward, - I don't know why I live to say that this is to be done, Sith I
have cause, and will, and strength, and means To do’t. Examples gross			Do you have the cause and will and strength and means to do this. Examples rough
as earth exhort me, Witness this army of such mass and charge, Led by a			When the earth warned me, experience this army of such mass and indictment, led by A
delicate and tender prince, Whose spirit, with divine ambition puff’d,			Sensitive and tender prince, whose spirit buffs with divine ambitions,
Makes mouths at the invisible event, Exposing what is mortal and unsure			Makes the mouth with the invisible event and shows what is mortal and insecure
To all that fortune, death, and danger dare, Even for an eggshell.			To all the assets, death and a danger, even for an eggshell.
Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument, But greatly			Rightly too great is not without much argument, but very much
to find quarrel in a straw When honour’s at the stake. How stand I			To find dispute in a straw when Honor is on the stake. How does I stand
then, That have a father kill’d, a mother stain’d, Excitements of my			Then that killed a father, a mother stained, excitement from me
reason and my blood, And let all sleep, while to my shame I see The			Reason and my blood and let them all sleep while I see that in my shame
imminent death of twenty thousand men That, for a fantasy and trick of			upcoming death of twenty thousand men who for a imagination and a trick of
fame, Go to their graves like beds, fight for a plot Whereon the			Fame, go into their graves like beds, fight for a conspiracy, whereupon they
numbers cannot try the cause, Which is not tomb enough and continent To			Numbers cannot try the cause that is not grave enough and continent
hide the slain? O, from this time forth, My thoughts be bloody or be			Hide the murder? Oh, from this time my thoughts are bloody or being
nothing worth.			Worthless.
[_Exit._]			[_Exit._]
SCENE V. Elsinore. A room in the Castle.			Scene V. Elsinore. A room in the castle.
Enter Queen, Horatio and a Gentleman.			Enter Queen, Horatio and a gentleman.
QUEEN. I will not speak with her.			QUEEN. I won't talk to her.
GENTLEMAN. She is importunate, indeed distract. Her mood will needs be			GENTLEMAN. It is important in fact. Your mood will be
pitied.			averaged.
QUEEN. What would she have?			QUEEN. What would she have?
GENTLEMAN. She speaks much of her father; says she hears There’s tricks			GENTLEMAN. She speaks a lot of her father; says she hears that there are tricks
i’ th’ world, and hems, and beats her heart, Spurns enviously at			I am the world and the hems and beat her heart, polluted jealous
straws, speaks things in doubt, That carry but half sense. Her speech			Straws speaks things in doubt that only wear half meaning. Your speech
is nothing, Yet the unshaped use of it doth move The hearers to			is nothing, but the unprotected use of it shifts the listeners to the listeners
collection; they aim at it, And botch the words up fit to their own			Collection; They aim at this and have the words that are suitable for their own
thoughts, Which, as her winks, and nods, and gestures yield them,			Thoughts that wink and nod and gesture
Indeed would make one think there might be thought, Though nothing			In fact, one would make you think that it could think, although nothing
sure, yet much unhappily. ’Twere good she were spoken with, for she may			Sure, but a lot unhappy. She was talked to her well because she may May
strew Dangerous conjectures in ill-breeding minds.			scattered dangerous guesses in bad minds.
QUEEN. Let her come in.			QUEEN. Let them come in.
[_Exit Gentleman._]			[_Exit gentleman._]
To my sick soul, as sin’s true nature is, Each toy seems prologue to			For my sick soul, like the true nature of sin, every toy seems to be prologue
some great amiss. So full of artless jealousy is guilt, It spills			Some great upset. So full of artless jealousy is to blame, she spilled
itself in fearing to be spilt.			Even in fear of being buried.
Enter Ophelia.			Enter Ophelia.
OPHELIA. Where is the beauteous Majesty of Denmark?			Ophelia. Where is the beautiful Majesty Denmark?
QUEEN. How now, Ophelia?			QUEEN. How now, Ophelia?
OPHELIA. [_Sings._] How should I your true love know From another one?			Ophelia. [_Sings._] How should I know your true love of another?
By his cockle bat and staff And his sandal shoon.			From his heart masks and his staff and sandal shoe.
QUEEN. Alas, sweet lady, what imports this song?			QUEEN. Unfortunately, sweet lady, what imports this song?
OPHELIA. Say you? Nay, pray you mark. [_Sings._] He is dead and gone,			Ophelia. Do you say No, pray, you mark. [_Sings._] He is dead and gone,
lady, He is dead and gone, At his head a grass green turf, At his heels			Lady, he has been dead and went, on his head a green lawn with grass, on the heels
a stone.			Einstein.
QUEEN. Nay, but Ophelia—			QUEEN. No, but Ophelia -
OPHELIA. Pray you mark. [_Sings._] White his shroud as the mountain			Ophelia. Pray for pray. [_Sings._] knows his light towel than a mountain
snow.			Snow.
Enter King.			Enter the king.
QUEEN. Alas, look here, my lord!			QUEEN. Unfortunately, look here, my Lord!
OPHELIA. [_Sings._] Larded all with sweet flowers; Which bewept to the			Ophelia. [_Sings._] Dealed everything with sweet flowers; The one to the
grave did go With true-love showers.			Grave went with real shower.
KING. How do you, pretty lady?			KING. How are you, pretty lady?
OPHELIA. Well, God dild you! They say the owl was a baker’s daughter.			Ophelia. Well, God dild you! They say the owl is the daughter of a baker.
Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be. God be at your			Lord, we know what we are but don't know what we may be. God be with you
table!			Table!
KING. Conceit upon her father.			KING. Imagination of her father.
OPHELIA. Pray you, let’s have no words of this; but when they ask you			Ophelia. Pray, let's have no words. But if they ask you
what it means, say you this: [_Sings._] Tomorrow is Saint Valentine’s			What it means, say the following: [_Sinses._] Tomorrow is Holy Valentine's Day
day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your			Day, everything in the morning betime, and I have a maid in your window to be yours
Valentine.			Valentine's Day.
Then up he rose and donn’d his clothes, And dupp’d the chamber door,			Then he got up and put on his clothes and Dupp was the chamber door.
Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more.			Let the maid in that a maid has never left.
KING. Pretty Ophelia!			KING. Pretty ophelia!
OPHELIA. Indeed la, without an oath, I’ll make an end on’t. [_Sings._]			Ophelia. In fact, I will not end without an oath. [_Sings._]
By Gis and by Saint Charity, Alack, and fie for shame! Young men will			From GIS and Saint Charity, Alack and Fie for Scham! Young men become
do’t if they come to’t; By Cock, they are to blame.			Not if they don't come; They are to blame with a tail.
Quoth she, before you tumbled me, You promis’d me to wed. So would I			Quoth you before you overthrown me, you felt me ​​for the wedding. So I would
ha’ done, by yonder sun, An thou hadst not come to my bed.			Ha ’done, from the sun, you hadn't come into my bed.
KING. How long hath she been thus?			KING. How long was it so long?
OPHELIA. I hope all will be well. We must be patient. But I cannot			Ophelia. I hope everything will be fine. We have to be patient. But I can not
choose but weep, to think they would lay him i’ th’ cold ground. My			But choose cry to believe that you would put it on the cold floor. my
brother shall know of it. And so I thank you for your good counsel.			Brother will know. And so I thank you for your good advice.
Come, my coach! Good night, ladies; good night, sweet ladies; good			Come on my trainer! Good night the ladies; Good night, sweet ladies; Well
night, good night.			Night, good night.
[_Exit._]			[_Exit._]
KING. Follow her close; give her good watch, I pray you.			KING. Follow your closure; Give her a good watch, I pray you.
[_Exit Horatio._]			[Horatio._]
O, this is the poison of deep grief; it springs All from her father’s			Oh, that is the poison of deep grief; It arises entirely from that of her father
death. O Gertrude, Gertrude, When sorrows come, they come not single			Death. O Gertrude, Gertrude, when worries come, don't come single
spies, But in battalions. First, her father slain; Next, your son gone;			Spies, but in battalions. First, her father was killed; Next your son is gone;
and he most violent author Of his own just remove; the people muddied,			and remove the most violent author himself; The people devastated,
Thick and and unwholesome in their thoughts and whispers For good			Dick and ominous in your thoughts and whispers forever
Polonius’ death; and we have done but greenly In hugger-mugger to inter			Polonius' death; And we made it green in Hugger-Mugger
him. Poor Ophelia Divided from herself and her fair judgment, Without			him. Poor Ophelia, who divided itself and her fair judgment, without
the which we are pictures or mere beasts. Last, and as much containing			What we are pictures or mere beasts. Last and so much included
as all these, Her brother is in secret come from France, Feeds on his			As all of this, her brother is in the secret of France and feeds on him
wonder, keeps himself in clouds, And wants not buzzers to infect his			Wondering, keeping in clouds and does not want Summer to be infected
ear With pestilent speeches of his father’s death, Wherein necessity,			Ear with pestilent speeches of his father's death, in the need,
of matter beggar’d, Will nothing stick our person to arraign In ear and			From matter beggar, nothing will make our person to be charged in the ear and
ear. O my dear Gertrude, this, Like to a murdering piece, in many			Ear. O My dear Gertrude, this, like a murder piece, in many
places Gives me superfluous death.			Places give me superfluous death.
[_A noise within._]			[_A noise inside ._]
QUEEN. Alack, what noise is this?			QUEEN. Alack, what sound is that?
KING. Where are my Switzers? Let them guard the door.			KING. Where are my welding equipment? Let them guard the door.
Enter a Gentleman.			Enter a gentleman.
What is the matter?			What's going on there?
GENTLEMAN. Save yourself, my lord. The ocean, overpeering of his list,			GENTLEMAN. Save yourself, sir. The ocean, outwit of his list,
Eats not the flats with more impetuous haste Than young Laertes, in a			Doesn't eat the apartments with an impetuous hurry as a young Laertes in A
riotous head, O’erbears your offices. The rabble call him lord, And, as			Ummer head, O'erbears their offices. The rabble calls him Lord and how
the world were now but to begin, Antiquity forgot, custom not known,			The world was now only at the beginning, the antiquity forgot, not known individually,
The ratifiers and props of every word, They cry ‘Choose we! Laertes			The ratifiers and props of every word, they cry “We we! Laertes
shall be king!’ Caps, hands, and tongues applaud it to the clouds,			Should be king! “Caps, hands and tongues greet the clouds,
‘Laertes shall be king, Laertes king.’			"Laertes will be king, Laertes King."
QUEEN. How cheerfully on the false trail they cry. O, this is counter,			QUEEN. How happily cry on the wrong lane. Oh, that's the subject
you false Danish dogs.			They false Danish dogs.
[_A noise within._]			[_A noise inside ._]
KING. The doors are broke.			KING. The doors are bankrupt.
Enter Laertes, armed; Danes following.			Enter Laertes, armed; Follow Danes.
LAERTES. Where is this king?—Sirs, stand you all without.			Laertes. Where is this king? - Sirs, stand all without.
Danes. No, let’s come in.			Danes. No, let's get in.
LAERTES. I pray you, give me leave.			Laertes. I pray you, give me a vacation.
DANES. We will, we will.			Danes. We will.
[_They retire without the door._]			[_They go back without the door ._]
LAERTES. I thank you. Keep the door. O thou vile king, Give me my			Laertes. I thank you. Hold the door. O you live king, give me mine
father.			Father.
QUEEN. Calmly, good Laertes.			QUEEN. Quiet, good Laertes.
LAERTES. That drop of blood that’s calm proclaims me bastard; Cries			Laertes. This drop of blood that is quiet announces me bastard; Scream
cuckold to my father, brands the harlot Even here between the chaste			Cuckold to my father, brands of the Harlot even here between the chaste
unsmirched brow Of my true mother.			Unmired Brow of my true mother.
KING. What is the cause, Laertes, That thy rebellion looks so			KING. What is the cause, Laertes, that your rebellion looks like this
giant-like?— Let him go, Gertrude. Do not fear our person. There’s such			Huge?-Leave it, Gertrude. Don't be afraid of our person. There are such
divinity doth hedge a king, That treason can but peep to what it would,			Divine has a king, this betrayal can only look at what it would do,
Acts little of his will.—Tell me, Laertes, Why thou art thus			Is little about his will. - Tell me, Laertes, why you are so
incens’d.—Let him go, Gertrude:— Speak, man.			Incens'd. - Let him go, Gertrude: speak, man.
LAERTES. Where is my father?			Laertes. Where is my father?
KING. Dead.			KING. Dead.
QUEEN. But not by him.			QUEEN. But not from him.
KING. Let him demand his fill.			KING. Let him ask for his filling.
LAERTES. How came he dead? I’ll not be juggled with. To hell,			Laertes. How did he come dead? I will not juggle. To hell,
allegiance! Vows, to the blackest devil! Conscience and grace, to the			Loyalty! Verblews to the blackest devil! Conscience and grace to
profoundest pit! I dare damnation. To this point I stand, That both the			deepest pit! I dare to be damn. Up to this point I stand that both both
worlds, I give to negligence, Let come what comes; only I’ll be			Worlds, I give negligence, let me come, what comes; Only I will be
reveng’d Most throughly for my father.			Rvening was best for my father.
KING. Who shall stay you?			KING. Who should stay you?
LAERTES. My will, not all the world. And for my means, I’ll husband			Laertes. My will, not the whole world. And for my means I become a husband
them so well, They shall go far with little.			They so well, they will go with little.
KING. Good Laertes, If you desire to know the certainty Of your dear			KING. Good Laertes if you want to know the certainty of your love
father’s death, is’t writ in your revenge That, sweepstake, you will			The death of the father is not written in your revenge that you, the competition, will be
draw both friend and foe, Winner and loser?			Draw both a friend and the enemy, winners and losers?
LAERTES. None but his enemies.			Laertes. Nobody except his enemies.
KING. Will you know them then?			KING. Will you know them then?
LAERTES. To his good friends thus wide I’ll ope my arms; And, like the			Laertes. To his good friends so wide I get my arms over; And like that
kind life-rendering pelican, Repast them with my blood.			Friendly life -render pelican, notice them with my blood.
KING. Why, now you speak Like a good child and a true gentleman. That I			KING. Why, now you talk like a good child and a real gentleman. That I
am guiltless of your father’s death, And am most sensibly in grief for			I am blameless about her father and I am most sensible in grief for
it, It shall as level to your judgment ’pear As day does to your eye.			It will be a level for your judgment as the day for your eye.
DANES. [_Within._] Let her come in.			Danes. [_Within._] Let them come in.
LAERTES. How now! What noise is that?			Laertes. Like right now! What sound is that?
Re-enter Ophelia, fantastically dressed with straws and flowers.			Visit Ophelia again, fantastic with straws and flowers.
O heat, dry up my brains. Tears seven times salt, Burn out the sense			O Warmth, dry out my brain. Tears seven times salt, burn out the meaning
and virtue of mine eye. By heaven, thy madness shall be paid by weight,			and virtue of my eye. With the sky, your madness is paid for,
Till our scale turn the beam. O rose of May! Dear maid, kind sister,			Until our scale turns the bar. O rose from May! Dear maid, friendly sister,
sweet Ophelia! O heavens, is’t possible a young maid’s wits Should be			Sweet Ophelia! O sky, it is not possible that the mind of a young maid should be
as mortal as an old man’s life? Nature is fine in love, and where ’tis			As mortal as the life of an old man? Nature is good in love and where it is where it is
fine, It sends some precious instance of itself After the thing it			Well, after the thing it sends a precious instance of itself
loves.			Loves.
OPHELIA. [_Sings._] They bore him barefac’d on the bier, Hey no nonny,			Ophelia. [_Sings._] They wore him barfacs on the beer, Hey Nonny,
nonny, hey nonny And on his grave rain’d many a tear.— Fare you well,			Nonny, Hey Nonny and on his grave rained many tears.
my dove!			My dollar!
LAERTES. Hadst thou thy wits, and didst persuade revenge, It could not			Laertes. Did you have your mind and convinced revenge, it couldn't
move thus.			move like that.
OPHELIA. You must sing ‘Down a-down, and you call him a-down-a.’ O, how			Ophelia. You have to sing "Down A-Down" and call it a-down-A. "O, how
the wheel becomes it! It is the false steward that stole his master’s			The bike will! It is the wrong steward that stole his master
daughter.			Daughter.
LAERTES. This nothing’s more than matter.			Laertes. This is nothing more than important.
OPHELIA. There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance; pray love, remember.			Ophelia. There is Rosemary, that's for memories. Pray love, remember.
And there is pansies, that’s for thoughts.			And there are pansies, that's for thoughts.
LAERTES. A document in madness, thoughts and remembrance fitted.			Laertes. A document, thoughts and memory fit.
OPHELIA. There’s fennel for you, and columbines. There’s rue for you;			Ophelia. There is fennel for you and colombines. There is Rue for you.
and here’s some for me. We may call it herb of grace o’ Sundays. O you			And here is some for me. We can call it herbs of the Grace Sunday. Oh you
must wear your rue with a difference. There’s a daisy. I would give you			Has to wear your ruse with a difference. There is a daisy. I would give you
some violets, but they wither’d all when my father died. They say he			Some violets, but they have everything when my father died. You say he
made a good end. [_Sings._] For bonny sweet Robin is all my joy.			put a good end. [_Sings._] For Bonny Sweet Robin is all my joy.
LAERTES. Thought and affliction, passion, hell itself She turns to			Laertes. Thinking and suffering, passion, hell itself, to which she is turning
favour and to prettiness.			Favor and beauty.
OPHELIA. [_Sings._] And will he not come again? And will he not come			Ophelia. [_Sings._] And will he not come back? And will not come
again? No, no, he is dead, Go to thy death-bed, He never will come			again? No, no, he's dead, go to your death bed, he will never come
again.			again.
His beard was as white as snow, All flaxen was his poll. He is gone,			His beard was as white as snow, everything flaxed was his survey. He is gone,
he is gone, And we cast away moan. God ha’ mercy on his soul.			He's gone and we moan away. God has his soul mercy.
And of all Christian souls, I pray God. God b’ wi’ ye.			And I pray God from all Christian souls. God B ’Ye.
[_Exit._]			[_Exit._]
LAERTES. Do you see this, O God?			Laertes. Do you see that, o god?
KING. Laertes, I must commune with your grief, Or you deny me right. Go			KING. Laertes, I have to communicate with your grief, or you deny me correctly. walk
but apart, Make choice of whom your wisest friends you will, And they			But apart from the choice of whom your smartest friends will be and you
shall hear and judge ’twixt you and me. If by direct or by collateral			Should hear and judge you and me. If by directly or through collateral
hand They find us touch’d, we will our kingdom give, Our crown, our			Hand that you touch us, we will give our kingdom, our crown, ours
life, and all that we call ours To you in satisfaction; but if not, Be			Live and everything we call them in satisfaction; But if not, be you
you content to lend your patience to us, And we shall jointly labour			You are satisfied with it
with your soul To give it due content.			With your soul to give it due content.
LAERTES. Let this be so; His means of death, his obscure burial,— No			Laertes. Let it be; His death means, his obscure funeral - no
trophy, sword, nor hatchment o’er his bones, No noble rite, nor formal			Trophy, sword or slippage over his bones, no noble rite or formally
ostentation,— Cry to be heard, as ’twere from heaven to earth, That I			Easting station, - wines, to be belonged to the earth from heaven that I
must call’t in question.			Does not have to be questioned.
KING. So you shall. And where th’offence is let the great axe fall. I			KING. So you should. And where the high ax drops. I
pray you go with me.			Pray, you go with me.
[_Exeunt._]			[_Exeunt._]
SCENE VI. Another room in the Castle.			Scene VI. Another room in the castle.
Enter Horatio and a Servant.			Enter Horatio and a servant.
HORATIO. What are they that would speak with me?			Horatio. What would they talk to me?
SERVANT. Sailors, sir. They say they have letters for you.			SERVANT. Sailow, sir. You say you have letters for you.
HORATIO. Let them come in.			Horatio. Let them come in.
[_Exit Servant._]			[_Exit diener._]
I do not know from what part of the world I should be greeted, if not			I don't know which part of the world I should be greeted from, if not
from Lord Hamlet.			by Lord Hamlet.
Enter Sailors.			Enter sailors.
FIRST SAILOR. God bless you, sir.			First sailor. God bless you, sir.
HORATIO. Let him bless thee too.			Horatio. Let him bless you too.
FIRST SAILOR. He shall, sir, and’t please him. There’s a letter for			First sailor. He should, sir, and he shouldn't like it. There is a letter for
you, sir. It comes from th’ambassador that was bound for England; if			You, sir. It comes from the Mambassador that was bound to England. if
your name be Horatio, as I am let to know it is.			Her name was Horatio, as I made to know that it was.
HORATIO. [_Reads._] ‘Horatio, when thou shalt have overlooked this,			Horatio. [_Reads._] 'Horatio if you have overlooked that,
give these fellows some means to the King. They have letters for him.			Give this fellow man a few remedies to the king. You have letters for him.
Ere we were two days old at sea, a pirate of very warlike appointment			Um we two days old at sea, a pirate with a very war appointment
gave us chase. Finding ourselves too slow of sail, we put on a			gave us chase. If we sail too slowly, we put on one
compelled valour, and in the grapple I boarded them. On the instant			Forced Valor, and I climbed under control. At the moment
they got clear of our ship, so I alone became their prisoner. They have			They were released from our ship, so I became their prison alone. They have
dealt with me like thieves of mercy. But they knew what they did; I am			treated me like thieves of mercy. But they knew what they were doing; I am
to do a good turn for them. Let the King have the letters I have sent,			make a good turn for you. Let the king have the letters that I have sent
and repair thou to me with as much haste as thou wouldst fly death. I			And you repair me with as much hurry as you would fly death. I
have words to speak in thine ear will make thee dumb; yet are they much			If you let words speak in your ear, you will do you stupid; But they are a lot
too light for the bore of the matter. These good fellows will bring			Too bright for the bore of the matter. These good scholarship holders will bring
thee where I am. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern hold their course for			you where I am. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern keep their course
England: of them I have much to tell thee. Farewell. He that thou			England: I have a lot to tell you about them. Taking leave. who you
knowest thine, HAMLET.’			Know your, Hamlet. "
Come, I will give you way for these your letters, And do’t the			Come on, I'll give you your letters away and not that
speedier, that you may direct me To him from whom you brought them.			Faster so that you can address him from which you brought you.
[_Exeunt._]			[_Exeunt._]
SCENE VII. Another room in the Castle.			Scene VII. Another room in the castle.
Enter King and Laertes.			Enter King and Laertes.
KING. Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, And you must put me			KING. Now your conscience has to make my acquisition seal and you have to put me
in your heart for friend, Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear,			In your heart for a friend, Sith you heard and with a knowing ear,
That he which hath your noble father slain Pursu’d my life.			That he killed what your noble father has.
LAERTES. It well appears. But tell me Why you proceeded not against			Laertes. It appears well. But tell me why you didn't go against it
these feats, So crimeful and so capital in nature, As by your safety,			These services, as criminal and so capital in nature, as through their security,
wisdom, all things else, You mainly were stirr’d up.			Wisdom, everything else, they were mainly touched.
KING. O, for two special reasons, Which may to you, perhaps, seem much			KING. O For two special reasons that may seem a lot to them
unsinew’d, But yet to me they are strong. The Queen his mother Lives			Single, but for me they are strong. The queen, his mother lives
almost by his looks; and for myself,— My virtue or my plague, be it			Almost through his appearance; And for myself - my virtue or my plague, be it
either which,— She’s so conjunctive to my life and soul, That, as the			Either what, what - she is so subjunctive with my life and my soul, that, like that
star moves not but in his sphere, I could not but by her. The other			Star does not move, but in his sphere I could only do it from her. The other
motive, Why to a public count I might not go, Is the great love the			Motif why I might not be able to go for a public count is great love that
general gender bear him, Who, dipping all his faults in their			General gender endures him, who immerses all of his mistakes in their
affection, Would like the spring that turneth wood to stone, Convert			Spring, which turns wood into stone, want to convert affection
his gyves to graces; so that my arrows, Too slightly timber’d for so			his gyves to grace; So that my arrows, too light wood for so
loud a wind, Would have reverted to my bow again, And not where I had			loud a wind, would have returned to my bow and not where I had
aim’d them.			aim.
LAERTES. And so have I a noble father lost, A sister driven into			Laertes. And so I lost a noble father, driven a sister
desperate terms, Whose worth, if praises may go back again, Stood			Desperate conditions, the value of which, if praise can return, stood
challenger on mount of all the age For her perfections. But my revenge			Challengers on the mountain of all ages for their perfections. But my revenge
will come.			will come.
KING. Break not your sleeps for that. You must not think That we are			KING. Don't break your sleep for it. You shouldn't believe it is
made of stuff so flat and dull That we can let our beard be shook with			made of things that are so flat and boring that we can make our beard tremble
danger, And think it pastime. You shortly shall hear more. I lov’d your			Danger, and think about the pastime. You will hear more soon. I loved yours
father, and we love ourself, And that, I hope, will teach you to			Father, and we love ourselves, and that, I hope, will teach you
imagine—			introduce-
Enter a Messenger.			Enter a messenger.
How now? What news?			Like right now? What news?
MESSENGER. Letters, my lord, from Hamlet. This to your Majesty; this to			DELIVERY BOY. Letters, sir, from Hamlet. That for your majesty; The one too
the Queen.			the Queen.
KING. From Hamlet! Who brought them?			KING. From Hamlet! Who brought them with them?
MESSENGER. Sailors, my lord, they say; I saw them not. They were given			DELIVERY BOY. Sailow, sir, they say; I have not seen her. They were given
me by Claudio. He receiv’d them Of him that brought them.			Me from Claudio. He received her from him that she brought.
KING. Laertes, you shall hear them. Leave us.			KING. Laertes, you should hear them. Leave us.
[_Exit Messenger._]			[_Exit Messenger._]
[_Reads._] ‘High and mighty, you shall know I am set naked on your			[_Reads._] “High and powerful, you will know that I am naked on yours
kingdom. Tomorrow shall I beg leave to see your kingly eyes. When I			Kingdom. Tomorrow I should ask to see your royal eyes. If I
shall, first asking your pardon thereunto, recount the occasions of my			should first ask your forgiveness there and the occasions of my
sudden and more strange return. HAMLET.’			Sudden and stranger return. HAMLET.'
What should this mean? Are all the rest come back? Or is it some abuse,			What is that supposed to mean? Will the rest come back? Or is it abuse
and no such thing?			And something like that?
LAERTES. Know you the hand?			Laertes. Do you know your hand
KING. ’Tis Hamlet’s character. ’Naked!’ And in a postscript here he			KING. Tis Hamlet's character. "Naked!" And in a postal letting here he
says ‘alone.’ Can you advise me?			says "alone". Can you advise me
LAERTES. I am lost in it, my lord. But let him come, It warms the very			Laertes. I am lost in it, my Lord. But let him come, it warms it very much
sickness in my heart That I shall live and tell him to his teeth, ‘Thus			Illness in my heart that I will live and tell him about his teeth, “so
diest thou.’			But you. "
KING. If it be so, Laertes,— As how should it be so? How otherwise?—			KING. If so, Laertes, how should it be? How else? -
Will you be rul’d by me?			Will you be regulated by me?
LAERTES. Ay, my lord; So you will not o’errule me to a peace.			Laertes. Yes my Lord; So you won't bring me to peace.
KING. To thine own peace. If he be now return’d, As checking at his			KING. To your own peace. When he has returned now how he checks on his
voyage, and that he means No more to undertake it, I will work him To			Travel, and that he no longer means to do it, I'll work on it
exploit, now ripe in my device, Under the which he shall not choose but			Use, now ripe in my device under what it shouldn't choose, but
fall; And for his death no wind shall breathe, But even his mother			Autumn; And no wind will breathe for his death, but even his mother
shall uncharge the practice And call it accident.			Practice may relieve and name it as an accident.
LAERTES. My lord, I will be rul’d; The rather if you could devise it so			Laertes. My Lord, I will be regulated; Rather if they could develop it that way
That I might be the organ.			So that I could be the organ.
KING. It falls right. You have been talk’d of since your travel much,			KING. It is right. You have talked a lot since your trip, a lot,
And that in Hamlet’s hearing, for a quality Wherein they say you shine.			And that in Hamlet's hearing for a quality in which you say that you shine.
Your sum of parts Did not together pluck such envy from him As did that			Your sum of parts did not pice him together like that
one, and that, in my regard, Of the unworthiest siege.			One and that in my regard of the unwanted siege.
LAERTES. What part is that, my lord?			Laertes. Which part is that, my Lord?
KING. A very riband in the cap of youth, Yet needful too, for youth no			KING. A very riband in the youth hat, but also for young people no
less becomes The light and careless livery that it wears Than settled			Less becomes a light and careless paint that she wears than to have settled
age his sables and his weeds, Importing health and graveness. Two			Age his sables and his weeds, import health and severity. Two
months since Here was a gentleman of Normandy,— I’ve seen myself, and			Months since here was a gentleman of Normandy - I saw myself and
serv’d against, the French, And they can well on horseback, but this			serves against the French and you can do well on the horse, but that
gallant Had witchcraft in’t. He grew unto his seat, And to such			Gallant didn't have witchcraft. He grew to his seat and to such
wondrous doing brought his horse, As had he been incorps’d and			Wonderful did his horse as he Incorps'd and
demi-natur’d With the brave beast. So far he topp’d my thought That I			Demi-nature with the brave animal. So far he has my thoughts that I have adjusted
in forgery of shapes and tricks, Come short of what he did.			In fake forms and tricks, he does not come what he did.
LAERTES. A Norman was’t?			Laertes. A Norman wasn't?
KING. A Norman.			KING. A Norman.
LAERTES. Upon my life, Lamond.			Laertes. On my life, lamond.
KING. The very same.			KING. The same.
LAERTES. I know him well. He is the brooch indeed And gem of all the			Laertes. I know him well. He is indeed the brooch and jewel of all
nation.			Nation.
KING. He made confession of you, And gave you such a masterly report			KING. He confessed to you and gave you such a masterful report
For art and exercise in your defence, And for your rapier most			For art and practice in their defense and for their rapier the most
especially, That he cried out ’twould be a sight indeed If one could			Especially that he would indeed be a sight if you could
match you. The scrimers of their nation He swore had neither motion,			Take care of yourself. The scrimers of their nation he swore had no movement,
guard, nor eye, If you oppos’d them. Sir, this report of his Did Hamlet			Wache or eye if you have them against them. Sir, this report from his made Hamlet
so envenom with his envy That he could nothing do but wish and beg Your			So Envenom with his envy that he could do nothing but to wish and ask theirs
sudden coming o’er to play with him. Now, out of this,—			Suddenly O’er comes to play with him. Well, from it, - -
LAERTES. What out of this, my lord?			Laertes. What's out, Lord?
KING. Laertes, was your father dear to you? Or are you like the			KING. Laertes, was your father loved you? Or do you show that?
painting of a sorrow, A face without a heart?			Painting of a grief, a face without heart?
LAERTES. Why ask you this?			Laertes. Why ask you that?
KING. Not that I think you did not love your father, But that I know			KING. Not that I think you didn't loved your father, but that I know
love is begun by time, And that I see, in passages of proof, Time			Love is started from time and I see time in passages of the evidence, time
qualifies the spark and fire of it. There lives within the very flame			Qualified the spark and fire. There lives within the flame
of love A kind of wick or snuff that will abate it; And nothing is at a			Love a kind of wick or snuff that will let it down; And nothing is with a
like goodness still, For goodness, growing to a pleurisy, Dies in his			Like goodness, dies for goodness that grows into pleuritis in his
own too much. That we would do, We should do when we would; for this			have too much. We should do that if we did; Therefore
‘would’ changes, And hath abatements and delays as many As there are			"Would" change, and there is a deposition and delay of as many as there is
tongues, are hands, are accidents; And then this ‘should’ is like a			Tongues are hands, are accidents; And then this should "" like A
spendthrift sigh That hurts by easing. But to the quick o’ th’ulcer:			Magnificent sigh that hurts through loosening. But for quick O'th'ulcer:
Hamlet comes back: what would you undertake To show yourself your			Hamlet comes back: What would you undertake to show yourself?
father’s son in deed, More than in words?			The father's son indeed more than in words?
LAERTES. To cut his throat i’ th’ church.			Laertes. To cut his throat, I am the church.
KING. No place, indeed, should murder sanctuarize; Revenge should have			KING. No place should indeed murder a protected area; Revenge should have
no bounds. But good Laertes, Will you do this, keep close within your			no limits. But good Laertes, you will do that, keep in your area
chamber. Hamlet return’d shall know you are come home: We’ll put on			Chamber. Hamlet Return will know that they will come home: We will put on
those shall praise your excellence, And set a double varnish on the			These will praise their excellence and a double paint on the
fame The Frenchman gave you, bring you in fine together And wager on			The Frenchman gave you fame, brings you together well and hurt you further
your heads. He, being remiss, Most generous, and free from all			Your heads. He is a remissance, generous and free of everyone
contriving, Will not peruse the foils; so that with ease, Or with a			invent, the slides will not read through; so that with ease or with one
little shuffling, you may choose A sword unbated, and in a pass of			Little mix, you can choose a sword without an attempt and in a pass of
practice, Requite him for your father.			Practice, ask him for your father.
LAERTES. I will do’t. And for that purpose I’ll anoint my sword. I			Laertes. I will not do it. And for this purpose, I will anoint my sword. I
bought an unction of a mountebank So mortal that, but dip a knife in			Bought a setting of a mount bank that is so mortal, but dive into a knife
it, Where it draws blood no cataplasm so rare, Collected from all			it, where it draws blood without a cataplasma, which is so rarely collected by everyone
simples that have virtue Under the moon, can save the thing from death			Simples who have virtue under the moon can save the thing from death
This is but scratch’d withal. I’ll touch my point With this contagion,			That is just scratched. I will touch my point of view with this infection,
that if I gall him slightly, It may be death.			If I light it lightly, it can be death.
KING. Let’s further think of this, Weigh what convenience both of time			KING. If we continue to think about it, let's weigh the convenience of both times
and means May fit us to our shape. If this should fail, And that our			And medium can fit us into our shape. If this should fail and that our
drift look through our bad performance. ’Twere better not assay’d.			Drift look through our poor performance. ’Better not assays.
Therefore this project Should have a back or second, that might hold If			Therefore, this project should have a back or a second one, this could be if
this did blast in proof. Soft, let me see. We’ll make a solemn wager on			This has thrown in the evidence. Soft, let me see. We will make a solemn effort
your cunnings,— I ha’t! When in your motion you are hot and dry, As			Your cunnings, - I don't have! If you are hot and dry in your movement, as
make your bouts more violent to that end, And that he calls for drink,			Make your fights more violent for this purpose and he calls for drink.
I’ll have prepar’d him A chalice for the nonce; whereon but sipping, If			I will have prepared him with a chalice for the Nonce. But but sip when
he by chance escape your venom’d stuck, Our purpose may hold there.			He accidentally escapes her poison, our purpose can hold there.
Enter Queen.			Enter Queen.
How now, sweet Queen?			How now, sweet queen?
QUEEN. One woe doth tread upon another’s heel, So fast they follow.			QUEEN. A hone steps on the heel of another, so quickly that they follow.
Your sister’s drown’d, Laertes.			Laertes drowns the sister.
LAERTES. Drown’d! O, where?			Laertes. Drowned! O, where?
QUEEN. There is a willow grows aslant a brook, That shows his hoary			QUEEN. There is a pasture that grows a stream that shows his Hoary
leaves in the glassy stream. There with fantastic garlands did she make			Leaves in the glassy stream. There she did with fantastic garlands
Of crow-flowers, nettles, daisies, and long purples, That liberal			From crow, nettles, daisies and long purple, these liberals
shepherds give a grosser name, But our cold maids do dead men’s fingers			Shepherds give a large name
call them. There on the pendant boughs her coronet weeds Clamb’ring to			Call her. There is her crown on the trailer to lend yourself
hang, an envious sliver broke, When down her weedy trophies and herself			Hang, a jealous splinter broke when they were their weed trophies and themselves
Fell in the weeping brook. Her clothes spread wide, And mermaid-like,			Fell into the crying stream. Her clothes spread wide and mermaid-like,
awhile they bore her up, Which time she chaunted snatches of old tunes,			For a while they wore them what time they grabbed to grab old melodies.
As one incapable of her own distress, Or like a creature native and			As unable to their own hardship or like a creature -native and
indued Unto that element. But long it could not be Till that her			inflicted in this element. But it couldn't be long before she
garments, heavy with their drink, Pull’d the poor wretch from her			Pieces of clothing, heavy with her drink, pulled the poor misery of her
melodious lay To muddy death.			Melodious was the muddy death.
LAERTES. Alas, then she is drown’d?			Laertes. Unfortunately, did she drown?
QUEEN. Drown’d, drown’d.			QUEEN. Drowned, drowned.
LAERTES. Too much of water hast thou, poor Ophelia, And therefore I			Laertes. You have too much water, poor ophelia and so I have
forbid my tears. But yet It is our trick; nature her custom holds, Let			Prohibited my tears. But it is our trick; Nature your custom applies, let
shame say what it will. When these are gone, The woman will be out.			Shame say what it wants. If these are gone, the woman will be outside.
Adieu, my lord, I have a speech of fire, that fain would blaze, But			Adieu, my lord, I have a fire speech that the Faint Loze, but
that this folly douts it.			That this foolishness oversigns it.
[_Exit._]			[_Exit._]
KING. Let’s follow, Gertrude; How much I had to do to calm his rage!			KING. We follow Gertrude; How much did I have to do to calm his anger!
Now fear I this will give it start again; Therefore let’s follow.			Now I'm afraid it will start again; We therefore follow.
[_Exeunt._]			[_Exeunt._]
ACT V			Akt v
SCENE I. A churchyard.			Scene I. A churchyard.
Enter two Clowns with spades, &c.			Enter two clowns with spades, & c.
FIRST CLOWN. Is she to be buried in Christian burial, when she wilfully			First clown. It should be buried in a Christian funeral if they intentionally
seeks her own salvation?			is looking for your own salvation?
SECOND CLOWN. I tell thee she is, and therefore make her grave			Second clown. I tell you that she is and therefore make her difficult
straight. The crowner hath sat on her, and finds it Christian burial.			just. The crown has sat on her and finds her Christian funeral.
FIRST CLOWN. How can that be, unless she drowned herself in her own			First clown. How can that be unless she drowned in her own
defence?			Defense?
SECOND CLOWN. Why, ’tis found so.			Second clown. Why «found it.
FIRST CLOWN. It must be _se offendendo_, it cannot be else. For here			First clown. It has to be _Se Offendendo_, it can't be otherwise. For here
lies the point: if I drown myself wittingly, it argues an act: and an			Lies the point: If I get funny, it argues an action: and one
act hath three branches. It is to act, to do, and to perform: argal,			Act has three branches. It must be acted, to do and carry out: argal,
she drowned herself wittingly.			They drowned funny.
SECOND CLOWN. Nay, but hear you, goodman delver,—			Second clown. No, but listen to goodman delver, -
FIRST CLOWN. Give me leave. Here lies the water; good. Here stands the			First clown. Give me a vacation. Here is the water; Well. Here is the
man; good. If the man go to this water and drown himself, it is, will			Man; Well. If the man goes into this water and drown himself, it will be
he nill he, he goes,—mark you that. But if the water come to him and			He nill, he goes - marks you. But when the water comes to him and
drown him, he drowns not himself. Argal, he that is not guilty of his			He drown him, he doesn't drown himself. Argal, who did not guilty him
own death shortens not his own life.			Your own death does not shorten his own life.
SECOND CLOWN. But is this law?			Second clown. But is this law?
FIRST CLOWN. Ay, marry, is’t, crowner’s quest law.			First clown. Ay, marry, is not the quest law of crown.
SECOND CLOWN. Will you ha’ the truth on’t? If this had not been a			Second clown. Don't you become the truth? If that hadn't been one
gentlewoman, she should have been buried out o’ Christian burial.			Gentle wife that she should have been buried o 'Christian funeral.
FIRST CLOWN. Why, there thou say’st. And the more pity that great folk			First clown. Why, you say. And the shame that such great people
should have countenance in this world to drown or hang themselves more			Should the face in this world have more to drown or hang up
than their even Christian. Come, my spade. There is no ancient			than her even Christian. Come on my spade. There is no antiquity
gentlemen but gardeners, ditchers, and grave-makers: they hold up			Gentlemen except gardeners, ditchers and grave manufacturers: they stop it
Adam’s profession.			Adams profession.
SECOND CLOWN. Was he a gentleman?			Second clown. Was he a gentleman?
FIRST CLOWN. He was the first that ever bore arms.			First clown. He was the first to ever wore arms.
SECOND CLOWN. Why, he had none.			Second clown. Why, he didn't.
FIRST CLOWN. What, art a heathen? How dost thou understand the			First clown. What, art a pagan? How do you understand that?
Scripture? The Scripture says Adam digg’d. Could he dig without arms?			Writing? The writing says Adam Digg. Could he dig without the arms?
I’ll put another question to thee. If thou answerest me not to the			I'll ask you another question. If you don't answer me
purpose, confess thyself—			Purpose, confess yourself -
SECOND CLOWN. Go to.			Second clown. Go to.
FIRST CLOWN. What is he that builds stronger than either the mason, the			First clown. What does he build more than the bricklayer?
shipwright, or the carpenter?			Shipwright or the carpenter?
SECOND CLOWN. The gallows-maker; for that frame outlives a thousand			Second clown. The gallows manufacturer; Because this frame survives a thousand
tenants.			Renter.
FIRST CLOWN. I like thy wit well in good faith, the gallows does well.			First clown. I like your joke in good faith, the gallows do it well.
But how does it well? It does well to those that do ill. Now, thou dost			But how is it? It works well for those who get sick. Well, you dost
ill to say the gallows is built stronger than the church; argal, the			I am to say that the gallows are built more than the church; Argal, the
gallows may do well to thee. To’t again, come.			Gallows can do you good. So as not to come back.
SECOND CLOWN. Who builds stronger than a mason, a shipwright, or a			Second clown. Who builds more than a bricklayer, a shipwright or a
carpenter?			Carpenter?
FIRST CLOWN. Ay, tell me that, and unyoke.			First clown. Yes, tell me and Unyoke.
SECOND CLOWN. Marry, now I can tell.			Second clown. Marriage, now I can say.
FIRST CLOWN. To’t.			First clown. Tot.
SECOND CLOWN. Mass, I cannot tell.			Second clown. Mass, I can't say it.
Enter Hamlet and Horatio, at a distance.			Enter Hamlet and Horatio at some distance.
FIRST CLOWN. Cudgel thy brains no more about it, for your dull ass will			First clown. Cudgel your brain no longer about it, because your boring ass becomes
not mend his pace with beating; and when you are asked this question			Do not repair your pace with beating; And if this question is asked
next, say ‘a grave-maker’. The houses he makes last till doomsday. Go,			Next they say "a gravemaker". The houses that he last does until the end of the world. Walk,
get thee to Yaughan; fetch me a stoup of liquor.			Take yourself to Yaughan; Get a piece of schnapps to me.
[_Exit Second Clown._]			[_Exit Second Clown._]
[_Digs and sings._]			[_Digs und sings._]
In youth when I did love, did love, Methought it was very sweet; To			In youth when I loved, loved it made it very cute; to
contract, O, the time for, a, my behove, O methought there was			Contract, o, the time for, a, my attention
nothing meet.			Nothing meet.
HAMLET. Has this fellow no feeling of his business, that he sings at			HAMLET. Does this guy have no feeling of his business where he sings
grave-making?			Make grave?
HORATIO. Custom hath made it in him a property of easiness.			Horatio. Custom Hath made it a property of lightness.
HAMLET. ’Tis e’en so; the hand of little employment hath the daintier			HAMLET. It is so; The hand of the little employment has the dainter
sense.			To be.
FIRST CLOWN. [_Sings._] But age with his stealing steps Hath claw’d me			First clown. [_Sing
in his clutch, And hath shipp’d me into the land, As if I had never			in his clutch and brought me into the country as if I never had it
been such.			was like that.
[_Throws up a skull._]			[_Hrows up a Skull._]
HAMLET. That skull had a tongue in it, and could sing once. How the			HAMLET. This skull had a tongue and could sing once. Like to
knave jowls it to th’ ground, as if ’twere Cain’s jawbone, that did the			Knavenhanfert it to the ground, as if Twere Cain's jawbone did it, that did that
first murder! This might be the pate of a politician which this ass now			First murder! This could be the paste of a politician that this ass now
o’er-offices, one that would circumvent God, might it not?			O’er offices, one that would handle God, couldn't it?
HORATIO. It might, my lord.			Horatio. It could, Lord.
HAMLET. Or of a courtier, which could say ‘Good morrow, sweet lord! How			HAMLET. Or from a court who could say: “Good morning, sweet man! As
dost thou, good lord?’ This might be my lord such-a-one, that praised			Dost you, good gentleman? “That could be my gentleman-who praised
my lord such-a-one’s horse when he meant to beg it, might it not?			My gentleman so-a horse when he wanted to beg, it couldn't?
HORATIO. Ay, my lord.			Horatio. Yes my Lord.
HAMLET. Why, e’en so: and now my Lady Worm’s; chapless, and knocked			HAMLET. Why, e’en like that: now my lady worm; Choppless and knocked
about the mazard with a sexton’s spade. Here’s fine revolution, an we			About the Mazard with a Sexton's spade. Here is a good revolution and we
had the trick to see’t. Did these bones cost no more the breeding but			Had the trick not to see. These bones no longer cost breeding, but
to play at loggets with ’em? Mine ache to think on’t.			Play with loggets with you? My pain can think about.
FIRST CLOWN. [_Sings._] A pickaxe and a spade, a spade, For and a			First clown. [_Sing
shrouding-sheet; O, a pit of clay for to be made For such a guest is			Schadenblatt; Oh, a tone pit that is to be made for such a guest is
meet.			To meet.
[_Throws up another skull._]			[_Hrows up Another Skull._]
HAMLET. There’s another. Why may not that be the skull of a lawyer?			HAMLET. There is another. Why isn't that a lawyer's skull?
Where be his quiddits now, his quillets, his cases, his tenures, and			Where it is now his quiddits, his quillets, his cases, his terms
his tricks? Why does he suffer this rude knave now to knock him about			His tricks? Why does he now suffer this rude villain to knock him?
the sconce with a dirty shovel, and will not tell him of his action of			The glow with a dirty shovel and will not tell him about his action by
battery? Hum. This fellow might be in’s time a great buyer of land,			Battery? Buzz. This guy could be a great buyer from land in time.
with his statutes, his recognizances, his fines, his double vouchers,			With his statutes, his recognition, his fines, his double vouchers,
his recoveries. Is this the fine of his fines, and the recovery of his			His restoration. Is this the fine of his fines and the recovery of his
recoveries, to have his fine pate full of fine dirt? Will his vouchers			Relaxation to have your fine paste full of fine dirt? Wants his vouchers
vouch him no more of his purchases, and double ones too, than the			Do not guarantee him anymore from his purchases and also twice the way
length and breadth of a pair of indentures? The very conveyances of his			Length and width of a couple from Indentur? The promotions of him
lands will scarcely lie in this box; and must the inheritor himself			Countries will hardly lie in this box; and must the heir itself itself
have no more, ha?			Don't have any more, ha?
HORATIO. Not a jot more, my lord.			Horatio. No more Jot, my gentleman.
HAMLET. Is not parchment made of sheep-skins?			HAMLET. Isn't a parchment made of sheep's skins?
HORATIO. Ay, my lord, and of calf-skins too.			Horatio. Ay, my master and also from Kalbskins.
HAMLET. They are sheep and calves which seek out assurance in that. I			HAMLET. They are sheep and calves who are looking for security. I
will speak to this fellow.—Whose grave’s this, sir?			Will speak to this guy.
FIRST CLOWN. Mine, sir. [_Sings._] O, a pit of clay for to be made For			First clown. Mine, sir. [_Sings._] O, a tone pit
such a guest is meet.			Such a guest met.
HAMLET. I think it be thine indeed, for thou liest in’t.			HAMLET. I think it is indeed yours, because you are not.
FIRST CLOWN. You lie out on’t, sir, and therefore ’tis not yours. For			First clown. They lie up, sir, and that's why it's not their. To the
my part, I do not lie in’t, yet it is mine.			My part, I don't lie in, but it belongs to me.
HAMLET. Thou dost lie in’t, to be in’t and say it is thine. ’Tis for			HAMLET. You were not, as not to be and say it is yours. It is for
the dead, not for the quick; therefore thou liest.			The dead, not for the quick; That's why you read.
FIRST CLOWN. ’Tis a quick lie, sir; ’t will away again from me to you.			First clown. It's a quick lie, sir; I won't get away from me.
HAMLET. What man dost thou dig it for?			HAMLET. Which man do you double it for?
FIRST CLOWN. For no man, sir.			First clown. For no man, sir.
HAMLET. What woman then?			HAMLET. Which woman then?
FIRST CLOWN. For none neither.			First clown. For nor neither.
HAMLET. Who is to be buried in’t?			HAMLET. Who should not be buried?
FIRST CLOWN. One that was a woman, sir; but, rest her soul, she’s dead.			First clown. One who was a woman, sir; But you rest your soul, it is dead.
HAMLET. How absolute the knave is! We must speak by the card, or			HAMLET. How absolutely is the villain! We have to speak to the card or
equivocation will undo us. By the Lord, Horatio, these three years I			The ambiguity will reverse us. From the Lord, Horatio, these three years I
have taken note of it, the age is grown so picked that the toe of the			It is noted, the age is selected so that the toe of the
peasant comes so near the heel of the courtier he galls his kibe.—How			Peasants come near the heel of the Höfler, which he applies. - As
long hast thou been a grave-maker?			Have you been a grave manufacturer for a long time?
FIRST CLOWN. Of all the days i’ th’ year, I came to’t that day that our			First clown. From all the days I am the year, I didn't come on that day when ours
last King Hamlet o’ercame Fortinbras.			Last King Hamlet O’ercame Fortinbras.
HAMLET. How long is that since?			HAMLET. How long does that have been taking since then?
FIRST CLOWN. Cannot you tell that? Every fool can tell that. It was the			First clown. Can't you say that? Every fool can say that. It was the
very day that young Hamlet was born,—he that is mad, and sent into			Very day when the young Hamlet was born - he is crazy and skillful in
England.			England.
HAMLET. Ay, marry, why was he sent into England?			HAMLET. Yes, get married, why was he sent to England?
FIRST CLOWN. Why, because he was mad; he shall recover his wits there;			First clown. Why because he was crazy; He is regained his mind there;
or if he do not, it’s no great matter there.			Or if he doesn't, it's not a big deal there.
HAMLET. Why?			HAMLET. Why?
FIRST CLOWN. ’Twill not be seen in him there; there the men are as mad			First clown. ’Not to see in him there; There the men are so crazy
as he.			as he.
HAMLET. How came he mad?			HAMLET. How did he go crazy?
FIRST CLOWN. Very strangely, they say.			First clown. They say very strangely.
HAMLET. How strangely?			HAMLET. How strange?
FIRST CLOWN. Faith, e’en with losing his wits.			First clown. Faith, with loss of his mind.
HAMLET. Upon what ground?			HAMLET. On which floor?
FIRST CLOWN. Why, here in Denmark. I have been sexton here, man and			First clown. Why, here in Denmark. I was sexton here, man and
boy, thirty years.			Young, thirty years.
HAMLET. How long will a man lie i’ th’earth ere he rot?			HAMLET. How long will a man lie?
FIRST CLOWN. Faith, if he be not rotten before he die,—as we have many			First clown. Believe when he's not lazy before he dies - as we have many
pocky corses nowadays that will scarce hold the laying in,—he will last			Pocky Corses these days that hardly keep that, it will last
you some eight year or nine year. A tanner will last you nine year.			They are about eight years or nine years. A tanner will take nine years.
HAMLET. Why he more than another?			HAMLET. Why more than another?
FIRST CLOWN. Why, sir, his hide is so tann’d with his trade that he			First clown. Why, sir, his fur is so bound with his trade that he
will keep out water a great while. And your water is a sore decayer of			will keep a great water away. And their water is a aching decayer of
your whoreson dead body. Here’s a skull now; this skull hath lain in			Your Horeson Leiche. Here is a skull now. This skull is inserted
the earth three-and-twenty years.			The earth twenty -three years.
HAMLET. Whose was it?			HAMLET. Who was it?
FIRST CLOWN. A whoreson, mad fellow’s it was. Whose do you think it			First clown. A whoreson, Mad Fellow was. Whose do you think it
was?			war?
HAMLET. Nay, I know not.			HAMLET. No, I do not know.
FIRST CLOWN. A pestilence on him for a mad rogue! A pour’d a flagon of			First clown. A pestilence for a crazy villain! A cast flagon of
Rhenish on my head once. This same skull, sir, was Yorick’s skull, the			Rhenisch once on my head. The same skull, Sir, was Yorick's skull, the
King’s jester.			King's Narr.
HAMLET. This?			HAMLET. This?
FIRST CLOWN. E’en that.			First clown. I the.
HAMLET. Let me see. [_Takes the skull._] Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him,			HAMLET. Let me see. [_Takes the Skull._] Oh, poor Yorick. I knew him
Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy. He hath			Horatio, a scholarship holder of the infinite joke, of the most excellent imagination. He has
borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my			met me a thousand times on my back; And now like loathe in mine
imagination it is! My gorge rises at it. Here hung those lips that I			It is imagination! My gorge rises. Here I hung the lips I
have kiss’d I know not how oft. Where be your gibes now? your gambols?			I don't know how often. Where are you your gibes now? Your chamois?
your songs? your flashes of merriment, that were wont to set the table			Your songs? Her flash of prisoners who had lived the table
on a roar? Not one now, to mock your own grinning? Quite chop-fallen?			On a roar? Not one to mock yourself over your own grinning mockery? Pretty chop?
Now get you to my lady’s chamber, and tell her, let her paint an inch			Now come to the chamber of my lady and tell her, let her paint for a centimeter
thick, to this favour she must come. Make her laugh at that.—Prythee,			Dick, she has to come to this favor. Bring her to laugh about it.
Horatio, tell me one thing.			Horatio, tell me one.
HORATIO. What’s that, my lord?			Horatio. What is it, sir?
HAMLET. Dost thou think Alexander looked o’ this fashion i’ th’earth?			HAMLET. You think Alexander looked in this fashion?
HORATIO. E’en so.			Horatio. E'en so.
HAMLET. And smelt so? Pah!			HAMLET. And so smelled? Pah!
[_Throws down the skull._]			[_Throw the skull._]
HORATIO. E’en so, my lord.			Horatio. I am like that, sir.
HAMLET. To what base uses we may return, Horatio! Why may not			HAMLET. To what basis can we return, Horatio! Why can't it be
imagination trace the noble dust of Alexander till he find it stopping			They pursue imagination of Alexander's noble dust until he finds that he is stopped
a bung-hole?			A stamp hole?
HORATIO. ’Twere to consider too curiously to consider so.			Horatio. "To consider twere to take it into account to take this into account.
HAMLET. No, faith, not a jot. But to follow him thither with modesty			HAMLET. No, don't think any. But to follow him with modesty
enough, and likelihood to lead it; as thus. Alexander died, Alexander			Enough and probability to lead it; how come. Alexander died, Alexander
was buried, Alexander returneth into dust; the dust is earth; of earth			was buried, Alexander returns to dust; The dust is earth; the earth
we make loam; and why of that loam whereto he was converted might they			We make clay; And why from this clay in which it was converted, you could
not stop a beer-barrel? Imperious Caesar, dead and turn’d to clay,			Don't stop a beer barrel? Imperius Caesar, dead and umend to sound,
Might stop a hole to keep the wind away. O, that that earth which kept			Could stop a hole to keep the wind away. O, this earth that held
the world in awe Should patch a wall t’expel the winter’s flaw. But			The world in awe should put a wall of the winter error in the wall. but
soft! but soft! aside! Here comes the King.			Soft! But soft! aside! Here comes the king.
Enter priests, &c, in procession; the corpse of Ophelia, Laertes and			Enter priests, & c, in procession; The body of Ophelia, Laertes and
Mourners following; King, Queen, their Trains, &c.			Grieving consequences; King, Queen, her trains etc.
The Queen, the courtiers. Who is that they follow? And with such maimed			The queen, the courtes. Who do you follow? And with such mutilated
rites? This doth betoken The corse they follow did with desperate hand			Rites? This led the corse that they follow with desperate hand
Fordo it own life. ’Twas of some estate. Couch we awhile and mark.			Fordo has her own life. It was a discount. We couch for a while and mark.
[_Retiring with Horatio._]			[_Retiere with Horatio._]
LAERTES. What ceremony else?			Laertes. What other ceremony?
HAMLET. That is Laertes, a very noble youth. Mark.			HAMLET. This is Laertes, a very noble youth. To mark.
LAERTES. What ceremony else?			Laertes. What other ceremony?
PRIEST. Her obsequies have been as far enlarg’d As we have warranties.			PRIEST. Their observations have been enlarged as far as we have guarantees.
Her death was doubtful; And but that great command o’ersways the order,			Her death was doubtful; And this great command is the order
She should in ground unsanctified have lodg’d Till the last trumpet.			It should not have delivered to the last trumpet in the ground.
For charitable prayers, Shards, flints, and pebbles should be thrown on			For charitable prayers, shards, flint and pebbles should be raised
her. Yet here she is allowed her virgin rites, Her maiden strewments,			She. But here she can allow her virgin rites, her virgins.
and the bringing home Of bell and burial.			And that home from Bell and funeral.
LAERTES. Must there no more be done?			Laertes. Can it not be done anymore?
PRIEST. No more be done. We should profane the service of the dead To			PRIEST. Can no longer be done. We should become the service of the dead profan
sing sage requiem and such rest to her As to peace-parted souls.			Sing your saga Requiem and such peace to peaceful souls.
LAERTES. Lay her i’ th’earth, And from her fair and unpolluted flesh			Laertes. Place them that I am, and from their fair and unpleasant meat
May violets spring. I tell thee, churlish priest, A minist’ring angel			May Veilchen Spring. I'll tell you, Churisch priest, a minist angel
shall my sister be When thou liest howling.			Should be my sister if you cry.
HAMLET. What, the fair Ophelia?			HAMLET. What, the fair Ophelia?
QUEEN. [_Scattering flowers._] Sweets to the sweet. Farewell. I hop’d			QUEEN. [_Scattering flowers._] Sweets for sweetness. Taking leave. I hopped
thou shouldst have been my Hamlet’s wife; I thought thy bride-bed to			You should have been the wife of my hamlet; I thought about your bridal bed
have deck’d, sweet maid, And not have strew’d thy grave.			I have deck, sweet maid, and didn't sprinkle your grave.
LAERTES. O, treble woe Fall ten times treble on that cursed head Whose			Laertes. O, heightless falls ten times heights on the cursed head, whose
wicked deed thy most ingenious sense Depriv’d thee of. Hold off the			Evilate your most ingenious scythe robbed you. hold the
earth a while, Till I have caught her once more in mine arms. [_Leaps			Earth for a while until I caught them again in my arms. [_Leaps
into the grave._] Now pile your dust upon the quick and dead, Till of			In the grave ._] Now stack your dust on the fast and dead until from
this flat a mountain you have made, To o’ertop old Pelion or the skyish			This apartment a mountain you made, after O’ertop Old Pelion or The Hyellish
head Of blue Olympus.			Head of the Blue Olympus.
HAMLET. [_Advancing._] What is he whose grief Bears such an emphasis?			HAMLET. [_Advancing._] What is he whose grief bears such a focus?
whose phrase of sorrow Conjures the wand’ring stars, and makes them			whose sentence of mourning is the wand stars and she does it
stand Like wonder-wounded hearers? This is I, Hamlet the Dane. [_Leaps			Are you like Wonder-Wund-Dunding listener? That's me, Hamlet the Dane. [_Leaps
into the grave._]			In the grave ._]
LAERTES. [_Grappling with him._] The devil take thy soul!			Laertes. [_Grappling with him._] The devil takes your soul!
HAMLET. Thou pray’st not well. I prythee take thy fingers from my			HAMLET. You don't pray well. I take your fingers out of mine
throat; For though I am not splenative and rash, Yet have I in me			Throat; Because although I am not a sprener and rash, I have in me
something dangerous, Which let thy wiseness fear. Away thy hand!			Something dangerous that feared your wiseness. Away your hand!
KING. Pluck them asunder.			KING. Pluck them.
QUEEN. Hamlet! Hamlet!			QUEEN. Hamlet! Hamlet!
All. Gentlemen!			All. Men's!
HORATIO. Good my lord, be quiet.			Horatio. Well, my gentleman, be calm.
[_The Attendants part them, and they come out of the grave._]			[_The companion separate them and they come from the grave.]
HAMLET. Why, I will fight with him upon this theme Until my eyelids			HAMLET. Why, I'll fight with him against this topic until my eyelids
will no longer wag.			will no longer wag.
QUEEN. O my son, what theme?			QUEEN. O My son, which topic?
HAMLET. I lov’d Ophelia; forty thousand brothers Could not, with all			HAMLET. I love Ophelia; Forty thousand brothers could not with everyone
their quantity of love, Make up my sum. What wilt thou do for her?			Your amount of love make up my sum. What will you do for you?
KING. O, he is mad, Laertes.			KING. Oh, he's crazy, Laertes.
QUEEN. For love of God forbear him!			QUEEN. He has to let him down for the love of God!
HAMLET. ’Swounds, show me what thou’lt do: Woul’t weep? woul’t fight?			HAMLET. "Silence, show me what you do: don't you know? Wius not fight?
woul’t fast? woul’t tear thyself? Woul’t drink up eisel? eat a			Important not fast? Not important to you? Don't want to drink the Eisel? eat A
crocodile? I’ll do’t. Dost thou come here to whine? To outface me with			Crocodile? I will not do it. You come here to whine? To leave me with me
leaping in her grave? Be buried quick with her, and so will I. And if			Jump into your grave? Be buried quickly with her, and that's how I will. And if
thou prate of mountains, let them throw Millions of acres on us, till			You bring from mountains, let them throw millions of tomorrow on us, till
our ground, Singeing his pate against the burning zone, Make Ossa like			Our soil that sings his pate against the burning zone does Ossa how
a wart. Nay, an thou’lt mouth, I’ll rant as well as thou.			A wart. No, a you you dismissed, I will scold both and you.
QUEEN. This is mere madness: And thus awhile the fit will work on him;			QUEEN. This is mere madness: and so the fit will work for it for a while;
Anon, as patient as the female dove, When that her golden couplets are			Anon, as patient as the female pigeon when their golden couplets are
disclos’d, His silence will sit drooping.			Discus, his silence will fall down.
HAMLET. Hear you, sir; What is the reason that you use me thus? I lov’d			HAMLET. Hear yourself, sir; What is the reason why you use me like that? I have loved
you ever. But it is no matter. Let Hercules himself do what he may, The			You ever. But it does not matter. Let Hercules do what he is allowed to do, the
cat will mew, and dog will have his day.			Cat will have MEW and the dog will have his day.
[_Exit._]			[_Exit._]
KING. I pray thee, good Horatio, wait upon him.			KING. I pray you, good horatio, wait for him.
[_Exit Horatio._]			[Horatio._]
[_To Laertes_] Strengthen your patience in our last night’s speech;			[_TO laertes_] strengthen your patience in the speech of our last night;
We’ll put the matter to the present push.— Good Gertrude, set some			We will put the matter in the current pressure. - Good Gertrude, set some
watch over your son. This grave shall have a living monument. An hour			Pay attention to your son. This grave is said to have a living monument. One hour
of quiet shortly shall we see; Till then in patience our proceeding be.			We will see from calmly shortly; Until then, our procedure is in patience.
[_Exeunt._]			[_Exeunt._]
SCENE II. A hall in the Castle.			Scene II. A hall in the castle.
Enter Hamlet and Horatio.			Enter Hamlet and Horatio.
HAMLET. So much for this, sir. Now let me see the other; You do			HAMLET. So much for it, sir. Now let me see the others; they do
remember all the circumstance?			Do you remember all circumstances?
HORATIO. Remember it, my lord!			Horatio. Remember, my Lord!
HAMLET. Sir, in my heart there was a kind of fighting That would not			HAMLET. Sir, in my heart there was a kind of fighting that didn't
let me sleep. Methought I lay Worse than the mutinies in the bilboes.			Let me sleep. Motions I was worse than the mutinies in the Bilboes.
Rashly, And prais’d be rashness for it,—let us know, Our indiscretion			Pre -fast and prais is careful for it - let us know our indiscretion
sometime serves us well, When our deep plots do pall; and that should			At some point we serve well when our deep actions palled; And that should
teach us There’s a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we			Teaching us, there is a divinity that shapes our goals and has lifted them hard as we do
will.			Will.
HORATIO. That is most certain.			Horatio. That is the safest.
HAMLET. Up from my cabin, My sea-gown scarf’d about me, in the dark			HAMLET. From my hut, my seaside fetter scored around me, in the dark
Grop’d I to find out them; had my desire, Finger’d their packet, and in			I would find out to find out; Had my wish, fingers your package and in
fine, withdrew To mine own room again, making so bold, My fears			Well, pulled back into my own room and made so brave, my fears
forgetting manners, to unseal Their grand commission; where I found,			Forgot manners, their great commission determined; Where I found
Horatio, Oh royal knavery! an exact command, Larded with many several			Horatio, Oh Royal Knavery! A precise command, with many more
sorts of reasons, Importing Denmark’s health, and England’s too, With			Types of reasons, import Denmark's health and also England with
ho! such bugs and goblins in my life, That on the supervise, no leisure			HO! Such bugs and goblins in my life, that on the supervision, no free time
bated, No, not to stay the grinding of the axe, My head should be			frozen, no, not to remain grinding the ax, my head should be
struck off.			Completed.
HORATIO. Is’t possible?			Horatio. Can not?
HAMLET. Here’s the commission, read it at more leisure. But wilt thou			HAMLET. Here is the commission, read it in more free time. But you want you
hear me how I did proceed?			Do you hear me how I proceeded?
HORATIO. I beseech you.			Horatio. I beg you.
HAMLET. Being thus benetted round with villanies,— Or I could make a			HAMLET. To be killed with villanies, or I could do a
prologue to my brains, They had begun the play,—I sat me down, Devis’d			Prologue in my brain, they had started the piece - I sat down, devis'd
a new commission, wrote it fair: I once did hold it, as our statists			A new commission, she wrote fairly: I once captured it as our extras
do, A baseness to write fair, and labour’d much How to forget that			Do to write fairly and do a lot how to forget that
learning; but, sir, now It did me yeoman’s service. Wilt thou know The			To learn; But, sir, now Yeoman's service has done me. Do you want to know that
effect of what I wrote?			Effect of what I wrote?
HORATIO. Ay, good my lord.			Horatio. Yes, good my gentleman.
HAMLET. An earnest conjuration from the King, As England was his			HAMLET. A serious summon of the king when England was his
faithful tributary, As love between them like the palm might flourish,			loyal tributary, how love between them could thrive like the palm,
As peace should still her wheaten garland wear And stand a comma ’tween			Since peace should still wear their wheat garland and a comma -tween should be
their amities, And many such-like ‘as’es of great charge, That on the			their amazies and many similar “as a great charges that are on the
view and know of these contents, Without debatement further, more or			See and know this content
less, He should the bearers put to sudden death, Not shriving-time			Less he should suddenly death, not right
allow’d.			allow.
HORATIO. How was this seal’d?			Horatio. How was the seal?
HAMLET. Why, even in that was heaven ordinant. I had my father’s signet			HAMLET. Why, even in this sky. I had my father's signet
in my purse, Which was the model of that Danish seal: Folded the writ			In my handbag that was the model of this Danish seal: folding the writing
up in the form of the other, Subscrib’d it: gave’t th’impression;			Subscribed in the form of the other, subscribed to: did not give the time;
plac’d it safely, The changeling never known. Now, the next day Was our			Plague it, the change that is never known. Now was our next day
sea-fight, and what to this was sequent Thou know’st already.			Sea stamping, and what was at this point, it was sequently that you already know.
HORATIO. So Guildenstern and Rosencrantz go to’t.			Horatio. So Guildenstern and Rosencrantz don't go.
HAMLET. Why, man, they did make love to this employment. They are not			HAMLET. Why, man, you loved this employment. you are not
near my conscience; their defeat Does by their own insinuation grow.			Near my conscience; Your defeat grows through your own assumption.
’Tis dangerous when the baser nature comes Between the pass and fell			It is dangerous if nature is between the passport and falls and has fallen
incensed points Of mighty opposites.			outraged points of powerful contrasts.
HORATIO. Why, what a king is this!			Horatio. What kind of king is it!
HAMLET. Does it not, thinks’t thee, stand me now upon,— He that hath			HAMLET. If it doesn't do it, don't think you are now, who has now, who has, who has, he has, he has, he has
kill’d my king, and whor’d my mother, Popp’d in between th’election and			Killed my king and packed my mother between this choice and
my hopes, Thrown out his angle for my proper life, And with such			My hopes have his corner for my real life and with such an extent
cozenage—is’t not perfect conscience To quit him with this arm? And			Cozenage - Isn't a perfect conscience to leave it with this arm? and
is’t not to be damn’d To let this canker of our nature come In further			is not damn to let our nature's cancer further
evil?			Devilish?
HORATIO. It must be shortly known to him from England What is the issue			Horatio. It must be known to him shortly from England
of the business there.			of the shop there.
HAMLET. It will be short. The interim is mine; And a man’s life’s no			HAMLET. It will be short. The meantime belongs to me; And the life of a man is no
more than to say ‘One’. But I am very sorry, good Horatio, That to			To say more than "one". But I'm very sorry, good Horatio, too
Laertes I forgot myself; For by the image of my cause I see The			Laertes I forgot myself; Because through the image of my cause I see that
portraiture of his. I’ll court his favours. But sure the bravery of his			Portrait of him. I will get his favors on the way. But certainly the bravery of him
grief did put me Into a tow’ring passion.			Grief brought me to a towing passion.
HORATIO. Peace, who comes here?			Horatio. Peace, who comes here?
Enter Osric.			Enter Osric.
OSRIC. Your lordship is right welcome back to Denmark.			Osric. Her lordship is really welcome back in Denmark.
HAMLET. I humbly thank you, sir. Dost know this waterfly?			HAMLET. I thankfully thank you. Do you know this water fly?
HORATIO. No, my good lord.			Horatio. No, my good gentleman.
HAMLET. Thy state is the more gracious; for ’tis a vice to know him. He			HAMLET. Your state is all the more lovable; For 'it is a truck to know him. He
hath much land, and fertile; let a beast be lord of beasts, and his			Has a lot of land and fertile; Let an animal be the lord of the beasts, and his
crib shall stand at the king’s mess; ’tis a chough; but, as I say,			The crib will be in the king's chaos; It is a chough; But as I say
spacious in the possession of dirt.			Spacious in possession of dirt.
OSRIC. Sweet lord, if your lordship were at leisure, I should impart a			Osric. Sweet lord, if your rule were in my free time, I should convey a
thing to you from his Majesty.			Thing for you from his majesty.
HAMLET. I will receive it with all diligence of spirit. Put your bonnet			HAMLET. I will receive it with all the diligence of the mind. Set your bonnet
to his right use; ’tis for the head.			for its correct use; It's for the head.
OSRIC. I thank your lordship, ’tis very hot.			Osric. I thank your lordship, it is very hot.
HAMLET. No, believe me, ’tis very cold, the wind is northerly.			HAMLET. No, believe me, it's very cold, the wind is north.
OSRIC. It is indifferent cold, my lord, indeed.			Osric. It is indifferent cold, my gentleman, indeed.
HAMLET. Methinks it is very sultry and hot for my complexion.			HAMLET. I think it's very humid and hot for my complexion.
OSRIC. Exceedingly, my lord; it is very sultry,—as ’twere—I cannot tell			Osric. Extremely my lord; It is very humid - as it does - I can't say it
how. But, my lord, his Majesty bade me signify to you that he has laid			how. But my master, his majesty called me that he laid
a great wager on your head. Sir, this is the matter,—			A great bet on your head. Sir, that's the thing, - - -
HAMLET. I beseech you, remember,—			HAMLET. I ask you to remember, -
[_Hamlet moves him to put on his hat._]			[_Hamlet moves him to put on his hat.]
OSRIC. Nay, in good faith; for mine ease, in good faith. Sir, here is			Osric. No, in good faith; For my ease in good faith. Sir, here is
newly come to court Laertes; believe me, an absolute gentleman, full of			New to court in court. Laertes; Believe me, an absolute gentleman, full of
most excellent differences, of very soft society and great showing.			The excellent differences in the very soft society and great performance.
Indeed, to speak feelingly of him, he is the card or calendar of			In fact, he is the card or the calendar of him to speak of him
gentry; for you shall find in him the continent of what part a			Gentry; Because you should find the continent of which part a
gentleman would see.			Gentleman would see.
HAMLET. Sir, his definement suffers no perdition in you, though I know,			HAMLET. Sir, his definition does not suffer spoilage in them, even though I know
to divide him inventorially would dizzy th’arithmetic of memory, and			Share him in an inventive manner would have the memory dizzy and the memory and memory, and would have
yet but yaw neither, in respect of his quick sail. But, in the verity			But not either, in terms of its fast sail. But in the truth
of extolment, I take him to be a soul of great article and his infusion			Removal takes him to a soul of a large article and his infusion
of such dearth and rareness as, to make true diction of him, his			of such lack and rarity to make his true diction of him, his
semblable is his mirror and who else would trace him his umbrage,			Apparently his mirror is and who would otherwise follow his roof,
nothing more.			nothing more.
OSRIC. Your lordship speaks most infallibly of him.			Osric. Their lordship speaks most infallible.
HAMLET. The concernancy, sir? Why do we wrap the gentleman in our more			HAMLET. The concern, sir? Why do we wrap the gentleman into our more?
rawer breath?			Raw breath?
OSRIC. Sir?			Osric. Mister?
HORATIO. Is’t not possible to understand in another tongue? You will			Horatio. Isn't it possible to understand in a different tongue? You will
do’t, sir, really.			I really, sir, really.
HAMLET. What imports the nomination of this gentleman?			HAMLET. What imports the nomination of this gentleman?
OSRIC. Of Laertes?			Osric. From Laertes?
HORATIO. His purse is empty already, all’s golden words are spent.			Horatio. His handbag is already empty, all golden words are spent.
HAMLET. Of him, sir.			HAMLET. From him, sir.
OSRIC. I know you are not ignorant,—			Osric. I know that they are not ignorant - -
HAMLET. I would you did, sir; yet in faith if you did, it would not			HAMLET. I would do it, sir; But if they did it, it wouldn't
much approve me. Well, sir?			Much cheap me. Well, sir?
OSRIC. You are not ignorant of what excellence Laertes is,—			Osric. You do not know what Excellence Laertes is - - -
HAMLET. I dare not confess that, lest I should compare with him in			HAMLET. I don't dare to confess so that I shouldn't compare myself to him
excellence; but to know a man well were to know himself.			Excellence; But a man was to know himself.
OSRIC. I mean, sir, for his weapon; but in the imputation laid on him,			Osric. I mean, sir, for his weapon; But in the imputation on him,
by them in his meed he’s unfellowed.			He is unseven of them in his Meed.
HAMLET. What’s his weapon?			HAMLET. What is his weapon?
OSRIC. Rapier and dagger.			Osric. Rapier and dagger.
HAMLET. That’s two of his weapons. But well.			HAMLET. These are two of his weapons. But good.
OSRIC. The King, sir, hath wager’d with him six Barbary horses, against			Osric. The king, Sir, led six Barbary horses with him, against
the which he has imponed, as I take it, six French rapiers and			What he has impressed while I take it, six French rapiers and
poniards, with their assigns, as girdle, hangers, and so. Three of the			Poniards, with their allocations, as a belt, clothes bar and such. Three of the
carriages, in faith, are very dear to fancy, very responsive to the			In faith, carriages are very best to react to them, very much on the
hilts, most delicate carriages, and of very liberal conceit.			Handles, most sensitive cars and very liberal imagination.
HAMLET. What call you the carriages?			HAMLET. What is the name of the cars?
HORATIO. I knew you must be edified by the margin ere you had done.			Horatio. I knew that they had to be built from the edge before they did it.
OSRIC. The carriages, sir, are the hangers.			Osric. The carriages, Sir, are the clothes hangers.
HAMLET. The phrase would be more german to the matter if we could carry			HAMLET. The sentence would be German for the matter if we could wear
cannon by our sides. I would it might be hangers till then. But on. Six			Cam from our sides. I would be until then. But continue. six
Barbary horses against six French swords, their assigns, and three			Barbary horses against six French swords, their representatives and three
liberal conceited carriages: that’s the French bet against the Danish.			Liberally imagined carriages: this is the French bet against the Danish.
Why is this all imponed, as you call it?			Why is it all impressed, as you call it?
OSRIC. The King, sir, hath laid that in a dozen passes between you and			Osric. The king, Sir, has this in a dozen passes between them and laid
him, he shall not exceed you three hits. He hath laid on twelve for			He should not cross you over three goals. He has twelve for
nine. And it would come to immediate trial if your lordship would			nine. And it would come to the immediate court hearing if their lordship was the case
vouchsafe the answer.			Bend the answer.
HAMLET. How if I answer no?			HAMLET. How if I answer no?
OSRIC. I mean, my lord, the opposition of your person in trial.			Osric. I mean, sir, the opposition of your person in court.
HAMLET. Sir, I will walk here in the hall. If it please his Majesty, it			HAMLET. Sir, I'll go here in the hall. If his majesty likes it, it
is the breathing time of day with me. Let the foils be brought, the			Is the respiratory time of the day with me. Let the foils be brought that
gentleman willing, and the King hold his purpose, I will win for him if			Gentleman wants, and the king has its purpose that I will win for him if
I can; if not, I will gain nothing but my shame and the odd hits.			I can; If not, I will only win my shame and the strange hits.
OSRIC. Shall I re-deliver you e’en so?			Osric. Should I find them so much?
HAMLET. To this effect, sir; after what flourish your nature will.			HAMLET. For this purpose, sir; After what your nature is thriving.
OSRIC. I commend my duty to your lordship.			Osric. I recommend my duty of your lordship.
HAMLET. Yours, yours.			HAMLET. Yours, yours.
[_Exit Osric._]			[_Exit Osric._]
He does well to commend it himself, there are no tongues else for’s			He is good to praise it himself, there are no tongues otherwise
turn.			turn.
HORATIO. This lapwing runs away with the shell on his head.			Horatio. This curl runs away with the shell on the head.
HAMLET. He did comply with his dug before he suck’d it. Thus has			HAMLET. He corresponded to his ditch before he sucked it. So had
he,—and many more of the same bevy that I know the drossy age dotes			He - and many more of the same crowd that I know the drossy age points
on,— only got the tune of the time and outward habit of encounter; a			on, - only the melody of the time and outwards, to meet the encounter; A
kind of yeasty collection, which carries them through and through the			Type of Heasty Collection that she carries through and through
most fanned and winnowed opinions; and do but blow them to their trial,			Most of the sustainable and profit data; and do it, but blow them into their process,
the bubbles are out,			The bubbles are out
Enter a Lord.			Enter a gentleman.
LORD. My lord, his Majesty commended him to you by young Osric, who			MR. My Lord, his majesty gave him through the young Osric, who, recovered, the
brings back to him that you attend him in the hall. He sends to know if			Bring back to him to visit him in the hall. He sends to know if
your pleasure hold to play with Laertes or that you will take longer			Your pleasure to play with Laertes or they will take longer
time.			Time.
HAMLET. I am constant to my purposes, they follow the King’s pleasure.			HAMLET. I am constantly my intentions, they follow the pleasure of the king.
If his fitness speaks, mine is ready. Now or whensoever, provided I be			When his fitness speaks, mine is ready. Now or whenever, provided I am
so able as now.			As capable as now.
LORD. The King and Queen and all are coming down.			MR. The king and the queen and everyone come down.
HAMLET. In happy time.			WEILER. In Happy Time.
LORD. The Queen desires you to use some gentle entertainment to Laertes			MR. The queen wants to use a gentle entertainment to Laertes
before you fall to play.			Before they fall to play.
HAMLET. She well instructs me.			HAMLET. She instructs me well.
[_Exit Lord._]			[_Exit lord._]
HORATIO. You will lose this wager, my lord.			Horatio. You will lose this bet, Lord.
HAMLET. I do not think so. Since he went into France, I have been in			HAMLET. I do not think so. Since he went to France, I was there
continual practice. I shall win at the odds. But thou wouldst not think			Continuous practice. I will win with the chances of winning. But you wouldn't think
how ill all’s here about my heart: but it is no matter.			How sick is everything about my heart here: but it doesn't matter.
HORATIO. Nay, good my lord.			Horatio. No, good my gentleman.
HAMLET. It is but foolery; but it is such a kind of gain-giving as			HAMLET. It is just stupidity; But it's a kind of profit plaster as
would perhaps trouble a woman.			Maybe a woman would worry.
HORATIO. If your mind dislike anything, obey it. I will forestall their			Horatio. If your mind doesn't like something, obey it. I will prevent your
repair hither, and say you are not fit.			Repair here and say you are not fit.
HAMLET. Not a whit, we defy augury. There’s a special providence in the			HAMLET. No white, we defy augury. There is a special provision in the
fall of a sparrow. If it be now, ’tis not to come; if it be not to			Case of a sparrow. If it is now, it is not to come; If it is not too
come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come. The readiness			Come on, it will be now; If it won't be now, it will come. Willingness
is all. Since no man has aught of what he leaves, what is’t to leave			is everything. Since nobody has anything of what he leaves, what is not possible
betimes?			in good time?
Enter King, Queen, Laertes, Lords, Osric and Attendants with foils &c.			Enter the king, queen, Laertes, Lords, Osric and companion with foils & c.
KING. Come, Hamlet, come, and take this hand from me.			KING. Come on, Hamlet, come and take this hand out of me.
[_The King puts Laertes’s hand into Hamlet’s._]			[_The King Puts Laertes' hand in Hamlets.
HAMLET. Give me your pardon, sir. I have done you wrong; But pardon’t			HAMLET. Give me your forgiveness, sir. I did you wrong; But don't sorry
as you are a gentleman. This presence knows, and you must needs have			How you are a gentleman. This presence knows each other and you have to have needs
heard, How I am punish’d with sore distraction. What I have done That			I heard how I am punished with painful distraction. What I did
might your nature, honour, and exception Roughly awake, I here proclaim			Could your nature, honor and exception be roughly awake, I proclash here
was madness. Was’t Hamlet wrong’d Laertes? Never Hamlet. If Hamlet from			Was madness. Wasn't Hamlet Laertes wrong? Never hamlet. If Hamlet from
himself be ta’en away, And when he’s not himself does wrong Laertes,			himself his way, and if he is not wrong himself, Laertes power,
Then Hamlet does it not, Hamlet denies it. Who does it, then? His			Then Hamlet doesn't do it, Hamlet denies it. Then who does that? His
madness. If’t be so, Hamlet is of the faction that is wrong’d; His			Insanity. If this is not the case, Hamlet is the group that is wrong. His
madness is poor Hamlet’s enemy. Sir, in this audience, Let my			The madness is the enemy of the poor hamlet. Sir, let my audience
disclaiming from a purpos’d evil Free me so far in your most generous			Rejection of a purple that I have freed in your most generous evil so far
thoughts That I have shot my arrow o’er the house And hurt my brother.			Thoughts that I shot my arrow over the house and injured my brother.
LAERTES. I am satisfied in nature, Whose motive in this case should			Laertes. I am satisfied in nature, the motive of which should be in this case
stir me most To my revenge. But in my terms of honour I stand aloof,			Stir me the most to my revenge. But in my honorary conditions I stand distant
and will no reconcilement Till by some elder masters of known honour I			and does not get any reconciliation until some older masters of the known honor I
have a voice and precedent of peace To keep my name ungor’d. But till			Have a voice and a precedent of peace to stop my name. But until
that time I do receive your offer’d love like love, And will not wrong			At this point I get your offer like love and will not do wrong
it.			it is.
HAMLET. I embrace it freely, And will this brother’s wager frankly			HAMLET. I hug it free and honestly said this brother's bet
play.— Give us the foils; come on.			To play. - give us the foils; light up.
LAERTES. Come, one for me.			Laertes. Come on, one for me.
HAMLET. I’ll be your foil, Laertes; in mine ignorance Your skill shall			HAMLET. I will be your film, Laertes; In my ignorance, your ability should
like a star i’ th’ darkest night, Stick fiery off indeed.			Like a star that I am in the darkest night, indeed fiery.
LAERTES. You mock me, sir.			Laertes. They mock me, sir.
HAMLET. No, by this hand.			HAMLET. No, through this hand.
KING. Give them the foils, young Osric. Cousin Hamlet, You know the			KING. Give them the foils, young Osriz. Cousin Hamlet, you know that
wager?			Laws?
HAMLET. Very well, my lord. Your Grace has laid the odds o’ the weaker			HAMLET. Very good, my gentleman. Your grace has given the chances of the weaker
side.			Side.
KING. I do not fear it. I have seen you both; But since he is better’d,			KING. I'm not afraid. I saw both of you; But since he is better
we have therefore odds.			We therefore have opportunities.
LAERTES. This is too heavy. Let me see another.			Laertes. That is too difficult. Let me see another.
HAMLET. This likes me well. These foils have all a length?			HAMLET. That likes me. These foils all have a length?
[_They prepare to play._]			[_They prepare for the game.]
OSRIC. Ay, my good lord.			Osric. Yes, my good gentleman.
KING. Set me the stoups of wine upon that table. If Hamlet give the			KING. Put me on this table's stories. When Hamlet give that
first or second hit, Or quit in answer of the third exchange, Let all			First or second hit or in response to the third exchange, leave everyone
the battlements their ordnance fire; The King shall drink to Hamlet’s			they fight their order fire; The king will drink to Hamlet
better breath, And in the cup an union shall he throw Richer than that			Better breath, and in the cup he should richer than throwing
which four successive kings In Denmark’s crown have worn. Give me the			The four consecutive kings in Denmark's crown have worn. Give me that
cups; And let the kettle to the trumpet speak, The trumpet to the			Cups; And let the kettle speak to the trumpet, the trumpet to the trumpet
cannoneer without, The cannons to the heavens, the heavens to earth,			Cannoners without the cannons to heaven, the sky to earth,
‘Now the King drinks to Hamlet.’ Come, begin. And you, the judges, bear			"Now King Hamlet drinks." Come on, start. And you, the judges, wear
a wary eye.			A careful eye.
HAMLET. Come on, sir.			HAMLET. Come on, sir.
LAERTES. Come, my lord.			Laertes. Come on, my lord.
[_They play._]			[_Sie play._]
HAMLET. One.			HAMLET. One.
LAERTES. No.			Laertes. no
HAMLET. Judgment.			HAMLET. Judgement.
OSRIC. A hit, a very palpable hit.			Osric. A hit, a very tangible hit.
LAERTES. Well; again.			Laertes. Spring; again.
KING. Stay, give me drink. Hamlet, this pearl is thine; Here’s to thy			KING. Stay, give me drink. Hamlet, this pearl is yours; Here is yours
health.			health.
[_Trumpets sound, and cannon shot off within._]			[_Trumpets Sound and Cannon shot within.
Give him the cup.			Give him the cup.
HAMLET. I’ll play this bout first; set it by awhile.			HAMLET. I will play this fight first. Set it for a while.
[_They play._]			[_Sie play._]
Come. Another hit; what say you?			Come. Another hit; What are you saying?
LAERTES. A touch, a touch, I do confess.			Laertes. I confess a touch, a touch.
KING. Our son shall win.			KING. Our son will win.
QUEEN. He’s fat, and scant of breath. Here, Hamlet, take my napkin, rub			QUEEN. It is fat and sparse for breath. Here, Hamlet, take my napkin, rubbing
thy brows. The Queen carouses to thy fortune, Hamlet.			Your brews. The queen carts up with your luck, Hamlet.
HAMLET. Good madam.			HAMLET. Good Madam.
KING. Gertrude, do not drink.			KING. Gertrude, don't drink.
QUEEN. I will, my lord; I pray you pardon me.			QUEEN. I will, sir; I pray, you pardon me.
KING. [_Aside._] It is the poison’d cup; it is too late.			KING. [_ASIDE._] It is the poison cup; it is too late.
HAMLET. I dare not drink yet, madam. By and by.			HAMLET. I'm not daring to drink yet, Madam. Bit by bit.
QUEEN. Come, let me wipe thy face.			QUEEN. Come on, let me wipe your face.
LAERTES. My lord, I’ll hit him now.			Laertes. My Lord, I'll beat him now.
KING. I do not think’t.			KING. I don't think.
LAERTES. [_Aside._] And yet ’tis almost ’gainst my conscience.			Laertes. [_ASIDE._] And yet it is almost my conscience.
HAMLET. Come for the third, Laertes. You do but dally. I pray you pass			HAMLET. Come to the third, Laertes. But you do dally. I pray you pass
with your best violence. I am afeard you make a wanton of me.			With your best violence. I am AVD, you make a willful of me.
LAERTES. Say you so? Come on.			Laertes. Do you say so? Come on.
[_They play._]			[_Sie play._]
OSRIC. Nothing neither way.			Osric. Nothing either.
LAERTES. Have at you now.			Laertes. Have now with you.
[_Laertes wounds Hamlet; then, in scuffling, they change rapiers, and			[_Laertes wounds Hamlet; Then change rapiers and
Hamlet wounds Laertes._]			Hamlet injured Laertes._]
KING. Part them; they are incens’d.			KING. Share them; You are incens.
HAMLET. Nay, come again!			HAMLET. No, come back!
[_The Queen falls._]			[_The queen falls ._]
OSRIC. Look to the Queen there, ho!			Osric. Look there the queen there, Ho!
HORATIO. They bleed on both sides. How is it, my lord?			Horatio. They bleed on both sides. How is it, my Lord?
OSRIC. How is’t, Laertes?			Osric. How is it not, Laertes?
LAERTES. Why, as a woodcock to my own springe, Osric. I am justly			Laertes. Why, as a wooden chek for my own Spring, Osric. I am fair
kill’d with mine own treachery.			Kill with my own betrayal.
HAMLET. How does the Queen?			HAMLET. How does the queen go?
KING. She swoons to see them bleed.			KING. She swings her to see her bleeding.
QUEEN. No, no, the drink, the drink! O my dear Hamlet! The drink, the			QUEEN. No, no, the drink, the drink! O My dear Hamlet! The drink, that
drink! I am poison’d.			Drink! I am poisoned.
[_Dies._]			[_Stirbt._]
HAMLET. O villany! Ho! Let the door be lock’d: Treachery! Seek it out.			HAMLET. O Villany! HO! Let the door tempting: betray! Choose it.
[_Laertes falls._]			[_Laertes falls ._]
LAERTES. It is here, Hamlet. Hamlet, thou art slain. No medicine in the			Laertes. It's here, Hamlet. Hamlet, you are killed. No medicine in the
world can do thee good. In thee there is not half an hour of life; The			World can do you good. There is no half an hour of life in you; That
treacherous instrument is in thy hand, Unbated and envenom’d. The foul			The treacherous instrument is in your hand, uneducated and envenom. The foul
practice Hath turn’d itself on me. Lo, here I lie, Never to rise again.			Exercise has to do with me. Lo, I lie here to never get up again.
Thy mother’s poison’d. I can no more. The King, the King’s to blame.			Your mother's poison. I can not anymore. The king, the king.
HAMLET. The point envenom’d too! Then, venom, to thy work.			HAMLET. The point was too! Then, poison, to your work.
[_Stabs the King._]			[_Stabs the King._]
OSRIC and LORDS. Treason! treason!			Osric and Lords. Treason! Treason!
KING. O yet defend me, friends. I am but hurt.			KING. O still defend me, friends. I'm just hurt.
HAMLET. Here, thou incestuous, murderous, damned Dane, Drink off this			HAMLET. Here they drink incestively, murderous, damn dane, drink that from
potion. Is thy union here? Follow my mother.			Drank. Is your association here? Follow my mother.
[_King dies._]			[_King dies._]
LAERTES. He is justly serv’d. It is a poison temper’d by himself.			Laertes. It is rightly served. It is a poison temperament in itself.
Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet. Mine and my father’s death			Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet. Mine and the death of my father
come not upon thee, Nor thine on me.			Come on you nor your.
[_Dies._]			[_Stirbt._]
HAMLET. Heaven make thee free of it! I follow thee. I am dead, Horatio.			HAMLET. The sky clears you! I follow you. I'm dead, Horatio.
Wretched Queen, adieu. You that look pale and tremble at this chance,			Miserable queen, adieu. You, the pale and tremble with this opportunity,
That are but mutes or audience to this act, Had I but time,—as this			These are only silent switches or audiences for this action, I only had time - as that
fell sergeant, death, Is strict in his arrest,—O, I could tell you,—			Fell Sergeant, death, is strict in his arrest, - o, I could tell you -
But let it be. Horatio, I am dead, Thou liv’st; report me and my cause			But let it be. Horatio, I'm dead, you live; Register me and my thing
aright To the unsatisfied.			Aright to the dissatisfied.
HORATIO. Never believe it. I am more an antique Roman than a Dane.			Horatio. Never believe it. I am more of an ancient novel than a Dane.
Here’s yet some liquor left.			There is still an alcohol here.
HAMLET. As th’art a man, Give me the cup. Let go; by Heaven, I’ll			HAMLET. Give me the cup as a man. Let go; I will be in heaven
have’t. O good Horatio, what a wounded name, Things standing thus			have T. o good horatio, what a wounded name, things stand like that
unknown, shall live behind me. If thou didst ever hold me in thy heart,			Unknown, should live behind me. If you have ever kept me in your heart,
Absent thee from felicity awhile, And in this harsh world draw thy			Absent from Felicity for a while and in this hard world draw yours
breath in pain, To tell my story.			Breath in pain to tell my story.
[_March afar off, and shot within._]			[_March in the distance and inside inside.]
What warlike noise is this?			Which warlike sound is that?
OSRIC. Young Fortinbras, with conquest come from Poland, To the			Osric. Young fortinbras with conquest come from Poland after the
ambassadors of England gives This warlike volley.			Ambassador of England gives this warlike volleye.
HAMLET. O, I die, Horatio. The potent poison quite o’er-crows my			HAMLET. Oh, I die, Horatio. The strong poison is pretty o’er crows my
spirit: I cannot live to hear the news from England, But I do prophesy			Spirit: I can't live to hear the news from England, but I predicted
th’election lights On Fortinbras. He has my dying voice. So tell him,			These selection lights on Fortinbras. He has my dying voice. So tell him ,,
with the occurrents more and less, Which have solicited. The rest is			With the events less and less that have been asked. the rest is
silence.			Be silent.
[_Dies._]			[_Stirbt._]
HORATIO. Now cracks a noble heart. Good night, sweet prince, And			Horatio. Now a noble heart cracks. Good night, sweet prince, and
flights of angels sing thee to thy rest. Why does the drum come hither?			Angel flights sing you to your calm. Why does the drum come here?
[_March within._]			[_March ins._]
Enter Fortinbras, the English Ambassadors and others.			Enter fortinbras, the English ambassadors and others.
FORTINBRAS. Where is this sight?			Fortinbras. Where is this sight?
HORATIO. What is it you would see? If aught of woe or wonder, cease			Horatio. What would you see If a little hurt or miracle, stop
your search.			Your search.
FORTINBRAS. This quarry cries on havoc. O proud death, What feast is			Fortinbras. This quarry cries on chaos. O proud death, what a festival is
toward in thine eternal cell, That thou so many princes at a shot So			towards Eternal cell that you have so many princes in a shot
bloodily hast struck?			Bloody?
FIRST AMBASSADOR. The sight is dismal; And our affairs from England			First ambassador. The sight is dark; And our matters from England
come too late. The ears are senseless that should give us hearing, To			come too late. The ears are pointless to hear us to hear
tell him his commandment is fulfill’d, That Rosencrantz and			Tell him that his commandment is fulfilled that Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern are dead. Where should we have our thanks?			Guildenstern are dead. Where should we thank you?
HORATIO. Not from his mouth, Had it th’ability of life to thank you. He			Horatio. Not out of his mouth, it had the ability of life to thank them. He
never gave commandment for their death. But since, so jump upon this			Never gave the bid for her death. But since then they jump on it
bloody question, You from the Polack wars, and you from England Are			Bloody question, she was out of the polack and they are from England
here arriv’d, give order that these bodies High on a stage be placed to			Here is the order that these bodies are placed high on a stage
the view, And let me speak to th’ yet unknowing world How these things			The view and let me speak to this yet ignorant world, like these things
came about. So shall you hear Of carnal, bloody and unnatural acts, Of			Came around. So they should hear from meat, bloody and unnatural actions, from
accidental judgments, casual slaughters, Of deaths put on by cunning			Random judgments, casual gorges, deaths by List
and forc’d cause, And, in this upshot, purposes mistook Fall’n on the			and cause forc'd, and in this end, the purpose, falls on the
inventors’ heads. All this can I Truly deliver.			Heads of the inventors. I can really deliver all of this.
FORTINBRAS. Let us haste to hear it, And call the noblest to the			Fortinbras. Let us hurry to hear it and call the noblest to it
audience. For me, with sorrow I embrace my fortune. I have some rights			Audience. For me, I hug my fortune with grief. I have some rights
of memory in this kingdom, Which now to claim my vantage doth invite			the memory in this kingdom that now invites my vantage invitation
me.			me.
HORATIO. Of that I shall have also cause to speak, And from his mouth			Horatio. I will also have reason to speak of that and out of his mouth
whose voice will draw on more. But let this same be presently			Their voice will attract more. But let the same be the same
perform’d, Even while men’s minds are wild, lest more mischance On			Performance, even if the thoughts of the men are wild, so that no longer indefinitely
plots and errors happen.			Diagrams and errors occur.
FORTINBRAS. Let four captains Bear Hamlet like a soldier to the stage,			Fortinbras. Let four captains Hamlet wear like a soldier on stage,
For he was likely, had he been put on, To have prov’d most royally; and			Because he was likely, he was excited to be the most royal; and
for his passage, The soldiers’ music and the rites of war Speak loudly			The music of the soldiers and the war rites speak loudly for his passage
for him. Take up the bodies. Such a sight as this Becomes the field,			for him. Take the bodies. Such a sight as it becomes the field,
but here shows much amiss. Go, bid the soldiers shoot.			But there is a lot here. Go and offer the soldiers shoot.
[_A dead march._]			[_A Dead March._]
[_Exeunt, bearing off the bodies, after which a peal of ordnance is			[_Exeunt who use the body
shot off._]			shot down ._]