The Tragedie of Hamlet
Actus Primus. Scoena{ Prim}a.
Enter Barnardo and Francisco two Centinels{.
} { Barnardo}. Who's there?{
}{Fran}. Nay{ an}sw{er }me: St{and }& vnfold
your selfe{
}{ Bar}. Long liue{ the} King{
}{Fran. }{Barnardo}?
{ Bar. }He{
Fran. }You come most carefully vpon {your }h{our}{e
Bar. }'Tis now strook{ tw}elue, get{ the}{e t}o be{d Francisco}{
Fran. }For{ th}{is }releef{e m}uch{ th}ankes:{ 'Tis }bit{ter }c{old},
A{nd }I am sicke at heart{
Bar}{n. }Ha{ue }{you} had qui{et }Gu{ard}{?
Fran. N}ot a Mouse{ st}irr{ing
}{Barn. }Well{, g}oodnight. If{ you }{do }me{et }Horati{o and}
Marc{ell}us,{ the }Riuals{ of }my Watch,{ bi}d{ the}m ma{ke }hast.{
Enter }{Horatio and} {Marcellus}{.
}{Fran. }I{ thi}{nke}{ I }{hear}{e the}m.{ Stand}: w{ho's there?
}{Hor}{. F}riends{ to }{this }grou{nd
}{
}M{ar. }{And }Leige-men{ to th}e Dan{e
Fran. }Gi{ue you }{good} {night}{
Mar. }O far{wel}{ ho}ne{st }S{old}ier,{ who}{ ha}th{ rel}ieu'd{ you}{?
Fra}{. Barnardo}{ ha}{'s }{my }plac{e: }g{iue you good}{night.}{
E}xit{ Fran.}{
}{Mar. }Holla{ Barnardo}{
Bar. }Say{, wh}{at }{is }{Horatio }{there?
Hor. }A peec{e of }him{
Bar. }{Wel}{come }{Horatio}{, w}{elcome }{good }{Marcellus}{
Mar. }W{hat},{ ha's }{this }{thin}g app{ear}{'d }aga{ine}{ to }{night
}{Bar. }{I h}{aue }see{ne }no{thing}{
Mar. }{Horatio }saie{s, }'t{is b}ut {our }Fantasie{,
And }will{ not} {let}{ be}{leefe }t{ake h}{old}{ of him
}To{uch}{ing }{this }dread{ed }s{ight}{, t}wic{e seene }{of }vs,
T{here}fore{ I haue }int{rea}t{ed }{him} al{ong}
Wi{th }v{s, t}o w{atch}{ the }minute{s of }{this }N{ight,}{
Th}{at i}f{ againe t}{his }Appari{tio}n{ come},
H{e m}{ay a}pp{rou}e{ our }ey{es, }{and }s{pea}k{e to }i{t
}{Hor. }Tus{h, }t{ush, }'t{will not }{appear}{e
Bar. }S{it }dow{ne }a-whil{e,
And }{let }v{s o}n{ce }{againe }as{sai}le{ your }{eare}s{,
That }{are }so {for}tifie{d again}s{t our }Story,
{What}{ we}{ two }{Night}s{ haue seene}{
Hor. }{Well, }si{t we }{downe}{,
And let vs }{heare }{Barnardo }{speake }{of this}{
Barn. }L{ast}{ night}{ of }a{ll,}{
Wh}e{n yo}{nd s}a{me }{Sta}r{re th}at{'s }W{est}w{ard} from{ the }Pole
H{ad }m{ade} {his }c{our}{se }t' {ill}um{e that} {par}{t of }He{aue}n{
Whe}re{ now }{it }burn{es, }{Marcellus}{ and }{my }{selfe}{,
The} B{ell}{ the}n{ be}{ati}{ng }o{ne
}{Mar. }Pe{ace}{, b}r{eake t}{hee }of:{
Enter }{the }Gho{st.
}
L{ook}e{ wh}{ere }{it }{come}s{ againe}{
Barn. }In{ the }{same }fig{ure},{ li}k{e the King}{ that's }d{ead}{
Mar. }T{hou} {art }a{ Sc}{hol}ler;{ speake to it}{ Horatio}{
Barn. L}{ooke}s{ it }{not l}{ike the King}?{ Mar}ke{ it Horatio
}{Hora}.{ Mo}s{t like}: I{t h}{arr}ow{es }{me }w{ith }f{ear}{ & }w{ond}er
{ Barn. I}{t w}ou{ld }b{e s}po{ke to}o{
Mar. }Qu{est}{ion }{it Horatio
Hor}{. What}{ art }t{hou }{that }vsurp'st{ this t}im{e of }n{ight,
T}o{get}{her}{ with }{that }Fai{re }{and }War{like }{for}me
{In }{whi}{ch the }M{aies}ty{ of }{bur}{ied }Denm{arke}
D{id }s{ome}{time}{s m}{arc}h: By{ Heauen}{ I }c{har}g{e thee }{speake}{
Mar. }I{t is }off{end}ed{
Barn. }Se{e, }{it }stal{kes }away{
Hor. }{Sta}y:{ speake}{; speake}{: I} C{harge thee},{ speake}{.
Exit }{the Ghost.
}{ Mar. }{'Tis }g{one}{, and }{will not a}{nswer}{
Barn. H}{ow }{now }{Horatio}?{ You }{tre}mb{le }& l{ook }pale:
Is{ not }{this }{somet}{hing }mo{re the}n{ Fantasie}?{
What }{thinke }{you }on't{?
Hor. }B{efore }{my }God,{ I }m{ight }{not this }{belee}ue{
With}ou{t the }sensi{ble }{and }tr{ue }au{ouch}
Of{ min}{e o}{wne }{eyes}{
Mar. I}{s it not like the King?}{
Hor. A}s{ thou }{art t}{o th}{y selfe,
}S{uch }wa{s the} very Arm{our h}e{ had }on{,
When }th' Amb{itio}{us }No{rwe}y{ com}ba{tte}d:
So{ fro}wn{'d }{he }{once}{, wh}{en }in{ an}{ an}g{ry }{par}{le
H}{e s}mo{t the s}led{ded }P{olla}x{ on}{ the }Ic{e.
}{'Tis }{str}{ang}e{
Mar. Th}{us }{twice }b{efore}{, and }iu{st }a{t this }{dead}{ houre},{
With }{Mar}ti{all}{ stalke},{ hath }he{ gone} by{ our }{Watch}{
Hor. }{In wh}{at part}icular{ thou}{ght }{to w}ork{, I }kn{ow no}t:
B{ut }i{n the }{gro}ss{e and }{sco}pe{ of my }Opini{on,
}T{his b}o{ade}{s some}{ strange} errup{tion }{to }{our St}{ate}{
Mar. }G{ood n}{ow s}{it downe},{ & }t{ell }{me }h{e that }{know}{es
}W{hy }{this s}a{me str}ict{ and m}{ost }obseru{ant}{ Watch,}{
So }{night}{ly }toyle{s the }subiect{ of th}e{ La}n{d,
And }w{hy s}{uch }day{ly }C{ast }{of }Braz{on }Cannon{
And }{For}raigne{ Mart}{ for} Imple{men}t{s of }w{arre}:{
Why }{such }imp{res}s{e of }Ship-wr{ights}{, who}{se s}{ore }Tas{ke
D}{o's }{not }diuid{e the }S{und}{ay }{from the }weeke{,
What }{might }b{e to}{ward},{ that }{this s}w{eat}y{ hast}{
Do}{th }m{ake the}{ Night} ioynt-Lab{oure}{r with th}e{ day}{:
Wh}{o i}s't{ that }ca{n in}{forme}{ me}{?
Hor. }T{hat can }I{,
A}{t le}as{t the }{whi}{spe}r{ go}{es so}: O{ur }l{ast }{King}{,
Wh}{ose }Ima{ge e}{uen }{but }{now }{appear'd }{to }{vs,
}W{as }({as }{you }{know}){ by }F{orti}nbra{s of }{Norw}{ay,}
({There}{to }p{ric}k'{d on}{ by }a{ most }em{ula}te{ Pri}de)
D{ar'd to }{the }C{ombat}e{. In wh}i{ch, }{our }Vali{ant }{Hamlet}{,
(}{For }s{o this }s{ide }{of }{our }{know}{ne }{wor}{ld }{est}eem'{d him}){
Did s}la{y this }{Fortinbras}{: who}{ by a }Seal{'d }{Com}pac{t,
}{Well} {rati}{fied }{by }Law{, and }Heraldr{ie,
}{Did }{for}fei{te }({with }{his }life){ all}{ tho}s{e his }{Land}{s
Wh}{ich }{he s}t{ood }seiz{'d on},{ to the Co}nqueror:
A{gainst }{the whi}{ch, }{a Mo}it{y com}pet{ent}{
Was }g{aged}{ by our }{King}:{ which }{had }{ret}{urn}'d{
To}{ the I}n{her}i{tan}{ce of }{Fortinbras},{
Had }{he }b{in }Va{nqu}ish{er, }{as }by{ the same }Cou'n{ant}{
And }c{arr}i{age }{of the }A{rtic}{le }{des}{igne}{,
H}{is }f{ell t}o{ Hamlet}{. No}{w si}{r, }{you}{ng }{Fortinbras,
}{Of }vn{impr}{oue}{d M}ettl{e, h}o{t and }{full}{,
Ha}{th }{in the }skirt{s of Norway,}{ he}e{re and }{there}{,
S}{har}{k'd }vp{ a }Li{st of }{Land}l{esse }Resol{utes},
{For }F{ood}{e and }Diet{, to }{some }{Enter}{pri}ze{
That }{hath }a{ sto}ma{cke }i{n't}{: which }{is no} o{ther}
({And }{it do}{th }w{ell }{appeare}{ vn}{to our State}){
But }{to }re{cou}{er }{of vs}{ by }{stro}{ng }h{and
}{And }{ter}{mes }{Comp}uls{ati}{ue, }{those }{fore}{sai}d{ Lands
}S{o by }{his F}a{ther }l{ost}:{ and th}{is }(I{ take }it){
Is }{the m}{aine }Mo{tiue}{ of our }Pre{par}{atio}n{s,
The}{ So}{urse }{of this }{our Watch},{ and the}{ ch}{eefe }h{ead
}O{f this }p{ost}-{hast}{, and }Ro{mage }{in the }{Land}{.
Enter }{Ghost}{ againe}{.
}{But }sof{t, }be{hold}:{ Lo}{e, whe}{re it comes againe}{:
I}{le }c{rosse }it,{ though}{ it b}{last }me{. Stay} I{llus}{ion}{:
I}f{ thou }{hast}{ an}{y s}{ound}{, o}r{ vs}{e of }Voyc{e,
S}{peake to }{me. }{If th}{ere }be{ any }{good }{thing }{to be}{ do}ne{,
That }{may }{to the}{e do}{ ea}s{e, and }gr{ace}{ to me}{; speak}{ to me.}{
If thou }{art }{pri}uy{ to thy }{Cou}{ntr}{ies}{ Fat}e
({Which h}{app}i{ly }{fore}{know}{ing m}{ay a}uoyd) Oh{ speake.
}O{r, }i{f thou hast }vp-hoor{ded }{in th}y{ life}{
Ex}{tor}{ted }T{rea}{sur}{e in the }w{omb}{e of }E{art}h{,
(For }{which, }{the}{y s}{ay, }{you }Spi{rit}{s of}{t w}{alke}{ in }{dea}th){
Speake }{of }it{. Stay}{, and speake}{. St}op{ it }{Marcellus
Mar. }{Sha}{ll }I{ stri}{ke at }{it w}{ith }{my }P{arti}zan{?
Hor. }Do{, if }{it wi}{ll not }s{tand}{
Barn. }{'Tis }{heere}{
Hor. }{'Tis heere
}{Mar. 'Tis gone}{.
Exit }{Ghost.
}W{e do }{it w}{rong}{, be}{ing }{so }{Maiest}ic{all}{
To }{offe}r {it the }{she}w{ of V}i{ole}{nce,}{
For }i{t is }{as the }Ay{re, }invuln{era}b{le,
And }{our }v{aine }bl{owes},{ ma}lic{ious }Mo{cke}ry{
Barn. I}t{ was }{abou}{t to }{speake}{, when }{the Co}{cke }crew{
Hor. }A{nd the}n{ it sta}{rted}{, like }a guilty{ thing}
V{pon }a{ fear}{full}{ Su}mm{ons}{. I haue }{hear}d{,
The }{Cocke }t{hat is }t{he Tr}u{mpet}{ to the }d{ay,
}{Doth }{with his l}{oft}y{ and s}hr{ill}-{sound}{ing }Thro{ate
}Aw{ake the }{God}{ of }D{ay: }{and }{at h}{is }{war}n{ing,
Wh}{ether }{in }{Sea}{, or }Fi{re, in}{ Earth,}{ or }{Ayre,}{
Th}' ex{tra}u{aga}n{t, and }e{rring}{ Spirit}{, h}{yes
}{To }{his }{Con}f{ine.}{ And }{of the }{tru}{th he}{ere}i{n,
This }{pres}{ent} O{biect }{made }{pro}b{ation}{
Mar. It }f{aded }{on the }{cro}{wing }{of the }{Cocke}.{
So}{me s}a{yes, }{that }e{uer }'{gainst th}{at }{Sea}s{on come}s{
Where}{in }{our S}aui{ours} Bir{ch is }{cel}e{bra}{ted,}{
The B}ir{d of Da}wn{ing s}{ing}e{th a}{ll n}{ight }{long}:
{And then }({they say}){ no }{Spirit}{ can }{walke }ab{roa}{d,
The }n{ights }{are }{who}l{some},{ then }{no }Planets{ strike},
No{ Fai}{ery }{talkes},{ no}{r W}it{ch ha}{th }po{wer }{to }{Char}me{:
So }{hall}ow'd{, and s}o{ grac}{ious }{is the }{time}{
Hor. S}o{ haue }I{ heard,}{ and }{do i}n{ part }{beleeue}{ it.}{
But }{look}{e, the}{ Mo}rn{e in }Ru{sse}{t ma}nt{le c}l{ad,
}W{alkes }o'{re the}{ de}{w of }y{on }h{igh}{ Ea}{ste}{rne }Hi{ll,
}B{reake }we{ our Watch}{ vp}{, and }{by }{my }adu{ice}
L{et vs }{imp}{art }w{hat we }{haue seene }{to night
}V{nto }y{ong }{Hamlet. }{For }{vpon }m{y life}{,
This }{Spirit }dum{be to}{ vs, }{will }{speake to }{him}:{
Do}{ you }c{ons}{ent }w{e sh}{all }acqu{ain}t{ him }{with }{it,}
A{s n}eed{full }{in our }L{oue}{s, }fit{ting o}{ur }Duty?{
Mar. }{Let }do{'t }I{ pr}{ay, and }I{ this }mo{rning}{ know}{
Where }{we shall }{fin}{de hi}m{ most c}on{uen}i{ent}ly{.
Ex}e{unt}{.
}Sc{ena }Sec{unda}{.
Enter }Clau{diu}s{ King }{of D}{enmarke}, Ger{tru}{de the }Qu{eene},{ Hamlet,
}Po{lon}{ius},
La{ert}{es, and }{his S}i{ster}{ Op}he{lia},{ Lo}rds At{ten}dan{t.
}{King}{. Thou}{gh }yet{ of Hamlet}{ our }d{eere }Br{other}s{ death}{
The }me{mor}y{ be }gr{eene}{: and th}{at it }{vs b}e{fitt}e{d
To }b{eare }{our he}a{rts }{in }{gree}f{e, and }{our }{whol}{e King}d{ome}{
To be}{ con}{tra}ct{ed in }{one b}{row}{ of w}o{e:
}Yet{ so f}{arre }{hath }Dis{cre}{tion }f{ought }{with }Natur{e,
That }w{e with }wis{est }{sor}{row }{thinke }{on hi}m{,
Together with }r{eme}mbr{ance of }{our sel}{ues}.{
Therefore }{our s}{ometimes }{Sister},{ now }{our }{Queene,}{
Th' }{imp}{eri}{all I}{oynt}{resse of }t{his war}{like }{State}{,
Ha}u{e we}{, as }'tw{ere,}{ with }a{ de}f{eated }{ioy}{,
With }{one }Ausp{icious}{, and o}{ne }Dro{ppi}{ng }ey{e,
With }m{irt}{h in }Fu{nera}{ll, }{and wi}{th Di}r{ge in }M{arriage},{
In }e{qua}{ll S}{cal}{e we}{igh}{ing }D{eli}{ght }{and D}{ole
}T{ake}{n to }W{ife};{ nor }h{aue we}{ heerein} b{arr}{'d
}Y{our }be{tter }W{ise}{dome}{s, wh}{ich ha}{ue }f{ree}ly{ gone}{
With }{this }aff{aire a}l{ong, }{for }{all }{our }T{hankes}.
{Now }fol{lowes, }{that }{you know}{ young Fortinbras,
}H{oldi}{ng a}{ we}{ake }sup{pos}{all o}{f our }{wor}th;{
Or}{ think}{ing }{by our }{late }{deere Brothers death}{,
O}{ur State}{ to be d}is{ioynt}{, and ou}{t of }Fra{me,
}C{olle}ag{ued }{with the d}{rea}m{e of hi}{s A}d{uant}{age};{
He }{hath }{not }fayl{'d to }pe{ster }{vs }{with }M{ess}{age,
I}mp{ortin}g{ the su}{rre}{nder}{ of th}{ose }{Lands
}L{ost }{by his Father}:{ with a}{ll }Bo{nds }{of La}w{
To o}{ur }{most }v{aliant }{Brother}{. So }{much }{for }{him}{.
Enter }Voltem{and a}n{d Co}{rne}li{us.
}{Now fo}r{ our sel}{fe, and }f{or this }{time of }{meet}{ing
}{Thus }{much th}{e b}{usi}n{esse }is{. We}{ haue he}{ere w}{rit}{
To }{Norway, }Vn{cle }{of yo}{ung Fortinbras,
}{Who }{Impo}{tent}{ and }Bedri{d, }sca{rse}{ly }{heare}s{
Of this }{his N}e{phe}{wes }pur{pos}e{, to s}{upp}{resse}{
His f}ur{ther }g{ate }{heerein}{. In th}a{t the }Leuie{s,
The }{List}{s, and }{full }{pro}{porti}{ons}{ are }{all }{made}{
Ou}t{ of his }{subiect}{: and }{we heere}{ dis}p{atch
}Y{ou good }{Cornelius}{, and }{you }{Voltemand}{,
For }{bear}{ing of th}{is gr}{eeting}{ to o}ld{ Norway,
}Giu{ing to }{you }{no }{further }{per}{son}{all }{power}{
To b}{usinesse }{with the }{King,}{ more then }{the s}{cope}{
Of th}{ese}{ di}l{ated }{Article}s {allow}:
F{are}we{ll, and }{let }{your h}a{st co}mme{nd you}{r d}{uty}{
}{Volt}{. In that}{, and }{all th}{ing}{s, will }w{e shew o}{ur duty
}{King. }{We do}ubt{ it not}h{ing, }{heart}{ily f}{arewell}{.
Exit }{Voltemand and Cornelius.
}{And }{now }{Laertes, }w{hat's }{the }n{ewes }{with }{you?
}{You t}{old }v{s of }{some s}ui{te. }W{hat is}{'t }{Laertes}{?
You }c{anno}t{ speake of }R{eason }{to the Dane}{,
And l}o{ose }{your }v{oyce}{. What }{would}{'st th}{ou }beg{ Laertes,}{
That }{shall }{not }b{e my }O{ffer},{ not th}y Ask{ing?
}{The }H{ead }i{s not }{more }N{atiue}{ to the }H{eart}{,
The }H{and mo}{re in}{str}u{ment}a{ll to }{the Mo}u{th,
}T{hen i}{s the T}{hro}{ne of }{Denmarke}{ to thy }{Father}.
{What would'st thou }{haue }{Laertes?
} { Laer}{. D}{read}{ my }{Lord},{
Your }l{eaue}{ and f}{auou}r{ to re}{turn}{e to }{Franc}{e,
F}{rom }{when}ce{, though }{will}{ing}{ly }I{ ca}m{e to }{Denmarke
}{To }{shew }{my }{duty}{ in }{your }{Cor}{ona}t{ion,
}{Yet }{now }I{ mu}{st con}f{esse}{, that }{duty }{done,
}My{ thought}s{ and wi}{she}{s be}n{d againe to}{ward}s{ France,
}{And }b{ow th}em{ to you}r{ gracious }{leaue and }p{ardo}n{
King. }{Haue you }y{our Fa}{thers }{leaue}{?
What }{sayes}{ Poll}{onius}{?
}{Pol}{. He}{ hath }{my Lord}:
I{ do }b{ese}ech{ you g}{iue }{him }{leaue }{to }go{
King. }T{ake th}{y fa}{ire }{houre}{ Laertes, }{time }b{e thi}{ne,
And }{thy }b{est }{grace}s{ spe}{nd it }a{t thy }{will}{:
But }{now }m{y Co}{sin}{ Hamlet,}{ and my }Sonn{e?
H}am{. A }li{ttle}{ more then }{kin}{, and le}{sse }{then kin}de{
King. H}{ow i}s{ it th}{at the }Cloud{s st}{ill }{han}{g on}{ you?
}{Ham. }{Not }{so }{my Lord,}{ I am }to{o much }i'{th' }Su{n
}{Queen}{. Good }{Hamlet }c{ast th}y{ nightly }c{olo}u{r of}f{,
And let }{thine}{ eye}{ looke}{ like a }{Friend}{ on }{Denmarke}.{
Do }{not f}{or }{euer }{with th}y veyl{ed }li{ds
S}{eeke}{ for th}y{ No}{ble }{Father }{in the }d{ust};
{Thou }{know}{'st }{'tis }{comm}{on, }{all th}at{ liue}s{ must }d{ye,
}Pass{ing th}r{ough }{Nature,}{ to }E{tern}i{ty
}{Ham. }I{ Ma}dam,{ it is }{common}{
Queen. }I{f it }b{e;
}{Why s}eem{es it }{so }{particular }{with the}e{
Ham. }S{eemes }{Madam}?{ Nay}{, it is}:{ I know not}{ Seemes}:
{'Tis no}t{ alon}{e my }Inky{ Clo}{ake }({good M}{other}){
No}{r C}u{stoma}ry{ suite}{s of so}lem{ne }Bl{acke},{
Nor }w{ind}{y su}{spi}{ration}{ of }{for}c{'d }{brea}{th,
}No{, nor }{the }fr{uit}{full }Riu{er in the }Ey{e,
Nor }{the de}{iect}{ed h}{auiour}{ of the }Vi{sage,
}{Together with }{all }F{orme}{s, M}{ood}{s, }s{hewes }{of }G{rie}f{e,
That }{can }de{not}{e me}{ tru}{ly.}{ Th}{ese }{inde}{ed }{Seeme}{,
For }{they }{are a}c{tions }{that }a{ man}{ might }pl{ay:
}{But }{I haue }{that }{With}{in, }{which }pa{sset}h{ sh}ow{;
Th}e{se, }b{ut the }Tra{pping}s{, and the }S{uites of }{woe}{
King. }{'Tis s}w{eet }{and }{commend}{able}{
In }{your }{Nature}{ Hamlet,
}{To }g{iue the}s{e mo}u{rning }{dut}{ies }{to your }{Father:}{
But }{you }{must }{know},{ your Father}{ lost}{ a F}{ather}{,
That }{Father lost},{ lost }{his}{, and the Su}{rui}{uer }b{ound
}{In }fil{iall }Ob{lig}{ation,}{ for }{some }{terme}{
To }{do }{obse}qu{ious }S{orrow}. {But to }{pers}{euer}{
In }{obs}{tin}{ate }C{ond}o{lement},{ is a}{ course}{
Of }{imp}{ious }stubb{orn}{nesse}{. 'Tis }v{nma}n{ly g}{reefe,}
It{ shewes }a{ will }{most }inc{orr}{ect }{to H}{eauen}{,
A}{ Heart}{ vnfo}{rtified}{, a M}{inde }{impa}t{ient}{,
An}{ Vn}{der}{stand}{ing si}{mple}{, and }vnschoo{l'd}:{
For},{ what we }{know }{must }b{e, and i}{s as }{common
}As{ any }{the m}{ost v}ulgar{ thing to }s{ence,
}{Why s}h{ould }we{ in our }pee{uish} O{ppos}{ition}{
Take}{ it t}o{ heart}? F{ye,}{ 'tis }a{ fau}l{t to Heauen,
A }{fault }a{gainst the }D{ead},{ a fault to }{Nature,
T}o{ Reason }{most }ab{sur}d{, whose }{common}{ The}a{me
I}{s death}{ of F}{athers}{, and w}{ho }{still ha}{th }c{ried}{,
From }{the f}i{rst}{ Co}{arse}{, ti}{ll h}{e that }{dye}{d to }{day,
}{This }{must be}{ so}{. We }{pray}{ you }{thro}w{ to }{eart}h{
This }vn{pre}u{ayl}{ing }woe{, and th}{inke o}{f vs}{
As }{of a}{ Father};{ For }{let th}{e world }{take }{note}{,
You} {are the}{ most i}{mme}di{ate to }{our Th}ro{ne,
And }{with }{no }{lesse }{Nob}{ili}{ty of }{Loue}{,
Then }{that }{which }{deere}s{t Father }{beare}{s his }{Sonne}{,
Do}{ I }{impart }{towards }{you}{. For }{your }in{tent
}{In }go{ing b}{acke }{to }S{chool}{e in }W{itte}nberg{,
It }{is mo}{st }{ret}ro{gra}d{e to our }{desi}{re:
}A{nd we }{beseech you},{ bend }{you t}{o re}{maine}
H{eere }{in the }c{heere and }{com}{fort}{ of our }{eye,
}{Our }{cheefe}{st Co}{urt}i{er C}{osin}{, and our }{Sonne}{
Qu}{. Let }{not thy }{Mother}{ los}{e he}{r Pr}{aye}{rs }{Hamlet}{:
I }pry{thee s}{tay }w{ith vs, }g{o not }{to Wi}{ttenberg}{
Ham. I }{shall }{in a}{ll m}{y best}
Obe{y you }{Madam}{
King. W}{hy }{'tis a }{lou}{ing, }{and a}{ faire }Repl{y,
}B{e as}{ our selfe}{ in }{Denmarke.}{ Madam}{ come,
}{This }ge{ntle }{and vn}{forc'd }ac{cor}d{ of Hamlet
}S{its }smil{ing to }m{y hear}t;{ in gr}{ace }{where}of{,
No }ioc{ond }{hea}l{th that }{Denmarke }dr{inke}s{ to day,
}B{ut the }g{reat}{ Cannon}{ to the C}{low}{ds s}{hall }{tell}{,
And th}{e King}s Rouc{e, the }{Heauen}{s shall }b{ruit}{e againe},
Re{speak}{ing e}{arth}{ly }Thu{nder}.{ Com}e{ away}{.
Exeunt.
}M{anet}{ Hamlet.}
{
Ham. }Oh {that this }{too }{too }{sol}id F{les}h,{ would }mel{t,
Tha}{w, and }r{esolu}{e it }{selfe in}{to }a{ De}w:{
Or th}{at the }E{uer}{last}i{ng ha}d{ not f}ixt{
His }{Cannon }{'gainst }S{elfe}-sla{ught}e{r. O }{God, }{O God}!
{How }w{ear}{y, }{stal}{e, }fl{at, and }{vnpr}ofit{able
}{Seemes }{to me}{ all th}e{ vse}{s of this }{world}?
F{ie o}{n't?}{ Oh }{fie},{ fie, }{'tis a}n{ vn}{wee}{ded }G{ard}en{
That }g{rowes }{to S}{eed}:{ Th}{ings }{ran}k{, and gr}{osse i}n{ Nature}
P{osse}{sse it}{ mee}re{ly. Th}{at it }{should }{come }{to this}{:
But }{two }{mon}th{s dead}:{ Nay, }n{ot so m}{uch};{ not t}wo{,
So }ex{cell}{ent a}{ King, }{that w}a{s to this}{
Hi}{peri}{on to }a Saty{re:}{ so }{louing}{ to my }{Mother}{,
That }{he mi}{ght not }bet{eene t}{he w}{inde}{s of }h{eauen
}{Vis}it{ her }f{ace to}{o r}{ough}{ly. }{Heauen }{and }{Earth}
M{ust }I{ rememb}{er: w}{hy sh}e{ would }{hang on }{him,
}{As }if {enc}{reas}{e of }Appet{ite }{had }{grow}{ne
}By{ what is }f{ed on};{ and y}e{t with}{in a}{ month}?{
Let }me{ not thi}{nke on}{'t: }{Fra}{ilty},{ thy n}{ame }{is wo}m{an.
}{A little }M{onth}{, or }e{re th}{ose s}{hoo}{es w}{ere }{old,
}{With }{which }{she }{followe}{d my }po{ore }{Fathers }body
L{ike }Nio{be, a}{ll te}{ares}{. Why }{she},{ euen }{she}.
(O{ Heauen}!{ A }b{east th}{at wa}{nts }d{isco}{urse of }{Reason}
W{ould ha}u{e mourn}'d{ long}{er)}{ mar}{ried }{with m}{ine }Vnkl{e,
My }{Fathers }{Brother}:{ but no}{ more }{like }my{ Father,
Th}{en I }{to He}r{cul}{es. W}{ithin a }{Mon}e{th?
}E{re }y{et the }s{alt}{ of m}{ost v}n{right}e{ous }T{eares
}{Had }lef{t the }flush{ing of }{her ga}u{led }{eyes,}
S{he ma}{rried}{. O }{most }w{icke}{d spe}{ed, }{to p}{ost}{
With }{such d}ext{erit}{y to }I{nce}{stu}{ous s}{hee}t{s:
}{It is }{not}{, nor }{it can}{not }{come to }{good}{.
But }{breake }{my heart}{, for }{I must }{hold }m{y to}ngue{.
Enter Horatio},{ Barnardo},{ and Marcellus.
}{Hor. }H{aile }{to your }{Lords}hip{
Ham. I }{am }glad{ to se}{e you }{well}:
{Horatio, }{or I }d{o for}{get }{my selfe}{
Hor. T}{he same }{my Lord,
}A{nd your }{poore }S{eruant }{euer
}{
Ham. S}ir{ my }{good }f{riend},{
Ile c}h{ange }{that }{name }{with you}{:
And w}{hat ma}{ke you }{from }{Wittenberg}{ Horatio?}
{Marcellus
Mar. }M{y good }{Lord}{
Ham. I am }{very }{glad to see you}:{ good }{euen }{Sir}{.
But }{what i}n{ fai}{th make }{you from Witte}{mber}g{e?
Hor. A }t{ruant }{disp}{osition}{, good}{ my Lord}{
Ham. I }{would }{not }h{aue you}r Enem{y say}{ so};{
Nor }{shall }{you do}e{ mine }{eare th}{at v}{iolence,
}{To }m{ake it t}ru{ster }{of you}r{ owne }re{port}{
Against }{your selfe}.{ I know }y{ou are }{no }T{ruant}:{
But what i}s{ your }{affaire }{in E}l{sen}{our}?
Wee'{l tea}{ch you }{to d}{rinke}{ dee}p{e, e}r{e you }d{epar}{t
Hor. }M{y Lord, I }{came to }{see you}{r Fathers }{Funerall}{
Ham. I }{pray }{thee do}e{ not mo}ck{ me }({fell}{ow }Stu{den}{t)
I}{ thinke }i{t was to }{see }{my Mother}{s We}dd{ing
}{Hor. In}{deed }{my Lord, }it{ followed }h{ard }{vpon}{
Ham. }{Thr}i{ft th}{rift }{Horatio}:{ the }{Funerall}{ Ba}kt-m{eat}s{
Did }{cold}{ly f}{urni}s{h for}t{h the Ma}{rriage }T{able}s;{
Would }I{ had }m{et my }d{eares}{t fo}{e in }h{eauen,
}E{re I ha}d{ euer }{seene t}{hat d}{ay }{Horatio}.{
My }f{ather,}{ me t}h{inkes }I{ see my }{father}{
Hor. }Oh{ where }{my Lord}{?
Ham. }I{n my }{min}{ds }{eye }({Horatio}){
Hor. }{I s}aw{ him }{once};{ he }{was a}{ good}{ly }{King
}{Ham. }H{e was a }{man},{ take h}{im }{for all }{in all}{:
I }{shall not }{look }{vpon }{his li}ke{ againe
}{Hor. My Lord, I }{thinke I }{saw him }y{ester}{night
}{Ham. S}aw?{ Who}{?
Hor. }{My Lord, }{the King}{ your Father}{
Ham. Th}{e King }{my Father}{?
Hor. }{Season }{your a}dm{iration }{for a} {while}{
With }{an a}t{tent }{eare};{ till }I{ may }d{eliu}{er
}{Vpon }{the wi}tn{esse of th}{ese }G{entle}me{n,
This }{mar}u{ell to }{you}{
Ham. }{For }{Heauens }l{oue }l{et me }h{eare
}{Hor. T}wo{ nights }t{ogether},{ had }{these Gentlemen}
({Marcellus and }{Barnardo}){ on the}i{r Watch
}{In the }{dead }w{ast an}{d m}iddl{e of the }{night
}B{eene th}{us }{enc}{ountr}{ed. }A{ figure}{ like }{your Father}{,
A}r{m'd }{at a}{ll po}i{nts }exact{ly,}{ Ca}{p a }P{e,
A}{ppeare}s{ before}{ them}{, and with }s{olle}{mne }{march}
G{oes s}{low }{and s}{tate}ly{: By }{them t}{hri}ce{ he wa}lk{t,
}{By the}{ir }o{ppres}{t and f}{eare}-{surp}{rize}{d eyes,
}{Within }{his }{Tru}n{che}{ons }{len}gt{h; }{whil}{st the}{y best}il'd
Al{most }{to I}e{lly }{with the }A{ct of }{feare}{,
S}{tand }{dumbe }{and speake }{not to }{him.} T{his to} {me
In }{dread}{full }se{cre}cie{ impart t}{hey }di{d,
And I }{with the}{m the }{thi}{rd }{Night }kep{t the }{Watch,
}{Where}{as the}y{ had }{deliuer}{'d b}o{th in t}i{me,
For}m{e of the }{thing}; {each }w{ord }{made }{true a}{nd g}{ood}{,
The }{Apparition come}s{. I kn}ew{ your Father:
}{These }{hand}s{ are no}t{ more like}{
Ham. }{But wh}{ere w}a{s this}{?
Mar. }{My Lord}{ vpon }{the }p{lat}{forme }w{here we }{watch}{t
Ham. }{Did }{you no}t{ speake to it}{?
Hor. My Lord, }I{ did};{
But }{answer}e{ made }{it no}{ne: }{yet o}{nce }{me th}{ought}{
It }l{ift}e{d vp }{it he}a{d, and d}{id }add{resse
}I{t selfe }{to m}o{tion, }{like a}{s it }{would }{speake:}{
But }{euen }{then}{, the Morn}{ing }{Cocke crew} {lowd};{
And }{at the }{sound}{ it sh}{run}{ke in }{hast a}{way,
}{And }va{nish}t{ from }{our s}{ight
Ham. }{Tis v}{ery }{strange
}{Hor. As }I{ doe }{liue }{my h}o{nour}{d Lord}{ 'tis }{true};{
And we }di{d thinke }{it wr}{it downe }{in our }{duty
}To{ let you}{ know }{of it}{
Ham. I}{ndeed},{ indeed S}irs;{ but th}{is tr}ou{bles}{ me.
}{Hold}{ you th}e{ watch t}{o Night}{?
B}{oth}{. We do}e{ my Lord
Ham. }{Arm'd},{ say }{you?
}{Both. }{Arm'd, }{my Lord
Ham. }{From t}op{ to t}oe{?
Both. }{My Lord, }{from }{head}{ to }foote{
Ham. The}n{ saw }{you not }{his }{face}{?
Hor. }O {yes, }{my Lord, }{he wor}{e his }B{eaue}{r vp}{
Ham. }{What, }{look}{t he }{frown}{ingly}{?
Hor. A }{count}en{ance }{more in}{ sorrow th}{en in an}g{er
Ham. }P{ale, }{or }{red}{?
Hor. }{Nay }{very }{pale}{
Ham. A}{nd f}ix{t his }{eyes}{ vpon you}{?
Hor. M}{ost con}{stan}{tly}{
Ham. I would }{I had }b{eene the}{re
Hor. }{It would }{haue m}{uch }amaz{'d you}{
Ham. }V{ery }{like},{ very }{like: }{sta}i{d it }{long}{?
Hor. }W{hile}{ one }{with m}oder{ate h}{ast m}{ight }{tell }a {hund}r{ed
}All{. Long}{er, }{longer}{
Hor. }{Not }w{hen I }{saw}'{t
Ham. }H{is Bea}r{d was} gris{ly?}{ no}{
Hor. It w}as{, as }{I haue seene }i{t in }{his life}{,
A }S{able}{ Si}l{uer'd}{
Ham. I}l{e watch to Night};{ per}{chan}{ce }{'twill }{wake }{againe
Hor. }I{ warr}{ant }{you }{it will}{
Ham. I}{f it }assu{me my }n{oble Father}s{ person}{,
Ile }{speake to it}{, though }H{ell }{it selfe }{should }gape{
And b}id{ me h}{old my }p{eace}{. I pray }{you a}{ll,
}{If you }{haue h}i{ther}{to }c{once}al{d this }{sight};{
Let }{it be}{e tr}eb{le in }{your s}i{lence}{ still}{:
And what}so{euer }el{s shall }hap{ to night}{,
Giu}{e it }{an vn}{derstanding }{but no }{tongue};
I{ will }r{equi}t{e your }{loue}{s; }{so far}{e ye}{ well:
}{Vpon the }P{latforme }{twi}{xt }ele{uen and }{twelue,}{
Ile }v{isit }{you
}{All. }O{ur duty}{ to your }H{onour}{.
Exeunt}{
Ham. }Y{our loue}{, as }m{ine to }{you: }{farewell.
}{My Fathers }{Spirit }{in }A{rmes}?{ All}{ is not }{well:
}I{ doubt }{some }f{oul}e{ play:}{ would }t{he Night }{were }{come};
Ti{ll then }s{it st}i{ll my }s{oule};{ foule }{deed}s{ will r}is{e,
Th}{ough }{all the }{earth}{ or}e{whe}lm{ them to }m{ens }ei{es.
}{Enter}{.
}{
Scena }Te{rtia}
{
Enter }{Laertes}{ and }{Ophelia}{.
}{Laer. }{My }nec{essa}{ries }{are }imb{ark'}{t; }{Farewell}{:
And }{Sister, }{as the }W{inds }{giue }B{ene}f{it,
A}{nd Co}nuoy{ is as}si{stant};{ doe not }sl{eepe,}{
But l}{et me heare}{ from }{you
}{Ophel}{. Do}{e you d}{oubt }{that}{?
Laer. }{For H}{amlet, and }{the t}{rif}l{ing of h}{is fa}{uour}{s,
Hold}{ it a}{ fa}sh{ion }{and a }to{y in }B{loud}{e;
A}{ Viole}{t in the }y{outh}{ of }{Prim}y{ Nature};{
Fro}{ward, }{not }{per}{man}e{nt; }{sweet }{not l}{asting}{
The }{supp}{lian}{ce of }a{ minute}?{ No}{ more}{
Ophel. }{No more}{ but }s{o
}{Laer. }T{hinke it }{no more}{:
For} n{ature }c{ress}{ant d}{oes }{not }{grow}{ alone},{
In the}w{es and }Bul{ke: }{but }a{s his }Te{mple}{ wa}x{es,
The }in{ward }{seru}ic{e of the }{Minde }{and }S{oule}
G{rowes }w{ide }{with}a{ll. }Per{hap}{s he}{ loues}{ you no}w,{
And now }n{o so}yle{ nor }cau{tell }{doth }{bes}m{erch}{
The }{ver}tu{e of his }{feare}{: but }{you must }{feare}{
His }{great}{nesse w}{eigh}{'d, }{his w}i{ll is not }{his o}{wne};{
For }{hee }{him}{selfe i}{s subiect}{ to hi}{s Bir}th:{
Hee}{ may }{not, }a{s vn}{uall}{ued }{person}s{ doe},
C{arue}{ for him}{selfe}{; fo}{r, }{on his }ch{oyce}{ dep}{ends}{
The s}{anc}ti{ty and }{health }{of the }{whole }{State}.{
And the}{refore }{must h}{is choyce }{be c}ircumscrib{'d
}{Vnto }{the v}{oyce }{and ye}e{lding }{of th}{at }Body{,
Where}{of he}{ is the }{Head}{. Then }i{f he }{sayes }{he loues you}{,
It }f{its }{your }w{isedome}{ so farre }{to be}{leeue it};{
As }he{ in his }pecu{lia}r{ Sec}t{ and for}ce
M{ay }{giue hi}{s sa}y{ing d}{eed: }{which is no }{further}{,
Then th}{e maine }{voyce }{of Denmarke }{goes }{withall.}{
Then }{weigh}{t what }l{osse }{your Honour}{ may }su{stai}{ne,
I}f{ with t}oo{ cre}d{ent eare}{ you }li{st his }S{ong}s{;
Or }l{ose your }H{eart; }{or your }c{hast }{Treasure }op{en
T}{o his }{vnma}s{tred}{ imp}o{rtu}{nity}.
F{eare }{it }{Ophelia, }f{eare it }{my deare}{ Sister,}{
And }k{eepe}{ within }{the }r{eare o}{f your }Affe{ction};{
Out of }{the s}{hot and }d{anger}{ of De}{sire}{.
The}{ char}{iest}{ Mai}{d is }Prodig{all }{enou}gh{,
If }{she }{vnmas}k{e her }b{eau}t{y to the}{ Moo}{ne:
}V{ertue }{it selfe s}c{ape}{s not }calumn{ious st}r{oake}{s,
The }C{anke}r G{all}{s, the }Infa{nts of }{the S}p{ring
}Too{ oft }{before the}{ but}t{ons }{be dis}c{los}'{d,
And }{in the }{Morne }{and l}i{qui}d{ dew of }Y{outh,
}{Con}tag{ious }{blast}{ments }{are }{most imm}i{nent}.{
Be }w{ary }{then, }{best }safet{y li}e{s in }{feare};
{Youth}{ to it }{selfe }{reb}e{ls, th}{ough }{none}{ els}{e ne}e{re
Ophe}{. I shall }{th' }e{ffect}{ of this g}{ood L}{ess}{on }k{eepe,
}As{ watch}{men to }{my heart}{: but }{good my }{Brother}
D{oe not }a{s some }vn{gracious }P{ast}or{s doe,
}S{hew m}{e the }{stee}p{e and th}{orn}y{ wa}y{ to Heauen}{;
Wh}{ilst }{like a }puft{ and re}ck{lesse }Lib{erti}{ne
H}{imselfe}{, the }{Prim}r{ose }p{ath of }d{all}{iance }{trea}ds{,
And }{reak}{s not his owne} {reade}{
Laer. }Oh{, feare }{me not}{.
Enter }{Polonius}{.
}I{ stay }{too }{long}{; but }{here my }{Father }{comes}{:
A}{ doub}l{e bl}e{ssing }{is a }{double }{grace}{;
O}cca{sion}{ smil}{es vpon }a{ sec}o{nd le}{aue}{
}{Polon}{. Y}et{ heere }{Laertes?} Abo{ord, }a{boord}{ for s}ham{e,
The }{winde}{ sit}s{ in the s}{hould}{er of your }{saile}{,
And you}{ are s}{taid }{for th}e{re: }{my b}{lessing }{with you};{
And the}{se f}{ew }P{rec}ep{ts in th}y{ memory},{
See}{ thou}{ Char}{acte}r{. Giue }th{y thoughts }{no tongue}{,
Nor }{any }{vnpro}{portion}'d{ thoughts }{his A}c{t:
B}{e thou }fa{mili}ar{; but }by{ no m}e{ane}s{ vulgar}{:
The}{ friend}{s thou }{hast, and }{their }ado{ption t}{ride}{,
G}{rapp}le{ them to }{thy }{Soule}{, with }hoop{es of }S{tee}l{e:
But }{doe not }du{ll th}{y pal}m{e, with }e{nter}{tain}{ment}{
Of }{each }vnh{atch}'{t, }vnfledg{'d Com}{rade}{. Be}w{are
}{Of e}{ntra}n{ce to }a qu{arre}{ll:}{ but b}{eing }in
{Bear}{'t that }{th' }o{ppos}{ed m}a{y be}w{are of }{thee}.{
Giue }{euer}y{ man }{thine e}{are; }{but }{few }{thy v}{oyce}:{
Take }{each }{man}{s ce}n{sure}{; but }{rese}r{ue thy }iudg{ement}:{
Co}s{tly t}h{y ha}b{it as}{ thy p}{urse }{can }buy;{
But no}{t e}x{prest }{in fa}nci{e; }r{ich, }{not g}awdi{e:
For }t{he Appar}e{ll of}{t pr}ocla{imes }{the ma}n{.
And the}{y in }F{rance of }{the b}{est }{ranc}k{ and stat}{ion,
}Ar{e of a m}{ost }{sel}{ect and }g{ene}r{ous }ch{eff}{ in th}a{t.
}Ne{ither}{ a }b{orrow}{er, no}{r a }l{ender }b{e;
For }l{one of}{t los}{es b}{oth i}{t selfe }{and f}{riend}:{
And bo}r{rowing }{dul}{s the }{edg}{e of H}usb{and}ry.{
This }{abou}{e all};{ to thi}{ne owne }{selfe }b{e true}{:
And }{it m}{ust f}{ollow}{, as the }{Night }{the D}{ay,
Th}{ou can}s{t not th}{en be}{ fa}{lse }{to a}ny{ man.
}{Farewell:}{ my B}{lessing }s{eason t}{his }{in the}{e
Laer. }{Most }humbly{ doe }{I take }{my l}{eaue}{, my Lord
}{Polon. }T{he time}{ in}{uites }{you, }g{oe, }{your se}{ruant}{s t}e{nd
}{Laer. F}{arewell}{ Ophelia, }{and re}{member}{ well}{
What }{I haue s}{aid }{to you
}{Ophe. }T{is in }m{y memory}{ lo}ckt{,
And you }{your selfe}{ shall }{keepe }{the }key{ of it
}{Laer. Farewell}{.
Exit }{Laer.}
{ Polon. }{What is}{t Ophelia}{ he ha}{th s}{aid to you}{?
}{Ophe. }So pl{ease }{you, }{som}{thing to}{uching th}{e L}[{ord}].{ Hamlet
}{ Polon. }{Marr}y,{ well }be{thought}{:
T}{is to}ld{ me he }{hath }{very }{oft }{of }{late}{
Giue}n{ priu}{ate t}im{e to you};{ and you }{your selfe
}{Haue }{of your }{audi}{ence }{beene }{most }{free}{ and b}{ounte}o{us.
}{If it be}{ so},{ as so} {tis }p{ut o}n{ me;}{
And th}{at in }{way }{of }{caut}{ion:}{ I must }{tell }{you,
}Y{ou doe }{not }{vnderstand}{ your selfe s}{o c}l{eerely}{,
As i}t{ beho}{ues m}y{ Da}{ughter}{, and you}{r Honour.
}{What is}{ bet}w{eene }{you, g}{iue m}e{ vp }t{he truth}{?
Ophe. }{He hath my Lord}{ of late},{ made }m{any t}{ender}{s
Of }{his aff}{ection}{ to me
}{
Polon. }{Affection},{ pu}h{. You }{speake }{like a g}{reene}{ Gi}r{le,
}Vns{ifted }{in s}{uch }{peri}{llo}{us }C{ircums}{tance}.
{Doe you }{beleeue }{his t}{enders}{, as }{you c}{all the}m{?
Ophe. }{I do }{not }{know, }{my Lord, }w{hat I }{should }{thinke}{
Polon. Marry}{ Ile }{teach you};{ thinke }{your selfe }{a Ba}by{,
That }{you haue }{tan}{e his tenders}{ for t}{rue }pa{y,
Wh}{ich }{are not }{star}l{ing. T}{ender }{your selfe }{more }{dear}ly{;
Or }{not to }c{rac}k{ the winde}{ of the }{poore }Phr{ase,}
Ro{ami}{ng i}t{ thus}{, you}{'l te}{nder }{me a}{ foo}l{e
Ophe. }M{y Lord, he }{hath }{importun}'d{ me with }{loue,}{
In }{honour}{able }{fashion}{
Polon. }I,{ fashion }{you m}{ay }{call }{it, }g{o too}{, go too}{
Ophe. }{And }{hath }g{iuen }{countenance }{to his }{spee}{ch,
}{My Lord, }{with all }{the vo}{wes of }{Heauen
}{
Polon. I, }{Spring}{es to }c{atch }W{ood}c{ock}s.{ I doe }{know
Whe}{n the }{Bloud}{ burnes, }how{ Prodigall }{the S}{oule
G}{iues }{the t}{ongue}{ vowes}:{ these }{bla}z{es, }{Daughter,}{
Giuing }{more li}{ght the}{n hea}t{e; }ex{tin}c{t in }{both},
Eu{en in }{their }{pro}mis{e, as }{it is a}{ mak}{ing;}{
You }{must }{not t}a{ke for }f{ire.}{ For this }{time }{Daughter,
}Be{ some}{what }{sca}n{ter of your }{Maid}{en pr}e{sence};{
Se}{t your }e{ntreat}{ments a}{t a }{high}{er }r{ate,
}{Then }a{ comm}{and t}o{ parle}y{. For }{Lord }{Hamlet,
}B{eleeue }s{o much i}{n him,}{ that }{he is }{young}{,
And with }{a l}{arge}{r t}{ether }{may }{he walk}{e,
Then }{may be}{ giuen }{you. }{In f}e{w, }{Ophelia,}{
Doe not }{beleeue his }{vowes};{ for the}{y are }B{roake}{rs,
}{Not }{of the }{eye,}{ which the}{ir }In{uest}{ments }{show}{:
But }m{eere i}mpl{orat}{ors }{of v}nho{ly }S{utes,
}B{reath}i{ng li}k{e sancti}{fied a}{nd p}{ious b}{onds}{,
The }{better }{to be}{guil}e{. This }is{ for all}{:
I }{would not}{, in }pl{aine t}ea{rmes, }{from th}{is time }{forth}{,
Haue }{you }{so }sla{nder }{any m}o{ment}{ le}is{ure,
}A{s to }{giue }w{ords }{or t}{alke }{with the }{Lord Hamlet}:{
Looke }{too}{'t, }{I charge }{you; }{come }{your w}a{yes
}{Ophe. I shall }o{bey }{my Lord}{.
Exeunt.
}{Enter H}{amlet, }{Horatio, }{Marcellus.
H}{am. The }{Ayre}{ bit}{es s}h{rew}d{ly: }{is it }{very }{cold}{?
Hor. }I{t is a }ni{pping }{and an}{ ea}{ger }ayr{e
Ham. }{What }h{ower }{now}{?
Hor. I}{ thinke it }{lack}{s of t}{welue}{
Mar. }{No, }{it is }{strook}{e
Hor. I}{ndeed }{I heard}{ it not}:{ then i}{t d}ra{wes }{neere}{ the s}{eason},{
Wherein }{the Sp}{irit }{hel}{d his }won{t to w}{alke}{.
What }{does }{this m}{eane}{ my Lord?
Ham. }{The King }{doth w}{ake to }{night,}{ and t}{akes}{ his }{rous}{e,
}K{eepe}{s wa}ss{els }{and the }swag{ger}{ing }vps{pring} {reel}e{s,
And }a{s he }d{rein}{es his }{dra}{ughts }{of Re}{nish }{downe,
}T{he ke}{ttle }Drum{ and }{Trumpet t}{hus }b{ray }out{
The }{tri}{ump}h{ of his }P{ledg}{e
Hor}at{. Is it }{a c}{ustom}{e?
Ham. }I{ marr}{y is}t{;
And t}o{ my mind}{, though }{I am }n{atiue }{heere},{
And to }{the man}n{er bo}rn{e: It }{is a }{Custom}e
M{ore h}{onour}'{d in the }{brea}{ch, the}{n the }{obseruan}ce{.
Enter Ghost}{.
Hor. }{Looke }{my Lord, it }{comes
}{
Ham. An}g{els and }Min{ister}{s of Gr}a{ce de}{fend} vs{:
Be thou }a{ Spirit }{of hea}l{th, or }Gobl{in d}amn{'d,
}Br{ing with }{thee}{ ayre}s{ from }{Heauen,}{ or }{blast}{s from He}{ll,
B}{e thy }{euen}ts{ wicked }or{ chari}t{able,
}{Thou c}om'{st in }{such }{a qu}{estion}{able }{sha}p{e
That }I{ will speake to }{thee.}{ Ile }{call the}{e Hamlet,
}{King, }{Father,} Roy{all }{Dane}:{ Oh, }o{h, an}{swer me},{
Let me not }{bur}{st in }Ig{nor}a{nce; }{but t}{ell
Wh}{y thy }Canon{iz'd }b{ones}{ Hear}s{ed in }{death,
}{Haue }{burst }{their }c{erme}n{ts, wh}{y the }Sepulc{her
}{Wherein }{we s}aw{ thee }{quiet}{ly }en{urn'd}{,
Hath }op'{d his }p{onder}o{us and }{Mar}{ble i}{awes}{,
To }{cast th}e{e vp }{againe}?{ What }m{ay this }{meane}?{
That }{thou }{dead }{Coarse}{ againe }i{n com}{plea}t{ stee}l{e,
Re}ui{sits }{thus }{the }gl{imp}{ses of th}{e Moone}{,
M}{aking }{Night }hid{ious}? {And we }{foole}{s of N}{ature,
}{So h}orrid{ly to}{ sha}k{e our }{disposition,}{
With th}{oughts }{bey}o{nd the}{e; r}{each}{es of }{our So}u{les,
}{Say, wh}y{ is th}i{s? }w{herefore}?{ what }{should we }d{oe?
}
{Ghost }be{cke}n{s Hamlet}{.
Hor. }I{t beck}{ons }{you to }go{e away}{ with it,
As }{if it }{some }{impart}{ment }d{id de}{sire}{
To }{you al}{one
Mar. }{Looke w}{ith wh}{at c}{ourt}{eous }{action}
{It wa}ft{s you to }a{ more }rem{oued }{ground}{:
But doe not }{goe }{with it}{
Hor. No},{ by no meanes}{
Ham. I}{t will not s}{peake: }{then }w{ill I }{follow}{ it
Hor. }{Doe not }{my Lord
Ham. }{Why},{ what should }b{e the }{feare}?
I{ doe not s}{et my }{life}{ at a }{pin}{s fe}{e;
And }{for }m{y Soule, w}{hat can i}{t doe }{to th}{at?
}Be{ing a }{thing }im{mor}{tall }{as it }{selfe}:{
It wa}u{es me }{forth }{againe};{ Ile }{follow it
Hor. }W{hat if }{it t}empt{ you to}{ward }{the }F{loud }{my Lord?
}Or{ to the d}{readfull }{Sonne}{t of the }C{lif}{fe,
That }be{etl}{es o're }{his b}as{e into }{the Se}a,{
And there}{ assume}{s some }{other }{horri}{ble f}{orme}{,
Which }{might }de{priu}{e your }S{ouer}{aign}{ty of }R{eason,
}{And }{draw}{ you i}{nto }madn{esse th}{inke of }{it?
H}{am. It w}{afts }m{e still:}{ goe }{on, }{Ile follow }{thee
}{Mar. }{You s}{hall not }g{oe my Lord
Ham. }H{old of}f{ your ha}{nd
}{Hor. Be} rul{'d, }y{ou shall not goe}{
Ham. }{My fat}e{ crie}{s ou}{t,
And }m{akes }{each }{pet}ty{ Arti}{re in th}i{s body}{,
As }{hard}y{ as the N}emi{an }L{ions }ne{rue:
}S{till }{am }{I ca}{l'd}? Vnh{and m}{e Gentlemen}:
{By Heau}'{n, Ile }{make }a{ Ghost }{of him}{ that }le{ts me}{:
I s}{ay a}{way, }{goe on, Ile follow thee}{.
Exeunt.}{ Ghost }&{ Hamlet.
Hor. }H{e waxes}{ des}p{erate }{with i}magin{ation
Mar. }{Let}'s{ follow};{ 'tis }{not fi}{t thus }{to o}{bey }{him
}{Hor. Ha}{ue a}f{ter, }{to w}{hat is}s{ue w}{ill th}{is com}e{?
Mar. }S{omething }{is ro}{tten}{ in the }{State }{of Denmarke}{
Hor. H}{eauen }{will }di{rect }i{t
Mar. }{Nay, }l{et's follow}{ him.
}{
Exeunt.
Enter }{Ghost a}nd{ Hamlet.
H}{am. Wh}{ere w}il{t thou }l{ead m}{e? }{speak}{; Ile }{go no}{ further}{
}{Gho}.{ Marke }m{e
Ham. }I{ will
}{Gho. M}y{ hower }{is a}l{most co}{me,
Wh}{en I to }sulphu{rous and }to{rment}{ing }Fla{mes
}{Must }{render }{vp }{my selfe
H}{am. A}{las}{ poore }{Ghost}{
Gho. }Pi{tty }{me not}{, but }{lend} {thy se}r{ious }h{earing}{
To }{what I sh}{all }{vnfold
}{
Ham. S}{peake, }{I am }{bound}{ to hear}e{
Gho. }{So }{art thou t}{o re}{uen}g{e, when th}{ou shal}t{ heare
H}{am. What}{?
}{Gho. }{I am t}h{y Fathers Spirit}{,
Do}o{m'd }{for a }c{ertain}{e terme}{ to walke}{ the }n{ight;
}{And for }{the d}{ay c}{onfin}{'d to }fa{st in }Fi{ers,
}{Till the}{ foule }{cri}{mes }{done}{ in my }d{ayes }{of Nature}{
Are }{burn}{t and }pur{g'd }{away}?{ But t}{hat I }a{m for}bi{d
To t}{ell the}{ secre}t{s of my }Pri{son}-H{ouse}{;
I }c{ould }a T{ale }{vnfold}{, whose }{light}{est }{word}{
Would ha}{rrow }{vp th}{y soule},{ free}z{e thy }{young }bl{ood,
}M{ake thy }{two }{eyes }{like Sta}r{res,}{ start}{ from the}{ir }Sp{here}{s,
Th}y{ kno}t{ty and }{comb}{ine}d{ lock}{es to }p{art,
}{And }{each p}{articular }h{aire }{to s}t{and an e}{nd,
}{Like }Qu{ill}{es vpon }{the f}{ret}{full }Porp{entine}{:
But t}{his e}{tern}{all b}l{ason m}{ust not }b{e
To }{eares }{of f}{lesh}{ and b}{loud};{ list }{Hamlet, }oh{ list},{
If thou }{did}s{t euer }{thy }{deare }{Father lo}u{e
Ham. }Oh{ Heauen!}{
Gho. }R{euenge}{ his f}{oule }{and mo}{st vn}{natur}{all }M{urther
}{Ham. M}{urther}{?
Gho}{st.}{ Murther}{ most f}{oule, }a{s in the }{best }{it is};{
But this }{most foule, }{strange}{, and vn}{naturall}{
Ham. H}{ast, }{hast m}{e to }k{now it}{,
That w}{ith wi}{ngs }{as s}wift{
As }{medi}{tation,} {or the }{thoughts }{of Loue,
}{May }{swee}pe{ to my }{Reuenge}{
Gho}{st. }I{ finde }{thee a}p{t,
And }{dull}{er s}h{ould'st thou be}{ then the }f{at we}ed{e
That }{rot}{s it selfe}{ in }{ease, }{on }Le{the W}{har}{fe,
}W{ould'st thou }{not st}ir{re in this}{. Now }{Hamlet }{heare}{:
It}'s{ giuen }{out,}{ that }{sleep}{ing in}{ mine }O{rcha}{rd,
A}{ Ser}{pent}{ stu}{ng m}{e: so }{the whole }{eare of }{Denmarke,}{
Is }{by a }{forge}d{ proc}{esse of }{my dea}th
Rank{ly }abus'd:{ But }{know }{thou }{Noble }y{outh,
The}{ Serpent }{that d}{id s}{ting th}{y Fathers }{life,
}N{ow wear}{es his }C{rowne
}{
Ham. O}{ my Pr}o{phe}t{icke }{soule}:{ mine Vn}cle{?
Ghost. }I{ that in}{cestuous}{, that }a{dul}t{erate }B{east}{
With w}{itch}craf{t of his }{wit}s{, hath }T{rai}{tor}{ous }gu{ift}s.
{Oh w}{icked }Wi{t, and }G{ifts}{, that h}a{ue the }{power
}So{ to se}duc{e? W}{on to th}is{ shame}{full }L{ust}{
The wi}{ll of }{my m}{ost se}e{ming }{vertu}{ous }{Queene}:{
Oh }{Hamlet, }w{hat a }fal{ling of}f{ was the}r{e,
From }{me, w}{hose l}{oue }was{ of that }d{ign}it{y,
That }{it we}{nt h}a{nd in }{hand}{, euen }{with the }Vow
I{ made t}o {her in }{Marriage};{ and to}{ de}cl{ine
}{Vpon a }w{ret}{ch, }{whose }N{aturall }g{ifts}{ were }{poore}{
To th}o{se of m}{ine. }{But }{Vertue}{, as it }n{euer wi}l{ be m}{oued}{,
Though }Lew{dnesse }{court}{ it in }a{ shape}{ of Heauen}{:
So }{Lust}{, though }{to a }rad{iant }{Angel}l{ li}nk'{d,
Wi}{ll s}{ate }{it selfe in }a C{eles}{tiall }b{ed, }&{ pre}y{ on }Garb{age}.{
But soft, }{me thinkes I se}nt {the Morn}{ings }{Ayre};{
Bri}{efe }{let me }b{e: S}{leeping }{within }{mine Orchard,
}{My }{custome}{ al}{wayes}{ in the }{after}n{oone};{
Vpon }{my se}cu{re ho}w{er thy }{Vncle }{sto}{le
With }iu{yce of }cu{rsed }Hebe{non }{in a }{Viol}l{,
And in the }{Por}{ches of }{mine eare}s{ did }p{oure
}{The }{lea}p{erous }Di{stil}m{ent; }{whose }{effect}{
Hold}s{ such a}{n en}m{ity }{with }{bloud}{ of }Man{,
That s}{wift}{ as }{Qui}ck-s{iluer}{, it co}{urse}{s th}{rough}{
The n}{aturall }Ga{tes and }Al{lies }{of the b}{ody};{
And with a }sod{aine v}ig{our i}{t doth }p{osse}{t
And c}{urd, }{like }Ayg{re d}{ropping}s{ into }Mi{lke,
The} {thin a}{nd who}{lsome}{ blood}{: so }d{id it }{mine}{;
And a}{ most in}{stant} T{etter }ba{k'd }{about}{,
M}{ost }Lazar-{like, }{with v}i{le and }lo{ath}{some }c{rust}{,
A}{ll my s}mo{oth }{Body}.{
Thus }{was }I,{ sleeping},{ by a }{Brothers }{hand,}{
Of }L{ife,}{ of }{Crowne}{, and }{Queene}{ at }{once }{dispatch}{t;
}C{ut of}f{ euen }i{n the Blo}ss{omes }{of my }Si{nne,
}{Vnh}ouzzl{ed, }{dis}ap{point}{ed, }{vnna}ne{ld,
}N{o rec}kon{ing ma}d{e, but }{sent t}{o my }{acco}{unt
}W{ith all }{my }{imper}{fection}s {on my }{head};{
Oh }{horrible }{Oh horrible},{ most }{horrible}{:
If thou hast }{nature }{in thee}{ beare }{it not}{;
Let }{not the}{ Royall }Bed{ of Denmarke }{be
}A{ Cou}{ch for }Luxury{ and da}m{ned }{Incest}{.
But }{how}{soeuer }{thou }{purs}{uest}{ this }A{ct,
}T{aint }{not thy }{mind}{; nor }{let th}{y Soule}{ contr}{iue}{
Against th}{y Mother }{ought};{ leaue }h{er to }{heauen,
}{And to th}{ose }T{horn}es{ that in}{ her b}o{some }lod{ge,
To}{ prick}{e and s}{ting h}{er. Fare}{ thee }{well a}{t once}{;
The} G{low}-w{orme }{show}{es the }M{atin}{e to be }n{eere,
And }g{ins }{to pa}l{e his v}n{effect}{uall }F{ire:
A}d{ue, a}{due, }{Hamlet:}{ remember }me{.
Enter.
}{ Ham. Oh }{all you }{host of }{Heauen! }Oh{ Earth};{ what }els?{
And }s{hall I }{cou}{ple }{Hell}{? Oh fie}:{ hold my }{heart;}{
And you }{my s}{inne}{wes, }{grow }{not }{instant }Ol{d;
But }b{eare me }{sti}{ffe}{ly vp}:{ Re}{member }{thee}?
I,{ thou p}{oore Ghost},{ while}{ memory }h{olds }{a se}{ate
}I{n this }{dis}{tracted }{Glo}{be: }{Remember thee?
}Y{ea, }{from the }{Table}{ of my }M{emory,
}{Ile w}ip{e away }{all t}{riu}{iall }f{ond }Re{cord}s{,
All }sa{wes of }B{ookes}{, all }f{ormes, }{all p}{res}u{res }p{ast,}{
That you}t{h and }{obserua}{tion co}{ppi}e{d there}{;
And th}{y Co}{mmand}{ment }{all a}{lone }{shall }{liue}{
Within }{the B}{ooke }{and }Vo{lume }{of my }Br{aine,
}V{nmi}x{t with }{base}{r ma}{tter};{ yes}{ yes, }by{ Heauen:
}Oh{ most }p{erni}{cious }{woman}!{
Oh }V{ill}{aine,}{ Villaine, }{smiling }{damned }{Villaine}!{
My }{Tables}{, my }{Tables;}{ meet }{it is }I{ set }{it downe,}{
That }{one m}{ay s}{mile}{, and s}m{ile and }{be a}{ Villaine};{
At least }I'm {sure i}t{ may be }so{ in Denmarke};{
So }{Vnc}kl{e there}{ you are}:{ now }{to my }{word};{
It is}; {Adue, }{Adue, }R{emember me}:{ I haue s}{wor}n'{t
Hor. }&{ Mar. }{within}{. My Lord, }{my Lord.
}{Enter Horatio and Marcellus.
}{Mar. Lo}{rd Hamlet}{
Hor. Heauen }{secure h}{im
}{Mar. So}{ be }{it
Hor. }Illo{, ho}{, ho, }{my Lord
Ham. H}i{llo, ho, ho, }boy{; come }bi{rd, }{come}{
Mar. }{How is}{t my }{Noble }{Lord?
H}{or. What }{newes, }{my Lord?
Ham. }{Oh w}{onder}{full}!{
Hor. }G{ood my Lord}{ tell }{it
Ham. }No{ you'l }{reue}{ale }{it
Hor. No}t{ I, }{my Lord, }{by Heauen}{
Mar. No}r{ I, my Lord}{
Ham. Ho}w{ say you} {then, }{would h}e{art of }{man }{once }{think}{ it?
}{But you}'{l be }{secret}{?
Both. }I{, by Heau}{'n, }{my Lord
Ham. }T{here}'{s ner}{e a }v{illaine} d{well}{ing in }{all D}{enmarke
}{But h}e{e's }{an a}{rrant }kn{aue
}{Hor. The}r{e nee}d{s no }{Ghost }{my Lord, }{come }{from the}{
Gra}u{e, to }{tell }v{s this}{
Ham. Why} r{ight, }{you are }{i'th' }r{ight;
And }{so, }w{ithout }{more }c{ircumstance}{ at all}{,
I}{ hold }i{t fit th}a{t we sha}k{e hands},{ and par}t:{
You}{, as you}r{ busines}{ and d}{esire}{s shall }{point}{ you:
}F{or euer}{y man }ha{'s }{businesse }{and desire}{,
Such }{as it is}:{ and for }{mine owne }{poore }{part,
}{Looke }{you, }{Ile go}{e pray}{
Hor. The}{se a}{re but }{wil}{d and }hur{ling wo}{rds,}{ my Lord
Ham. I}{'m s}or{ry the}y {offend}{ you h}{eartily}{:
Ye}s{ faith}{, heartily}{
Hor. There}'{s no o}{ffen}c{e my Lord
Ham. }Y{es, by }S{aint }Pat{ricke}{, but the}r{e is }{my Lord,
And }{much }{offence }{too, }{touching th}{is }{Visi}{on h}{eere}{:
It is }a{n hon}{est }{Ghost, }{that let}{ me t}{ell you}{:
For }y{our desire}{ to know }{what is }{betweene }{vs,
}O'{rema}{ster}'t{ as you }{may}{. And }{now }{good friend}s{,
As }{you are }F{riends,}{ Scholler}s{ and So}ld{iers,
}G{iue me }o{ne poore }{requ}es{t
Hor. What i}{s't }{my Lord?}{ we wi}{ll
Ham. }N{euer }{make }{known}{ what }{you haue }{seen}{ to night}{
}{Both. My Lord, }{we will}{ not}{
Ham. N}{ay, }{but s}w{ear't}{
Hor. In}{faith m}{y Lord, }{not }I{
Mar. Nor I}{ my Lord:}{ in faith}{
Ham. V}{pon my s}w{ord
}{Marcell}{. We haue }{sworn}{e my Lord}{ al}{read}{y
Ham. I}{ndeed, }v{pon my sword},{ Indeed}{
Gho. S}{weare}.{
Ghost }{cries }{vnder}{ the Sta}{ge.
}{
Ham. }A{h ha}{ boy},{ sayes}{t thou }{so. }A{rt thou t}{here }{true}penny?
{Come }o{ne you}{ here }t{his fe}{llow i}{n the s}{elle}r{edge
}C{onsent }{to s}w{eare
Hor. }{Prop}o{se the} O{ath my Lord}{
Ham. Neuer }to{ speake of }{this t}{hat you haue seen}{e.
S}{weare}{ by my }{sword
}{Gho. Sweare}{
Ham. Hi}c{ & }vbi{que}?{ Then }w{ee'l }sh{ift }{for }{grown}d,{
Come }{hither}{ Gentlemen,
}{And }l{ay you}r{ hands a}{gaine }{vpon my sword,}
{Neuer to speake of this that you haue }{heard}:{
Sweare by my }S{word
Gho. Sweare
Ham. }{Well }{said }{old }Mo{le, }can'{st wor}k{e i'th' }{ground}{ so fa}s{t?
}A{ worth}y P{ion}e{r, on}{ce more }{remoue}{ good friends}{
Hor. Oh }{day }{and }{night}:{ but this }{is won}dr{ous str}{ange
H}{am. And }t{herefore }{as a }{strange}r{ giue }{it we}l{come}{.
There}{ are mo}r{e thing}{s in }{Heauen and Earth}{, Horatio,}{
Then a}r{e dream}'{t of }{in our }P{hil}{oso}phy{. But }{come,
}H{ere as}{ before},{ neuer }s{o he}lp{e you }{merc}y,{
How }{strange }{or o}dd{e so }e{re I }{beare m}{y selfe};
({As I }{perchance }{heere}{after}{ shall th}{inke }{meet}{
To p}{ut an}{ An}{ticke }{disposition}{ on}:){
That you }{at s}{uch t}{ime }{see}{ing m}{e, neuer s}{hall}{
With }{Armes}{ enco}mbr{ed th}{us, }{or th}{us, }{head }{shake}{;
Or }{by }pr{onou}nc{ing of }{some }{doubt}{full P}{hrase}{;
As }{well, }{we know}{, or }we{ could a}{nd i}f{ we w}{ould},{
Or }{if we }{list }{to speake}; {or there} {be and }i{f there }m{ight,
}{Or }{such a}mbig{uous }g{iuing }{out to }{note,
}{That you }{know o}{ught }{of me};{ this }{not to }do{e:
So }{grace }{and me}{rcy} a{t your }{most }{need}e{ helpe you}{:
Sweare}{
Ghost. }{Sweare
Ham. }Re{st, }{rest }p{ertu}rb{ed S}{pirit}{: so }{Gentlemen,
}{With all my }{loue }{I doe }{commend }{me to you;}{
And what }{so p}{oore }{a man }a{s Hamlet}{ is}{,
May }{doe t}'{ expres}{se his }{loue }{and friend}{ing to you}{,
G}od{ willing}{ shall not l}{acke}:{ let }vs{ goe }{in t}{ogether,}{
And s}{till }{your }f{inge}rs {on your }lipp{es I }{pray,}
{The time i}s{ out of }{ioynt}{: Oh}{ cursed }sp{ight,
}T{hat euer }I{ was }{borne}{ to se}{t it }{right}.
{Nay, }{come }{let's }g{oe to}{gether}{.
Exeunt.
}
Act{us S}{ecund}{us.
}{Enter Polonius}{, and R}eyn{old}o{.
Polon. }G{iue him }{his mo}ney{, and the}s{e note}s{ Reynoldo}{
}{Reynol}{. I will}{ my Lord
Polon. }{You shall }{doe m}{aruel}s{ wise}{ly: }{good }{Reynoldo}{,
Be}{fore }{you }{visit}{e him }{you ma}{ke in}quiry{
Of his }be{hauiour}{
Reynol. }{My Lord, I did}{ inten}d{ it
}{Polon. Marry, well }{said};
{Very }{well said}{. Looke }{you }Si{r,
}E{nquir}{e me }{first }{what }Dansk{ers a}{re in }Par{is;
}{And h}ow{, and who}{; what }{meanes};{ and wh}{ere the}y{ keepe}:{
What }{comp}an{y, a}{t what }{exp}{ence}{: and f}i{nding}{
By th}i{s encom}{passe}m{ent and }d{rift }{of }{question},{
That th}ey{ doe know}{ my so}n{ne: }C{ome you}{ more }{neere}r{
Then }{your }{particular }d{emand}{s will }{touch}{ it,
T}{ake you }{as 'twere}{ some d}{istant}{ know}l{edge of }{him,
A}n{d thus}{ I know }{his fa}{ther }{and h}{is f}{riends,
A}{nd in }{part }{him. }{Doe you }{marke t}{his }{Reynoldo}{?
}{Reynol. I}{, very }{well }{my Lord
Polon. }{And in part him},{ but you m}a{y say }{not well}{;
But }if'{t be }{hee }I{ meane}{, he}e{s very }{wild}{e;
A}ddi{cted }s{o and }so;{ and the}{re p}{ut on }{him
}{What }{forge}{ries }{you }{please};{ marry},{ none }{so }{rank}{e,
As }{may d}is{honour}{ him};{ take h}eed{ of that}{:
But }{Sir,}{ such }{want}{on, }{wild}{, and v}s{uall }s{lip}{s,
As }{are }C{ompan}{ions n}ot{ed and }{most }{known}{e
To you}{th and }l{ibert}y{
Reynol. }{As }g{aming }{my Lord
Polon. }I{, or }{drink}{ing, }{fenc}{ing, }{swear}{ing,
}Qu{arell}{ing, }drabb{ing. }Y{ou may }{goe }{so farre}{
Reynol. My Lord}{ that w}{ould }{dishonour him}{
Polon. }Fa{ith no},{ as you may}{ season }i{t in the }{charge}{;
You must not }{put an}{other }{scan}d{all o}{n him,
T}{hat he}{e is o}p{en to }In{cont}{inen}{cie;}{
That}'s{ not my }{mean}{ing}{: but b}{reath}{ his fau}lt{s so }{quaint}ly{,
That they }{may se}e{me the }{tain}{ts of }{liberty}{;
The }fla{sh and }{out}-{breake }{of a }f{iery }{mind}{e,
A }s{auag}en{es in }vnre{claim}'d{ bloud of }{gener}{all as}s{ault}{
Reynol. }{But m}{y good Lord
}{Polon. Wh}{erefore }{should }y{ou doe }{this?
}{Reynol. I }{my Lord, I }{would }{know th}a{t
Polon. Marry}{ Sir, }{heere}'{s my }{drift}{,
And I }beli{eue it}{ is a }f{etch}{ of w}{arrant}{:
You}{ lay}{ing the}{se s}{light }s{ulle}{yes o}n{ my Sonne}{,
As }{'twere }{a thing }a{ little }so{il'd}{ i'th' }{work}{ing:}
{Marke }{you your }{part}y{ in co}nu{erse};{ him you }{would s}{ound}{,
Hau}{ing e}{uer seene}{. In th}{e pr}enom{inate }{crimes}{,
The }{youth }{you b}r{eath of }{guil}{ty, }b{e assu}{r'd
}H{e cl}{oses }{with you}{ in this }{conse}{que}{nce:}
{Good }s{ir, }{or so}{, or }{friend,}{ or G}{entlem}{an.
A}{ccord}{ing to }{the P}{hrase}{ and the }{Addi}{tion,
}O{f man }{and }C{ountr}{y
Reynol. }{Very }{good my Lord
}{Polon. And }{then }{Sir }{does }h{e this?
}H{e doe}s:{ what w}{as I }{about}{ to s}ay{?
I }{was a}{bout }{say so}{mthing}:{ where }{did }I{ leaue?
}{ Reynol. A}t{ closes }{in the c}{onsequence:
}At{ friend, or }s{o, and }{Gentleman}{
Polon. A}{t closes in the consequence},{ I marry},{
He closes with you }{thus}{. I know }{the }{Gentleman},
{I saw him yester}{day,}{ or t}{other }{day}{;
Or th}{en o}r{ then, w}{ith such }{and s}{uch; }a{nd as }{you s}{ay,
The}{re was }{he g}{aming},{ there }{o're}t{ooke }i{n's}{ Rou}{se,
Th}{ere }{falling o}u{t at }Tenn{is; }or{ perchance}{,
I saw him }{enter}{ such a }h{ouse}{ of s}{aile}{;
V}i{deli}c{et, a}{ Brothe}{ll, }{or so}{ forth}{. See}{ you now};{
Your b}a{it of }{fals}h{ood,}{ takes }{this }C{ape of }{truth};{
And thus }{doe }w{e of }{wisedome }{and o}f{ reach}{
With wi}nd{lesse}{s, and w}{ith a}{ssa}{ies of }Bi{as,
}B{y in}{direct}{ions }{finde }{directions }{out}{:
So }{by my }{forme}r L{ectu}{re and }ad{uice}
S{hall you }{my Sonne};{ you haue }{me, }{haue you}{ not}{?
Reynol. }{My Lord }{I haue}{
Polon. }{God }buy{ you; }f{are you }{well
}{
Reynol. }G{ood my Lord
Polon. }Ob{serue }{his in}{clin}{ation }{in your s}{elfe
}{Reynol. I }{shall }{my Lord
Polon. And }{let h}{im }ply{e his }Mus{icke}{
Reynol. }W{ell, }{my Lord.
Enter}{.
Enter }{Ophelia.
}{Polon. Fa}{rewell:
}H{ow no}w{ Ophelia, }{what's the }{matter}{?
Ophe. }{Alas }{my Lord, I }{haue }{beene }{so a}ff{righte}{d
Polon. W}{ith what},{ in the }n{ame of }{Heauen}{?
Ophe. }{My Lord, }{as I }w{as so}w{ing in m}y{ Cha}{mber}{,
Lo}{rd Hamlet}{ with h}{is d}{ouble}{t all }v{nbra}c'{d,
No }{hat v}{pon his }{head, }{his s}tock{ings }{foul}{'d,
}Vng{art}re{d, and d}{owne }{giue}d{ to his }A{nckle}{,
Pa}le{ as his }shi{rt, }{his }kn{ees }{kno}c{king ea}{ch o}{ther,
And }{with a l}{ooke }{so p}{itio}u{s in }{purpo}r{t,
As if }he{ had been}{ loose}{d out of }{hell,}{
To s}{peake of }{horr}or{s: }h{e come}{s before }m{e
Polon. Ma}{d for th}y{ Loue}{?
Ophe. My Lord, }{I doe not }{know}{: but t}{ruly}{ I do f}{eare it}{
Polon. Wh}{at sa}i{d he}{?
Ophe. He }{tooke }m{e by }{the w}ri{st, and }{held }{me h}a{rd;
}{Then }g{oes he t}{o the }{length}{ of a}{ll h}{is a}r{me;
And }{with his }{other h}a{nd thus }{o're his b}r{ow,
}H{e fals}{ to su}{ch per}usa{ll of my }{face},{
As he }{would d}{raw }it{. Long}{ staid }h{e so,}{
At l}{ast, a}{ little s}h{aking }{of mine }{Arme}:{
And th}{rice h}{is head}{ thus }w{auing }{vp a}{nd downe};{
He }rais{'d a}{ sigh},{ so pit}{tious }{and p}rof{ound,
}{That it }{did s}{eeme t}{o sha}{tter }{all his }bu{lke,
}{And e}{nd his }{being}{. That }{done,}{ he l}{ets me}{ goe,}{
And with his }{head }{ouer}{ his sh}{oulder}{s t}{urn'd,
H}{e see}m{'d to f}{inde }{his w}{ay with}{out }{his eyes}{,
For }{out a}dor{es he }{went }{without }{their }{helpe};{
And to the }{last, }{bend}e{d their }{light }{on me}{
Polon. Go}{e with m}{e, I }{will }{goe s}{eeke }t{he King}{,
This }{is the }{very }extasie{ of Loue,
}W{hose }{violen}{t pro}{pert}{y for}e{does }{it selfe}{,
And le}ad{s the }{will to}{ desperate }{Vnder}t{aking}{s,
As }o{ft as }{any }{pass}{ion }{vnder }{Heauen,
}T{hat does }{aff}{lic}t {our Nature}s{. I am }{sorr}i{e,
Wh}a{t haue you}{ giuen }{him }{any }{hard }{words o}{f late}{?
Ophe. }No{ my good Lord}{: but as }y{ou did}{ command}{,
I }{did }repe{ll his }L{etter}{s, and }deny'd{e
His }ac{cesse }{to me
Pol}{. That }{hath m}ad{e him }{mad}.
{I am sorrie}{ that w}{ith b}{etter }{speed}{ and i}{udgement}
I{ had not }qu{oted }{him. }I{ feare }h{e did }{but tr}if{le,
And }{mean}{t to w}r{acke t}{hee}{: but be}{shrew}{ my i}ea{lous}i{e:
It }{seemes it }{is as}{ proper}{ to o}{ur A}{ge,
To }{cast }{beyond }{our sel}u{es in }{our }Opi{nions}{,
As it }i{s common}{ for the }y{onger}{ sor}{t
To }{lacke}{ disc}{ret}i{on. }{Come}{, go }w{e to the }{King,
This }{must be }{knowne},{ being }{kept }{close}{ might }{moue}{
More }{greefe}{ to hi}de{, then }h{ate to }v{tter }{loue}{.
Exeunt.
}{Scena }{Secund}a{.
Enter }{King, }{Queene}{, Ro}s{inc}ra{ne, and }Gu{ilde}n{stern}e C{um a}lij{s.
}{King. W}{elcome}{ deere}{ Rosincran}{ce and }{Guildensterne}.{
More}o{uer, }{that we }{much }{did }{long}{ to see you}{,
The }{neede }w{e haue }{to v}{se you, }{did p}rou{oke
}O{ur ha}sti{e se}{nding}{. Something }{haue you }{heard}{
Of }{Hamlet}{s tr}ans{form}a{tion: }so{ I cal}{l it,}
S{ince}{ not th}{' ex}{teri}or{, nor the }{inward }{man
}R{ese}m{bles }t{hat it w}as{. What i}{t should be}{e
More }{then h}{is }{Fathers }{death,} {that th}{us h}{ath }p{ut hi}m{
So }{much }{from th}'{ vnderstanding }{of him}{selfe,
}I{ cannot }d{eeme }of{. I }i{ntreat}{ you b}o{th,
Th}a{t being }{of so}{ young }{dayes }br{ought }{vp }{with hi}m{:
And }s{ince }{so }N{eigh}b{our'd }{to his }{youth,}{ and hu}{mour}{,
That you }v{ouch}{safe}{ your }{rest }h{eere in }{our }{Court}
S{ome l}{ittle }{time}{: so }b{y your }{Compani}es{
To d}r{aw him on}{ to p}l{easure}{s, and t}o{ ga}{ther
}{So much }a{s from }{Occasion}{s you may }gl{eane,}{
That o}pe{n'd l}i{es with}{in our }{reme}di{e
Qu. }{Good }{Gentlemen,}{ he hath }{much }{talk}'d{ of you}{,
And s}u{re I }{am, }{two m}{en the}{re are }{not l}{iuing},{
To wh}{om he}{ more }ad{heres}{. If it }{will }{please you}{
To s}{hew }vs{ so much }{Gent}{rie,}{ and good}{ will}{,
As to }{expen}{d your }{time }{with vs} a-{while}{,
For the}{ suppl}y{ and prof}i{t of our }Hop{e,
You}r{ Visi}{tation}{ shall }{rece}{iue }{such t}h{anke}{s
As }{fits }a{ Kings }{rememb}{rance}{
R}{osin}.{ Both}{ your Mai}{esti}{es
M}{ight }{by the }{Soueraign}{e power}{ you haue }{of vs}{,
P}u{t your }{dread}{ pleasures, }{more in}{to }{Command}{
Then t}o E{ntreat}{ie
}{Guil}{. We }{both }{obey}{,
And }{here }{giue }{vp }{our selues}{, in the }{full }b{ent,
}{To la}y{ our S}{eruice}s{ free}l{y at your }feet{e,
To }be{ command}{ed
}K{ing. Tha}{nkes }{Rosincrance},{ and gen}{tle }{Guildensterne}{
Qu. }{Thankes }{Guildensterne }{and gentle }{Rosincrance}.{
And I be}{seech you}{ instant}{ly to }{visit}{
My }{too }{much }{change}d{ Sonne}.
Go{ some o}{f y}{e,
And }br{ing the }{Gentlemen}{ where }{Hamlet is}{
Guil. }{Heauens }m{ake our }{presence}{ and ou}{r pr}{acti}s{es
}P{leas}a{nt and }{help}{full }{to him.}{
Enter.
}{Queene}{. A}{men}{.
Enter Polonius.
}{ Pol. Th}'{ Am}b{assa}d{ors }{from }Norw{ey, }{my good Lord}{,
Are }ioy{full}y{ ret}{urn'd}{
King. Th}{ou s}{till ha}{st b}i{n the fat}h{er of }{good }N{ewes}{
Pol. }{Haue }{I, my Lord}? As{sure }{you, }{my good L}iege{,
I hold }{my d}utie{, as I h}{old my }{Soule,}
{Both }{to my }{God, }on{e to my }{gracious }K{ing:
}{And I }do{ thinke}{, or e}ls{e this }b{raine}{ of mine}
Hunts{ not the }tr{aile }{of P}o{lic}{ie, }{so s}{ure
A}{s I haue }vs{'d to }d{o: th}{at I haue }{found}{
The ver}{y ca}{use of }{Hamlets }Lun{aci}e{
King. }Oh{ speake of th}a{t, that }{I do }{long to }{heare
}{Pol. }{Giue }{first }{admi}tt{ance to }t{h' Ambassadors}{,
My }{Newes}{ shall b}{e the }{Newes }{to that}{ great }F{east
}{
King. Th}{y selfe}{ do }{grace }{to the}{m, and }{bring the}m{ in}.{
He }t{els }{me my }{sweet }{Queene, }{that he }{hath }{found
The }{head }{and so}{urse of }a{ll your }{Sonne}{s dist}e{mper}{
Qu. }{I doubt }i{t is no}{ other,}{ but the}{ maine},{
His }{Fathers death, }{and our }{o're}-{hast}y{ Marriage}{.
Enter Polonius},{ Vol}tu{mand,}{ and Co}{rne}l{ius.
}{King. Wel}{l, we }{shall }{sift}{ him. }{Welcome }{good }F{rend}s:{
Say}{ Voltumand, }{what }{from our }{Brother}{ Norwey}{?
}{Volt}{. Most }{faire }{return}e{ of Gr}{eet}{ings,}{ and }{Desire}{s.
}{Vpon }{our fi}r{st, h}e{ sent }{out to s}up{presse}{
His }Nep{hewes }Leuies{, which t}o{ him a}{ppear}'d{
To be }a{ pre}pa{ration }'{gainst th}{e Po}{lea}k:{
But be}{tter lo}ok{'d in}to{, he }{truly }{found
}{It was}{ again}{st your }H{igh}{nesse},{ where}{at gre}e{ued,
Th}{at so }{his S}ick{nesse, }A{ge, and }Imp{ote}{nce
}W{as f}{alse}{ly }{borne }{in hand, }s{ends }{out }A{rres}ts
On{ For}{tin}{bra}{s, which }{he }({in b}{reefe}){ obey}{es,
}R{eceiue}{s re}buke{ from Norwey}{: and }{in f}i{ne,
Mak}{es }Vow{ before }{his V}{nkle,}{ neuer }m{ore
To }g{iue th}'{ assa}{y of }{Armes }{against your }{Maiestie}.{
Whereo}n{ old }{Norwey, }{ouer}{come }{with i}oy,{
Giues }{him th}r{ee thou}s{and C}{rowne}{s in }Ann{uall F}e{e,
And }{his C}{omm}i{ssion }{to i}{mplo}y{ those }{Soldiers}{
So }l{euie}d{ as before, }a{gainst the Poleak:
}{With an }{intreat}y{ heere}{in f}{urther }{shew}{ne,
That }i{t might }{please you}{ to giue }{quiet}{ pass}{e
Th}{rough}{ your }D{omin}{ions,}{ for hi}s {Enter}{prize},{
On }{such }rega{rds of }{safety }{and a}{llow}{ance,
}A{s there}i{n are }{set }d{owne
}{King. }I{t like}s{ vs }{well:
And }a{t our }{more c}{ons}{ide}{r'd t}{ime w}{ee'l }{read}{,
An}sw{er, and }{thinke }{vpon th}{is B}{usinesse}{.
M}{eane }{time we}{ thanke}{ you, }f{or your }{well}-{tooke }L{abou}r{.
Go }{to your }r{est, }{at n}{ight we}{e'l }F{east t}{ogether.
}{Most }{welcome}{ ho}me{.
Exit }{Ambass}{.
Pol. Th}i{s businesse }is{ very well }{ended}{.
My }{Liege,}{ and Ma}d{am, t}{o exp}{ost}u{late
}{What }{Maiestie}{ should be}{, what }D{utie}{ is,
}{Why }{day }{is d}ay;{ night, }{night;}{ and t}{ime is }{time,
}We{re not}h{ing but }{to wa}{ste}{ Night},{ Day,}{ and T}i{me.
There}{fore, }{since }Br{eui}{tie is}{ the Sou}{le of }W{it,
And }te{dious}{nesse, }{the l}imb{es and }{out}{ward }fl{our}i{she}s,{
I will }be{ breefe}{. Your }{Noble }{Sonne}{ is m}ad{:
Ma}d{ call }I{ it;}{ for t}{o de}f{ine t}{rue }M{adnesse},
{What is't},{ but to }b{e nothing }{else }{but }{mad.
}{But let }{that g}o{
Qu. }{More }{matter}{, with }{lesse }Art{
Pol. }{Madam, }I{ sweare}{ I }v{se no}{ Art }{at all}:{
That he}{ is mad},{ 'tis true}: 'T{is true}{ 'tis }{pitti}{e,
And }{pittie}{ it is }{true: }A{ fool}{ish f}{igure}{,
But }{farewell} {it: }{for I }{will }{vse no Art}.{
Mad }{let vs g}{rant }{him th}en{: and }{now }{rema}{ines}{
That w}e{ finde }{out the}{ cause of }{this e}{ffect}{,
Or }r{ather }{say,}{ the cause of this }{defe}ct;
{For this }{effect }{defect}i{ue, }{comes b}{y cause},{
Thus }{it r}{emaines}{, and the }{remain}{der th}{us. }P{erpen}{d,
I }{haue }a{ da}{ughter}:{ haue}{, whil}{'st }s{he is m}{ine,
}Who{ in her }{Dutie }{and }Obe{dience}, {marke,
}H{ath giuen }{me thi}s{: now }g{ather, }{and su}r{mise}{.
}{The }{Letter}{.
T}{o the }{Celestiall}{, and }{my Soule}{s I}d{oll,}{ the m}{ost be}{auti}fe{d Ophelia.
}{That's }{an i}{ll Phrase},{ a vil}d{e Phrase,}{ beautif}{ied }{is a }{vilde}
{Phrase}{: but you }{shall h}{eare th}ese{ in her }ex{cell}{ent w}hi{te
}{bosome},{ these}{
Qu. }Cam{e this f}{rom H}{amlet }{to her}{
Pol. G}{ood }{Madam}{ stay }a{while,} {I will be }{faith}{full}{.
Do}{ubt th}{ou, }{the Sta}{rres}{ are }f{ire,
}{Doubt}{, that th}{e S}u{nne }{doth }{moue}:{
Doubt }Tr{uth to }{be a }{Lie}r{,
But }{neuer }{Doubt, }I{ loue.
}O{ deere }{Ophelia, }{I am }i{ll at }{these }N{umbe}{rs: }{I haue }{not }{Art t}o
{reckon}{ my gr}o{nes; }b{ut that I }{loue }{thee be}s{t, oh }{most }Bes{t beleeue}
{it. }A{die}u{.
Thi}n{e euer}{more }{most }d{eere La}dy,{ whilst th}{is
}Mac{hine }{is to}{ him, }{Hamlet.
}T{his in }{Obedience}{ hath my }{daughter}{ shew}{'d me}{:
And }{more a}{boue }h{ath his }s{olici}t{ing,
}A{s they }f{ell o}{ut by }{Time}{, by }{Meane}{s, and }Pl{ace,
A}{ll gi}u{en to m}{ine eare}{
King. }{But how}{ hath s}{he re}{ceiu}{'d his }{Loue?
}{Pol. }{What do}{ you th}{inke of }{me?
}{King. }{As of}{ a man, }{faithfull}{ and H}{onourable}{
Pol. }{I wo}{ld }f{aine }{prou}e{ so. }{But wh}a{t might }{you think}?{
When I }{had }{seene th}{is h}{ot lo}{ue o}{n the wi}{ng,
As }{I perc}e{iued }i{t, I }{must tell you}{ that
}{Before }{my Daughter}{ told me }{what might you}{
Or }{my de}{ere }{Maiestie }{your }{Queene }{heere,}{ think}{,
If }{I had }{play}{d the }{Des}k{e or }{Table}-b{ooke}{,
Or }{giuen m}{y heart}{ a w}{inking, }mut{e and d}{umbe},{
Or lo}{ok'd }{vpon this }{Loue,}{ with i}{dle }s{ight,
}W{hat might you think}{e? No}{, I w}{ent }r{ound to }{worke}{,
And }(my{ yong} M{istr}is){ thus I }{did b}e{speake}{
Lord Hamlet }{is a }Pr{ince }o{ut of th}y{ Starre}{,
This must }{not be}:{ and the}{n, I}{ Precepts }g{aue her}{,
That s}h{e should }{locke}{ her }{selfe }{from h}{is Re}s{ort,
A}{dmit}{ no }M{esse}{ngers},{ receiue }{no }To{kens}:{
Which }{done, }sh{e tooke }{the }Fr{uites }{of my }A{duice}{,
And he}{ rep}u{lse}{d. A }{sho}{rt }{Tale }{to ma}{ke,
}F{ell i}n{to a }S{adnesse,}{ then }{into a }F{ast,
Th}e{nce to a }{Watch,}{ then}ce{ into a }W{eak}{nesse,
}{Thence to a }L{ight}{nesse, }{and b}y{ this de}c{len}s{ion
I}{nto the }{Madnesse}{ where}{on }{now h}{e ra}u{es,
And a}{ll }{we wa}i{le for}{
King. }D{o you thinke }{'tis t}{his?
}{Qu. I}{t may be }{very like}{ly
}{Pol. Ha}{th the}{re be}ne{ such a }{time,} I'd{e fai}n{ know that},{
That I }{haue }{poss}i{tiue}ly{ said}{, 'tis }{so,
}W{hen it }{prou}{'d o}{ther}{wise}{?
King. }No{t that I }{know
}{
Pol. T}ak{e this from }{this};{ if th}{is be}{ otherwise}{,
If }{Circumstance}s{ lead}e{ me, I will }{finde}{
Where}{ truth}{ is }hi{d, though }i{t were }h{id in}d{eede
}{Within the }C{enter}{
King. }{How }{may }{we t}{ry i}t{ further}{?
Pol. }Y{ou know }{some}{time}s
H{e walke}{s fou}{re ho}{ures }{together,}{ heere}{
In the}{ Lo}bby{
Qu. }{So h}e{ ha's }i{ndeed
}P{ol. At }{such a time}{ Ile }{loose}{ my Daughter to}{ him,
}B{e you a}{nd I be}h{inde an}{ Arr}{as the}n,{
Marke }{the }{enco}{unte}{r: }If{ he loue}{ her }{not,}{
And b}{e not }{from his }r{eason }fal{ne there}{on;
}L{et me be}{ no A}{ssistant}{ for a }{State}{,
And keepe }{a Fa}r{me and }C{art}{ers
}{
King. }W{e will t}{ry it}.{
Enter Hamlet}{ read}{ing o}{n a }{Booke}{.
Qu}{. But }{looke }{where }sa{dly t}h{e poore }{wretch}{
Come}s{ reading}{
Pol. A}{way }{I do }{beseech you},{ both }{away,
}{Ile }{boord }{him p}{resen}tly{.
Exit }{King }&{ Queen}{.
}Oh{ giue me }{leaue}{. How }{does }{my good Lord}{ Hamlet}{?
Ham. }{Well, }God-a-{mercy}{
Pol. }{Do you }{know m}e{, my Lord?
Ham. }E{xcellent},{ excellent w}{ell: }y'a{re a }F{ish}m{onger
}{Pol. }{Not I}{ my Lord
Ham. The}n{ I would }{you we}{re so}{ honest }{a man}{
Pol. H}{onest}{, my Lord?
Ham. }I{ sir, }{to be }{honest a}{s this }{wor}{ld g}o{es, i}s{ to be}e
{one ma}n{ pi}c{k'd o}{ut of t}wo{ thousand}{
Pol. That}'{s very }{true}{, my Lord
Ham. }{For }if{ the Sun}{ bree}{d Ma}go{ts in }a{ dead }dog{ge,
}b{eing a }{good }ki{ssing }C{arri}on-{
Haue you }{a daughter}{?
Pol. }{I haue }{my Lord
Ham. }L{et he}{r not }{walke }{i'th}{Sunne}{: Co}n{cept}{ion i}{s a}
{blessing},{ but no}t{ as your }{daughter }m{ay con}{ceiue}.{ Friend}
l{ooke too't}{
Pol. Ho}{w say you }{by th}at? S{till ha}rp{ing on }{my daughter}:
y{et he}{ kne}w{ me not }{at f}{irst};{ he sa}{id I }{was a}{ Fishmonger}:
{he is }{farre }g{one, }{farre gone}{: and t}{ruly }{in my }{youth,
}{I s}uff{red }{much }ex{trea}{mity }fo{r loue}:{ very }{neere th}{is. }{Ile}
{speake to }{him a}{gaine}{. What do you }{read }{my Lord?
Ham. }W{ords, }w{ords, words}{
Pol. }{What is }{the matter}{, my Lord?
Ham. }B{etweene }who{?
Pol. I }{meane }{the matter}{ you me}{ane, }{my Lord
Ham. }S{lander}{s Si}r:{ for the }Satyric{all sl}{aue sai}{es he}{re,
}{that }{old me}n{ haue }g{ray }{Bear}ds;{ that the}ir{ face}{s are }w{rink}led;
{their }{eyes }{purg}{ing thi}{cke }A{mber,}{ or }Plum-T{ree}
Gumm{e: and th}{at they }{haue a }p{lent}i{full }{locke }{of Wit,
}{together}{ with w}{eake }{Ham}m{es. }{All }{which }{Sir, }{though I}
{most p}{ower}{fully}{, and p}{oten}{tly }{beleeue}{; ye}t{ I hold}{e it
}{not }{Honest}i{e to h}a{ue it }{thus }{set downe}: {For you}{ your}
{selfe }{Sir, s}{hould be }{old }{as I a}{m, }if{ like a }C{rab}{ you }{could}
g{o b}ack{ward}{
Pol. Th}{ough t}{his be }m{adnesse,
}Ye{t there is }M{etho}{d in}'t:{ will }{you w}{alke}{
Out of the }{ayre}{ my Lord?
Ham. I}n{to my G}ra{ue?
Pol. }{Indeed }t{hat is }{out o}{'th' }{Ayre}{:
How }{pre}gn{ant }({sometimes}){ his Re}pl{ies are}{?
A }ha{ppin}{esse,
Th}{at o}f{ten }{Madnesse }h{its }{on,
Wh}{ich }{Reason}{ and S}an{itie }c{ould not}{
So }{pro}s{perous}{ly be} {deli}u{er'd }of.{
I will }{leaue h}{im,
And }{sodaine}ly{ contriue}{ the m}{eanes }{of me}{eting}
{Betweene }{him, }{and my }{daughter}{.
My }{Honourable}{ Lord, I w}{ill m}{ost humbly}{
Take }{my leaue}{ of you}{
Ham. Y}{ou can}{not }{Sir }{take f}{rom me}{ any }{thing}{, that I}
{will mo}{re wil}{ling}ly{ part }{withall}{, exce}p{t my life}{, my}
{life}{
Polon. Fa}{re you well}{ my Lord
Ham. The}{se t}{edious}{ old }{fooles}{
Polon. You }{goe to}{ seeke }{my Lord }{Hamlet};{ there}
{hee is}{.
Enter }{Rosincran}{ and Guildensterne.
}
{ Rosin. }{God }s{aue you }{Sir}{
Guil}{d. }M{ine }{honour'd }{Lord?
}{Rosin. }My{ most de}{are }{Lord?
Ham. }My{ excellent }{good friends}?{ How do}{'st thou}
{Guildensterne}?{ Oh, }{Rosincrane};{ good L}ads:{ How doe}{ ye}
{both}{?
Rosin. }{As the}{ indi}ff{ere}{nt }Ch{ild}r{en o}{f the e}{arth}{
Guild. }H{app}y,{ in that}{ we }{are not }{ouer}-{happ}y:{ on }F{ortun}{es
}Cap,{ we are not }{the very }B{utton}{
Ham. No}{r the S}oa{les of }{her }Shoo{?
Rosin. }{Neither }{my Lord
Ham. Then }y{ou li}ue{ about }{her w}{aste}{, or }{in the }midd{le
}{of her }fau{our}{?
G}{uil. }F{aith, he}r{ priuate}{s, w}{e
Ham. I}{n the se}{cret}{ part}{s of }{Fortune}{? Oh, }{most }{true:
}{she is }{a St}{rumpet}{. What}{'s the }{newes}{?
Rosin. N}o{ne my Lord}{; but that }{the }W{orld}{'s g}{rowne
}{honest}{
Ham. Then }{is }{Doom}es{day }{neere}{: But }{your }{newes}{ is
}{not t}r{ue. }{Let me }{question}{ more in}{ particular}{: what }{haue
}{you my }{good friends,}{ des}{erue}d{ at the}{ hands }{of Fortune}{,
that }s{he sen}d{s you to }{Prison}{ hither}{?
Guil. }{Prison}{, my Lord?
Ham. }{Denmark}'{s a Pri}s{on
}{Rosin. }{Then is }{the World} o{ne
Ham. }A{ good}l{y on}e{, in }{which the}{re are m}{any }C{onfin}{es,
}War{ds, and }Du{nge}on{s; }{Denmarke be}{ing on}e{ o'th'}
{wor}{st
}{Rosin. }W{e thinke }{not s}o{ my Lord
Ham. Why}{ then }{'tis no}n{e to you; }{for there}{ is no}{thing}
{either }{good }{or b}{ad, }{but thi}{nking}{ makes }{it so}:{ to me}{ it is}
{a pr}{ison
Rosin. }{Why then }{your }{Amb}{ition }{makes it }{one: }{'tis}
{too }n{arrow }{for your }{minde}{
Ham. }O{ God, }{I could }{be b}{ound}{ed in }a nuts{hell, }{and
}{count}{ my selfe}{ a King}{ of in}{fin}{ite }sp{ace;}{ were }i{t not th}at{
I haue }b{ad d}{ream}e{s
Guil. }{Which d}{reames}{ indeed}{ are }{Ambition}{: for the}
{very }sub{stance }{of the }{Ambitio}u{s, is }m{eerely}{ the s}ha{dow}
{of a }D{reame}{
Ham. A }{dreame}{ it selfe i}s{ but a}{ shadow
}{
Rosin. T}{ruel}{y, and }{I hold }{Ambition }{of so }{ayr}{y and}
{light }{a qua}l{ity,} {that it }{is but a shadow}{es sha}{dow
}{Ham. Then }{are o}{ur B}eg{gers }bodi{es; and }{our M}o{nar}ch{s
a}{nd out-}st{retch}{t H}{ero}{es the }{Beggers }S{hadowes}{:
sh}{all we}{e to th' }{Court}{: for},{ by my f}ey {I cannot }{reason}{?
Both. }W{ee'l }w{ait }{vpon }{you
Ham. }N{o such }{matter}{. I will }{not so}r{t you }{with the}
{rest }{of my }{seruants}:{ for to }{speake to }{you li}{ke an}{ honest}
{man}:{ I am }{most d}{readfull}{y at}{tende}{d; but }{in the be}{ate}n
{way of }{friends}hi{p, }{What ma}{ke you a}t El{son}{ower}{?
Rosin. }T{o visit}{ you my }{Lord, no}{ other }o{ccasion}{
Ham. }{Begger}{ that I }{am, I }{am }{euen }{poore }{in tha}{nkes};
{but }I{ thanke you}:{ and sur}e{ deare }{friends }my{ thank}{s
a}{re to}o{ deare }a{ ha}{lfe}peny{; were }y{ou not s}e{nt for}?{ Is it}
{your }{owne }{inclin}{ing}?{ Is it a }{free }v{isitation}?{ Come,}
d{eale i}u{stly }{with me}:{ come,}{ come};{ na}y{ speake}{
Guil. Wh}{at should we }{say }{my Lord?
Ham. W}hy{ any thing}{. But }{to the }{purpo}s{e; you }{were}
{sent for}{; and there }{is a }k{inde }{conf}e{ssion }{in your }{looke}{s;
}{which }{your mo}d{esties}{ haue not }{craft }en{ough to }c{olo}r{,
I }{know the }{good }{King & Queen}{e haue s}{ent for}{ you
}{Rosin. To }{what e}n{d my Lord?
Ham. }{That you }{must te}{ach }m{e: but }{let me}{e con}i{ure
}{you by th}e{ right}{s of our }{fellow}{ship, }{by the }{cons}o{nanc}{y of}
{our }{youth, }{by the }Ob{lig}a{tion of }{our e}{uer-}{prese}{rued }{loue,
}{and by }{what m}{ore dear}{e, a }{better }p{ropose}r{ could }{charge}
{you with}{all; }be{ euen }{and d}{irect }{with me, }wh{ether }{you
}{were s}{ent for }o{r no}{
Rosin. Wh}at{ say you}{?
Ham. }Na{y then }{I haue a}n{ eye}{ of you}:{ if }{you l}o{ue me}
{hold }{not o}ff{
Guil. }{My Lord, we w}{ere sent for}{
Ham. I}{ will t}{ell you }wh{y; }so{ shall my }a{ntic}ip{ation
}p{reuen}{t your d}iscou{ery of}{ your se}cr{icie}{ to the King}{ and
}{Queene:}{ mou}l{t no }fe{ather, }I{ haue of }{late, }{but w}{herefore}{
I know }{not, }l{ost a}{ll my }mi{rth, }{forg}{one }{all }{custome }{of }exerci{se;
}{and in}{deed, }it{ goes }s{o heauen}{ly with m}y{ disposition};
{that th}is{ goodly }fra{me the }{Earth, }{seemes }{to me }{a st}er{rill}
P{rom}{ont}ory{; this }{most }{excellent }{Cano}p{y the }{Ayre},{
look}{ you, }{this bra}{ue o}{re-ha}ng{ing, th}{is M}{aiesti}{call }Roo{fe,
}{fret}{ted }{with }g{olde}n{ fire}{: wh}y{, it }{appear}e{s no other}{ thing}
{to me}{e, then }a{ foule and }p{esti}{lent }{con}g{rega}{tion of }va{pour}s{.
What }{a pi}e{ce of }{worke i}{s a ma}n!{ how }{Noble }i{n
Re}{ason?}{ how }{infinite }{in fa}{cul}ty?{ in f}o{rme and }{mou}{ing
}{how }{expresse }{and ad}{mir}{able}{? in }A{ction, }{how }{like an }{Angel}?
{in a}{ppre}h{ension}{, how like a}{ God}?{ the bea}u{ty of }{the
}{world}{, the }P{arra}g{on of }Animal{s; and }y{et to }m{e, what }{is
t}{his }Qu{inte}s{sence }{of D}{ust}?{ Man}{ deli}{ghts }{not m}{e; n}o,
{nor }W{oman}{ ne}{ither};{ though }{by your }{smiling }{you s}{eeme}
{to say}{ so}{
Rosin. }{My Lord, }t{here was }n{o such }stuff{e in my}
{thoughts}{
Ham. Why }{did }{you l}{augh}{, when }I{ said, }{Man delights}
{not me}{?
Rosin. To }{thinke, }{my Lord, }{if you }{delight}{ not in}{ Man,
}{what }Le{nton}{ enter}{tain}m{ent the }Play{ers }{shall receiue}
{from }{you: }w{ee co}at{ed the}m{ on the w}{ay, and }{hither }{are
}{they }{comm}{ing to }{offe}{r you }{Seruice}{
Ham. H}{e that }{play}{es the }K{ing shall }be{ welcome}{; hi}{s
Ma}{iest}y{ shall h}{aue }Tribut{e of me}{e: the}{ adue}nt{urous}
K{night }{shal}{ vse }{his F}oy{le and }T{arge}{t: the}{ Loue}{r shall
}{not s}{igh}{ gra}{tis}{, the }{humo}{rous }{man }{shall }{end his }{part }{in
}{pea}c{e: the }Cl{owne }{shall m}{ake th}{ose l}{augh}{ whose l}{ung}{s
are t}i{ckle}{d a}{'th' }s{ere: }{and the }{Lady}{ shall s}{ay he}{r minde
}{freely}{; or the}{ bla}{nke }V{erse}{ shall ha}l{t for}{'t: w}{hat }{Players}
{are the}y{?
Rosin. }{Euen }{those }{you were }{wont to }{take }{delight }{in
}{the }T{rag}e{dian}{s of the }Cit{y
Ham. }{How }{chance}s{ it th}e{y tr}au{aile}?{ their }{res}{iden}c{e
both}{ in }{repu}{tation }{and profit }{was b}{etter b}{oth}
{wayes
}{Rosin. }{I thinke }t{heir In}hi{bition }{comes by }{the meanes}
{of the }{late}{ In}{nou}{ation?}{
Ham. D}o{e they }{hold }{the s}{ame }{esti}{mation}{ they }{did}
{when I }w{as in the }{City}? A{re they }{so fo}{llow}'d{?
Rosin. No}{ indeed, }t{hey are }{not
Ham. }{How c}o{mes it}?{ doe th}ey{ grow }{rust}{y?
Rosin. }N{ay, the}ir{ inde}{auour}{ keepe}{s in the }{wont}ed
{pace; }B{ut there is }{Sir }{an a}yr{ie of }{Children},{ little}
Ya{ses, }{that }cry{e out o}{n the }top{ of question}{; and}
a{re most }tyr{ann}{icall}{y c}lap'{t for't: }t{hese are }{now the}
fa{shi}{on, }{and so}{ be}-{rat}l{ed the}{ common }{Stage}s{ (so}{ they}
{call the}m){ that }{many }{wearing} Rapi{ers, a}{re a}f{fra}i{de o}f{
Goo}se-q{uil}{s, and d}{are s}c{arse }{come }t{hither}{
Ham. Wh}{at a}{re they }{Children}{? Wh}o{ main}{tain}s 'em?{
How }{are they }e{sco}r{ted}{? W}{ill the}y{ pursue}{ the }Q{uality}{ no
}l{onger }t{hen the}y{ can }s{ing? }{Will they }{not s}{ay a}{fter}{ward}s
{if the}y{ should }{grow }{them}{selues }{to co}{mmon }{Players }(a{s
i}{t is }{most }{like }{if the}ir{ meanes }{are not }{better}){ their }Wri{ters
}d{o them} wro{ng, t}o{ make th}{em }{exc}{laim}{ against the}ir
{owne }Su{ccess}i{on
Rosin. }{Faith }{there }{ha's b}{ene }{much t}{o do}{ on }{both }{side}s:
{and the }N{ation }{holds }{it no }{sinne}{, to t}{arre }{them }{to Co}nt{roue}rsi{e.
There }{was }{for a }{while, }{no m}o{ny }bi{d for a}rgum{ent,
}vnl{esse th}{e Po}et{ and the }{Player}{ went }{to C}{uffe}s{ in
the }Q{uestion}{
Ham. I}{s't }{possi}b{le?
G}{uild. }O{h there ha's be}{ene much t}hr{owing }{about }{of
}{Braine}{s
Ham. }D{o the }Bo{yes }c{arry i}t{ away?}
{ Rosin. I th}{at they do}{ my Lord.}{ Her}c{ules }&{ his lo}{ad t}oo{
Ham. I}{t is no}t{ strange}:{ for mine }{Vnckle }is{ King of}
{Denmarke,}{ and th}{ose th}{at would }{make }m{owes }a{t him
}{while m}y{ Father l}{iued};{ giue t}{went}y{, for}t{y, an}{ hu}n{dre}d
Duc{ates a}{ pe}e{ce, }{for his }pic{ture in }L{ittle}{. There }i{s some}{thing
}{in this }m{ore then }{Naturall}{, if }{Philosoph}{ie could}
{finde }i{t out}.
F{lourish}{ for the }{Players}{.
}{Guil. }T{here are }{the Players}{
Ham. }{Gentlemen, }y{ou are }{welcom}{ to E}{lsonower}:{ your
}{hands, }{come}:{ The}{ app}{urte}n{ance of }{Welcome}{, is }F{ashion}{
and }Ce{remo}ny{. Let me }{compl}y{ with you in th}e{ Garb}{e,
l}e{st my }{exte}n{t to the }{Players (}{which }I{ tell you }{must }{shew}
{faire}{ly o}{utward}){ should }{more a}{ppeare}{ like }{entertainment}
{then your}s{. You }{are welcom}{e: but }my{ Vnckle }{Father}{,
and }A{unt }{Mother }{are d}{eceiu'd}{
Guil. }I{n what }{my deere }{Lord?
Ham. I }{am b}{ut mad}{ Nor}{th, }{North}-W{est}:{ when th}{e
Wi}{nde i}s{ Sou}{ther}{ly, }{I know }a{ Ha}w{ke from }{a Ha}{nds}aw{.
Enter Polonius.
Pol. }{Well }be{ with you }{Gentlemen}{
Ham. He}{arke you }{Guildensterne}{, and }{you to}o:{ at }{each
}{eare a h}{eare}r{: that }{great }Ba{by you}{ see }{there},{ is not }{yet}
{out of h}{is s}wa{thing }c{lou}t{s
Rosin. }{Happ}il{y he}{'s the }seco{nd time }{come t}{o them}{: for}{
they }s{ay, an}{ old m}a{n is t}w{ice }a{ ch}{ilde
}{
Ham. I will }{Prophe}{sie.}{ He}{e comes }{to tell }m{e of the}
{Players.}{ Mark}{ it, }{you say}{ right}{ Sir: for }a{ Mon}{day }m{orning}
't{was so}{ indeed
Pol. }M{y Lord, I haue }{Newes to t}{ell you}{
Ham. }{My Lord, I haue Newes to tell you}.{
When }R{ossi}{us an}{ Act}{or in }R{ome}-{
Pol. Th}e{ Actor}{s are }c{ome hither }{my Lord
Ham. }Buzz{e, bu}{zze}{
Pol. }{Vpon m}{ine }{Hono}r{
Ham. Then }{can }{each }{Actor }{on his }A{sse}{-
Pol}o{n. The}{ best }{Actors }{in the wo}{rld, }{either }{for }{Tragedi}e{,
Come}{die,} His{tor}{ie, }Pa{stor}{all:
}{Pastor}{icall}-{Com}{icall-}{Histori}{call-}{Pastorall:
}{Trag}{icall-Historicall}: {Tragicall-}{Comicall-Historicall-Pastorall:
}{Scen}{e indi}uid{ible:}{ or P}oem{
vnl}im{ite}d{. Se}neca{ cannot }b{e too }{heau}y{, nor }{Pla}utu{s
too }l{ight, }{for the }law{ of W}r{it, and }{the L}{iberty}{. These are}{
the }o{nely }{men
Ham. }O Iephta Iu{dge of }Israel{, what a }Tr{easure}{ had}'st{
thou}{?
Pol. What }{a Treasure had}{ he}{, my Lord?
Ham. }{Why }{one }{faire }{Daughter},{ and no}{ more}{,
The }{which he }{loue}d{ passi}{ng w}{ell
}{Pol. }{Still }{on my }{Daughter}{
Ham. A}{m I }{not i}{'th' right}{ old }{Iephta}?{
Polon. }I{f you }{call }{me I}{ephta }{my Lord, I haue }{a daughter}
{that I loue }{passing well
}{Ham. Nay th}{at fo}{llow}{es no}{t
Polon. What }{followes }t{hen, }{my Lord?
Ha}{. Why},{ As }b{y lo}t{, God}{ wo}t{: and then}{ you know}{, I}t{
ca}{me to }{passe}{, as }{most like i}{t was}{: The }{first }{row}{e of the
P}{ons }C{han}{son }{will }{shew }y{ou more}{. For }{looke where }my
Abri{dgement}{s com}{e.
Enter }{foure }{or f}{iue }{Players.
}Y'{are welcome}{ Ma}s{ters, }{welcome }all{. I am }gl{ad to}{ see}{
the}e{ well: }{Welcome good Fr}{iends}{. Oh }{my }{olde }{Friend}?{
Thy }{face}{ is v}{ali}{ant }{since }{I saw }{thee }{last}{: Com}{'st thou }to
{bear}{d me }{in Denmarke}?{ What}, {my yong }{Lady }{and M}{istris}?
Byrl{ady }{your }{Lad}i{ship}{ is n}{eerer}{ Heauen }{then }{when}{
I saw }{you la}{st, b}{y the }altitud{e of a }Ch{oppin}e{. Pr}a{y God}{
your }vo{ice }{like a }{peece}{ of v}ncu{rrant }Gol{d be not }c{rack}{'d
}w{ithin the }r{ing. }{Masters, }{you are }{all we}{lcome: }{wee'l }e'n{e
to}'{t like }{Fren}{ch }Fau{lco}n{ers, }fli{e at a}{ny thing}{ we s}e{e: wee'l}
{haue a }Sp{eech }{stra}{ight.}{ Come }{giue v}{s a }ta{st of }{your }{quality}:
{come, }a{ passion}a{te sp}{eech}{
}1.{Play}{. What s}{peech}{, my Lord?
Ham. I }{heard}{ thee }{speak}{ me a s}{peech }o{nce, }{but i}{t was}
{neuer }A{cted}{: or }if{ it was}{, not }{aboue }{once, }{for the Play} I
{remember }{pleas}'d{ not the }M{illi}{on, }{'twas }Cauiar{ie to the}
G{enerall}:{ but it was}{ (as}{ I }{receiu'd }{it, and }{others}{, whose}
{iudgement}{ in }{such matter}{s, c}rie{d in the }{top of }{mine}){ an}
{excellent }{Play};{ well }dig{este}{d in the }Scoe{nes, }{set downe
}{with as}{ much }{modestie}{, as }cunn{ing. I}{ remember }{one s}{aid,}
{there was no }S{all}et{s in the }l{ines, }{to make the}{ matter }sau{ory;}{
nor }{no m}{atter }{in the }p{hrase, }t{hat might }{indi}t{e the}
A{uth}o{r of }a{ffect}{ation, }{but }{cal}{'d it}{ an honest }m{ethod}{. O}{ne
}ch{eefe }{Speech }in{ it, I }{cheefe}l{y lou}'d{, 'twas }A{ene}{as }{Tale}{
to }Dido,{ and there}{about of}{ it }{espe}c{iall}y{, where}{ he s}{peak}{s
of }Priams{ slau}{ghter.}{ If it }{liue }{in your }{memory}{, be}g{in a}t{
this }L{ine, }{let me }se{e, let me see}{: The }rug{ged }Pyrr{hus }{like}{
th}'Hyr{can}{ian}{ Beast}{. It is not s}{o: }it{ begin}{s with }{Pyrrhus}
{The rugged Pyrrhus}{, he }{whose }S{able }{Armes}
B{lacke }{as his }{purpose}{, did }{the }{night }r{esemble}{
When }{he la}{y co}{uch}{ed in the }O{min}{ous }H{ors}{e,
Hath }{now th}{is d}r{ead and }b{lacke }{Comp}lex{ion s}m{ear'd
}{With }H{eral}dry{ more d}ism{all: }He{ad to }foote{
Now }i{s he to t}{ake }Ge{ulle}{s, h}{orri}{dly }Tr{ick'd}{
With }{blood}{ of F}a{thers, }M{others, }{Daughter}{s, S}{onnes},
B{ak'd a}{nd i}{mpas}{ted with }{the p}{arch}{ing s}t{reet}s{,
That }l{end }a{ tyrann}ou{s, and da}{mned }{light}{
To the}ir{ vilde }M{urther}{s, r}oa{sted in }w{rath}{ and fi}{re,
And }{thus o're}-siz{ed with }coag{ulate}{ go}{re,
}{With }{eyes }{like }C{arb}u{ncle}{s, the h}{elli}s{h Pyrrhus
}O{lde }Gr{ands}{ire }{Priam}{ seeke}{s
Pol. }F{ore G}od{, my Lord, }{well s}p{oken},{ with go}{od }{acce}{nt,
}{and good }{discretion}{
1.Play}{er. }An{on he}{ finde}s{ him,
}S{tri}k{ing to}o{ short }{at }{Gree}k{es. }{His a}{nticke }S{word,
}Reb{elli}{ous }{to his A}r{me, }l{yes }{where }{it f}{alle}s{
Re}pu{gnant }{to comm}{and}:{ vne}qu{all ma}{tch,}
{Pyrrhus }{at P}{riam }d{riue}{s, in }R{age}{ str}{ikes }wide{:
But }{with the }{whi}{ffe }a{nd wi}nde{ of his }{fell }{Sword,
}T{h' vn}n{erued }{Father }{fals}{. Then }s{ens}e{lesse }I{lli}u{m,
S}ee{ming to }fee{le his }{blo}w{, with }fla{ming to}p{
St}oope{s to his }Ba{ce, and }{with a }{hide}{ous }{cra}sh{
Take}s{ Prison}{er P}{yrrhus }{eare.}{ For lo}e{, his }{Sword
}{Which }{was }{decl}{ining}{ on the }{Milk}i{e head}{
Of }R{euer}{end }{Priam},{ seem'd }i{'th' Ayre}{ to s}{ticke}{:
So }{as a }pa{inted} Ty{rant }{Pyrrhus }{sto}o{d,
And }{like a }{New}t{rall }{to his }{will }{and m}{atter, }{did }{nothing}{.
But }as{ we of}t{en se}e{ against }{some }{stor}m{e,
A s}{ilen}c{e in the}{ Heauens}{, the }R{acke }{stand}{ still}{,
The }b{old }w{indes }{speech}l{esse, and }{the O}r{be b}e{low}{
As h}us{h as }{death}:{ Anon }{the }{dreadfull}{ Th}{unde}r
D{oth }{rend }{the R}{egi}{on. }{So a}{fter }{Pyrrhus }p{ause,
}A{ row}{sed }V{enge}{ance }s{ets }{him }{new }a-{worke,
And }{neuer }{did the }Cyclop{s ha}mm{ers }{fall}{
On }Mars{ his Arm}{ours}{, forg}'{d for }pr{oofe} E{terne,}{
With }{lesse }{remo}rs{e then }{Pyrrhus }{ble}e{ding }{sword
}{Now }{falles}{ on }{Priam}.{
Out}{, ou}t{, thou }{Strumpet}-{Fortune,}{ all you }{God}{s,
I}n{ generall }Syn{od }{take }{away }{her p}{ower:}
B{reake }{all the}{ Sp}{okes}{ and }F{alli}e{s from }{her w}h{eele}{,
And b}{oule }{the r}{ound }N{aue }{downe }{the h}i{ll of }{Heauen,
}A{s lo}w{ as t}{o the }F{iends
}{Pol. This }{is to}{o long}{
Ham. It }{shall t}{o'th}{ Ba}rba{rs, w}i{th your }{beard}{. Pr}y{thee}
{say o}n{: He}'{s for a }Ii{gge,} {or a }ta{le of }Baudr{y, or }{hee
s}l{eepes}{. S}{ay on};{ come to }Hecuba{
1.Play. }{But wh}{o, }O{ who, }{had seen}{ the }{ino}b{led }{Queen}{
Ham. The}{ inobled Queen}{e?
Pol. }{That's }{good}: I{nobled Queene} {is good}{
1.Play. }R{un b}{are}-{foot}{ vp and downe}{,
Th}{reat}n{ing the }{flam}{e
With} Bis{son }Rheum{e: A }{clout}{ about t}{hat he}{ad,
}{Where }{late }{the }Diadem{ stood,}{ and f}{or a }Rob{e
A}{bout her }{lanke }{and all}{ ore-}t{eame}{d Lo}{ines,
}A{ blanke}{t in th}'{ Ala}{rum}{ of f}{eare }ca{ught vp}.{
Who }{this h}{ad seene}{, with }t{ong}{ue in }V{enom}{e st}{eep}{'d,
}'G{ainst }{Fortunes}{ State,}{ would }T{reason }{haue p}{ronounc}{'d?
}{But if}{ the G}o{ds the}{mselues }{did see} h{er then}{,
When }{she s}{aw }{Pyrrhus }{make m}al{icious }s{port}{
In }{min}{cing }{with his }{Sword}{ her }Husb{ands }{limbes}{,
The }{instant }Bur{st of }C{lam}{our t}{hat she }{made}
(V{nlesse th}{ings }{mor}t{all m}{oue the}m{ not at }{all})
W{ould h}{aue m}{ade m}ilch{e the }{Bur}{ning }{eyes o}{f Heauen,
A}nd{ passion }{in the G}o{ds
Pol. }L{ooke where }{he ha's }{not t}{urn'd} {his co}{lour}{, and
}{ha's }t{eares }{in's }{eyes}{. Pray }{you no}{ more
}{
Ham. }{'Tis }{well, }{Ile }{haue t}{hee speak}{e out the }{rest,}
soo{ne. }{Good my Lord},{ will you }{see the}{ Players }{wel}{ best}{ow'd}{.
Do} y{e hear}{e, let }{them }{be wel}l{ vs'd}{: for the}y{ are
the }Ab{stra}cts{ and br}{eefe }Ch{ron}ic{les of }{the t}{ime.} A{fter}{
your }{death, }{you were }{better }{haue a }{bad }Epitap{h, then}{
their }i{ll re}{port}{ while}{ you liue}{d
Pol. My Lord, I }{will vse }{them }a{ccording to the}i{r des}ar{t
Ham. }{Gods }bodyki{ns ma}{n, b}{etter.} Vs{e euer}i{e man}
{after }{his de}{sart}{, and who}{ should }sc{ape }{whi}{ppin}g:{ vse}
{them a}f{ter you}{r own}{ Honor}{ and D}igni{ty. The} {lesse the}y
{deserue}{, the mo}{re me}r{it is }{in your }{boun}{tie.}{ Take th}em
i{n
Pol. }{Come }{sir}s{.
Exit }{Polon.}
{
Ham. }F{ollow}{ him }{Friends}{: wee'l }h{eare a }{play}{ to m}{orro}w{.
Do}{st thou }{heare }m{e old }F{riend, }{can }y{ou pl}{ay the}
m{urther }{of G}onzag{o?
P}{lay. }{I my Lord
Ham. }{Wee'l }{ha'}t{ to morrow}{ night}{. You c}{ould }{for a}
{need}{ stu}{dy a}{ speech o}{f some do}s{en or }sixt{eene }{lines, }{which}
{I would }{set downe},{ and in}{ser}t{ in't}{? Co}{uld y}e{ not?
}{Play. I my Lord
Ham. }{Very well}{. Follow }{that }{Lord, a}{nd l}{ooke you}
mock{ him n}ot{. My }{good Friends}{, Ile }{leaue }{you t}il{ night
}{you are welcom}e{ to Elsonower}{?
Rosin. }{Good my Lord}{.
Exeunt.
}Man{et }{Hamlet.
}{
Ham. I s}o,{ God buy}'y{e: }{Now }{I am }al{one.}{
Oh }{what a }Rog{ue and }Pe{sant }{slaue }{am }I?
Is{ it not }mo{nst}{rous }{that this }{Player }{heere,}{
But i}n{ a Fi}x{ion, }{in a d}{reame }{of P}{assion}{,
Co}{uld for}{ce his }s{oule }so{ to his w}hole{ concei}{t,
That }{from her w}{orking},{ all his }vis{age }war{m'd};
T{eares in}{ his eyes,}{ dist}{racti}{on in}'{s As}p{ect,
}A{ bro}{ken} voy{ce, and }{his whole }F{unc}{tion s}u{iting}{
With }F{orme}{s, to }{his Co}{nceit}? {And all }f{or no}{thing}?{
For }{Hecuba}?
{What's }{Hecuba}{ to him, }{or he}{ to Hecuba}{,
That he}{ should we}{epe }{for h}{er?}{ What }{would }h{e doe}{,
Ha}d {he the }Motiu{e and the }Cu{e for }{passion}{
That I haue}?{ He }{would dr}{owne the }{Stage}{ with t}{eares}{,
And }c{leaue }{the }{generall }{eare }{with h}{orrid}{ speech}:{
Make}{ mad }{the g}{uilty, }{and a}pa{le the }{free}{,
Co}nf{ound t}{he i}g{nor}an{t, and }amaze{ indeed,}{
The very }{faculty}{ of }Ey{es and }Ea{res. }{Yet }I{,
A }d{ull and }muddy-me{tled }Rasc{all, }{peake
L}{ike }Ioh{n a}-{dreames},{ vn}{pregnant }{of my }{cause,
}{And c}{an s}{ay not}{hing: }{No, }{not f}{or a }{King,
}{Vpon }{whose }{property}{, and m}{ost deere }{life,}{
A d}am{n'd }{defe}{ate }{was }{made}{. Am I }a{ Co}{ward}?{
Who }c{alles }{me }V{ill}{aine}? {breake}{s my }p{ate }a-cros{se?
}Pluck{es of}{f my }{Beard}{, and b}{lowes }{it in }{my face}?
Tw{eakes m}{e by}{'th' }N{ose}?{ giue}s {me the }Ly{e i'th' }{Thro}{ate,
A}{s de}{epe a}{s to the }L{ungs}{? Who }{does m}{e this?
H}a?{ Why }I{ should }{take }{it: for }it{ cannot be}{,
But }{I am }Pi{geon}-L{iuer'd}{, and l}{acke }G{all
}T{o make }O{ppress}{ion }bi{tter, }{or e}{re this}{,
I s}h{ould haue }fa{tted }{all the }{Region}{ Ki}tes{
With }{this }S{laue}s Off{all, }{bloud}{y: a}{ Ba}w{dy }v{illaine}{,
Re}{morse}{lesse, }T{reach}{erous},{ Let}{cherous, }k{indles}{ villaine}!{
Oh }{Vengeance}!{
Who}{? What }{an A}{sse a}{m I?}{ I s}u{re, thi}s{ is most }{braue}{,
That I}{, the S}{onne }{of the }D{eere }{murther}{ed,
}{Prom}pt{ed to }{my }{Reue}{nge }by{ Heauen,}{ and H}{ell,
}M{ust }({like a }{Who}re){ vnp}{acke }{my heart }{with w}{ords,}{
And }f{all a}{ Cu}r{sing }{like a }{very }Drab.{
A }S{cul}l{ion? }Fy{e vpon}{'t: }Foh{. A}{bout }{my B}{raine}.{
I haue }h{eard, }{that g}{uilty} C{reat}{ures }s{itti}{ng a}{t a }{Play},{
Haue }{by the }{very c}{unning}{ of the }{Scoene}{,
Be}n{e str}{ooke so }{to the }{soule}{, that }{presently}{
The}y{ haue pro}{claim'd }{their }M{ale}f{action}{s.
}{For }{Murther}{, though it }{haue no}{ tongue}{, will }{speake
}{With }{most }myr{acul}{ous }Organ.{ Ile haue the}s{e Players},{
Play}{ something}{ like }{the m}urd{er of }{my Father}{,
Before }{mine Vn}k{le. }{Ile }o{bserue his }{lookes}{,
Ile }{rent }{him t}{o the }qu{icke:}{ If he }{but b}{lenc}h{
I know }m{y cou}{rse}{. The }{Spirit} {that I haue }{seene}{
May }b{e the Di}u{ell, and}{ the Diuel}{ hath p}{ower}
T{' ass}um{e a ple}as{ing sha}p{e, }yea{ and pe}r{hap}s{
Out of }{my }{Weaknesse,}{ and my }Me{lan}c{hol}{ly,
}{As he }{is very }{potent}{ with such }{Spirit}{s,
A}bus{es me t}o{ damne} me{. Ile haue }g{round}s{
More }R{ela}t{iue the}{n this}{: The }{Play}{'s the }{thing,}{
Where}{in }{Ile }c{atch}{ the C}{ons}cie{nce of the }{King.}{
Exit}{
Enter King, Queene, }{Polonius, }{Ophelia, }{Rosincrance,}{
Guildenstern}{, and
}{Lord}{s.
King. }{And can }{you by }no{ drift of }c{ircumstance}
Ge{t from hi}m{ why}{ he }pu{ts on}{ this }{Conf}u{sion}:
G{rati}{ng s}{o ha}rsh{ly a}{ll his }{dayes }{of qu}iet{
With t}urbul{ent and d}{ange}{rous }{Lunac}y{
Rosin. H}{e does}{ confess}{e he }{feele}s{ himselfe}{ distract}{ed,
}{But f}{rom }{what }{cause }h{e will }{by no }{meanes }{speake
Guil. }{Nor }do{ we finde }{him }{for}{ward }{to be }s{ounded},{
But with }a{ craft}y{ Madnesse }{keepes }{alo}of{e:
Wh}{en w}{e would }{bring }{him on to }{some }C{onfession}{
Of his }{true }s{tate}{
Qu. }Di{d he re}{ceiue }{you well}{?
Rosin. M}{ost like }a{ Gentleman
}{Guild. }{But with }{much f}{orc}{ing of hi}s{ disposition}{
Rosin. }Nig{gard}{ of question,}{ but }{of our }{demands}{
Most }{free }{in his }{rep}ly{
Qu. Did }{you a}{ssay }{him to }{any pas}{time}{?
Rosin. M}{adam, }{it so}{ fell out}{, that c}{ertain}{e Players
}W{e ore-}w{rought }{on the way}:{ of the}s{e we t}{old }{him,
And th}{ere did }{seeme }i{n him a}{ kinde }{of i}oy{
To }{heare }{of it}{: The}{y are }{about th}e{ Court}{,
And (}{as I }{thinke}){ they }{haue a}l{read}{y o}{rder}{
This }{night }{to pl}{ay be}{fore hi}m{
Pol. }{'Tis }{most true:
}{And he }{beseech}{'d me}{ to i}{ntreat}e{ your Maiesties
}{To heare}{, and s}e{e the matter}{
King. W}{ith a}{ll my }{heart}{, and i}t{ doth m}{uch c}{onte}{nt m}e{
To heare }{him }{so in}{clin}'d{. Good Gentlemen,}{
Giue}{ him a }{further }ed{ge, and }{driue}{ his purpose} {on
T}o{ these }{delights
}{
Rosin. We }{shall my Lord}{.
Exeunt.
}{ King. }S{weet }G{ert}r{ude }{leaue }v{s too}{,
For }{we haue }{close}{ly s}{ent for }{Hamlet }{hither}{,
That he}{, as }{'twere }{by }acc{iden}{t, m}{ay the}{re
A}f{fro}{nt }{Ophelia.}{ Her}{ Father,}{ and my }{selfe }(lawful{ esp}ials)
{Will }{so be}{stow}{ our selues, }{that s}e{eing }vn{seene
}We{ may }o{f their }{encounter}{ fra}n{kely}{ iudge}{,
And }{gather}{ by }{him, a}{s he is }be{haue}{d,
I}f'{t be t}{h' a}{fflict}{ion of }{his lo}u{e, or }no.{
That th}u{s he }{suff}{ers f}o{r
Qu. I }{shall }{obey}{ you,
And }{for your }{part }{Ophelia, I }{do w}i{sh
T}h{at your }{good }B{eauti}{es be}{ the h}{appy}{ cause}{
Of Hamlets }w{ilden}{esse}:{ so shall }{I ho}p{e your }V{ert}u{es
Wi}{ll b}{ring him }{to his w}{onted}{ way }{againe}{,
To b}{oth your }{Honor}{s
}{Ophe. M}{adam, I }{wish}{ it m}a{y
Pol. }{Ophelia, w}{alke }{you h}{eere}.{ Gra}{cious s}o{ please y}{e
We }{will be}{stow our selues}:{ Rea}de{ on this }{booke,
}{That she}{w of }{such an}{ exercise}{ may co}{lour}{
Your }{lone}l{inesse.}{ We }{are of}t{ too }blame{ in this},
{'Tis t}{oo much }{prou'd}{, that w}{ith }Deuo{tions }{visage}{,
And pi}{ous }{Action, }w{e do }{sur}g{e o're}{
The }d{iuell}{ himselfe}{
King. Oh }{'tis true:}{
How }sm{art a }lash{ that s}{peech }{doth }{giue m}y{ Conscience}?{
The }Harl{ots }Ch{eeke }{beauti}{ed with }{pla}{ist}'{ring }{Art
}I{s not m}{ore }vg{ly to }{the thing}{ that he}l{pes i}{t,
Then}{ is m}{y dee}d{e, to }m{y most }{painted }w{ord.
}Oh{ heau}i{e bu}{rthe}n!{
Pol. I }{heare him }{comming}{, let}'{s with}{draw }{my Lord.
Exeunt.
}{Enter Hamlet}{.
Ham. }{To be}{, or no}{t to be}{, that i}{s the }{Question}{:
Whe}{ther }{'tis }{Noble}{r in the mi}{nde }{to su}{ffer}{
The }Sl{ings }{and A}{rrow}e{s of ou}t{ragi}{ous }{Fortune,
}Or{ to take }{Armes against }{a Se}a{ of tr}{ouble}{s,
And }{by }op{posi}{ng e}{nd the}m{: to }dy{e, to }{sleepe}{
No }{more};{ and by }a{ sleepe}{, to s}{ay we }e{nd
The }{Hear}t-ak{e, and the }{thousand }{Naturall}{ sho}{ckes}{
That }F{les}{h is h}e{yre to}{o? }{'Tis }a{ cons}um{mation}
{Deuo}u{tly to }{be wi}sh{'d. }T{o dye}{ to sleepe}{,
To s}{leepe, }{perchance}{ to }{Dreame};{ I, the}r{e's the }rub{,
For }{in that }{sleepe}{ of }{death, }{what }{dreames }{may co}{me,
W}{hen we }{haue s}h{uffe}l{'d of}{f this }{mortall }co{ile,
}{Must }{giue vs }paws{e. There}{'s the r}{espec}t{
That }{makes }Cal{amity }{of so }{long }{life}:{
For w}ho{ would b}{eare the}{ Whi}p{s and }{Sco}r{nes of }{time,
}{The }{Oppress}{ors }{wrong, t}h{e poore }m{ans }{Cont}{ume}{ly,
}T{he pa}{ngs }{of d}{isp}riz{'d Lo}{ue, the }La{wes }{del}ay{,
The ins}ol{ence of }Offic{e, and the }Sp{urne}{s
That }{pati}{ent me}ri{t of the }vnw{orth}y{ take}s,{
When he }{himselfe }{might }{his Qui}et{us make}{
With a}{ bare} Bod{kin}{? Who }{would }{these }F{ard}l{es be}a{re
To g}ru{nt and }{swea}t{ vnder }a{ wear}{y life,}
B{ut that the }{dread }{of some}{thing }{after }{death,}{
The v}n{discouer}e{d Co}u{ntre}{y, f}{rom wh}{ose }B{orne}{
No }T{raue}l{ler }{returne}{s, }Puz{els }t{he will}{,
And m}a{kes vs }{rather }{beare th}{ose }i{lles }{we haue}{,
Then }fl{ye to }{others} {that we }{know not}{ of.
}{Thus }{Conscience }{does m}a{ke Co}w{ards of }{vs a}{ll,
And }{thus }{the }N{atiue }{hew of }{Reso}lu{tion
}I{s si}ckl{ied }{o're},{ with the pa}{le ca}{st of }{Though}t{,
And en}{terprize}{s of }{great }pi{th and }mo{ment,
}{With this }{regard}{ their }C{urrant}{s turn}e{ away,
}A{nd loo}{se the }n{ame of }{Action}{. So}ft{ you no}w{,
The }{faire }{Ophelia}?{ Ni}m{ph, }{in th}y O{riz}{ons}{
Be }{all my }{sinne}{s remembr}{ed
}{Ophe. }{Good my Lord,}
{How does }{your Honor}{ for th}is{ many }{a da}y{?
Ham. I h}{umbly} {thanke you: }w{ell, we}{ll, well}{
Ophe. M}{y Lord, I haue }R{emembrance}s{ of your}s{,
That I haue }{longe}{d long to }{re-}{deliuer}{.
I }p{ray you no}w{, receiue }{them
}{
Ham. No}{, no}{, I }{neuer }g{aue you }{ought}{
Ophe. My }{hono}{r'd Lord}{, I know }r{ight we}{ll you }did{,
And with }{them }{words of }{so s}{weet }{brea}{th co}m{pos}{'d,
}A{s made}{ the thing}{s more }ri{ch, then}{ per}fu{me le}ft:
{Take the}se{ againe,}{ for to }{the N}{oble }{minde
}R{ich }gif{ts w}ax{ poore}{, when }{giue}rs{ proue }vn{kinde}{.
There }{my Lord
Ham. }Ha{, ha}:{ Are }{you h}{onest}{?
Ophe. }M{y Lord
Ham. }{Are you }{faire}{?
Ophe. }{What m}{eanes }{your L}{ords}{hip}{?
Ham. That }{if you }{be honest a}{nd fa}{ire,}{ your Hon}{esty}
{should }a{dmit no }{discou}rs{e to you}r{ Beautie}{
Ophe. }{Could }{Beautie}{ my Lord, }{haue b}{etter }{Come}rce{
then your}{ Honestie}{?
Ham. I }{trul}ie{: for the }{power }{of B}{eautie}{, will s}{oone}r
{transform}e{ Honestie }{from what }i{s, to }{a Bawd},{ then th}e
{force }{of H}{onestie }{can }{trans}{late }{Beautie }{into }{his l}ike{nesse.
}{This }{was so}{metime}{ a P}aradox{, but no}w{ the time}{ giues }it
{proofe}.{ I did }{loue }{you o}{nce
}{Ophe. }{Indeed }{my Lord, }{you m}{ade me}{ beleeue}{ so
}{Ham. You }{should }{not }{haue be}{leeue}d{ me. }{For }v{ertue}
{cannot }{so in}nocc{ulate }{our o}{ld s}t{ocke}{, but w}e{ shall re}{llish}
{of it}.{ I loue}d{ you not}{
Ophe. I}{ was }{the more }{deceiu}e{d
Ham. }G{et the}{e to a }N{unne}rie{. Why }{would}{'st thou
}{be a }{breed}{er of }S{inne}rs?{ I am m}{y selfe }{indifferent }{honest},{
but }{yet I }{could }{acc}{use }{me of }{such th}{ings, }{that it w}{ere better}
{my M}{other }{had }{not b}{orne }{me. I}{ am }{very p}{row}d{, re}{uenge}{full}{,
A}{mbitious, }{with m}o{re of}fe{nces }{at my }be{cke,}{
then }I{ haue th}{oughts}{ to p}u{t them }{in i}m{agi}n{ation, }{to giue}{
them }{shape, }o{r time }{to a}cte{ them in}{. What should }{such}{
Fell}{owes a}{s I d}o{, cr}aw{ling }b{etweene }{Heauen }{and Ear}th.
{We are }a{rrant }Kn{aues }{all, b}{eleeue }{none }{of vs}{. Go}{e th}y{
wayes}{ to a Nunner}{y. Wh}{ere's }{your }{Father}{?
Ophe. }At{ home}{, my Lord
Ham. }Le{t the d}{oore}{s be }{shu}{t vpon }{him, }{that he }{may
}{play the}{ Fo}{ole }no{ way, }{but in}{'s }{owne }{hous}e{. Fare}{well
Ophe. }O{ helpe}{ him, }{you s}{weet }{Heauens}{
Ham. I}f{ thou }{does}t{ Marr}y{, Ile }{giue th}ee{ this Pla}gu{e
for}{ thy }Dow{rie. }B{e thou}{ as c}{hast }{as I}c{e, as }p{ure }{as }S{now,
}{thou }s{halt }{not }e{scape }{Cal}um{ny. }{Get thee to a Nunner}y{.
Go},{ Farewell}{. O}{r if th}{ou wi}{lt n}{eed}s{ Marry, }m{arry }a{ fool}:{
for }W{ise m}e{n know }{well en}o{ugh, wh}a{t monst}{ers }{you
m}{ake of th}e{m. To }{a Nunnery} g{o, and }{quick}{ly to}o{. Far}{well
Ophe. O he}{auenly }P{ower}{s, re}{stor}{e him
}{Ham. I h}{aue heard}{ of your }p{ratl}{ings }{too }{wel }{enough}{.
Go}{d ha}s{ giuen }{you on}{e pa}{ce, and }{you ma}ke{ your se}{lfe a}n{other}:{
you }gi{dge, }{you a}{mble}{, and you }{lis}p{e, and }n{ickn}{ame
}{Gods }c{reatures}{, and m}{ake your }Wa{nton}{nesse, }{your }I{gnoran}ce{.
Go to}o{, Ile }{no more} {on't},{ it ha}{th m}{ade me }{mad.
}I{ say, }w{e will }{haue no }{more }{Marriage}{s. Th}{ose that }{are
}{marr}{ied a}{lready}{, all }{but o}{ne shall }li{ue, the }{rest }{shall }{keep}
a{s they }{are. }{To a Nunnery},{ go}{.
Exit }{Hamlet.
}{Ophe. O }{what a }{Noble minde}{ is he}{ere }{o're-}{throw}n{e?
The }{Court}i{ers, So}{ldiers}{, S}{choll}{ers: }E{ye, to}{ngue, }s{word,
Th' }ex{pect}{ans}{ie and }Ros{e of the }{faire }{State,
}{The }gl{asse}{ of Fa}{shion, and }{the mo}{uld }{of For}{me,
Th}'{ obseru}{'d of}{ all }O{bserue}{rs, }q{uite}{, quite}{ downe}.{
Haue }I{ of }{Ladi}es{ most de}i{ect }{and w}{retch}{ed,
That s}u{ck'd }{the }{Hon}i{e of his }{Mus}{icke }V{owes:
}{Now }{see th}{at }{Noble}{, and most }S{ouer}aigne{ Reason},{
Like }{sweet }B{els }i{ang}{led }{out of t}u{ne, and }{harsh}{,
That }vn{match}{'d }F{orme and }F{eature}{ of }b{lowne }{youth,
}Bl{asted with }exta{sie. }{Oh w}o{e is m}{e,
T}'{haue seene}{ what }{I haue seene}:{ see }{what I }{see}.{
Enter King, }{and P}{olonius.
}{King. }{Loue?}{ His a}{ffect}{ions }do{ not that}{ way }t{end,
}N{or wh}{at he s}p{ake, }{though it }l{ack'd}{ Forme a}{ little},{
Was }{not }{like }{Madnesse}{. There's }{something }{in his }{soule}?
O'r{e which h}{is Me}{lancholly}{ sit}{s on }br{ood,
And }{I do }d{oubt th}{e hat}ch{, and the }{disc}{lose}{
Will b}e{ some d}{anger}{, which to }{preuent}{
I haue }{in }{quicke}{ de}{ter}m{ination}{
Thus }{set }i{t downe}{. He }{shall w}{ith s}pe{ed to }E{ngl}{and
}F{or the }{demand}{ of our }ne{gle}c{ted T}{ribute}:{
Ha}p{ly the }S{eas }{and C}{ountr}i{es di}{fferent}{
With }va{ria}{ble }Ob{iect}{s, s}{hall e}{xpe}{ll
T}h{is something}{ set}{led }{matter in }{his h}{eart}:{
Whereon }{his B}{raines}{ still}{ beat}{ing, }{puts }{him th}us
F{rom }{fashion}{ of hi}{mselfe}{. What }{thinke }{you on}'t{?
Pol. I}{t shall }{do we}{ll. }B{ut yet }{do }I{ beleeue
}{The O}{rig}in{ and Co}mm{ence}{ment }{of this }g{reefe}
Spru{ng }{from }{neglected }{loue.}{ How }{now }{Ophelia?}{
You}{ need}{e not t}{ell vs}{, what }{Lord Hamlet }{said}{e,
We}{ heard }it{ all. }{My Lord, }do{ as you}{ please},{
But if }{you ho}l{d it }{fit }{after }t{he Play},{
Let }{his Qu}{eene }{Mother a}{ll a}{lone}{ intreat}{ him
}{To s}{hew }{his }G{reefe}{s: }l{et her }b{e round }{with hi}{m,
And }{Ile b}e{ pla}c'd{ so, }{please you }{in the }{eare
}Of{ all the}{ir C}{onfe}{renc}e{. If }sh{e finde him }{not,
}T{o England}{ send}{ him}:{ Or }c{onfine}{ him wh}{ere
}{Your }{wise}dom{e best }{shall t}{hinke}{
King. }{It shall }{be so}{:
Mad}{nesse i}n{ great }O{nes, }{must not }vnw{atch'd }{go.
Ex}{eunt.
Enter Hamlet}{, and t}wo{ or th}{ree }{of the }{Players.
}{Ham. S}{peake t}h{e Speech }{I pray you},{ as I }{pronounc'd}{
it }{to you }{tri}{pping}{ly on}{ the }T{ongue}{: But }{if you }mo{uth i}{t,
a}{s many }{of your }{Players }do,{ I had }as{ liue }{the To}wn-Cr{yer}
{had s}{poke}{ my L}{ines}:{ Nor do }{not sa}{w the }{Ayre to}{o much}{
your }ha{nd thus}{, but }{vse }{all }g{ently}{; for }{in the }v{erie }Torr{ent,
}Temp{est, a}{nd (as I }{say}){ the Whi}rle-{winde of}
{Passion,}{ you must }ac{qui}r{e and }bege{t a T}{empe}r{ance t}{hat
}{may }{giue }{it }Smo{oth}{nesse. }O{ it o}{ffen}d{s mee}{ to the }{Soule},
{to see}{ a }robus{tious}{ Per}y{-wi}g-p{ated }{Fellow},{ teare}{ a Pa}{ssion
}{to ta}{tters, }{to }{verie }ragg{es, to }spl{it the} {eares }{of the
}G{round}{lings}:{ who }({for the }{most pa}rt){ are c}{ape}{able }{of
}{nothing}{, but in}{exp}lic{able }{dumbe}{ shew}{es, }&{ no}i{se: }{I could}{
haue }{such a }{Fellow}{ whip}{t for o}{'re-}do{ing }T{erm}ag{ant}{: it}{
out}{Hero}d{'s He}rod{. Pray you }auo{id i}{t
P}{layer. }{I wa}{rrant }{your Honor}{
Ham. Be}{ not to}{o ta}{me n}ey{ther:}{ but let }{your owne}
D{iscretion}{ be }{your }Tu{tor}{. S}u{te the }{Action}{ to the }W{ord,
}{the Word}{ to the }{Action, w}{ith this }{speciall}{ obseru}{ance}:{
That you}{ ore-}s{top }{not the }{modestie}{ of }{Natur}e{; for }{any}
{thing s}o{ ouer-}{done, }{is fro}[m]{ the p}{urpose o}f{ Play}{ing, }{whose
}e{nd bo}{th a}{t the }{first }{and no}{w, w}{as and }{is, to }h{old as }{'twer}{
the }Mirr{our v}p{ to }{Nature; }t{o shew }{Vertue}{ her }{owne
}{Feature},{ Scorne}{ her owne} Imag{e, and the }{verie }Ag{e and}
B{odie}{ of the }{Time, }{his f}{orme and }{press}u{re. }N{ow, t}{his
}{ouer-done, }or{ come t}{ard}{ie of}f{, though it }{make the }vnskil{full}
{laugh, }{cannot b}u{t make the }Iud{icious }{gree}{ue; }{The}
c{ens}{ure of }{the w}{hich }O{ne, m}{ust }{in your }a{llow}{ance o}{'re}{way}
a{ whole }{The}at{er of }O{thers}.{ Oh, }t{here be}{e Players
}{that I haue seene}{ Play,}{ and h}{eard o}{thers }{pra}i{se, and th}{at
}hig{hly }({not to }{speake }{it pro}p{han}ely{) that }{neyther}{ hau}{ing
t}{he }{accent}{ of Ch}ri{stia}ns{, nor }{the }gate{ of Christian}{, Pa}g{an,
}{or }{Nor}{man, }{haue s}{o st}ru{tted a}{nd be}{llowe}{d, that }{I haue}{
thought}{ some }{of Nature}{s I}{ouer}{ney}-{men ha}d{ made me}n{,
and }{not m}{ade the}m{ well, }{they }{imit}{ated }Hum{anit}{y so }abho{mina}b{ly
P}{lay. I }{hope }{we haue }{refor}{m'd th}at{ indifferent}{ly with}
{vs, }{Sir
}{Ham. O }{reform}e{ it al}{together}{. And }{let th}{ose that}{
play }{your }{Clowne}{s, s}{peake }{no more }t{hen is }{set downe}{ for
the}{m. For }{there be}{ of them}{, that wi}{ll them}{selues }{laugh,}{
to se}{t on }{some }q{uant}i{tie of }b{arre}n{ Spe}{ctat}{ors }{to }{laugh}
{too, }{though i}{n the m}{eane t}{ime, }{some }ne{cess}{ary }{Question
}{of the Play}{ be the}n{ to be }{cons}{ide}r{ed: }t{hat's }{Villa}{nous, }&
{shewes}{ a m}{ost p}{itti}{full }{Ambition }{in the }{Foole }{that }{vse}s{
it. }Go{ make you }{readi}e{.
Exit P}{layers.
}{Enter Polonius}{, Rosincrance,}{ and Guildensterne.
}{How now }{my Lord,
}{Will the}{ King }h{eare th}{is p}{eece of }W{orke}{?
Pol. }{And the}{ Queene }{too, }{and that}{ presently
}{
Ham. B}i{d the Player}{s make }{hast}{.
Exit Polon}{ius.
}W{ill you }{two }{helpe }{to ha}st{en the}m{?
Both. We}{ will m}{y Lord.
Exeunt.
Enter H}o{rati}o{.
Ham. }{What }hoa,{ Horatio}{?
H}{ora}{. Hee}r{e sweet }{Lord, a}{t your }{Seruice
Ham. H}{oratio}{, thou }{art }{eene }{as i}u{st a man
}As {ere my }{Con}{uers}a{tion co}ap'd{ withall}{
H}{ora. }O{ my deere Lord}{
Ham. Nay},{ do not th}{inke }I{ fla}t{ter:
}F{or what }ad{uance}{ment }m{ay I }{hope }{from th}e{e,
That }{no }{Reuen}{new }h{ast, b}{ut th}{y good }s{pirits}{
To }f{eed }&{ clo}{ath the}{e. Why }s{hold the }{poor}{ be }{flatter}{'d?
}{No, }{let the}{ Can}di{ed to}{ngue, }{like a}b{sur}{d po}mp{e,
And c}r{ooke the }{pregnant }H{ind}g{es of the }knee{,
Where }{thr}{ift }{may }{follow}{ fain}{ing? }{Dost thou heare},
S{ince }{my deere }{Soule}{ was }{Mistris}{ of my c}hoy{se,
And c}{ould of }{men }{dist}{ing}uis{h, her }el{ection}{
Hath }se{al'd }{thee }{for her} {selfe. }{For th}{ou h}{ast }{bene}{
As }{one in}{ suffer}{ing a}{ll, th}{at su}{ffers }{nothing.
}A{ man }{that }{Fortunes }b{uffe}t{s, and }Re{wards
}{Hath }'t{ane }{with e}{quall }T{hankes}{. And }b{lest }{are those}{,
Wh}{ose B}{lood }{and }I{udgement }{are s}{o well}{ co}-{ming}l{ed,
That }t{hey are not}{ a P}i{pe for }{Fortunes }{fin}g{er.
}{To s}{ound w}{hat s}{top }{she }{please}{. G}{iue me }{that man}{,
That }{is not }{Passion}{s Slaue}{, and I }{will }w{eare him}{
In m}{y heart}{s Co}{re. }I,{ in my }{Heart}{ of h}{eart,}{
As }{I do }{thee. }S{omething }{too much }{of this}{.
There }{is a }P{lay to }{night to }{before }{the King}.
On{e Scoene}{ of it }{comes }{neere th}e{ Circumstance}{
Which }{I haue t}{old the}{e, o}{f my Father}{s death}{.
I pr}y{thee, }{when th}{ou see}{'st th}a{t Act}{e a-}{foot},
{Euen }{with the }{verie }{Commen}{t of my }{Soule}
{Obserue}{ mine Vnkle}{: If h}{is o}{ccul}{ted }{guilt},{
Do }{not i}{t selfe }v{nke}{nne}{ll }{in }{one s}{peech,}
{It is }a{ damned }Gho{st that }{we haue s}{eene:}{
And m}y{ Imag}{ination}{s are }{as fo}{ule
}{As }Vulc{ans }St{ythe}{. Giue }{him ne}e{dfull }{not}e{,
For }I{ mine }{eyes }{will }{riue}t{ to his }F{ace:}{
And }{after }{we will }{both }{our }{iudgement}s{ ioy}{ne,
To }{censure of }{his s}{eeming}{
Hora. }We{ll my Lord.
}{If he }{ste}{ale o}{ught }{the whi}l{'st th}{is Play} {is Play}{ing,
}{And }{scape }{dete}c{ting, }{I will }p{ay the }{The}ft.{
Enter King, Queene, Polonius, Ophelia, Rosincrance,
Guildenstern}{e, and}
{other }{Lords}{ attend}a{nt with }{his G}u{ard }{carry}{ing T}orch{es. }D{ani}sh
M{arch}{. So}u{nd
a} {Flourish}{.
Ham. T}{hey are }{comming to }{the Play}{: I }{must }{be }idl{e.
G}{et you}{ a pla}c{e
King. }H{ow fa}{res o}{ur C}{osin}{ Hamlet?
Ham. }{Excellent}{ If}{aith, }{of the C}{ame}l{ions d}{ish}{: I }{eate}
{the Ayre }{pro}m{ise}-{cra}mm'{d, you }{cannot }{feed }Cap{ons }{so
}{King. I}{ haue not}h{ing with }{this }{ans}w{er Hamlet, }{these}
{words }{are not }{mine}{
Ham. No, no}{r mine}{. Now}{ my Lord, you }{plai}d{ once
}{i'th' }Vn{iuers}{ity, }{you say}{?
Polon. }{That I }{did }{my Lord, }{and w}{as a}c{counte}d{ a good}
{Actor}{
Ham. A}{nd what }{did you }enac{t?
Pol. I}{ did }{enact}{ Iu}l{ius }Ca{esar},{ I was }{kil}l{'d i'th' }{Cap}it{ol:
}Br{utus}{ kill'd }{me
Ham. }It{ was a }br{uite }p{art of h}{im, t}o{ kill}{ so }{Capit}{all a}
C{alfe}{ there}{. Be th}{e Players }{ready}{?
Rosin. I }m{y Lord, the}y{ sta}y{ vpon you}r{ patien}c{e
Qu. }C{ome hither my }{good }{Hamlet, }{sit }{by m}{e
Ha}{. No }{good }{Mother}{, her}{e's }Me{ttle}{ more a}t{tracti}u{e
Pol. }{Oh h}o,{ do you }{marke }{that?}{
Ham. }{Ladie},{ shall I }{lye }{in your }Lap{?
Ophe. }N{o my Lord
Ham. }I{ meane, my }{Head }{vpon your }{Lap?
Ophe. }{I my Lord
Ham. }D{o you t}{hinke I }{mean}t{ Countr}y{ matters}{?
Ophe. I }{thinke not}{hing, }{my Lord
Ham. Th}{at's }a{ faire }{thought }{to l}y{ betweene }M{aid}{s l}egs{
Ophe. What }{is my }{Lord?
Ham. }N{othing
}{
Ophe. }{You are }m{erri}{e, my Lord?
Ham. Wh}o{ I?
}{ Ophe. I my Lord
Ham. }{Oh }{God, }{your o}{nely }{Iigge}-{make}{r: what }{should}
{a man}{ do, }{but b}{e merrie}{. For looke }{you ho}w{ chee}r{efull}y{
my Mother }{lookes,}{ and my }{Father }dy{ed with}{in's }{two}{
Ho}{ures}{
Ophe. }{Nay, }{'tis t}{wice }{two }m{one}ths{, my Lord
Ham. }S{o long}?{ Nay then }{let the }{Diuel }{weare }{blacke},{
for }{Ile haue }a{ suit}{e of }{Sable}{s. Oh }{Heauens}!{ dye t}{wo moneths}
a{go, and }{not for}go{tten}{ yet}?{ Then }t{here's }{hope}{, a}
{great }{mans }M{emor}{ie, m}a{y out}-l{iue his }{life}{ halfe}{ a }y{eare}{:
But }b{yrlady }{he mu}{st b}{uilde} Chu{rches}{ then}{: or }el{se shall}
{he suffer}{ not think}{ing on}{, with the }Hoby-hor{sse, }{whose
}{Epitaph}{ is, }{For }o{, For o, }{the Hoby-hors}{e is }{forgot}{.
Ho}b{oyes }p{lay. }{The }{dumbe shew}{ enter}{s.
Enter }a{ King and}{ Queene, }{very }l{ouing}l{y; th}{e Queene }{embra}c{ing
h}i{m. S}he
{knee}l{es, and make}s{ shew of }Pr{ote}s{tation }v{nto hi}{m. He t}{akes }{her
}vp{, and
}{declin}es{ his hea}{d vpon }{her }neck{. La}y{es him}{ downe }{vpon }{a Ba}{nke
}{of F}l{owers}.
She{ seeing }{him a}-{sleepe, }{leaue}s{ him. }{Anon }{comes i}n{ a Fellow},
{takes }{off }{his
}Cr{owne, }kiss{es it,}{ and p}ow{res }p{oys}{on in the }K{ings }{eares,}{ and
}{Exit}{s. The}{
Queene}{ returnes, }{findes }{the King }d{ead,}{ and makes }{passionate}
{Action. }T{he
Po}y{soner}{, with }{some }{two or three }Mutes{ comes in a}{gaine, }{seeming
}{to la}{ment
}{with h}{er. }{The d}{ead }{body}{ is }c{arried a}{way: }{The }{Poysoner} Wo{oes the}{
Queene }{with
}G{ifts},{ she se}{emes }{loath }{and }vn{will}{ing a}{while, }{but in the }{end,
}{acce}p{ts hi}s
{loue.}{
Exeunt.
}{Ophe. What meanes }{this,}{ my Lord?
Ham. }{Marry} {this is }Mi{ching }M{alic}ho{, that m}{eanes
}{Mis}{cheefe}{
Ophe. }Be{like th}i{s shew }im{port}{s the }A{rgument}{ of the
Play}{?
Ham. W}{e shall }{know }{by the}{se F}{ellowes}:{ the Players}{
cannot }{keepe}{ cou}{nsel}{l, they}'{l tell }a{ll
Ophe. }{Will they }{tell vs}{ what }{this shew }{meant}{?
Ham. I}{, or a}ny{ shew }t{hat you}'l{ shew hi}{m. Be}{e not
}{you as}ha{m'd t}{o shew}{, he}{e'l }{not s}h{ame to }{tell you wh}{at it}
{meanes
}{
Ophe. You are }n{aught}{, you are }{naught, }{Ile }{marke th}{e
Play}{.
Enter P}r{olo}g{ue.
}{For v}s{, and for }{our T}{ragedie,
}{Heere s}{toop}{ing to }{your Cl}{emen}ci{e:
W}{e be}{gge}{ your }h{earing }P{atient}li{e
Ham. I}s{ this a}{ Prologue},{ or the }Po{esie}{ of a }R{ing?
}{ Ophe. }{'Tis }b{rie}f{e my Lord
Ham. }{As }{Woman}{s loue}{.
Enter King}{ and his }{Queene}{.
King. }Fu{ll thi}{rtie}{ time}s{ hath }Phoeb{us Ca}r{t go}n{ round},
N{ept}{unes }s{alt }Was{h, and }T{ell}{us Or}bed{ ground}:{
And th}{irtie }doz{en }M{oone}{s with }b{orrow}{ed s}h{eene,}{
About }{the Wor}{ld haue }{times }{twe}l{ue th}{irtie}{s beene}{,
Since }{loue }{our hear}{ts, and }Hy{men di}{d our }{hands}
V{nite }{com}{utu}{all, i}n{ most }sac{red }Ba{nds
}Bap{. So }{many }io{urni}{es may }{the S}{unne}{ and M}{oone}{
Make }v{s again}{e coun}t{ o're, }{ere l}o{ue be} d{one.
}{But w}{oe is me,}{ you are }{so s}{icke }{of late,}{
So }f{arre }{from }{cheere}{, and f}{rom you}r{ forme}r{ state}{,
That I }{distr}{ust }{you: }y{et tho}{ugh }{I distrust},{
Disc}omf{ort you }({my Lord}){ it not}{hing }{must}{:
For w}{omen}s{ Fea}{re and }{Loue, }{holds }{quantitie}{,
In }{neither}{ ought}{, or }i{n ex}trem{ity:
}N{ow wh}{at my }{loue }{is, }{proofe }{hath made }{you know,}{
And a}{s my Lo}u{e is s}{iz'd}{, my }{Feare }i{s so
King. }{Faith }{I must }{leaue the}e{ Loue, }{and s}{hort}{ly too}:
M{y op}e{rant P}{owers}{ my F}{unction}s{ leaue t}{o do}{:
And th}{ou shalt }{liue in }{this }{faire }{world}{ beh}{inde}{,
Ho}n{our}{'d, }{belo}u{'d, and }h{aply},{ one }{as ki}{nde.
}{For H}{usband}{ shalt }{thou}{-
}{Bap. }O{h con}{found the }{rest}:
S{uch }{Loue, }{must n}{eeds }be{ Treason }{in my }b{rest:
}In{ second }{Husband}{, let me }b{e acc}{urst}{,
No}{ne w}{ed the }{second}{, but wh}o{ kill'd }{the first}{
Ham. W}{orm}w{ood, }{Wormwood}{
Bap}t{. The in}{stance}{s that }{second }{Marriage}{ moue}{,
A}{re b}as{e respect}s{ of Th}{rift}{, but no}{ne of }L{oue.
}A{ second time}{, I k}{ill my }{Husband }d{ead,
Whe}{n second Husband}{ kisses }{me in }B{ed
}{King. I }do{ beleeue }{you.}{ Thi}nk{ what }{now }{you s}{peak}{:
But w}{hat we }{do d}{etermin}{e, of}{t we }{breake}:
P{urpose }{is b}{ut the }{slaue }{to }{Memorie,}{
Of }vio{lent }B{irth, }{but }{poore }{vali}d{itie}:{
Which }n{ow like }F{ruite }vnr{ipe }{sticke}s{ on the T}{ree,
}{But f}{all }vn{sha}{ken, w}{hen they }m{ellow }b{ee.
}{Most }{necessary }'{tis, th}{at we }{forg}e{t
To }p{ay ou}{r selues, }{what t}o{ our selues} {is de}b{t:
Wh}{at to our selues i}n{ passion }we{ propose}{,
The pa}{ssion }{end}{ing, }{doth }{the purpose }{lose}.{
The v}i{olence of }{other }{Greefe}{ or }Io{y,
The}i{r owne }en{nact}{ors w}{ith them}{selues d}e{stro}y{:
Where}{ Ioy}{ most }{Reue}{ls, }{Greefe }{doth m}{ost l}{ament};
{Greefe }io{yes, }{Ioy }{greeue}{s on }s{lend}{er a}{ccident}{.
This w}{orld }{is not }{for a}ye{, nor }{'tis }{not strange}{
That }{euen }{our Lo}u{es sh}{ould w}i{th our }{Fortunes }{chan}g{e.
For }{'tis }a{ question}{ left}{ vs }{yet to }{proue},{
Whether }{Loue }l{ead }{Fortune, }{or else }{Fortune}{ Loue.
}{The }{great man}{ downe, }{you marke }{his fa}{uour}{ites}{ flie}{s,
The }{poore }{aduanc}{'d, m}{akes }{Friends}{ of E}n{emi}{es:
}{And h}{ither}{to do}t{h Loue}{ on }{Fortune }{tend,
}{For who }{not }{needs}{, shall }{neuer }{lacke a}{ Fren}{d:
And }{who }{in w}{ant }a{ hol}{low }{Friend}{ doth t}ry{,
Di}r{ect}{ly se}{ason}{s him }{his }{Enemie}{.
But }{order}{ly to }{end, }{where }{I be}gun{,
O}{ur W}{illes }{and F}{ates }{do s}o{ cont}r{ary }ru{n,
That }{our }De{uice}{s still }{are o}{uer}{throwne}{,
Our }{thoughts }{are ou}rs{, their }{ends }{none of }{our owne}.{
So }{thinke th}{ou wilt n}o{ second Husband }{wed}{.
But }{die }{thy t}{houghts}{, when th}y{ first }{Lord }{is de}ad{
Bap. }{Nor }{Earth}{ to giue}{ me }f{ood, }no{r Heauen }{light,}
S{port }{and }{repo}{se lo}c{ke from }{me da}y{ and ni}{ght}:
E{ach }{opposi}t{e that }{blanke}{s the }{face }{of ioy},
M{eet }{what I }w{ould haue }w{ell, and }{it d}{estroy:
}{Both} {heere, and }he{nce, }{pursue }m{e last}{ing str}{ife,
}If{ once}{ a W}idd{ow, }{euer }{I be}{ Wi}f{e
Ham. I}{f she }{should }{breake}{ it no}w{
King. }{'Tis }{deepe}{ly s}w{orne}{:
S}{weet}{, leaue}{ me }{heere }{a while,}{
My }{spirits}{ grow }{dull},{ and fai}{ne I}{ would be}{guil}{e
The }t{edi}{ous }{day }{with s}{leepe
}{
Qu. }S{leepe }r{ocke }{thy }{Braine},
{Sleepe}{s
}{And }{neuer }{come }m{isch}{ance }{betweene }{vs t}w{aine.
}{
Exit
}{ Ham. Ma}{dam, }h{ow like }{you thi}{s Play}{?
}Qu{. The }{Lady }p{rotest}{s to }{much m}e{ thinke}s{
Ham. Oh }{but }s{hee'l }{keepe }{her wor}{d
King. }H{aue you }{heard the}{ Argument},{ is the}{re no}{ Off}{ence
}i{n't?
}{Ham. No, no, }t{hey do }{but i}{est, }{poyson in }{iest, }{no Offence
i}{'th' }{world}{
King. W}{hat d}o{ you call }{the Play}{?
Ham. Th}{e Mo}use-{tra}p:{ Marry }{how}?{ Tr}{opi}{cally}:{
This }{Play is }{the I}{mage}{ of a }{murder }d{one in }Vi{enna}:{ Gonzago}
{is the }Du{kes }{name},{ his wi}{fe }{Bapt}{ist}a:{ you s}{hall s}ee
an{on: }{'tis a }k{nau}{ish }{peece of }{worke}: {But what }{o'th}{at?
}Y{our Maiestie}{, and w}{ee that }{haue f}{ree }{soule}s{, it }t{ouche}s
v{s not}:{ let the }ga{ll'd i}{ade }w{inc}h: {our wi}{thers }{are }{vnr}u{ng.
}{Enter }Lucian{us.
}{This is }{one }{Lucianus}{ ne}p{hew t}o{ the King}{
Ophe. You are }{a good}{ Cho}ru{s, my Lord
Ham. }{I could }i{nterpr}et{ betweene }{you a}{nd you}r{ loue}:{
if }{I could }{see the P}upp{ets }d{ally}{ing
Ophe. You are }k{eene m}{y Lord, you }{are keene}{
Ham. It w}{ould }cos{t you a }{gro}ani{ng, to }t{ake of}{f my}
{edge}{
Ophe. }S{till be}{tter }{and w}{orse}{
Ham. So }{you m}{ista}{ke }{Husbands}{.
B}{egin }M{urder}{er. }P{ox, }{leaue th}y{ damn}{able }{Face}{s, and
}{begin}{. Come}{, the }c{roa}k{ing Ra}{uen }{doth }{bellow}{ for }{Reuenge}{
}{Lucian}.{ Thought}s{ blacke,}{ hands} {apt}{,
D}{rugge}{s fi}{t, and }T{ime a}{gree}{ing:}{
Conf}{eder}{ate s}{eason,}{ else}{, no }{Creature}{ seeing}{:
Th}{ou mi}x{ture }{ranke}{, of }Mid{night }W{eeds }c{olle}{cted,
}{With He}cat{s Ba}{n, t}{hri}c{e bla}{sted}{, thrice }inf{ected,
}{Thy }n{aturall }M{agic}{ke, and }dir{e propert}{ie,
O}{n who}l{some }{life,}{ vs}{urp}{e i}m{medi}{ate}ly{.
}P{owres }{the po}{yson in }{his e}{ares.}{
Ham. }H{e poyson}{s him }{i'th' }G{ard}{en f}or{'s e}{state}:{ His}
{name}{'s }{Gonzago}{: the }S{tor}{y is }{exta}n{t and wr}{it in }{choy}{ce
}It{alian}{. You sh}{all see}{ ano}n{ how }{the M}{urthere}r ge{ts the}
{loue o}{f Gonzago}'{s wife}{
Ophe. }T{he King }ris{es
Ham. }{What, }f{right}{ed with }{fals}{e fir}{e
Qu. }{How fares }{my Lord?
}{Pol. }{Giue }{o're}{ the Play}{
King. }{Giue me }{some }L{ight. }Aw{ay
}A{ll. }{Light}{s, L}{ights, Lights}{.
Exeunt.
Manet Hamlet} &{ Horatio.
Ham. Wh}y{ let the }{stru}c{ken }{Deere }go{ weepe},{
The Har}{t vn}{gall}{ed p}{lay:}{
For }{some }{must }w{atch, }{while }{some must }{sleepe};{
So }runn{es the }{world }{away}.{
Would }{not thi}s{ Sir}{, and a}{ For}{rest }{of F}e{athers, }{if the }{rest of}{
my }{Fortunes }{turne }Tu{rke }{with m}e;{ with t}wo{ Pro}u{inci}{all
}{Rose}s{ on my }r{ac'd }Sh{ooes},{ get}{ me a }{Fellow}{ship i}n{ a cr}i{e
of }{Players }s{ir
H}{or. }H{alfe a }{sha}{re
Ham. }A{ whole }{one }I,
{For thou }d{ost }{know}:{ Oh }Dam{on }d{eere,
}{This }Realm{e disma}n{tled }{was }{of I}ou{e himselfe}{,
And n}{ow r}e{igne}{s heere}{.
A }{verie }{verie }Pai{ocke}{
Hora. }Y{ou mi}{ght h}{aue R}{im'd}{
Ham. Oh }{good H}{oratio, }{Ile }t{ake the }{Ghost}{s wor}{d for}
a {thousand }p{ound}{. Did}{'st }{perc}{eiue}{?
Hora. }V{erie }w{ell my Lord}{
Ham. V}p{on the }t{alke }{of the }{poyson}{ing?
}{Hora. }{I did }v{erie well }{note}{ him.}{
Enter }{Rosincrance}{ and Guildensterne.
}{ Ham. Oh}{, ha}?{ Come s}{ome M}{usick}{. Come }{y Re}c{order}s{:
For }i{f the King}{ like }{not the }{Comedie,}
Wh{y then }b{elike }h{e like}{s it not }{per}{die.
}{Come some Musick}{e
Guil}d{. Good my Lord, }v{ouch}safe{ me a }{word }{with you}{
Ham. S}{ir, a}{ whole }{Histor}y{
Guild. }{The King},{ sir
H}{am. I s}ir{, what }{of him}{?
}{Guild. }I{s in his }{ret}yrem{ent, ma}r{uell}{ous d}{ist}{emper}{'d
Ham. }{With }dr{inke }{Sir}{?
Guild. }{No my Lord},{ rather }{with c}{holler}{
Ham. You}{r wisedome }{should s}{hew i}{t selfe }{more rich}{er,
}{to s}{igni}fi{e this }{to his }Do{ctor}{: for }{for }{me to p}u{t him
}{to his }Purg{ation, }{would }{perhaps}{ pl}u{ndge}{ him i}{nto }{farre}
{more }C{holler
}{Guild. Good my Lord}{ put }{your d}{iscourse }{into }{some}
fr{ame, }{and s}t{art }{not so }{wilde}{ly }{from m}y{ aff}ayr{e
Ham. I }am{ tame }{Sir, }{pronounc}e{
Guild. The }{Queene }{your M}{other, }{in most }{great }{affliction}{
of }{spirit},{ hath }s{ent me}{ to you}{
Ham. You }{are welcome}{
Guild. }{Nay, }g{ood my Lord, }t{his co}{urt}{esie }{is not }{of
}{the r}{ight }{breed}{. If it }{shall }{please you }{to make }{me a w}{holsome}
{answer}{, I will }do{e your Mother}s{ command}'{ment}{:
if }{not,}{ your par}d{on, and }{my r}{eturne}{ shall be}e{ the end}{ of
my }B{usi}{nesse}{
Ham. Sir, }I{ cannot}{
Guild. }{What, my }{Lord?
Ham. Ma}{ke you }{a wholsome}{ answer}{e: }m{y wit}{s dis}{eas'd}{.
But }{sir, }{such an}s{wers }{as I }{can }m{ake, }{you shal}{ command:}{
or }{rather }{you say}{, my }{Mother}{: the}r{fore }{no more
}{but t}{o the }{matter}{. My }{Mother }{you say}{
Rosin. }{Then th}us{ she sa}y{es: }{your b}{ehau}i{or h}{ath s}t{roke}
h{er in}{to a}{maze}{ment, }{and a}dmira{tion
}{Ham. Oh }wo{nder}{full }{Sonne}{, that c}{an s}{o as}to{nish} a
{Mother}{. But }{is there no }seq{uell }{at the }h{eeles }{of this }{Mothers}
{admiration}{?
Rosin. }S{he de}{sire}s{ to speake }{with you}{ in h}e{r Clo}{sse}{t,
}e{re you }go{ to be}{d
Ham. We}{ shall obey},{ were }s{he te}n{ times }{our Mother}{.
Haue }{you an}y{ further }Tr{ade wi}{th v}s{?
Rosin. M}{y Lord, you }{once }{did loue }m{e
Ham. So }{I do }{still,}{ by these }p{icke}rs{ and st}{eale}r{s
Rosin. }{Good my Lord, w}{hat is }{your }{cause }{of dis}{temper}{?
You }{do }{free}{ly b}{arre }{the }{doore}{ of your }{owne }Lib{ertie,
}{if you }{den}{y your }{greefe}s{ to your }{Friend}{
Ham. Sir}{ I l}{acke }A{duancement}{
Rosin. H}{ow c}{an that }b{e, when }{you h}{aue the }{voyce}{ of
the }K{ing him}{selfe,}{ for your }Succe{ssion in }{Denmarke?}{
Ham. I, }{but wh}i{le the }gr{asse }g{rowes}{, the }{Prou}e{rbe }{is
}{something }{must}{y.
Enter }o{ne with }a{ Recorder}{.
}O{ the }{Recorder.}{ Let }{me see, }to{ withdraw }{with you}{, wh}y
{do you }go{ about t}{o re}{couer}{ the w}{inde of }me{e, as }{if you}
{would dr}{iue me }{into a}{ to}yle{?
Guild. }O{ my Lord, }i{f my }D{utie }b{e too }{bold},{ my loue}
{is too }{vnma}{nner}{ly
Ham. }I{ do not }{well v}{nder}{stand }{that}{. Will }{you pla}y
vp{on this }{Pipe}{?
Guild. }{My Lord, I }{cannot
}{Ham. I }{pray you}{
Guild. B}{eleeue }{me, I }{cannot
Ham. I }{do be}{seech}{ you
Guild. }I{ know no}{ touch}{ of it}{, my Lord
Ham. }{'Tis a}{s ea}{sie a}s {lying}:{ go}{uerne}{ these }V{ent}{iges}
{with your }{finger}{ and th}{umbe},{ giue it }{breath }{with your}
{mouth}{, and it }{will d}{iscourse }{most }{excellent }{Musicke}.
L{ooke you}{, these} {are the }{stop}p{es
}{Guild. But }{these }{cannot }I{ command}{ to any }v{tter}{ance
}{of he}r{mon}y{, I haue }{not the }{skil}l{
Ham. Wh}y{ looke you }{now, }{how }{vnworthy }a {thing
}{you make }{of me}{: you }{would p}l{ay vpon }{mee};{ you would}
{seeme }{to k}{now my }{stop}s{: you would pl}{uck}{ out the }{heart}
{of my }My{ster}i{e; you would}{ sound }{mee }{from my }{lowes}t
N{ote,}{ to the t}{op of m}y{ Comp}a{sse: }{and the}{re is }{much }{Musicke},{
excellent }Vo{ice, }{in this }{little}{ Organ}{e, ye}{t cannot}{
you make }{it. }{Why }d{o you thinke}{, that I }{am }{easie}r{ to be}e
{plaid on}{, then }{a Pipe}?{ Cal}l{ me }{what I}{nstr}{ument }y{ou wil}l,{
though}{ you can}{ fre}t{ me, you }{cannot }{play vpon me}{. God}
b{lesse }{you }{Sir}.{
Enter Polonius}{.
}{Polon. }{My Lord}{; the Queene }{would s}{peak}{ with you,}
{and pres}{ently
Ham. }{Do you }{see that }{Clow}d? {that's }{alm}o{st in }{shape}
{like a }{Camel}l{
Pol}{on. }B{y'th' }Ma{sse, and }i{t's }{like a Camell}{ indeed}{
Ham. }M{e thinkes} {it is }{like a W}e{aze}{ll
Polon. }{It is }b{ack'd }{like a Weazell
}{Ham. O}r{ like a W}{hal}e{?
Polon. }{Verie }{like a Whale}{
Ham. Th}{en wi}{ll I }{come to }{my Mother}{, by }{and by}:{
They }f{oole }me{ to the top of my }b{ent.
}{I will }{come }{by and by}{
Polon. I}{ will s}{ay so}{.
Enter}{.
Ham. }B{y and by}{, is }{easi}{ly s}{aid}{. Le}{aue me }{Friends:}{
'Tis }{now the }{verie w}it{ching }{time }{of }n{ight,
}{When }{Church}y{ards }ya{wne, and }H{ell i}{t selfe }{breath}{s ou}t{
Con}tag{ion to th}{is world}{. Now }{could }I{ drink}{ ho}{t bl}{ood,
And }{do su}{ch }{bitter}{ bu}{sinesse} {as the }d{ay
}{Would }qu{ake t}o{ looke }{on. Soft }{now, }{to my Mother}:
{Oh Hea}{rt, }{loose }{not th}y{ Nature; }{let }{not e}u{er
The S}{oule }{of N}ero,{ enter}{ this f}i{rme }bo{some}:
L{et me be }cr{uell, }{not vn}{naturall},{
I will }{speake }D{agge}{rs to }{her, b}{ut vse }{none}{:
My }{Tongue}{ and S}{oule }{in this }{be }Hypoc{rites}.{
How }{in my }{words }{some}{uer }{she }{be she}n{t,
To }{giue the}m{ Sea}{les, }{neuer }{my Soule}{ cons}{ent.
}{Enter King, }{Rosincrance, and Guildensterne.
}{ King. I }{like h}{im not,}{ nor }{stand}{s it }{safe }{with vs}{,
To }l{et his }m{adnesse }{range}{. There}{fore }{pre}pa{re you}{,
I }{your C}{ommi}{ssion w}i{ll for}th{with }{disp}{atch,}{
And he }t{o England s}h{all alon}g{ with you}:{
The te}{rmes }{of our }{estate}{, may }{not e}nd{ure}{
Ha}z{ard }so{ dangerous }{as d}{oth h}{oure}ly{ grow}{
Out of }{his }{Lunac}i{es
Guild. }{We will }{our selues }{prou}id{e:
M}{ost }{hol}{ie and R}{elig}{ious }{feare }{it is}{
To }{keepe }{those }{many }{many }bo{dies }{safe}{
That }l{iue and }f{eede }{vpon your }{Maiestie}{
Rosin. The}{ sin}g{le
A}{nd p}eculiar{ life }{is bo}{und
}{With all }{the str}eng{th and }{Armour}{ of the }m{inde,
}{To keepe }{it selfe }{from n}oy{ance:}{ but m}{uch m}or{e,
That }S{pirit, }v{pon whose }{spirit}{ de}p{ends }{and re}s{ts
T}{he li}u{es of }{many}{, the c}{ease }{of M}{aiestie
}D{ies }{not a}{lone};{ but l}{ike a G}ul{fe doth }{draw}{
What's }{neere }{it, }{with }{it. I}{t is a }m{assi}e{ wheele}
Fix{t on the }Som{net }{of the }{high}{est M}o{unt.
}{To }{whose }hug{e Spo}{akes,}{ ten t}{housand }{lesse}r{ thing}s{
Are }{mort}{iz'd }{and ad}{ioyn}{'d: }{which }{when }it{ falles},{
Each }sm{all a}{nne}x{ment, }pet{tie c}{onse}{que}{nce
}A{ttend}{s the }boy{strous }Ru{ine. N}{euer }{alone}
D{id the }{King }s{ighe}{, but w}{ith a }{generall }{gro}n{e
King. }{Arme}{ you, }{I pray you }{to this }{speed}i{e Vo}yage;{
For we }{will }F{etter}s{ put }{vpon this }f{eare,
}{Which now }g{oes t}o{o free}{-foot}{ed
}{Both. We will }{haste}{ vs.}{
Exeunt.}{ Gent}{.
Enter Polonius}{.
Pol}{. My Lord, }he{'s go}{ing to }{his Mothers}{ Closset}:
B{ehinde}{ the Ar}r{as I}{le con}u{ey m}{y selfe}{
To heare }{the Pro}c{esse. }I{le wa}{rrant }{shee'l }tax{ him h}{ome,
}{And as }{you sa}i{d, and w}i{sely }{was }i{t said}{,
'Tis }{mee}{te that }{some m}{ore a}ud{ience }{then a }{Mother,}{
Since }{Nature}{ makes }{them }{part}i{all, }{should }{o're-}h{eare
T}he{ speech of }va{ntag}{e. Fare}{ you w}{ell my L}ie{ge,
}{Ile ca}{ll v}{pon you} {ere you go to bed}{,
And t}{ell you what }{I know}{
King. }{Thankes}{ deere }{my Lord.
}{Oh }my{ offence}{ is }{ranke, }{it s}m{els t}o{ heauen}{,
It }ha{th the p}ri{mall }el{dest} c{urse }{vpon't}{,
A }Br{others }{murther}{. Pray }{can }I{ not,
T}{hough in}{clin}a{tion be }{as s}har{pe as }{will}{:
My }{stro}{nger }{guilt,}{ defeat}s{ my st}{rong}{ inte}n{t,
And }{like a }{man t}{o doub}{le b}{usinesse }b{ound,
}I{ stand}{ in pa}{use }{where I }{shall }{first }{begin}{,
And b}{oth }{neglect};{ what i}{f this }{curse}d{ hand}
W{ere thi}{cker}{ then }{it selfe }{with }{Brothers }{blood,
}I{s there no}t R{aine }{enough}{ in the }{sweet Heauens
}{To w}a{sh it }{whi}t{e as Snow}?{ Where}{to se}r{ues me}rcy{,
But t}{o con}{front }{the v}{isage }{of Off}{ence?
}{And what}'{s in }{Pray}{er, but }{this t}wo{-fo}{ld force}{,
To b}{e for}{e-st}{alled }e{re we}{ come to }{fall,}{
Or }{pardon}'{d be}{ing d}{owne?}{ Then }{Ile l}{ooke }vp{,
My }faul{t is }{past}{. But }o{h, what }{forme }{of Pr}{ayer}
C{an s}{erue m}y{ turne}?{ For}{giue me }{my f}{oule }{Murther}{:
That }{cannot be,}{ sin}ce{ I am }{still }p{osse}{st
}Of{ those }e{ffect}{s for}{ which }{I did }{the Murther}.{
My }{Crowne, }{mine }{owne }{Ambition}{, and my }{Queene}:{
May }{one }be{ pardon'd},{ and re}{taine }{th' }o{ffence?
}I{n the }corru{pted }c{urrants }{of this }{world}{,
Of}{fences }g{ilde}{d hand}{ may }{shou}{e by }I{usti}c{e,
And }{oft }{'tis }s{eene, }{the wi}{cke}{d pr}iz{e it selfe}{
Bu}{yes o}{ut the }Law{; but }{'tis not s}{o abou}{e,
The}r{e is no}{ shuff}li{ng, the}r{e the Action }l{yes}{
In }{his true }N{ature, }{and we}{ our selues }{comp}e{ll'd}{
Euen }{to the t}{eet}h{ and for}eh{ead of }{our f}{ault}s{,
To giue }{in e}{uide}{nce. }{What th}en{? What }{rests}?
T{ry w}{hat }R{epen}{tance}{ can}{. What }{can }{it not}?
Y{et what }{can it}{, when }{one }{cannot }r{epent}?{
Oh w}{retched}{ state}!{ Oh b}{osome},{ blacke}{ as d}{eath}{!
Oh }l{ime}d{ soule, that }{stru}gl{ing to }b{e free,
}Ar{t more }{ing}ag{'d: }H{elpe }A{nge}{ls, }{make }{assay}{:
Bo}w{ st}ub{borne }{knee}s{, and hear}{t with s}tri{ngs of }St{eele}{,
Be}{ so}f{t as }{sine}w{es of the }{new}-{borne }Ba{be,
}A{ll m}{ay be }{well.}{
Enter Hamlet.
Ham. }{Now m}{ight }{I do }i{t pat},{ now }h{e is }{pray}{ing,
And }{now }{Ile }doo'{t, and }{so h}e{ goes to}{ Heauen,}{
And s}o{ am I}{ reueng}'{d: that}{ would be}{ sca}nn{'d,
A}{ Villaine}{ kill}{es my }{Father, and }{for th}a{t
I h}i{s foule}{ Sonne, }d{o this s}a{me Villaine}{ send}{
To hea}{uen}{. Oh }{this is }hy{re and }S{alle}{ry, }{not R}{euenge}{.
H}{e too}{ke my }{Father }g{rosse}{ly, }{full }{of b}r{ead,
W}{ith all }{his C}r{imes }broad{ blowne}{, as }{fre}{sh a}{s Ma}{y,
And }{how }{his }A{udi}t{ stands},{ who k}n{owes, }s{aue }{Heauen}{:
But }i{n our }{circumstance}{ and }{course }of{ thought}{
'Tis }{heauie }{with him}{: and }{am I }{then }{reueng'd}{,
To }{take }{him in}{ the p}u{rgi}{ng of his }{Soule,
}{When he }{is fi}{t and s}{eason}'{d for }h{is pas}{sage}?{ No}.
Vp Sw{ord, and }k{now th}{ou a }{more }{horrid }h{ent
W}{hen he is }drun{ke as}{leepe}:{ or in }{his R}{age,
}O{r in th}'{ inc}{est}u{ous }{pleas}{ure of his }{bed,
A}t ga{ming, }{swea}r{ing, }{or a}{bout }{some a}ct{e
That }ha'{s no }{rellish}{ of Sa}lua{tion in}'{t,
Then }{trip}{ him, that h}{is hee}l{es may }k{icke }at{ Heauen,
And }{that his }{Soule }{may be }{as d}{amn'd }{and b}{lacke}{
As }H{ell, w}{hereto }it{ goes}{. My Mother }{stay}{es,
Th}{is P}hy{sicke }{but p}{rolo}{ngs t}{hy s}{ickly }{dayes}{.
Enter.
}{King. }M{y words }{flye }{vp, }m{y thoughts}{ rem}{ain}{ belo}w{,
W}{ords }{with}{out th}{oughts, }{neuer }{to Heauen}{ go.
}{Enter.
}{Enter }{Queene }{and }{Polonius.
Pol. }He{ will come }{stra}{ight:
}{Looke you} {lay }h{ome to }{him,
}T{ell him}{ his p}r{ankes }{haue be}{en to}o{ broad }{to be}{are w}{ith,}{
And that }{your }{Grac}{e hath }{scre}e{n'd, and }{stoo}d{e betweene}
M{uch }{heate}{, and h}{im. }{Ile }si{lence }{me }e'en{e heere}:
{Pray you }{be round with him}{
Ham. }{within}.{ Mother, }m{other, mother}{
Qu. }{Ile warrant }{you, }{feare }m{e not}.{
With}{draw},{ I heare him com}i{ng.
Enter }{Hamlet.
Ham. Now }{Mother, }{what's }{the matter}{?
Qu. }{Hamlet, th}{ou hast }{thy }{Father }{much of}{fend}{ed
}{
Ham. M}{other, }{you haue }m{y Father much offended
}{ Qu. Come},{ come,}{ you an}{swer }{with a}n{ idle}{ tongue}{
Ham. G}o,{ go, }{you }{question }{with an idle tongue
}{Qu. }{Why }h{ow now }{Hamlet?
Ham. }{What}{s the matter}{ now}{?
Qu. Ha}{ue you }{forgot} me{?
Ham. No}{ by the} R{ood, no}t{ so:
}{You are }{the Queene}{, your H}{usbands}{ Brothers }w{ife,
But }{would }{you we}{re not }so{. You are m}{y Mother}{
Qu. }{Nay, }t{hen Ile }s{et those t}{o you th}{at can s}{peake
}{Ham. }{Come, come, }{and s}i{t you }{downe, you }{shall n}ot
{bou}dge{:
You }g{o not t}{ill I }s{et you }vp{ a g}{lasse}{,
Where }{you ma}y{ see the }in{most part}{ of you}{?
Qu. }W{hat wil}t{ thou do}? {thou wilt no}t{ murther}{ me?
}{Helpe},{ helpe}{, ho}a{
Pol. }{What hoa, }h{elpe, helpe, h}{elpe}{
Ham. Ho}w{ now, }a{ Ra}t?{ dead }{for a} Duc{ate, }{dead
}{Pol. Oh }{I am s}l{aine.
}K{illes }{Polonius}{
Qu. }{Oh m}e{, what }{hast th}{ou do}n{e?
Ham. N}{ay I }{know not}{, is }{it the }K{ing?
}{Qu. Oh }{what a }r{ash, and }{blood}{y deed}{ is th}is{?
Ham. }A{ bloody deed},{ almost }a{s ba}d{ good Mother,}{
As }{kill }a{ King, and }{marrie}{ with his }{Brother}{
Qu. }{As kill a King}{?
Ham. I }L{ady, }'tw{as my }{word.
}{Thou }{wretched,}{ rash, }{intr}u{ding}{ foole }f{arewell}{,
I }t{ooke the}e {for thy }Be{tters, t}a{ke thy }{Fortune,
}{Thou }{find}{'st t}o{ be too b}usi{e, is }{some danger}.
{Leaue }w{ring}{ing of }y{our hands}{, pe}{ace, }{sit you downe,}{
And l}{et me }{wring}{ your hear}t{, for }so{ I shall}
{If it }be{ made }{of }{pen}e{tra}{ble }{stu}{ffe};{
If }{damned }C{ust}{ome h}{aue not }bra{z'd }{it so}{,
That i}{t is p}{roofe }{and b}ulw{arke }{against }Sens{e
Qu. Wh}{at haue }I {done, }{that th}{ou d}ar'{st wa}g{ thy }{tong}{,
In n}{oise}{ so }{rude }{against }{me?
Ham. }S{uch an }A{ct
That }blur{res the }g{race }{and bl}u{sh of }M{odestie},{
Cal}s{ Vertue }{Hypocrite}, {takes off }{the Ro}{se
}F{rom the}{ faire }{forehead of }{an i}{nnoc}{ent }l{oue,
A}{nd makes }a{ bl}{iste}{r there}{. Make}s{ marri}{age }v{owes}{
As }{false }{as }D{ice}{rs }O{athe}{s. Oh }{such a }{deed,}{
As f}{rom the }{body }{of C}{ontra}{ction }{pluck}e{s
The }{very }{soule, }{and s}w{eete }{Religio}{n make}{s
A}{ ra}psi{die of }{words}.{ Heauens}{ face }{doth g}{low,
}Yea{ this s}o{lidit}y{ and co}mp{ound m}{asse,
W}{ith t}{rist}{full }{visage }a{s against }{the doo}{me,
}{Is th}{ought}-s{icke at }{the }{act}{
Qu. A}ye{ me; w}{hat a}ct{, that }{roa}{res }{so lo}{wd, }&{ thu}{nders}
{in the }{Inde}x{
Ham. }{Looke }{heere }{vpon this Pi}c{ture, and }o{n this,
}Th{e count}erfe{t present}{ment of t}wo{ Brothers}:
S{ee what }a{ grace }{was s}e{ated }o{n his Br}{ow,
}{Hyp}er{ions }curl{es, the }{front }{of Ioue himselfe,
An}{ eye}{ like Ma}{rs, to }{thre}a{ten }{or com}{mand}{
A }St{ation, }{like th}{e He}ra{ld }Me{rcu}{rie
}New{ light}{ed on }a{ heauen}-{kiss}{ing hi}{ll:
}A{ Com}b{ination, }{and a }{forme i}n{deed,
}{Where }{euer}y{ God}{ did }{seeme to }s{et his }{Seale}{,
To giue the}{ world a}{ssur}a{nce of }{a man}{.
This was }{your Husband}{. Looke }{you now}{ what fo}{llowes}.{
Heere }i{s your Husband}{, like a} M{ilde}w{'d }{eare
}B{lasting }{his w}{holsom}{ breath}{. Haue you }{eyes}?
C{ould you }o{n this faire }{Mount}{aine }{leaue to }fe{ed,
And }b{atten}{ on this }M{oore}?{ Ha}?{ Haue you eyes?
}Y{ou cannot }{call }it{ Loue}:{ For }{at your }{age,
}T{he he}y-{day }{in the }{blood}{ is t}{ame, }{it's }{humbl}{e,
And }wa{ites }v{pon the }{Iudgement}{: and }{what I}{udgement}{
Would }{ste}p{ from th}i{s, to th}{is?}{ What d}{iuell }{was}{'t,
Th}{at th}u{s hath }c{ouse}{nd you} {at ho}od{man}-{bli}{nde}?
O S{hame}!{ where }i{s thy }B{lush}?{ Re}{bell}{ious }H{ell,
I}{f thou }{cans}{t mu}ti{ne in }{a M}a{tron}{s bo}ne{s,
To }fl{aming}{ you}{th, }{let }{Vertue }{be as }wax{e.
A}{nd me}lt{ in her }{owne f}i{re. }{Proc}{lai}m{e no s}{hame}{,
When }{the co}mpuls{iue }Ar{dure}{ giues }{the c}harg{e,
Since }{Fro}s{t it selfe}{, as }{actiue}{ly d}{oth b}{urne}{,
As }{Reason}{ pan}{ders}{ Will}{
Qu. O}{ Hamlet, s}{peake no more}{.
Thou }{turn}{'st }{mine eyes }{into }{my }{very soule,}{
And th}{ere I s}e{e such }{blacke a}n{d gr}{aine}{d spo}{ts,
}A{s will }{not l}{eaue the}ir T{inc}{t
Ham. }N{ay, but }{to l}{iue
}{In the }{ranke}{ sweat }{of an }{ense}a{med }{bed,
}St{ew'd }{in }C{orrupt}{ion};{ hon}y{ing and }m{aking }{loue
}O{uer the }n{ast}y{ Sty}e{
Qu. Oh }{speake }{to m}{e, no }{more,
Th}{ese }{words }{like }{Daggers }{enter }{in m}{ine e}{ares.
}{No more}{ sweet H}{amlet}{
Ham. A }{Murderer}{, and a }{Villaine}{:
A }{Slaue, }t{hat is not }{twe}n{tie}{th }{part }{the t}{ythe}{
Of }{your p}{rece}{dent}{ Lord.}{ A }vi{ce of }{Kings}{,
A }Cutp{urse of th}e Emp{ire and }{the R}ul{e.
Th}{at f}{rom }{a sh}{elfe, }{the pr}e{cious }D{iade}{m st}o{le,
And }{put }{it in }{his P}{ocke}{t
Qu. }N{o more.
}{Enter }{Ghost}{.
Ham. }A{ King }{of s}{hre}{ds and }{patch}{es.
}S{aue me};{ and h}{ouer }{o're }m{e with you}{r wi}{ngs
}Y{ou hea}{uenly }{Guard}s{. What w}{ould you}r{ grac}{ious f}igu{re?
}{Qu. A}{las}{ he's }ma{d
Ham. Do you }{not c}om{e your }{tard}y{ Sonne}{ to c}h{ide,
}{That l}{aps}'{t in }{Time a}{nd P}{assion, }l{ets }g{o by}{
Th' }{import}{ant a}{cting}{ of your }{dread }{command}?{ Oh s}{ay
}{Ghost.} {Do not }{forget}:{ this }Visi{tation}{
Is }{but to }{whe}{t thy }{almost }{blu}{nted }{purpose}{.
But }{looke}, A{mazement}{ on th}{y Mother s}its;{
O }{step }{betweene }{her, and }{her }f{ight}{ing }{Soule,
}C{once}{it in }w{eake}{st b}{odies},{ stronge}{st w}{orke}{s.
S}{peake to }h{er Hamlet}{
Ham. How }{is it }{with you }L{ady?
}{Qu. Alas}{, how }i{s't }{with you}?{
That you }be{nd your }{eye }{on v}a{can}ci{e,
And w}{ith the}i{r co}{rpo}{rall }{ayre}{ do }{hold }{discourse}{.
For}{th at }{your eye}s{, your }{spirits }{wildely }p{eepe,
}{And as }{the s}{leep}{ing So}l{diou}rs{ in th' }{Ala}{rme,
}Y{our be}d{ded ha}{ire, }{like }{life i}{n ex}c{rement}s{,
St}{art v}p{, and sta}{nd a}{n end}{. Oh g}{entl}{e Sonne,}
{Vpon the }{heate}{ and f}l{ame of }{thy d}{istemper}{
Spr}i{nkle}{ co}{ole }{patience}{. Where}{on d}{o you }{looke}{?
Ham. }O{n him, }{on hi}m:{ look}{ you how }p{ale }h{e gla}{res,}
Hi{s forme and }{cause }con{ioyn'd}{, pr}{eac}{hing to}{ sto}{nes,
}{Would }{make the}m{ capeable}{. Do not }{looke vp}{on me}{,
Le}{ast }{with this }{pitt}e{ous a}{ction }{you c}{onuer}t{
My st}{erne }{effects}:{ then }{what I haue }{to do}{,
Will }{want }{true }co{lour};{ teare}s{ perc}{hance }{for }{blood}{
Qu. }{To who}{ do you }{speake t}{his?
Ham. }{Do you see }{nothing }{there}{?
Qu. }{Nothing}{ at }{all, }{yet }{all th}{at is }{I see}{
Ham. No}r{ did you }{nothing }{heare}{?
Qu. No},{ nothing }{but o}{ur selues}{
Ham. Why look}{ you th}{ere: }{looke }{how i}t{ steal}s{ away:}{
My }{Father }{in his h}ab{ite, }{as he}{ liue}{d,
}{Looke }{where }{he goes }{euen }{now }{out }{at the }P{orta}{ll.
Enter}{.
}{Qu. Th}{is is }t{he very }c{oyn}{age of }{your }{Braine,
}{This }{bodi}{lesse }{Creat}{ion e}{xtasie}{ is }{very c}unn{ing in}{
Ham. }E{xtasie}?{
My }Pu{lse as }y{ours }{doth t}{empera}{tely}{ keepe t}im{e,
And makes a}{s hea}lth{full }{Musicke.}{ It is }{not mad}{nesse
}T{hat I haue }{vtter}ed;{ bri}{ng m}{e to the }T{est
}{And }I{ the matter }{will r}e-{word}{: which }{madnesse
}{Would }gambo{ll f}{rom}{. Mother, }for {loue of G}{race}{,
L}{ay not }a{ flatter}{ing }Vn{ction to }{your s}{oule,
}{That no}{t your }t{resp}{asse, }{but m}y{ madnesse }{speake}{s:
}I{t will }{but s}k{in and }film{e the }Vlc{erous }{place}{,
Whi}{l'st }{ranke }{Corruption}{ min}{ing all}{ within}{,
In}{fects }vn{seene}.{ Confe}{sse you}{r selfe }{to Heauen,
}{Repent}{ what's }p{ast, }auoyd{ what is }{to co}{me,
And }{do not s}pr{ed the }{Comp}{ost }{on the }{Weed}{es,
To }{make them }{ranke}.{ Forgiue me }{this }{my }{Vertue}{,
For }{in the }fat{nesse }{of this }{purs}{ie times}{,
V}{ertue }{it selfe, }{of }V{ice }{must }{pardon}{ begge}{,
Yea }{cour}b{, and w}o{e, for }{leaue to do}{ him }g{ood
Qu. }{Oh H}{amlet,}{
Thou }{hast }c{left }{my heart}{ in t}{waine}{
Ham. O} {throw}{ away}{ the wor}{ser }{part of }i{t,
And li}{ue the }{pure}r{ with the }{other ha}{lfe.}
{Good }{night,}{ but }{go not t}o{ mine Vnkle}{s bed,
A}{ssu}{me a }{Vertue,}{ if you h}au{e it no}t{, re}fr{aine t}o{ night,
}{And that }{shall l}e{nd a }k{inde of }{easi}{nesse
T}o{ the ne}xt{ abs}{tine}{nce. }O{nce m}o{re go}od{night,
And }{when you }{are }{desir}{ous }{to be }{blest}{,
Ile }{bless}{ing be}g{ge of you}{. For th}{is same }{Lord,
}{I do }{repent}{: but }{heauen}{ hath }{pleas}{'d it so,
T}{o pu}{nish }{me with }{this, }{and th}is{ with me}{,
That I }{must be }{their }S{cour}g{e and M}{ini}s{ter.
}{I will }{best}{ow hi}m{, and wi}{ll an}{swer w}{ell
Th}e{ death}{ I }ga{ue him}:{ so a}{gaine, }g{ood night}{.
I }{must be }{cruell, }{onely }{to be }{kinde};{
Thus }{bad }{begin}s{ and worse}{ remain}{es be}{hinde}{
Qu. What }{shall I }do{?
Ham. Not}{ this }by{ no m}{eanes th}{at I }b{id you }{do:
}L{et the }{blunt}{ King }{temp}{t you a}g{aine to }{bed,
}P{inch}{ Wanton} {on your }{chee}{ke, }{call }{you h}{is Mo}us{e,
And let }{him }{for a }p{aire }{of }r{eech}ie{ kisses}{,
Or pa}{dling}{ in your }{neck}{e with his }{damn'd }F{inger}{s,
}{Make you }{to r}au{ell all}{ this m}{atter }{out}{,
That I }{esse}n{tiall}y{ am }{not i}n{ madnesse}{,
But }{made }{in c}raft{. 'T}we{re good}{ you l}{et him }{know,
}{For who }{that's }{but }a{ Queene, }f{aire, }sob{er, wi}{se,
W}{ould }{from a }Paddo{cke, }{from a }B{at, }a Gib{be,
}{Such }{deere }c{once}rn{ings }{hide,}{ Who }{would d}o{ so,
}N{o in }{des}p{ight }{of S}{ense}{ and S}ec{reci}{e,
V}np{egge }{the }Baske{t on the }{hous}{es to}p{:
Let the }Bi{rds flye}{, and }{like the }fam{ous }Ap{e
To t}r{y Con}clu{sions }{in the }{Basket}{, c}r{eepe
}{And b}{reake }{your owne }{necke }{downe}{
Qu. }B{e thou }{assur}'{d, if }{words }{be made of }{breath},{
And brea}t{h of }{life}:{ I haue no}{ life }{to b}{reath}{
What t}{hou hast }{saide}{ to me}{
Ham. I }{must }{to England}{, you }{know th}{at?
}{Qu. Ala}c{ke I }h{ad for}g{ot: }{'Tis }{so con}{clu}d{ed on}{
Ham. Th}{is ma}n{ shall se}{t me }p{ack}{ing:
}{Ile l}u{gge the }G{uts }{into }{the }Ne{igh}b{or r}{oome,
}{Mother }{goodnight}.{ Inde}ed{e this }C{ounsell}or{
Is }{now m}{ost s}{till, }{most s}{ecre}t{, and most }g{raue}{,
Who}{ was i}n{ life, }a{ fool}{ish p}r{ating} Knau{e.
Come s}{ir, }{to d}{raw }{tow}{ard }{an end}{ with you}{.
Good night}{ Mother.
}{Exit }{Hamlet }t{ugg}{ing in }{Polonius.
}{Enter King}{.
King. }T{here's }{matters}{ in the}{se s}{ighes}.{
These }pro{found }{heaue}{s
You }{must t}{ran}s{late}; T{is fit }we{ vnderstand th}em.{
Where }{is your }{Sonne}{?
Qu. A}h{ my good }{Lord, what }{haue I }s{eene to}{ night}?
{ King. What }G{ert}{rude}?{ How }d{o's }{Hamlet?
}{Qu. }Ma{d as the }{Seas}{, and wi}{nde,}{ when }{both }{cont}{end
}{Which }{is the }M{ighti}{er, in }{his l}aw{lesse }{fit}{
Behinde the Arras},{ hearing }{something s}tirr{e,
He}{ whip}s{ his Ra}pi{er out,}{ and c}{ries }{a Rat}{, a Rat}{,
And }{in his }b{rain}{ish a}pp{rehe}n{sion }{killes}{
The v}{nseene}{ good }o{ld ma}n{
King. }O{h hea}u{y deed}:{
It ha}{d b}in{ so wi}{th vs}{ had }w{e been}{e there}:{
His }{Libert}{y is }{full of }{threat}{s to }{all,
}T{o you }{your selfe}{, to v}{s, to }{euery }{one.
}{Alas, how }{shall thi}s{ bloody deed}{e be a}{nswere}d?{
It will b}{e la}{ide to }{vs, wh}o{se pro}{uidence}
Sh{ould haue }kept{ short},{ rest}{rain}{'d, and }o{ut of h}au{nt,
T}{his mad}{ yo}{ng m}{an. }{But s}{o much }{was o}{ur loue}{,
We }w{ould not }{vnderstand }{what w}{as m}{ost }{fit,}{
But l}{ike the }Own{er of }a{ foule }{diseas}{e,
To keepe it }{from }divulg{ing, }{let}'{s it }{feede}{
Euen }{on the }pi{th of life}{. Where}{ is h}{e go}{ne?
Qu. }T{o draw }a{part the }{body }h{e hath }{kil}{d,
O}{'re }{who}{m his }{very }{madnesse }{like }{some }O{are
}Am{ong }{a Mi}{nerall }{of M}{ette}ls{ base}{
She}w{es it }{selfe }p{ure. }{He w}{eepes}{ for wh}{at is }d{one
King. }{Oh G}{ertrude}{, come}{ away:
}{The }Sun{ no s}o{oner }{shall th}{e Mountaine}s{ touch}{,
But w}{e will }{ship }{him h}e{nce, and }{this }v{ilde }{deed,
W}{e must w}{ith all }{our Maiest}{y and }S{kill
}B{oth co}{unte}n{ance, and }excuse{.
Enter Ros}. &{ Guild.}{
Ho}{ Guildenstern}:
{Friends }{both }{go }{ioyne}{ you wi}{th some }{further }ay{de:
}{Hamlet }{in madnesse}{ hath P}{olonius}{ slaine}{,
And }{from }{his Mother}{ Closset}{s hath }{he d}r{ag'd}{ him.
}G{o see}{ke him }{out, }{speake }{faire, }{and b}r{ing the}{ body}{
In}{to the }Ch{app}{ell.}{ I pray you }{hast }{in this}{.
Exit }{Gent.
}{Come }{Gertrude, }w{ee'l }{call vp} {our wise}{st f}{riends}{,
To let }{them }{know b}{oth }{what we }{meane t}{o do,
}{And what's }vn{time}{ly do}{ne. }{Oh co}{me away}{,
My s}{oule i}{s full of }{disco}rd{ and di}sm{ay.
}{
Exeunt.
Enter H}{amlet.
Ham. }Saf{ely s}t{owed}{
G}{entle}m{en with}{in. H}{amlet, }{Lord }{Hamlet
Ham. }W{hat no}{ise}?{ Who }c{als }o{n Hamlet?
}O{h heere}{ the}y{ come}{.
Enter Ros. }{and Guildensterne.
}Ro{. What haue }y{ou done}{ my Lord }{with the }{dead body}{?
Ham. }C{ompound}ed{ it with }d{ust,}{ whereto }{'tis }{Kin}n{e
Rosin. T}{ell vs wh}{ere }{'tis, that we }{may t}{ake it }t{hence,}{
And b}{eare it }{to the Chappell}{
Ham. Do }{not be}{leeue }i{t
Rosin. }{Beleeue }w{hat?
Ham. }{That I }{can }{keepe }{your c}{ounsell, }and{ not mine
}{owne.}{ Be}{side}{s, to }{be d}e{mand}e{d of a} Sp{undge}{, what }{rep}lic{ation
}{should b}{e made }{by the }{Sonne }{of a }{King
}{Rosin. T}{ake you }me{ for a }{Spundge, }{my Lord?
Ham. }{I sir, }{that so}k{es vp}{ the King}{s Coun}{tenance, }{his
}{Rewards},{ his Au}{tho}ri{ties }({but s}{uch }Off{icers }d{o the King
}{best}{ seru}{ice in}{ the }{end. }He{ keepe}{s them }{like a}n{ Ape}{ in
}{the co}r{ner of }{his i}{aw, }{first }{mouth}'{d to be}{ last} swa{llowed,}
w{hen he }n{eedes}{ what }{you haue }gl{ean}{'d, i}t{ is but }sq{uee}z{ing
you}{, and }{Spundge}{ you shall }{be d}{ry }{againe}{
Rosin. }I{ vnderstand }{you not }{my Lord
Ham. I }{am }{gla}d{ of it}:{ a knauish }{speech }{sleepe}{s in a}
{foolish }e{are
}{Rosin. My Lord, you }{must t}{ell vs where }{the body }{is,
}{and g}{o with vs }{to the King
}{Ham. The }{body is }{with the }{King, }{but the }{King }{is not}
{with the }{body}{. The King, }{is a }{thing}-{
Guild. }A {thing m}{y Lord?
Ham. }Of{ nothing}:{ bring me to }{him, }{hide} F{ox, }{and a}{ll
}{after}{.
Exeunt.
Enter }{King.
King. }I{ haue se}nt{ to se}{eke him}{, and t}o{ find}{ the bod}{ie:
}{How d}{angerous }{is it th}{at this }{man }{goes }{loose}:{
Yet }{must n}{ot we}{ put }t{he str}{ong }L{aw }{on him:}{
Hee}'{s loue}d{ of the }{distr}{acte}{d m}ultit{ude,}{
Who }{like not }{in the}i{r iudgement}{, but the}i{r eyes}{:
And wh}{ere 'tis}{ so,}{ th' }O{ffende}{rs s}{courge }{is w}{eigh}'d{
But }{neere}{r the }{offence}:{ to beare }{all s}moo{th, and }e{uen,
}T{his so}d{aine send}{ing him a}w{ay, m}{ust s}{eeme}
Del{iber}a{te pa}{use,}{ disease}{s des}{perate}{ grow}{ne,
}By{ desperate }{app}{lian}c{e are }r{eleeue}d{,
Or }{not a}{t all}{.
Enter Rosincran}{e.
How now}?{ What ha}{th be}fal{ne?
}{Rosin. }W{here the }{dead body is }{bestow}'{d my Lord,}{
We }{cannot }{get }{from hi}m{
King. }{But wh}{ere is he}{?
Rosin. W}{ithout }{my Lord, }g{uard}{ed to}{ know }{your
}{pleasure}{
King. B}r{ing him }{before }v{s
Rosin. }H{oa, }{Guildensterne}?{ Bring }{in my }{Lord.
}{Enter Hamlet}{ and Guildensterne.
King. }N{ow Hamlet}{, where}'{s Polonius}{?
Ham. A}t{ Su}pp{er
}{King. A}{t Supper}{? Where}{?
Ham. Not }{where he }{eats}{, but wh}{ere he }{is ea}t{en, }a {cer}{taine}
{conu}o{cation}{ of wor}{mes }{are }e'n{e at }{him. }{Your }{worm}
{is your }{onely }E{mper}{or for }{die}t{. We }f{at all}{ cre}{ature}s{ else}
{to fa}t{ vs, and }w{e fat }{our selfe }{for }Mago{ts. }Y{our fa}{t King}{,
and }{your }l{eane }B{egge}r{ is but }v{ari}{able s}{eruice }{to d}{ish}{es,
}{but to }{one }T{able }t{hat's the }{end
}{King. What do}{st thou }{meane }by{ this?
Ham. }N{othing but }t{o shew}{ you how }{a King }{may }go
{a Pro}gr{esse }{thro}{ugh }{the g}u{ts of }a{ Begger}{
King. Wh}{ere is }{Polonius
}{Ham. I}n{ heauen,}{ send}{ thi}{ther }{to see}{. If }{your M}{essen}{ger
}{finde}{ him not}{ there},{ seeke him }{i'th}{ other }{place}{ your
}{selfe}:{ but in}{deed, }{if you }{finde him not th}{is m}{oneth}{, you}
{shall no}s{e him }{as you }{go }{vp the }{sta}{ires }{into the }Lobb{y
King. G}{o seeke him }{there}{
Ham. H}{e will s}{tay }{till }y{e come}{
K}{. Hamlet, th}is{ deed }{of thi}n{e, for }{thine} {espec}ial{ safe}ty{
Which }{we do }t{ender}{, as }we{ deere}l{y greeue}{
For th}at{ which }{thou hast }{done, }{must se}{nd the}e{ hence}{
With }fi{erie }Q{uic}kn{esse. }T{herefore prepare }{thy s}{elfe,
}T{he Ba}{rke }i{s read}i{e, and th}{e winde }{at h}{elpe,}{
Th' }Associ{ates }{tend,}{ and eue}{ry thi}{ng at }{bent}{
For }{England}{
Ham. }{For England}?{
King. I }{Hamlet
Ham. }G{ood
}{King. }So{ is it}{, if th}{ou kn}ew{'st }{our p}{urpose}{s
Ham. I}{ see a}{ Ch}{eru}b{e that s}{ee's }{him: }{but }{come, }{for
}{England}{. Fare}{well }{deere }{Mother
}{King. Th}{y louing}{ Father }{Hamlet
Ham}{let.}{ My Mother}:{ Father }{and M}{other }{is man }{and
}w{ife: }{man }&{ wife }i{s one }fle{sh, and }s{o my }m{other. }{Come,}{
for }{England.}{
Exit
}{King. F}{ollow }{him a}{t fo}{ote,
}T{empt }{him }{with s}{peed}{ abo}{ord:}{
Del}{ay i}{t not, }{Ile haue }{him hence}{ to night}.
A{way, }{for }{euery thing }{is Seal}{'d and }{done
}{That e}{lse }l{eanes }o{n th' A}f{faire, }{pray you }{make }{hast}{.
And }{England, }{if my }{loue }{thou h}{olds}{t at }{ought,}{
As }my{ great }p{ower}{ there}{of ma}y{ giue the}{e sen}s{e,
Since }y{et thy }C{icat}{rice }{lookes} {raw a}{nd re}d
Af{ter the}{ Danish}{ Sword, and }{thy f}{ree }awe
P{ayes h}o{mage }{to vs};{ thou m}ai{st not }c{old}{ly se}t{
Our }S{ouer}a{igne}{ Processe},{ which }{imports }{at f}u{ll
B}y{ Let}t{ers co}{niu}ri{ng to th}{at e}{ffect}{
The p}{resent}{ death }{of }{Hamlet. }D{o it }{England,}{
For }{like the He}c{ticke}{ in my b}{lood }{he ra}g{es,
}{And th}{ou must }c{ure m}{e: }T{ill I }{know }{'tis }{done,}{
How }{ere my }{happe}{s, my }{ioyes}{ were n}e{'re }{begun}{.
Exit
}{Enter }{Fort}inbras{ with an }Ar{mie.
}{
}F{or. }G{o Cap}t{aine, }{from me }{gree}t{ the Danish }{King,
}{Tell him }{that b}y{ his li}c{ense,}{ Fortinbras}
C{laime}{s the c}{onuey}{ance of a }p{rom}i{s'd }March{
Ouer }h{is Kin}g{dome}{. You }k{now the }R{ende}{uous}:{
If th}{at his }{Maiesty }{would }{ought }{with vs,
}{We shall }exp{resse }{our d}{utie }{in his e}y{e,
And let him }{know }{so
}C{ap. }{I will do}{o't, }{my Lord
}{For. Go }s{afely }on{.
Enter.
Enter Queene and }{Horatio.
}{Qu. I}{ will not }{speake with }{her
}{Hor. }S{he is }{import}un{ate, }{indeed}{ distract}{, her}{ mo}ode
{will n}{eeds be }{pitt}i{ed
Qu. }{What would }sh{e haue}{?
Hor}{. She }{speakes}{ much of}{ her }{Father};{ sai}{es she}{ heare}s
{There's }{tric}{kes i}{'th' world}{, and he}m{s, and }b{eats }{her h}{eart,}
{Spu}{rnes}{ en}u{ious}{ly a}{t S}{tra}{wes, s}{peakes }{things}{ in d}oub{t,
That }c{arry }{but h}{alfe }{sense}{: He}r{ speech }{is not}{hing,}{
Yet }t{he vns}{hape}d{ vse }{of it}{ doth mo}ue{
The he}{are}{rs to }C{ollect}{ion; }{they }aym{e at }{it,
And }botch{ the wor}d{s vp }f{it to the}{ir owne }{thoughts,}{
Which }a{s her }w{inkes}{, and no}d{s, and }{gest}{ures }yeel{d them}{,
In}{deed }w{ould make }on{e thinke}{ there}{ would be }{thought}{,
Though }{nothing }s{ure, }ye{t much }vn{happ}i{ly
}{Qu. }{'Twere good }{she }{were s}pok{en with}{,
For }sh{e may }{stre}{w dangerous }{coni}e{cture}{s
In }{ill b}{reed}{ing m}i{nds.}{ Let }h{er come }in{.
To }my{ sicke }{soule }({as sin}{nes t}{rue Nature}{ is}){
Each }toy{ seemes }{Prologue, }{to some}{ great a}{miss}{e,
So f}{ull of }Art{lesse }i{eal}ou{sie is }{guilt,}{
It }sp{ill'}s{ it selfe, }{in }f{earing }{to be }{spil}{t.
Enter }{Ophe}{lia}{ distracted}{.
Ophe. Wh}{ere is th}{e be}au{teous }{Maiesty }{of }{Denmark}{
Qu. }{How now}{ Ophelia}{?
Ophe. }H{ow sh}{ould I }{your tr}u{e loue }{know }{from a}n{other }{one?
}B{y his }Cock{le ha}t{ and sta}ff{e, and hi}{s S}{and}{al s}hoo{ne
Qu. }{Alas }{sweet }{Lady}:{ what i}{mports th}{is So}{ng?
Ophe. }S{ay you}?{ Nay }{pray you ma}rk{e.
He }i{s dead}{ and g}{one L}{ady, }h{e is dead and gone}{,
At }{his head }a{ grasse}-{gree}{ne Tur}{fe, a}{t his heeles }a{ stone}.{
Enter King.
}{Qu. Nay}{ but }{Ophelia}{
}{Ophe. }P{ray you marke.
}W{hite }{his S}{hrow}'{d as the }{Mountaine }S{now
}{Qu. Alas, }l{ooke heere }{my Lord
}{Ophe. }L{arded }{with s}{weet }Fl{owers}{:
Which }b{ewe}p{t to the }{graue}{ did }{not g}o{,
With tr}ue-{loue }{sho}{wres}{
King. }{How do} y{e, pr}{ett}y{ Lady?
}{Ophe. W}{ell, }{God di}{l'd }y{ou. Th}ey{ say }{the Ow}{le wa}s
{a Ba}{kers }d{aught}{er. L}{ord, w}e{e know }{what we }{are,}{ but}
{know not}{ what we m}{ay be}{. God}{ be a}{t your }{Table}{
King. }{Conceit }{vpon }{her Father}{
Ophe. Pray you }{let's }{haue no }{words }{of this}:{ but whe}{n
the}{y a}s{ke you }{what it}{ meanes},{ say }{you thi}{s:
}T{o mor}r{ow is }S[{ain}t]. Va{lent}{ines }d{ay, }{all i}{n the }{mor}n{ing be}{time,
And }I{ a Ma}{id }{at your }W{ind}{ow, to }b{e your }{Valentine}.{
Then }{vp }{he r}{ose,}{ & }{don'd }{his c}l{othe}s{, & d}up{t the }chamb{er do}r{e,
Le}{t in the}{ Maid}{, that }{out a}{ Maid, }{neuer }d{epar}{ted m}o{re
King. }P{retty }{Ophelia
Ophe. }{Indeed }la?{ without }{an }o{ath I}le{ make a}{n end }o{nt.
}B{y gi}{s, and b}y{ S[aint]. }Ch{ari}t{y,
A}{lacke, }{and fi}{e for }{shame}{:
Yo}{ng me}{n wil}{ doo't, }{if the}y{ come to}{o't,}{
By }C{ocke th}{ey a}r{e too b}{lame}.
Qu{oth }{she be}{fore }{you t}{umble}d {me,
You}{ promis'd }{me to }W{ed:
}S{o would }{I ha}{ done }b{y yo}{nder }{Sunne}{,
And thou }had{st not co}{me to my }b{ed
King. }{How }{long }{hath s}{he b}i{n thus}{?
Ophe. }{I h}ope{ all wi}{ll be }{well.} {We must }{bee }{patien}t{,
but }I{ cannot c}h{oose }{but w}{eepe,}{ to thi}n{ke they }{should}
{lay h}{im i'th' }{cold}{ ground:}{ My }br{other s}{hall }{knowe}{ of it,
}{and so }{I th}{anke }{you for}{ your g}{ood }{counsell}{. Come, }my
Coa{ch: }G{oodnight}{ Lad}{ies:}{ Goodnight }{sweet Lad}{ies:
}{Goodnight},{ goodnight.}{
Enter.
King. }{Follow h}{er c}l{ose,
}{Giue }{her good}{ watch}{ I pray you}{:
Oh }{this is }{the p}{oyson }{of d}{eepe }{greefe}{, it s}pr{ings
A}{ll from}{ her Father}{s death}{. Oh Gertrude, }{Gertrude,}{
When s}{orrow}{es com}{es, the}{y come }{not s}{ingle}{ spi}{es,
}{But in }Bat{talian}{s. }F{irst},{ her Father}{ slaine,
}N{ext }{your Sonne}{ gone,}{ and he}{ most }{violent }{Author}{
Of }{his }{owne }i{ust }rem{oue: }{the p}eop{le m}ud{die}{d,
Th}i{cke and }vn{wholsome }{in their }{thoughts, }{and wh}i{sper}s{
For }{good }{Polonius }{death};{ and we }{haue }{done b}u{t gre}{enly}{
In h}u{gger }m{ugger }{to i}{nter}{re him}{. Po}{ore }{Ophelia
}Di{uide}d{ from her }{selfe, a}{nd her f}{aire }{Iudgement}{,
With}{out the }w{hich we }{are }{Picture}s{, or }m{eere }B{east}s.
L{ast, a}{nd as }{much }{cont}a{ining a}s{ all the}s{e,
He}r{ Brother}{ is i}n{ secret}{ come }{from }F{rance,}
K{eepes }{on his }{wonder},{ keepes }{himselfe}{ in c}{lou}ds{,
And wa}{nts }{not }Buzz{ers to }{infect}{ his eare}{
With }p{esti}{lent }S{peech}{es of }{his }{Fathers death}{,
Where }{in }{necess}{itie}{ of ma}{tter }{Begg}a{rd,
W}{ill not}{hing sti}{cke }{our p}{ers}{ons }{to }{Arra}{igne}{
In }{eare a}n{d eare}{. O my }{deere }{Gertrude, }{this,
}Li{ke to }{a murder}{ing }P{eece }{in ma}ny{ place}s{,
Giue}{s me }su{per}fl{uous }{death.}
A N{oise }{within.}{
Enter }a{ Messenger}{.
Qu. }{Alacke, }{what no}yse{ is this?
}{King. Where }{are my }S{wit}{zers}?{
Let the}m{ guard}{ the d}{oore}{. What }i{s the matter?
}M{es. }S{aue you}{r selfe, }{my Lord.
}{The }Oc{ean} ({ouer}-{pee}r{ing of his }L{ist}{)
Ea}t{es not }{the }Flat{s with m}{ore i}m{pitti}o{us ha}s{te
Th}{en you}{ng La}e{rtes},{ in a }Riot{ous h}{ead,
}Ore-b{eares }{your }{Officers}{, the }rabb{le call }{him }{Lord,
}{And as the }{world }{were no}w{ but to }{begin,
An}tiqu{ity }{forgot},{ Custome }{not }{know}n{e,
The }R{ati}{fier}{s and p}rop{s of }{euery }{word,}{
They }c{ry c}{hoose }we?{ Laertes}{ shall be }{King,
}Caps,{ hands, }{and to}{ngue}{s, a}p{pla}ud{ it to the }{clouds,
}{Laertes shall be King,}{ Laertes }{King
}{Qu. How }c{heere}{full}y{ on the }{false }T{rai}l{e they c}{ry,
}{Oh this is }{Counte}{r you }{false }{Danish }Do{gges}{.
}{Noise within.} {Enter L}{aertes}{.
King. The}{ doore}{s are }b{roke
}{
}{Laer}{. Where is the }{King, sir}s?{ Sta}{nd you a}{ll with}{out
}
{ All. }{No, }{let's }{come in}{
Laer. }{I pray you }{giue me }{leaue}{
Al}{. We will},{ we will}{
Laer. I }{thanke you}: K{eepe th}{e doore.}{
Oh th}{ou v}{ilde }{King, }{giue me my }{Father
}{Qu. C}{alme}l{y good L}{aertes}{
Laer. }{That }dr{op of }{blood,} {that ca}{lme}s
{Proclaime}{s me }Ba{star}{d:
}C{ries }Cuck{old }{to my }{Father, }bra{nds the }Har{lot}{
Euen }{heere }{betweene }{the cha}{ste v}nsmir{ched }b{row
O}{f my }{true }{Mother
King. }{What is the }{cause }{Laertes,}{
That th}y{ Rebellio}n{ lookes }{so }Gy{ant}-{like}{?
Let }{him go}{ Gertrude}:{ Do not f}{eare }{our person}:{
There's }{such }{Diui}n{ity }{doth h}{edge}{ a King,}{
That }Tr{eason }{can }{but p}{eepe t}o{ what it }{would}{,
A}{cts }{little }{of his }{will}{. Tell }m{e Laertes,
}{Why th}{ou ar}{t thus }In{cens}t? {Let him go Gertrude}{.
Speake }{man
}{Laer. Where}'{s my Father}{?
King. }D{ead
}{Qu. B}u{t not }{by hi}{m
King. }{Let him }{demand}{ his f}{ill
Laer. }{How ca}{me he}{ dead}?{ Ile }{not be}{ Iu}{gge}{l'd }{with}.{
To he}{ll }{All}ege{ance: }V{owes, t}{o the }{blacke}s{t diuell}{.
Co}nsc{ience }{and G}{race,}{ to the }{profound}{est }Pi{t.
I }d{are }D{amna}{tion}:{ to this }po{int} {I stand}{,
That }{both }{the world}{s I }{giue t}o{ negl}ig{ence,
}L{et come }{what c}{omes}:{ onely }{Ile b}e{ reueng'd}{
Most }{through}ly{ for m}{y Father
}{King. Wh}o{ shall s}t{ay you?}
{ Laer. }{My }Wi{ll, not }{all the }{world,
}{And f}{or my }{meanes, }{Ile h}{usband}{ them }{so w}{ell,
}{They s}{hall }g{o farre}{ with }{little}{
King. Go}{od Laertes}{:
If }{you d}{esire}{ to know }{the c}{ertain}{tie
}{Of your }{deere }{Fathers death,}{ if w}{rit in }{your }{reueng}{e,
That S}oop-{stake }y{ou will}{ draw }{both }{Friend}{ and }Fo{e,
Wi}{nner}{ and }L{oose}r{
Laer. }N{one but }{his }Enemi{es
King. }{Will you }{know the}{m the}{n
La}{. To }{his }{good }{Friends},{ thus }w{ide }{Ile }{ope }{my }{Arme}{s:
And }{like the }{kinde }Life-r{end}'{ring P}o{lit}i{cian}{,
Rep}{ast th}e{m with }{my blood}{
King. Wh}y {now you}{ speake
}L{ike a }{good Ch}{ilde}{, and a }{true }{Gentlem}{an.
Th}{at I am }{guilt}l{esse of }{your }{Fathers death,
}{And a}m{ most se}nsib{le in }{greefe}{ for }i{t,
It s}{hall a}{s l}e{uell }{to your }{Iudgement} {pier}c{e
As }{day }{do's }{to your }eye{.
A }n{oise within. }{Let her come in.
}{
Enter Ophelia}{.
}{Laer. How }{now? }w{hat noise}{ is th}a{t?
Oh he}{ate }d{rie v}p{ my }{Braine}{s, te}{ares s}{euen }{times }sal{t,
Bu}{rne }{out the }S{ence and }{Vertue }{of m}{ine eye}{.
By }{Heauen,}{ thy }{madnesse s}{hall be }paye{d by }wa{ight,
}T{ill our }Sc{ale }t{urnes }{the bea}m{e. Oh }{Rose}{ of Ma}{y,
}{Deere }{Maid, }{kinde }S{ister},{ sweet }{Ophelia}{:
Oh Hea}{uens},{ is't }{poss}{ible}{, a }{yong }{Maid}{s wit}{s,
S}{hould be }{as mo}{rtall}{ as a}n{ old man}s{ life}?
{Nature is}{ fin}{e in }{Loue}{, and wh}{ere 'tis }f{ine,
}I{t send}{s some }{precious }{inst}{ance of }{it selfe
}{After the }{thing i}{t loue}s{
Ophe. }{They }bo{re him }b{are }f{ac'd }{on the }Be{er,
}He{y no}{n no}n{y, no}n{y, he}{y non}y{:
And }{on his }{graue }{raines}{ many }a{ teare},
{Fare you well my }Dou{e
Laer. }Ha{d'st t}{hou t}h{y wits},{ and di}{d'st per}sw{ade }R{euenge,
}it{ could }{not m}{oue th}u{s
Ophe. }{You must }{sing }{downe} a-{downe, }{and you }{call}
{him a}{-downe}-a{. Oh, h}{ow the }{wheele}{ be}{comes}{ it}?{ It is}
{the false }{Stew}{ard th}{at st}{ole }{his ma}st{ers daughter}{
Laer. Th}{is nothing}s{ more }{then}{ matter}{
Ophe. The}{re's }{Rose}mary,{ that's }{for }R{eme}m{bra}{unce}.{
Pray }{loue }r{ememb}{er: }an{d there is }Pa{conc}ies{, that's for}{
Though}t{s
Laer. }A{ do}c{ument }{in madnesse,}{ thoughts} &{ rememb}{rance
}f{itte}d{
Ophe. There's }Fe{nne}{ll for} {you, and }Colu{mbin}e{s: the}r'{s
Rew}{ for you, and }{heere}'{s some }{for me}{. We}{e may }{call it}{
Her}be-{Grace }a{ Sun}da{ies: }Oh{ you must }we{are you}{r Re}w
{with a }diff{ere}{nce. }{There's }a{ Da}y{sie, }I{ would }{giue }{you
s}o{me Vi}o{lets}{, but the}{y wit}{her'}d{ all w}{hen m}{y Father }dy{ed:
}{They say}{, he }{made }{a good }{end}{;
For }bon{ny }{sweet }Ro{bin }i{s all }{my ioy}{
Laer. Th}{ought,}{ and A}{ffliction},{ Passion, }{Hell it selfe}:{
She}{ turnes t}o{ Fa}u{our}{, and to }{prett}{inesse
}{Ophe. }A{nd will }he{ not come }{againe,}
{And will he not come againe}:
{No, no}{, he is dead},{ go to }{thy }D{eath}-{bed,
}He{ neuer }{wil }{come againe}.{
His }Be{ard a}s{ white as Snow}{,
All }Flax{en w}as{ his Po}l{e:
H}{e is g}{one, }h{e is gone, }{and we }c{ast }{away }m{one,
}G{rame}rcy{ on his }{Soule}.{
And of}{ all }Ch{rist}{ian}{ Soule}s{, I pray }God{.
Go}{d bu}{y y}e{.
Exeunt. }{Ophelia
}{Laer. }{Do you see th}i{s, you}{ God}{s?
King. }{Laertes, }{I must }{comm}{on with }y{our greefe}{,
Or }y{ou deny }m{e right}:{ go b}{ut a}p{art,
}{Make }cho{ice of }{whom }y{our wisest }{Friends }{you will}{,
And the}{y shall }h{eare and }{iudge}{ 'tw}ix{t you a}{nd m}{e;
If }b{y di}r{ect }{or b}{y Co}{late}{rall }{hand
}{They }{finde }v{s touch}'d{, we will}{ our }{Kingdome}{ giue},{
Our }{Crowne, }{our }Li{fe, and }{all that }w{e call }{Our}s{
To you }{in s}{ati}sf{action}{. But i}{f not,}{
Be }{you con}t{ent to }l{end your }{patience}{ to vs,}{
And w}{e shall }{ioyn}t{ly }l{abou}r{ with your }{soule}{
To giue i}{t d}{ue co}{ntent}{
Laer. }{Let th}{is be}{ so:
}{His }{meanes }{of de}{ath, }{his o}bs{cure }bur{iall};{
No }T{rop}h{ee, }{Sword, }{nor }H{atch}{ment o}'r{e his }{bones,
}{No }No{ble }{rite, }n{or for}{mall }{ost}{enta}{tion,}
Cr{y to be }{hear}d{, as }{'tw}{ere }{from }{Heauen }{to E}{art}h{,
That I must }c{all in }{question}{
King. So }{you shall}{:
And where }{th' offence}{ is,}{ let the}{ great }Ax{e fal}l{.
I }{pray you g}o{ with me}{.
Exeunt.
Enter H}{oratio},{ with an A}{ttend}an{t.
H}{ora}{. What }a{re they }{that would }{speake with }{me?
}S{er. }Saylo{rs s}{ir, th}{ey say the}y{ haue }{Letters }{for you}{
Hor. }{Let them }{come in}{,
I do }{not know}{ from }{what }{part of }{the world}{
I s}{hould be }{greet}{ed, if }{not f}{rom }{Lord Hamlet}{.
Enter }{Saylor}{.
}{Say}{. God b}{lesse you Sir}{
Hor. Let }{him b}l{esse th}e{e too}{
}{Say. }He{e shall }Si{r, and}{'t p}l{ease }{him. }{There's a }{Letter}
{for you}{ Sir}:{ It }{comes }{from th}'{ Amb}{assa}d{ours }t{hat was}
{bound} {for England}{, if you}r na{me be }{Horatio, }{as I}{ am }{let
}{to know }{it is}{.
}R{ead}{s the }{Letter}{.
Ho}{ratio, }{When th}{ou shal}{t haue }{ouer}{look}'d{ this, }{giue the}{se
F}e{llowes}{ some m}{eanes t}{o the King}:{ They }{haue Letters}
{for hi}{m. E}{re we }{were }{two }{dayes}{ old }{at S}ea{, a }Py{rate }{of v}ery
Warl{icke a}p{point}{ment }{gaue }{vs }Cha{ce. }Fi{nding }{our selues }{too
}s{low }{of Sa}il{e, we}{ put }{on a }{compell}{ed }V{alou}r{. In }{the }{Gra}pp{le, }I
{boord}{ed the}m:{ On }{the }{instan}{t they }{got }cl{eare o}{f our }Shipp{e, so}{
I }{alone}{ bec}am{e their }P{ris}{oner}.{ They haue }d{ealt}{ with me}{e, like}{
The}e{ues of }M{ercy,}{ but they }{knew}{ what }{they }did{. I am }{to do}e
{a good }{turne}{ for th}em{. Let the}{ King h}{aue the }{Letters }{I haue}
s{ent, }{and re}{paire }{thou t}o{ me with }{as much }{hast }a{s thou}{ would}{est
}{flye }{death. }{I haue }{words }{to s}{peake }{in your }{eare,}{ will }{make the}e
d{umbe, }{yet a}{re they }{much }{too }{light}{ for the}{ bore }{of the }Ma{tter.
}T{hese }{good F}{ellowes }{will b}{ring the}{e where I }{am. }{Rosincrance}
{and Guildensterne},{ hold }t{heir co}{urse }{for England.} {Of th}em
{I haue }{much to}{ tell }t{hee, }{Farewell}{.
He t}{hat thou }{knowes}{t thi}{ne,
H}{amlet.
}{Come, }{I will }{giue you} {way }{for the}{se your }{Letters}{,
And do}'{t the s}{peedie}{r, that }y{ou may }{direct }m{e
To h}{im f}{rom wh}{om you}{ bro}{ught }{them.}{
Enter.
Enter }K{ing and }{Laertes.
King. }{Now m}{ust }{your co}{nscience }{my }ac{quit}{tance }s{eal}{,
And }{you must }{put }m{e in your }{heart }{for }{Friend}{,
Si}{th you }{haue h}{eard, a}{nd with }a{ know}{ing }{eare,
}{That h}{e which }{hath }{your }{Noble }{Father slaine,
}P{urs}{ued }{my l}{ife}{
Laer. I}t{ well }{appe}{ares.}{ But t}{ell me}{,
Why }y{ou pro}c{eede}{d not }{against the}{se f}{eate}s{,
So }c{rime}{full}{, and so }Capit{all in }{Nature,}{
As }{by yo}{ur S}{afety}{, W}{ise}d{ome, a}{ll thi}{ngs }{else}{,
You }{main}{ly w}{ere s}{tirr}{'d }vp{?
King. }O{ for t}w{o spe}{cial}l{ Reason}{s,
Which }{may t}{o you }(perhaps){ seeme }{much vn}{sinn}{owed,
}{And y}et{ to me }{they are }{strong}{. The }{Queen}{ his Mother}{,
Li}{ues }{almost b}{y his l}{ookes}:{ and for }m{y selfe,
}My{ Vertue o}{r my }Pla{gue, }b{e it }e{ither }{which}{,
Sh}{e's so}{ coniu}n{ctiue}{ to my }l{ife, and }{soule};{
That }{as the S}t{arre }{moue}{s not }{but in}{ his S}p{here,}
I{ could not }{but }{by h}{er. The}{ other }{Mot}iu{e,
Why }{to a }pub{like }{count}{ I m}{ight }{not go,
}I{s the gr}{eat }{loue th}e{ generall g}{ender}{ beare }{him,
}{Who }d{ipp}{ing all }{his Fa}{ults}{ in their }a{ffect}{ion,
}{Would }{like the }{Sprin}g{ that t}{urne}{th }W{ood t}o{ St}{one,
}C{onuert}{ his }Gy{ues to}{ Grace}s{. So }{that }{my Ar}{rowes}{
To}{o s}{light}{ly t}imb{red }{for so }{loud}{ a W}{inde,
}W{ould haue }{reue}{rted }{to my }{Bow }{againe,
And }n{ot where }{I had }arm'{d them}{
Laer. A}{nd so }{haue I }a{ Noble Father }los{t,
A }{Sister}{ dri}{uen }{into }{desperate }{tear}m{es,
Wh}{o was }({if }{pra}{ises}{ may go} b{acke a}{gaine})
St{ood Ch}{alle}{nger }{on m}{ount }{of all }{the }Ag{e
For }{her p}{erfe}{ction}{s. But }{my }{reuenge}{ will come}{
King. Br}{eake no}{t your }{sleepes }{for that},{
You must }{not thi}nk{e
That }{we are }{made of }{stuffe}{, so}{ flat}{, and d}u{ll,
Th}{at we ca}n{ let }{our B}{eard }{be sh}{ooke w}{ith d}{anger}{,
And th}{inke }{it pa}s{time}{. You }{short}l{y shall heare }{more,
}I{ lou}'d{ your Father}{, and we }{loue o}{ur S}{elfe,
An}{d that }{I hope }{will }t{each}{ you to }imag{ine}-{
Enter a Messenger.
}{How now? What }N{ewes}{?
Mes. }{Letters }{my Lord }{from H}{amlet, }{This }{to your}
{Maiesty}{: this }{to the }{Queene}{
King. }F{rom Hamlet}{? Who }{brought them}{?
Mes. Sa}{ylors }{my Lord }t{hey say, }{I s}a{w them }{not}{:
They }{were g}{iuen }m{e by }C{laud}i{o, he }{rece}iu{'d them
}{King. Laertes}{ you shall }{heare the}m:{
Leaue }{vs.
Ex}{it }{Messenger
}{
Hi}gh{ and Mi}{ght}y{, you shall }{know }{I am s}{et }nak{ed on }{your
}{Kingdome. }{To morrow }{shall I }{begge }{leaue to }{see }y{our King}ly
E{yes.}{ When }{I shall }({first }as{king }{your }P{ardon }{there}{unt}o){ rec}{ount}
{th' O}cca{sions }o{f my }{sodaine}{, and mo}{re str}{ange}{ ret}u{rne.
}{Hamlet.
}{What sh}{ould }{this m}{eane}? A{re all }{the r}es{t come }{backe}?{
Or i}{s it s}{ome a}bu{se? }{Or no}{ such }{thing}{?
Laer. }K{now you }t{he ha}{nd?
Kin}.{ 'Tis }{Hamlet}{s Cha}{racte}{r, }{naked }a{nd in }{a P}{ost}s{cri}pt
{here he }s{ayes }{alone}: {Can }{you a}du{ise }{me?
}{Laer. I}'m{ lost}{ in }i{t my Lord}{; but l}{et him }{come,
}{It w}{armes}{ the }{very s}{icknesse}{ in my }{heart,
}{That I }{shall l}{iue }{and t}{ell him t}{o his }{teeth}{;
Thus }{did}de{st thou}{
Kin}{. If }{it be }{so }{Laertes, }{as h}{ow should }{it be so}{:
How }{other}w{ise wi}{ll you }{be r}u{l'd }by{ me?
Laer. I}f{ so }{you}'{l not }{o're}r{ule m}{e to a }{peace}{
Kin. }T{o thin}{e owne }{peace}:{ if }{he be}{ now }{return}'{d,
As }che{cking}{ at his }{Voyage}{, and th}{at he }{meanes}{
No more }{to v}{nder}{take it};{ I will }{worke}{ him
}{To }{an e}xployt{ now r}ip{e in my }Deu{ice,
}V{nder }{the which }h{e shall }{not choose but }f{all;
}{And for }{his de}{ath }{no w}{inde of }{blame}{ shall b}{reath,
}{But }{euen }{his Mother }{shall }vn{charge}{ the pr}{acti}{ce,
And }{call it }acc{iden}t:{ So}m{e two }Mon{thes}{ hence
}H{ere w}{as a}{ Gentleman}{ of }N{orma}ndy{,
I}'{ue se}e{ne my }{selfe, and }{seru}{'d a}{gainst the }F{renc}h{,
And they }{ran}{ well }{on H}{orse}{backe};{ but this }G{all}{ant}{
Ha}{d wit}ch{craft}{ in't}; {he gre}w{ into }{his Sea}{t,
And t}{o such }{wond}{rous }d{oing }{brought }{his }{Horse}{,
As }{had }h{e beene }{enc}or{ps't }{and d}emy-{Natur}'d{
With t}{he b}{raue }{Beast}{, so f}{arre }{he p}{ast }{my thought}{,
That I }{in f}{orge}ry{ of sh}a{pes }{and t}{rickes},{
Come s}{hort}{ of wh}{at he }{did}{
Laer. A }{Norman}{ was't}{?
Kin. }{A Norman}{
Laer. }{Vpon }{my life}{ La}{moun}d{
Kin. T}{he very s}am{e
Laer. I}{ know }{him w}{ell, }h{e is the }Broo{ch i}{ndeed,
}{And I}em{me of }{all our }Na{tion
Kin}{. Hee }m{ad co}{nfess}{ion of }{you,}{
And }g{aue you }{such a }M{aster}l{y re}{port}{,
For }{Art }{and e}xercis{e in your }{defe}{nce}{;
And for }{your R}{apier }{most }{especial}l{,
That he }cr{yed }{out, }t'{would be }a{ sigh}{t indeed,}{
If }{one c}{ould ma}t{ch you }Si{r. This }{report}{ of his}
Di{d Hamlet}{ so }envenom{ with his }Enuy{,
That he c}{ould not}h{ing do}{e but w}{ish a}{nd be}{gge,
Y}{our so}{daine }{comm}{ing o}{re to }p{lay }{with him}{;
No}w{ out of }{this}{
Laer. Wh}y{ out of this}{, my Lord?
}{Kin. }{Laertes }{was your }{Father d}{eare t}o{ you?
}{Or }{are you }{like the }p{ainti}{ng of }a{ sorrow}{,
A }{face }{without a}{ heart}{?
Laer. }{Why }{aske you }{this?
Kin}{. Not th}{at I }{thinke }{you d}{id not }{loue }{your Father,}{
But }{that I }{know }{Loue}{ is be}gun{ by }{Time}:{
And that I }{see }in{ passage}{s of }{proofe}{,
Ti}{me }qual{ifie}{s the s}p{arke a}{nd fi}r{e of it}{:
Hamlet }{comes }{backe}{: what }{would you }{vndertake}{,
To }{show}{ your selfe}{ your Fathers }s{onne }{indeed,
}M{ore then }{in w}{ords}{?
Laer. }{To }c{ut his }{thro}{at i}{'th' }Chu{rch
}{
Kin. }No{ place }{indeed }{should }{murder}{ San}{ctur}iz{e;
}{Reuenge}{ should }{haue no }{bound}{s: but }{good Laertes
}{Will you }{doe }{this, }{keepe }{close}{ within}{ your }C{hamber}{,
Hamlet}{ return'd,}{ shall know }y{ou are }{come }{home}:
W{ee'l }{put on }{those }{shall }{praise}{ your e}xc{elle}{nce,
And }{set }a{ doub}{le }var{nish }{on the fa}m{e
The }{French}{man g}{aue you},{ bring }{you in }f{ine to}ge{ther,
}{And wa}{ger on }{your hea}{ds, h}{e be}{ing }re{misse,
}{Most }{gener}{ous}{, and f}{ree }{from a}{ll co}n{tri}u{ing,
}{Will not}{ per}u{se the} Fo{iles}?{ So that }{with }{ease,
}O{r with a}{ little }shu{ffli}{ng, }{you may }{choose}{
A S}{word}{ vn}b{aite}{d, and }{in a }{passe}{ of pr}{actice,
}Re{quit}{ him for }{your Father}{
Laer. I }{will doo't}.{
And for }{that }{purpose}{ Ile }{anno}{int }{my Sw}{ord:
}I{ bou}{ght }{an }{Vnction }{of a }{Mount}{eba}{nke
}So{ mortall}{, I }{but }d{ipt}{ a kn}{ife in }{it,
}{Where i}t{ draw}es{ blood, }n{o Ca}ta{pla}sm{e so r}{are,
}{Collect}{ed from }{all Si}mpl{es that }{haue }{Vertue}{
Vnder the }Mo{one, }{can s}{aue the }{thing }{from d}{eath,
}T{hat is }{but s}{cra}{tch}{t with}{all:}{ Ile }{touch}{ my }{point}{,
With t}{his c}{onta}g{ion, }{that i}f{ I ga}{ll him }{slightly}{,
It }{may be }{death}{
Kin. }L{et's }{further }{thinke }{of this,}{
We}{igh }{what co}n{uen}{ience }{both }{of t}{ime and }{meanes
}M{ay f}{it v}{s to }{our s}{hape}{, if th}{is s}{hould }f{aile};{
And that }{our dr}if{t looke }{through }{our b}{ad }{perf}{orman}{ce,
}{'Twere }be{tter no}{t as}{said};{ there}f{ore th}i{s Pro}{iect}{
Should haue }a{ backe }{or s}{eco}n{d, that }{might }{hold}{,
If th}{is should }bl{ast in }{proofe}{: So}ft,{ let me }{see
}{Wee'l }{make a}{ sol}emne{ wager on your }{comming}s,{
I ha}'t:{ when }{in your }mo{tion you }{are h}o{t and d}{ry,
}{As m}{ake your }bowt{s more }{violent }{to the }{end,
}A{nd that he }{cals }{for d}{rink}{e; }{Ile haue }{prepar}{'d him}{
A C}{hall}ic{e for the}{ non}c{e; wh}{ereon }{but s}{ipping}{,
If }h{e by }{chance }es{cape}{ your }{venom}'{d st}uck{,
Our }{purpose }m{ay ho}l{d there};{ how s}{weet }{Queene}.{
Enter Queene}{.
Qu}{een}{. On}{e wo}{e doth }t{read }{vpon }{another}{s heele}{,
So f}{ast the}y'l{ follow}:{ your S}{ister}{'s }d{rown}'{d Laertes
Laer. }D{rown'd}! O{ where}?{
Queen. }T{here is }a{ Will}{ow }g{rowes }asl{ant a}{ Broo}k{e,
That }s{hewes }{his h}{ore }{leaue}{s in the }{glass}i{e str}e{ame:
}{There }{with }f{ant}a{sticke }Garl{ands }{did s}he{ come,
}Of{ Crow}-f{lowers}, Ne{ttle}{s, }{Daysie}{s, and }{long }P{urp}l{es,
That }{libera}{ll S}hep{heard}s{ giue }{a gr}{osse}{r name};{
But }{our co}{ld M}{aids }{doe }{Dead} M{ens }{Fingers}{ call }{them:
}{There }{on the p}{endant}{ bough}es{, her }Cor{onet}{ wee}d{s
Cla}mb{ring to }{han}g;{ an en}{uious}{ sli}{uer }{broke}{,
When }d{owne th}{e wee}dy{ Troph}{ies, and }{her selfe,}{
Fell}{ in the }w{eeping }{Brooke,}{ her clo}{athes}{ spred }w{ide,
}{And }Me{rma}id{-like}{, a }{whi}{le they }{bore h}{er }vp{,
Which }{time }s{he cha}{unted }sn{atches}{ of o}{ld t}u{nes,
}A{s one }in{cap}{able }{of her }{owne }{distr}{esse,
}Or{ like a }{creature}{ Nati}{ue, and }{ind}ued{
Vn}{to that }El{ement: }{but l}o{ng it }{could not b}e{,
Till }{that he}r{ ga}r{ments,}{ heauy }{with her}{ drinke}{,
Pu}l{'d the}{ po}{ore }{wretch}{ from her }melod{ious }b{uy,
T}o{ mudd}y{ death
}{Laer. A}l{as the}n{, is s}{he d}{rown'd}{?
Queen. }{Drown'd},{ drown'd}{
Laer. T}oo{ much of }w{ater}{ hast thou }p{oore Ophelia}{,
And there}{fore }I{ for}{bid }{my t}{eares}{: but }yet
{It is }{our tr}i{cke, }{Nature }{her c}{ustome h}{olds}{,
Let }{shame}{ say }{what it w}{ill};{ when }{these }ar{e gone}{
The }wo{man w}{ill be }{out}: A{due }{my Lord,
}I{ haue a }{speech }{of }f{ire, }{that }f{aine }w{ould bla}ze{,
But that }{this f}ol{ly do}ub{ts i}{t.
Enter.
Kin}{. Let's f}{ollow}{, Gertrude}{:
How }{much }{I had }{to doe}{ to c}{alme}{ his }{rage}?{
Now }{feare }I t{his will}{ giue it }s{tart }{againe};{
There}f{ore le}{t's follow}{.
Exeunt.
Enter }{two }Cl{owne}{s.
}{Clown}{. I}{s she }{to be}{e buri}e{d in C}{hristian }{buriall}{, that}{
wil}{fully }{seeke}s{ her owne }salu{ation}{?
O}th{er. I t}{ell thee}{ she }{is, and th}{erefore }{make h}{er G}r{aue
s}{trai}{ght, }{the }{Crowne}r{ hath s}{ate o}n{ her, and }{find}{s it }{Christian}
{buriall}{
C}lo{. How ca}n{ that }{be, }vnl{esse sh}{e drown}e{d her selfe}{ in
}{her owne d}{efence}{?
Other. }{Why }{'tis f}{ound }{so
C}{lo. }It{ must be }S{e offen}d{end}o{, it }{cannot }{bee }{else}:{ for
}{heere }l{ies the }{point};{ If }I{ drowne}{ my selfe}{ wit}t{ingly}{, it }ar{gues}
{an Act}{: and }{an Act}{ hath }{thre}{e bra}n{ches.}{ It is }{an
}{Act }{to doe }{and to p}{erform}{e; a}r{gall }{she drown'd}{ her selfe}
{wittingly}{
O}{ther. }{Nay but }h{eare you}{ Good}{man }D{elue}r{
Clo}{wn. }G{iue me leaue}; {heere lies the }{water};{ good}:{
heere }{stand}{s the ma}n{; good:} If{ the man}{ goe}{ to this }{water}
{and dr}{owne }{himselfe};{ it is }{will he n}{ill he},{ he goes};
{marke}{ you th}at?{ But if }{the water}{ come to }{him }&{ drowne}{
him}{; hee}{ drowne}{s not }{himselfe}{. A}{rgall},{ hee }{that is not}
{guilt}y{ of his }{owne de}{ath, }{short}{ens }{not hi}{s owne }{life
}{Other. }{But i}{s this }law?
{ Clo. I}{ mar}ry{ is't},{ Crowner}s{ Que}s{t La}w{
Other. }{Will you }ha{ the t}ru{th o}n{'t: }{if this }{had }{not
}{beene }{a Gentle}{woman}{, sh}e{e should haue }{beene }{buried}
{out of }{Christian }B{uriall
Clo. }{Why th}e{re thou }{say}'{st. }{And the}{ more }{pitt}{y that}
{great }{fol}k{e should haue }{countenance}{ in this}{ world }to
{drowne }{or h}a{ng the}m{selues},{ more then }{their }{euen }{Christian}{.
Come, }{my S}pade{; there}{ is no} {ancie}nt{ Gentlemen}{,
but }{Gar}d{iner}{s, D}{itch}{ers and }{Graue}-m{akers}{; they }{hold }vp
Adam{s Pro}{fession}{
Other. W}{as he }{a Gentleman}{?
Clo. }H{e was }{the f}{irst }{that e}{uer b}{ore }{Armes}{
Other. W}h{y he ha}{d no}{ne
}{Clo. Wh}{at, a}r{'t a}{ Hea}{then}?{ how }{doth t}h{ou vnder}{stand}{
the }S{cript}{ure?} {the Scripture}{ sayes }{Adam}{ di}g'd;
{could }{hee d}igg{e without }{Armes}{? Ile }p{ut an}{other }{question
}{to the}{e; i}{f thou }{answere}s{t me }{not to }{the p}{urpose},{ confess}e
{thy selfe}-{
Other. }Go{ too
}{Clo. What}{ is he }{that b}{uild}s{ stronge}r{ then }{either }{the}{
Ma}s{on, th}e{ Ship}wr{ight, }{or the }Carp{enter}{?
Other. }{The }Ga{llowes }{maker};{ for that }Fr{ame o}utl{iues a}
{thou}s{and }T{enan}{ts
}{Clo. I }{like th}{y wit}{ well }{in g}{ood }{fai}{th, }t{he Gallowes}
do{es we}{ll; }{but h}{ow do}{es it }{well}?{ it do}{es well}{ to th}o{se
th}{at do}e{ ill}:{ now}{, thou}{ dost }i{ll to }{say the }{Gallowes }is
{buil}t{ stronger then }{the C}{hurch}:{ Argall, }{the Gallowes
}{may d}oe{ well to th}e{e. To}{o't }{againe, }C{ome
}{Other. Wh}o{ builds stronger then }{a Mas}o{n, a }{Shipwright,}
{or a }{Carpenter?
}{Clo. I},{ tell me}{ that},{ and vn}yoak{e
Other. }M{arry}, {now I }{can t}e{ll
Clo. }{Too't}{
Other. Ma}{sse, }{I cannot }te{ll.
Enter }{Hamlet and }{Horatio}{ a f}{arre }{off}{.
Clo}. C{udge}{ll th}y{ brain}{es no}{ more }{abou}t{ it; }{for your}
{dull}{ Ass}e{ will not }me{nd his }p{ace with}{ beat}i{ng; an}{d when}
{you are }ask'{t this }{question}{ next}{, say }a{ Graue-maker}{: the}{
Ho}{uses t}{hat he m}a{kes, }{last}s{ till }D{oome}sday{: go},{ get }{thee}{
to }Y{augh}{an, }f{etch }{me a }{sto}up{e of }Liqu{or.
}S{ings}{.
}I{n you}{th wh}{en I }{did }{loue,}{ did loue,}
m{e thought}{ it w}a{s very }{sweet}e{:
To }{contr}a{ct }O{ the t}i{me for a }{my be}h{oue,
}O {me thought }{there }{was }{nothing }m{eete}{
Ham. H}a'{s this }f{ellow}{ no }feel{ing of his }bu{sinesse}{, that
}{he s}{ings }{at G}{raue-mak}{ing?
}{Hor. }{Custome }{hath }{made i}{t in hi}m{ a pro}p{erty }{of easinesse
}{
Ham. }{'Tis }ee'{n so}{; the}{ hand}{ of li}{ttle }Im{ploy}{ment }{hath}{
the }d{aintie}r{ sense}{
Clown}{e sings}{. But }Ag{e with his }{steal}{ing st}eps
{hath }c{aught}{ me in }{his cl}u{tch}{:
And }{hath sh}{ippe}d{ me in}ti{ll the }L{and,
}{as i}f{ I had }{neuer }{beene }{such}{
Ham. Th}{at S}cu{ll ha}{d a t}{ongue}{ in it,}{ and c}{ould s}{ing
}o{nce: }{how the }{knau}{e i}o{wles}{ it to th}'{ grown}{d, as }i{f it}
{were }C{aines }Iaw-b{one, }{that d}id{ the first }m{urther}{: It}
{might }{be the} P{ate of }a{ Politi}{tian }{which th}{is }{Asse }{o're }{Office}s:
{one th}a{t could }circumu{ent G}{od, }{might }{it not}{?
Hor. }I{t might}{, my Lord
}{Ham. O}{r of a }C{our}{tier, }{which }{could s}{ay, }{Good }M{orrow}
{sweet L}{ord: }{how do}{st thou},{ good Lord}?{ this
}{might be }{my Lord }{such a }{one, that }{prais}{'d my Lord}{ such
}{a one}{s Horse,} {when he }{mean}{t to beg}g{e it; }{might it not?
Hor. I}{, my Lord
Ham. }{Why }{ee'n so}:{ and no}w{ my L}ady Wo{rmes,
}{Chap}l{esse, }{and }knockt{ about }{the M}azar{d with a }S{ext}ons
{Spade; }{heere's }{fine }Reuo{lut}{ion, }{if w}e{e had }{the tr}{icke }{to
}{see'}{t. D}{id the}{se b}{ones }co{st no}{ more the}{ breeding}{, but
}{to play }a{t Lo}{gge}{ts with }'em?{ mine }ak{e to thi}{nke
}{on't}{
Clowne sings. }A{ Pic}khaxe{ and a }{Spade},{ a Spade,}{
for }{and a }s{hrow}{ding}-Sh{eete:
}O{ a P}i{t of C}l{ay for t}o{ be made}{,
for }{such a }G{uest }{is me}{ete
Ham. }T{here's a}n{other: }w{hy m}{ight not }{that be}{e the}
{Scull }{of a }{Law}y{er? }{where }b{e his }Quiddi{ts no}w?{ his
}{Qui}l{lets}?{ his C}{ases}{? his }{Ten}{ures, }{and his }T{rick}s{? wh}y{
doe}'{s he }s{uffe}{r this }{rude}{ knaue }{now t}o{ knock}{e him a}{bout}{
the Sc}{once} {with a di}{rty }{Shou}{ell, and }{will not }{tell him }of
{his A}{ction of }B{atter}y{? h}u{m. This }{fellow }{might be }in's
{time a}{ great }buy{er of }{Land,}{ with his }Statu{tes, }{his R}ecogniz{ance}{s,
}{his F}{ines, }{his d}{ouble }V{ouch}{ers, }{his Reco}u{erie}{s:
I}{s this }{the fi}n{e of his }{Fines, }{and the}{ recou}{ery of }{his Recoueries},
to{ haue hi}{s fine }{Pate }{full of }{fine }D{irt}?{ will h}{is
}{Vouchers} v{ouch }{him no}{ more }{of his }P{urch}{ases}{, and d}{ouble}
o{nes to}{o, th}{en the }{leng}t{h and b}{read}{th of }{a paire of}{
Inde}n{tures}{? the }{very }C{onueyance}{s of his }L{ands }{will
}h{ard}{ly l}y{e in this }Boxe{; and }{must t}{he }In{her}it{or him}{selfe
}{haue no }{more}{? h}a{?
Hor. }N{ot a }i{ot mo}re{, my Lord
Ham. }I{s not }P{arch}{ment }{made of }{Shee}p-{skin}n{es?
}{Hor. I}{ my Lord, }{and of }Ca{lue}{-skinnes}{ too
}{Ham. The}{y are }{Sheep}{e and }{Calue}{s that }{seek}{ out a}{ssur}{ance
}i{n that}{. I will }{speake }{to this }{fellow}:{ whose }{Graue}{'s
t}{his S}i{r?
Clo. }M{ine S}ir{:
O a Pit of Clay for to be made,
for such a Guest is meete
Ham. }{I thinke }i{t be th}i{ne indeed}:{ for th}{ou li}{est i}{n't
Clo}{. You }{lye }{out o}{n't}{ Sir, and}{ therefore }i{t is not}{ your}{s:
}{for my }{part,}{ I do}{e not }{lye in}{'t; }a{nd yet }{it is }m{ine
Ham. }T{hou dost }{lye in't}{, to be }{in't}{ and s}a{y 'tis }{thine}:
{'tis fo}{r the }{dead, }{not f}{or the }qu{icke, }{therefore th}ou
{lye}s{t
Clo. }{'Tis }a{ quicke}{ lye }{Sir, }{'twi}{ll a}{way }{againe }{from me}
{to you}{
Ham. Wh}{at m}an{ dost thou }{digge }i{t for}{?
Clo. }{For }{no m}{an S}{ir
H}{am. What }{woman }{then?}{
Clo. For no}{ne ne}i{ther
}{Ham. Wh}{o is }{to be }{buried in}{'t?
}{Clo. }O{ne that }{was a }{woman }{Sir}{; but }{rest }{her }{Soule},
{shee}'{s dead}{
Ham. H}{ow a}bs{olut}e{ the knaue i}{s? w}e{e must }{speake
}{by the }C{arde}{, or }{equi}{uocation }{will }vn{doe }v{s: b}{y the}
{Lord H}{oratio, }{these }{three }y{eares }{I haue }{take}{n no}t{e of it,
}t{he Age}{ is g}{rowne }s{o p}{icke}{d, that }{the t}o{e of the }Pes{ant
}{comes }so{ neere}{ the h}{eeles }{of our }{Courtier, }{hee }{gall}{s his}
Kibe{. How long ha}{st thou }{been}{ a Graue-maker}{?
Clo. O}{f all the }{dayes }{i'th' }y{eare, }I{ came }{too't}{ that d}ay
{that our }{last }{King }{Hamlet }{o're}{came }{Fortinbras
}{
Ham. How }{long i}{s that s}i{nce?
}{Clo. C}{annot }{you t}e{ll that}?{ euery }{fool}e{ can tell}{ that}:{
It wa}{s the very }{day, }{that you}{ng Hamlet }{was }bo{rne, h}e{e
that }{was m}ad{, and se}{nt in}to{ England
Ham. }{I marry},{ why }w{as he }{sent into England}{?
Clo. }{Why},{ beca}{use }he{ was mad}{; hee }{shall }{recouer}{ his
}{wits} {there; }{or i}{f he }{do not}{, it}'{s no }{great }{matter }{there}{
Ham. Why}{?
Clo. }'T{will not }b{e seene }{in him},{ there th}e{ men }{are as}
m{ad as }he{
Ham. How }{came he }{mad}{?
Clo. }V{ery s}{trange}l{y they }{say}{
Ham. How }{strangely}{?
Clo. F}a{ith e}'{ene }{with l}oos{ing hi}{s wits}{
Ham. }{Vpon }{what }{ground}{?
Clo. Why}{ heere }in{ Denmark}{e: I haue }{bin s}ix{ete}{ene
}{heere},{ man and}{ Bo}{y thi}{rty }{yeares}{
Ham. How long }{will a}{ man }l{ie i}{'th' }{eart}h {ere he }ro{t?
Clo. }I{faith, }{if he be no}t{ rot}t{en b}{efore }{he di}{e (as }{we haue}
{many p}{ock}{y Co}arse{s now }a{daies}{, that w}{ill s}c{arc}{e hold}{
the }{lay}{ing in}){ he w}{ill }{last }{you s}{ome }e{ight }{yeare, }{or n}{ine
}y{eare. }A Ta{nner }{will last you }{nine}{ yeare}{
Ham. Why }{he, }{more then }{another}{?
Clo. Why }{sir, }{his h}{ide }i{s so }t{an'd}{ with his }Trad{e, that
he }{will }{keepe }{out }{water }{a great }{while}{. And }{your w}{ater},
{is a }s{ore }D{eca}{yer of }{your h}o{rson}{ dead body}{. He}{res a}{ Scull}
n{ow: }{this S}{cul}{, ha}{s la}{ine in }{the e}{arth }{three }& tw{ent}{y year}s{
Ham. Who}s{e was }i{t?
Clo. }A{ who}{res}o{n mad}{ Fellowes }{it was};
{Whose }{doe }{you thi}{nke it }{was}{?
Ham. N}{ay, I }{know not}{
Clo. }A{ pestilen}ce{ on him}{ for a m}{ad }R{ogue, }{a p}ou{r'd a}
Flagg{on of }Re{nish on }{my hea}{d on}{ce. Th}{is s}{ame }{Scull
}S{ir, th}{is same Scull}{ sir, }{was }Yo{ricks}{ Scull}{, the }{Kings }Iest{er
Ham. }T{his?
}{Clo. }E'e{ne that}{
Ham. }L{et me see}{. Alas }{poore }{Yorick}{, I kn}e{w him }{Horatio,}
a{ fellow }{of i}nf{init}e{ Iest};{ of m}{ost e}{xcellen}{t fa}nc{y, he}{
hath }{borne}{ me }{on his }{backe a} {thousand }{times}:{ And }how
ab{hor}r{ed my }I{magin}{ation }{is, my }g{orge} r{ises }{at it}{. Hee}{re
}hu{ng th}o{se li}pp{s, that }{I haue }k{ist }{I know not}{ how }of{t.
Wh}{ere be }{your I}{ibe}{s now? }{Your }Gambals{? Your}
{Song}{s? Your}{ fla}sh{es of Mer}{rime}n{t that }w{ere wo}{nt to}
s{et the }{Table }{on a }R{ore? }N{o one }{now to }m{ock}{ your }{own}
I{eering}?{ Qui}t{e cho}p{falne?}{ Now }{get }{you to }{my Lad}{ies
}{Chamber,}{ and tell h}{er, }l{et her }{paint}{ an }{inc}{h thi}{cke, t}{o this}
f{auour}{ she m}{ust com}e{. Ma}{ke her }l{augh} a{t that}: pry{thee
}{Horatio }{tell me }{one thin}g{
Hor. }W{hat's th}at{ my Lord?
}{Ham. Do}{st thou th}{inke }Alexa{nder }{look}{t o'}{this f}{ash}{ion
}{i'th' earth}{?
Hor. }{E'ene }s{o
Ham. }{And s}me{lt s}o?{ Pu}h{
Hor. }{E'ene so}{, my Lord
Ham. }T{o what }{base}{ vse}s{ we may }{returne}{ Horatio.
}W{hy ma}y{ not }{Imagination }t{race }{the }{Noble }{dust}{ of A}{lexander}{,
t}{ill he }{find }{it st}o{pping a}{ bu}ng{hol}e{
Hor. }{'Twere }t{o con}{side}r{: to }c{uri}{ously }{to consider}{ so
Ham. }No{ faith, }n{ot a iot}{. But t}o{ follow}{ him the}{ther
}{with mo}{dest}i{e en}{ough}{, & }{like}{lie}h{ood to }l{ead }{it; }{as th}us.
{Alexander }{died}:{ Alexander }{was b}{uried}{: Alexander }{returne}th
{into d}u{st; }{the d}u{st is }{earth};{ of ea}{rth }w{e make}{
Lo}m{e, and wh}y{ of th}{at Lo}{me }({whereto }{he was }c{onuert}ed){
might }t{hey no}{t stopp}{ a Be}e{re-b}{arre}ll?
I{mper}{iall }Ca{esa}{r, }{dead and }{turn'd}{ to c}l{ay,
M}{ight s}{top}{ a h}ol{e to k}{eepe the }{winde a}w{ay.
}Oh{, that th}{at e}{arth,}{ which }ke{pt the }{world }{in a}we{,
Should }p{atch }a W{all, t}'{ exp}e{ll the w}{inter}s{ fla}w.{
But }s{oft, }b{ut soft, }a{side}{; heere }{comes }{the King}{.
Enter King},{ Queene},{ Laertes, a}{nd a }Cof{fin}{, with }L{ords }a{ttendant.
}T{he Queene}{, the C}{ourtier}s{. Who is t}{hat they }{follow,}{
And wi}{th s}{uch m}{aime}d{ rite}{s? }T{his do}{th be}t{oken}{,
The }{Coarse}{ they follow,}{ did }{with d}i{sperate }ha{nd,
For}{e do }{it o}{wne life};{ 'tw}a{s some }Est{ate}{.
Co}u{ch we a}{ while}{, and m}{ark
}{Laer. Wh}{at }C{eri}mo{ny }{else}{?
Ham. That }{is La}{ertes, a}{ very }{Noble }{youth}:{ Mar}{ke
Laer. Wh}{at Cerimony else?
}P{ries}{t. He}r Obs{equi}es{ haue bin }as{ farre }inlarg'd.{
As }{we haue }w{arr}a{ntie}{, her }{death }{was }{doubt}{full,}{
And b}{ut that }{great }Comm{and, }{o're}-swa{ies the }{orde}r{,
She}{ should i}n{ ground}{ vns}{anct}{ifie}{d haue }lodg{'d,
}T{ill the }{last }Tru{mpe}t{. For }c{harit}{able }{prai}{er,
Sh}{arde}{s, }Flin{ts, and }Peeb{les, }{should be }{thro}{wne o}{n her}{:
Yet }{heere s}{he is }{allowed}{ her }Vir{gin} Ri{tes,
}{Her }{Maid}{en s}{trew}{ments, }{and the }{bring}{ing h}{ome
}{Of }B{ell a}{nd B}{uriall
}{Laer. M}{ust the}r{e no more}{ be d}{one }{?
Priest. }N{o more be done}:{
We sh}{ould p}{roph}a{ne the }{seruice }{of the d}{ead,
}{To s}{ing s}{age }{Requi}e{m, and }{such }{rest }{to he}r{
As }{to pe}{ace}-{parted }{Soules}{
Laer. L}a{y her}{ i'th' earth}{,
And f}{rom her }{faire }{and vn}p{oll}u{ted f}{lesh,}{
May }{Violets}{ spring}{. I tell thee }(churl{ish }{Priest})
A{ Min}{istr}{ing }An{gell }{shall }{my S}{ister }b{e,
When }{thou liest }{how}l{ing?
H}{am. What}{, the }{faire }{Ophelia?
}{Queene.} S{weet}{s, to the }{sweet }f{arewell.
}{I hop}'{d thou }{should}{'st }{haue bin }{my }{Hamlets }{wife:}
I{ thought th}{y Br}{ide}{-bed} {to haue }de{ckt }({sweet }{Maid}){
And not }t'{haue s}{trew}'{d thy }{Graue
}{
Laer. }{Oh t}{erri}{ble }wo{er,
}F{all t}{en times }{tre}b{ble, }o{n that }c{urse}d{ head}{
Whose }w{icked} {deed, }{thy m}{ost }I{nge}n{ious s}{ence
}De{pri}{u'd the}{e of}{. Ho}{ld o}ff{ the earth }{a while,}
{Till I }{haue c}{aught }{her o}{nce m}o{re in }{mine a}{rmes:
}{
Lea}p{s in the g}{raue}{.
No}w pil{e your }{dust},{ vpon }{the quicke, }{and de}a{d,
Till }{of this}{ flat}{ a Mount}{aine }{you haue }{made,
}{To }{o're }{top }{old }Pel{ion, }{or the }sky{ish }{head
}O{f bl}{ew }Olympus{
Ham. What }{is he},{ whose }g{rie}f{es
}B{eares s}{uch a}n{ Emp}{has}{is? w}{hose }phra{se of }S{orrow
}C{oniur}{e the w}{and}{ring }{Starre}s{, and ma}{kes th}{em s}{tand
}{Like }{wonder}-w{ounde}d{ hearers}{? This }{is }I{,
Hamlet }{the }Dan{e
Laer. }T{he de}u{ill t}a{ke thy }{soule
}{
Ham. Thou }{prai}'{st not }{well,
}I{ prythee}{ take thy }f{ingers }{from m}y {throat};{
Sir}{ though}{ I am }{not }Spl{een}{atiue, and }{ras}h{,
Yet }{haue I }{some}{thing i}{n me }{dangerous}{,
Which }l{et thy }{wise}{nesse }f{eare. A}w{ay th}y{ hand
}{
King. }Plu{ck }{them }as{unde}{r
Qu. }{Hamlet, }{Hamlet
}G{en. }{Good }{my Lord }b{e qui}{et
Ham. }{Why }{I will }fi{ght with }{him }vp{pon th}{is T}{hem}{e.
}V{ntill }{my }ei{eli}{ds will}{ no }l{onger }wa{g
Qu. }O{h my }{Sonne}{, what }{The}am{e?
Ham. }{I lou'd }{Ophelia}{; for}{tie }{thousand }{Brother}s{
Cou}{ld not }({with a}{ll the}r{e qua}nt{itie of }{Loue}){
Make }{vp my }summ{e. What }w{ilt }{thou do}{ for h}{er?
King. }{Oh he}{ is ma}{d Laertes},
{ Qu. }{For l}o{ue of }{God }{forb}{eare him}{
Ham. }{Come sho}w {me what }{thou}'l{t doe}{.
W}{oo't }{weepe}? {Woo't }{fight}{? Woo't }te{are thy selfe}?{
Woo't }{drinke}{ vp }Es{ile, }{eate }a{ Cro}cod{ile}{?
I}le{ doo't.}{ Dost thou }{come h}e{ere to }wh{ine;
T}{o ou}t{face }{me with }{lea}p{ing in }{her Graue}?{
Be }{buried }{quicke }{with her}{, and so }{will }I{.
And }{if thou }p{rate of }{Mountaine}s;{ let the}m{ throw}{
Mi}{llion}{s of }A{kers }{on }{vs; t}{ill our }{ground}{
Sin}dg{ing his }p{ate a}{gainst the }{bur}{ning }Z{one,
}{Make }Ossa{ like a }{war}t{. Nay, }{and th}{ou'lt }m{outh},{
Ile }r{ant a}{s well }{as thou}{
Kin. Th}{is is }m{eere Ma}{dnesse}{:
And th}{us }a{while the}{ fit }{will worke }{on him}{:
An}o{n as }{patient}{ as the }fem{ale }Dou{e,
When th}{at her }Go{lden} Cupl{et are }{dis}{clos}{'d;
}{His }s{ilence }{will s}{it dr}oop{ing
H}{am. H}{eare you }{Sir:
}{What is the }{reason }{that you }vs{e me t}{hus?
}{I lou'd you}{ euer}{; but }{it is no}{ matter}:{
Let }{Her}c{ules}{ himselfe }{doe w}{hat he ma}y{,
The C}{at will }Mew{, and }{Dogge}{ will h}{aue his }d{ay.
}{Enter.
Kin. }{I pray you go}o{d Horatio }{wai}{t vpon h}{im,
}S{tre}{ngth}en{ your patience }{in }{our last }{night}s{ speech},{
Wee'l put }{the m}{atter t}{o the pr}{esent }{pus}h{:
Good}{ Gertrude}{ set }{some }{watch }{ouer }y{our Sonne}{,
Thi}s{ Graue}{ shall h}{aue a }l{iuing}{ Mon}{ument}{:
An}{ ho}u{re of }{quiet}{ shortly shall }w{e see};{
Till the}n,{ in pa}{tience }{our p}{roceed}{ing be}{.
Exeunt.
Enter H}{amlet and Horatio}{
Ham. }S{o much }{for th}{is Sir};{ now }{let me see}{ the o}t{her,
}Y{ou doe }{remember}{ all the }C{ircum}{stance}{
Hor. }R{emember }i{t my Lord?
Ham. }{Sir, }{in my heart} {there was }a{ kinde }{of fi}{ght}{ing,
That }w{ould not }{let me s}{leepe};{ me thought }I{ lay}{
Wo}{rse the}{n the m}u{tines }{in the }Bilbo{es, }{rash}{ly,
}({And }{praise }{be r}{ash}{nesse f}{or it}){ let }vs{ know}{,
Our }{indi}s{cret}{ion }{somet}{imes s}{eru}{es }vs{ well,
}{When }{our de}{are }plot{s do}{ pa}u{le, and }t{hat should t}{each }v{s,
Th}{ere's a D}{iuinity }{that sh}{apes }{our e}{nds,}
R{ough}-he{w them }{how }{we will
}{Hor. }{That is }{most }{certain}{e
Ham. }Vp{ from my }Ca{bin}{
My }sea-g{owne s}carf{t about }{me in the}{ dar}k{e,
Gr}{op'd }I{ to f}{inde o}{ut the}{m; h}ad{ my de}{sire}{,
F}{inger}'{d their }P{acke}t{, and in }{fine,}{ with}d{rew}{
To m}{ine owne }ro{ome againe,} {making}{ so }b{old,
}({My }f{eares }{forge}{tting}{ man}{ners}){ to vn}{seal}{e
The}i{r gr}{and C}{ommi}{ssion, }{where I }{found }{Horatio,
}{Oh }roy{all kn}a{uery}{: An} ex{act }c{ommand,}
{Larded with }{many }{seue}{rall }s{orts }{of }{reason};{
Imp}{ortin}g{ Denmark}{s hea}l{th, }{and }{England}{s too,}{
With }h{oo, }{such }B{ugge}{s and G}ob{lin}s{ in my }{life,}{
That }{on the }{super}uiz{e no }{leas}{ure b}a{ted,}{
No }{not to }{stay }{the gr}{inding o}{f the }Ax{e,
My }{head }{should be }{str}{uck }{off}{
Hor. }Is{t possible}{?
Ham. }H{ere's t}{he Co}{mmission, }r{ead it}{ at }m{ore le}y{sure}:{
But }{wilt thou }{heare m}e{ how }{I did }{proceed}{?
Hor. I }b{ese}e{ch you}{
Ham. }Be{ing th}{us b}{ene}{tted} {round }{with }V{ill}{aines,}
E{re I }{could ma}{ke a }{Prologue}{ to my b}{raines,}{
They }{had }{begun }{the P}l{ay. }I{ sate }{me d}{owne,
}{Deui}{s'd }a {new }{Commission, w}r{ote }it{ faire}{,
I }{once }{did }{hold }i{t as }{our S}{tati}s{ts do}{e,
A}{ base}{nesse }{to w}{rite}{ faire}{; and }{labour}{ed m}{uch
}H{ow to }{forget}{ that }{lear}n{ing: }{but }{Sir }{now,
}I{t did }{me }Yeo{mans }{ser}iu{ce: }{wilt thou }{know}{
The }e{ffect}s{ of what }I{ wrote}{?
Hor. I, }g{ood my Lord}{
Ham. An}{ ear}n{est }{Coniur}{ation }{from th}{e King,
}As{ England}{ was his }{faith}{full }Tri{but}a{ry,
As }{loue }{betweene the}m,{ as the }P{alme }{should f}{lour}i{sh,
}{As }P{eace}{ should }s{till he}{r wh}{eate}n{ Garland}{ weare}{,
And s}t{and a Co}{mma}{ 'twe}{ene the}{ir a}m{itie}{s,
And }{many s}{uch }{like }A{ssi}{s of }{great }{charge}{,
That on the }vi{ew }{and kno}w{ of the}s{e Co}{ntent}s{,
Without }de{bate}{ment }{further}{, more }{or l}{esse,
}H{e should }{the b}{earers}{ put t}o{ sodaine }{death,
}{Not }sh{riuing}{ time a}{llowed}{
Hor. }{How }{was th}{is s}{eal}'d{?
Ham. Wh}{y, }e{uen in} {that was }{Heauen }o{rdin}{ate};
I{ had my }f{athers }S{igne}t{ in my }{Purs}e{,
Which }{was the }Mode{ll of th}{at }{Danish }S{eale}:
F{olde}{d the }Wr{it vp}{ in for}m{e of the }{other,
}Sub{scri}b'd{ it, }gau{'t th}'{ imp}re{ssion, }{plac}'{t it }safel{y,
The }{chan}g{eling }{neuer }{knowne}:{ Now}{, the }{next}{ day
}W{as our S}ea Fi{ght, and }{what t}{o this wa}{s se}{ment,
}T{hou know}{'st }al{read}y{
Hor. }{So }{Guildensterne}{ and }{Rosincrance}{, go to}{o't
}{Ham. Why }{man, }t{hey did}{ make }{loue t}{o this }i{mployment}
{They are }{not }{neere }m{y Con}{science};{ their }{debate}
D{oth b}y{ their }{owne i}{nsin}{uation}{ grow}:
{'Tis }{dangerous,}{ when the}{ base}{r na}{ture }{comes}{
Be}{tweene the }pa{sse, and }f{ell in}{cens}{ed }{point}s{
Of m}{ighty} op{pos}i{tes
}{Hor. Wh}y{, what }{a King}{ is this?
}{Ham. Do}{es it }{not, }{think}{st the}{e, s}t{and me}{ now }{vpon}{
He that }{hath }kil{'d my }{King, }{and wh}or{'d my }{Mother,
}Pop{t in }{betweene th}' el{ection}{ and m}y{ hope}{s,
Th}{rowne o}{ut his }A{ngle }{for my p}{roper}{ life,
}{And with such }coozenag{e; i}{s't }{not per}{fect }{conscience}{,
To }{quit him }w{ith this }{arme}?{ And }{is't not }{to be }dam{n'd
}To{ let th}{is Ca}nk{er of }{our na}{ture come}{
In }{further }{euill}{
Hor. I}{t must be }{shortly }{knowne}{ to him }{from }{England
}{What is the }{iss}u{e of the }{businesse} {there
Ham. }It{ will be }{short}{,
The }{inter}im'{s mine}{, and a }{mans life}'{s no more}{
Then }{to say }{one: }{but I }am{ very s}o{rry }{good Horatio}{,
That t}{o Laertes}{ I for}{got }{my selfe}{;
For b}{y the }{imag}e{ of my }C{ause},{ I see}{
The }P{ort}{rai}tu{re of his}{; Ile }{count }{his fa}u{ours:
}{But s}{ure the }{braue}{ry of his }{griefe}{ did p}{ut me}{
In}{to a }Tow{ring }pa{ssion
}{Hor. }{Peace}{, who}{ comes }{heere}?{
Enter }{young }Os{ricke}{.
}{Osr}.{ Your }{Lords}hip{ is }r{ight w}el{come back}{ to }{Denmarke}{
Ham. I }humb{ly th}{ank}{ you Sir},{ dost }{know th}{is water}fli{e?
Hor. }No{ my go}{od Lord}{
Ham. Th}{y st}{ate }{is the }{more }{gra}{cious}{; for }{'tis }a{ vi}{ce to}
{know him}:{ he ha}{th m}{uch }{Land, }{and fe}r{tile}{; let }a{ Beast}
{be }{Lord }{of B}{easts}{, and his }C{rib}{ shall sta}nd a{t the King}s
{Messe};{ 'tis a }C{how}gh{; but }{as I }{saw }spa{cious in}{ the p}{osse}{ssion
}{of d}ir{t
O}{sr. }S{weet Lord}{, if your }f{riends}{hip }{were }{at le}{ysure},{
I should }{imp}{art a} {thing }{to you }{from h}{is M}{aiesty}{
Ham. I }{will }{receiu}{e it w}{ith all }di{ligence}{ of s}pir{it; }{put}
{your }B{onet }{to his }{right }v{se, }{'tis for the }h{ead
}{Osr. }{I thanke you}{r Lordship}{, 'tis }{very }ho{t
Ham. }{No, }b{ele}e{ue me}e{ 'tis very }{cold},{ the win}{de is}{
No}{rther}{ly
O}sr{. It is }{indi}{fferen}t{ cold }{my Lord }{indeed}{
Ham. }M{ee thi}nk{es it }{is very }{soul}tr{y, and }h{ot for }my{
Com}plex{ion
O}{sr. }Ex{ceeding}{ly, }{my Lord, }{it is very soultry, a}{s 'twere}
{I cannot tell}{ how}{: but }{my Lord, }{his Maiesty}{ bad }{me s}{ign}{ifie}{
to you},{ that he}{ ha'}{s lai}d{ a great w}{ager on your head}:{
Sir, this }{is the m}{atter
}{Ham. I }{beseech you}{ remember}{
Osr. }{Nay, }{in good faith, }{for m}{ine e}a{se in }{good faith}{:
Sir, }{you are }{not }{ign}o{rant }{of what }{excellence}{ Laertes }{is a}t{
his }{wea}p{on
H}{am. What}'{s his }{weapon}?{
Osr. }{Rapier }{and d}agg{er
Ham. Th}{at's t}wo{ of his w}{eapon}s{; but }w{ell
}{Osr. }T{he si}r{ King ha}'{s wa}g{'d with hi}m{ six} Barba{ry ho}{rses},
{against the }{which he }{imp}o{n'd }{as I }{take it},{ sixe}{ French}
{Rapier}{s and }P{oni}{ards},{ with th}{eir a}s{sign}{es, as }Girdl{e,
Ha}{ngers }{or so}{: th}re{e of the }Carri{ages }in{faith}{ are }{very
}{deare to }{fancy, }{very }{res}{pons}i{ue to th}{e hi}lt{s, mo}{st d}{eli}c{ate
}c{arriages}{, and of }{very }{liberall }{conce}it{
Ham. What}{ call }{you the }{Carriages}{?
Osr. }T{he Carriages }{Sir, a}{re the h}{angers}{
Ham. The}{ phrase }{would be}{e more }G{ermai}n{e to the}
{matter:}{ If }w{e could }c{arry }{Canno}{n by }{our s}id{es; }{I would}{
it }{might be }{Hangers }{till the}n{; but }o{n sixe}{ Barbary }{Horse}s{
against }{sixe French}{ Sword}{s: the}{ir }A{ssignes, a}{nd th}{ree}
{liberall conceit}ed{ Carriages}{, that's }{the }{French }{but a}{gainst}
{the Dan}{ish};{ why }{is this }{impon'd as }{you call}{ it?
}{Osr. The }{King }{Sir, }{hath }{laid }{that i}n{ a do}{zen}{ passe}s{ betweene}
{you and }{him, }{hee shall }{not }e{xceed}{ you th}{ree }hits;{
He }{hath }{one t}w{elue}{ for mine}{, and that }{would }{come to}
{imed}i{ate t}ry{all, }{if your }{Lordship }{would }{vouch}{safe}{ the
}A{nswere}{
Ham. How }{if I }{answere}{ no}{?
Osr. }I{ meane}{ my Lord, }{the o}{pposit}{ion of you}{r person}{
in t}{ryall}{
Ham. S}{ir, }{I will w}alk{e heere }{in the }H{all;}{ if it}{ please}
{his Maiest}i{e, 'tis }{the br}{eath}{ing time }{of d}{ay with }m{e; let}{
the }Foyl{es be}e{ brought}{, the G}{entleman }{will}{ing, and }{the
}{King h}{old }{his p}{urpose}{; I will w}{in for}{ him }{if I }{can}{: if}
{not, }{Ile }{gaine }{nothing }{but my }{shame}{, and the }odd{e hits}{
Osr. S}{hall I }re{deli}{uer you}{ ee'n so}{?
Ham. T}{o this }{effect}{ Sir, a}{fter }{what }{flourish}{ your na}{ture}
{will
}{Osr. I }{comm}e{nd my }dut{y to you}{r Lordship}{
Ham. }{Your}{s, you}{rs; }{hee d}{oes well to }{commend }i{t
hi}m{selfe, }{there }{are no}{ tongue}{s else}{ for}{'s to}{ngue}{
Hor. Th}{is La}p{wing }runs{ away }{with the}{ she}{ll on }{his
}h{ead
Ham. H}{e did }{Compl}i{e with his }D{ugge}{ before he}e
{suc}k{'t it}:{ thus }{had he }{and m}{ine }{more of }{the s}{ame }{Bea}{uty}
{that I know }{the d}{ross}i{e ag}{e dot}{es o}{n; }o{nly }go{t the t}u{ne of}{
the }{time}{, and o}ut{ward }habi{te of }{enco}{unte}{r, a}{ kinde of}
y{esty }c{ollect}{ion, wh}{ich c}{arri}{es them }{through }&{ through}
{the mo}s{t fo}nd{ and wi}{nnowed} {opin}i{ons; }{and do}{e but }blow
{them t}o{ their }{tryall}{s: the} Bu{bble}s{ are }{out
}{
Hor. }Y{ou will }{lose }{this wa}g{er, m}{y Lord
Ham. I}{ doe not }{thinke }{so, }{since}{ he w}{ent into }F{rance,}{
I haue }b{eene in }{cont}{inua}{ll pra}{ctice};{ I shall }{winn}e{ at the}
{odde}{s: but }{thou wouldest}{ not thinke }{how }{all he}e{re about}
{my heart}:{ but it is no matter}{
Hor. }{Nay, }{good my Lord
Ham. }I{t is but }{foole}ry{; but it is }{such a }{kinde of
}{gain}-g{iuing }{as w}{ould p}{erhaps}{ tr}{ouble }{a woman}{
Hor. I}{f your }m{inde }dis{like a}ny{ thing}, obey{. I will }{fore}s{tall}
{their }{repaire }hit{her, and s}{ay you }{are not }fi{t
Ham. No}t{ a whi}t{, we }de{fie} Augu{ry; }t{here's a }{speciall}
P{rou}{iden}c{e in the }fa{ll of a }{spar}row{. If it be }{now, }{'tis }{not
}{to com}{e: if }i{t bee }{not to }{come,}{ it will}{ bee no}w{: if it}
{be not }{now};{ yet it }{will come};{ the rea}d{inesse }{is all}{, since }no{
man}{ ha's }{ought }{of what he }{leaues}{. What is}'{t to le}{aue be}{times}?{
Enter King, Queene, Laertes}{ and L}o{rds, with }{other }{Attendant}{s with}
{Foyles},{
and G}{aunt}{lets, }a{ Table }{and }{Flag}{ons of }Wi{ne on }it{.
Kin. }{Come }{Hamlet, }c{ome, and }{take th}{is ha}{nd from }m{e
Ham. }{Giue me }{your pa}{rdon }{Sir, I}{'ue }{done }{you w}{rong}{,
But }{pardon}'t{ as you }{are a}{ Gentleman}.{
This }{presen}ce{ knowes}{,
And you must }n{eeds}{ haue heard}{ how I }am{ pu}{nish}t{
With }{sore }{distr}{action}{? What }{I haue }d{one
Th}{at might }{your nature}{ ho}n{our, and }{exce}p{tion
}{Rough}{ly }{awa}k{e, I }{heere }{proc}l{aime}{ was mad}{nesse:
}W{as't}{ Hamlet w}{rong}{'d Laertes}? N{euer }{Hamlet.
}{If }{Hamlet }{from hi}{mselfe }{be t}{ane }{away}{:
And whe}{n he}'{s not himselfe}{, do}{'s w}{rong}{ Laertes,
}{Then }{Hamlet }d{oes it not, }{Hamlet d}{enie}s{ it:
}{Who d}{oes it }t{hen? }H{is Ma}{dnesse}?{ If}'{t be so}{,
Hamlet }{is of }{the F}{action} {that is }{wrong'd},{
His m}{adnesse}{ is }{poore }{Hamlets }Enemy.
{Sir, in }{this A}ud{ience,
}{Let m}y{ discl}{aim}{ing from }a{ purpos}{'d }{euill},
F{ree }{me so }{farre in}{ your mo}{st generous}{ thought}s{,
That I }{haue s}{hot }{mine }{Arrow}{ o're t}{he h}{ouse}{,
And }hurt{ my Mother}{
Laer. I }{am s}{atisf}{ied in }{Nature,
}{Whose }m{otiue}{ in this }cas{e should sti}r{re me }{most}{
To m}y {Reuenge}{. But i}n{ my te}{rmes }{of }H{ono}r{
I s}{tand a}l{oofe,}{ and will no}{ reco}ncil{ement,
T}{ill b}y{ some e}ld{er Ma}s{ters }{of }{knowne }{Honor}{,
I haue a }voyc{e, and }{pres}{ident}{ of p}{eace
}T{o keepe }{my }{name }vn{gorg}'d{. But t}{ill that }{time,}{
I do }{receiue }{your o}{ffer}'{d loue}{ like }{loue,
}{And wi}{l not }{wrong }{it
Ham. }{I do }emb{race }{it f}{ree}{ly,
}A{nd will }{this B}{rothers}{ wager }fr{anke}{ly }{play}.
{Giue }v{s the F}{oyles}:{ Come }o{n
Laer. }{Come on}{e for m}{e
Ham. I}l{e be your }f{oile}{ Laertes, }{in mine }{ignoran}c{e,
Your }Ski{ll shall }{like a }{Starre }{i'th' }{darke}{st night}{,
St}{icke }{fie}{ry of}f{ indeed}{e
Laer. }{You m}{ocke }me{ Sir
Ham. }No{ by th}{is hand}{
King. }G{iue the}m{ the Foyles}{ yo}{ng Osricke}{,
Co}{use}n{ Hamlet, }y{ou know}{ the w}a{ger
Ham. }V{erie}{ well }{my Lord,
}{Your G}{race }{hath laid}e{ the odde}{s a}{'th' }w{eake}{r side}{
King. }{I do not }{feare }{it,
}{I haue s}{eene }{you b}o{th:
}{But s}{ince he }is{ better}{'d, we }{haue the}{refore }{oddes}{
Laer. Th}{is is t}oo{ heauy}{,
Let m}{e see }{another}{
Ham. This}{ like}s{ me w}e{ll,
Th}{ese }{Foyles }{haue a}{ll a }{length}{.
}P{repar}{e to play}{.
Osr}{icke.}{ I my }{good Lord
}{King. S}{et me }{the }Stop{es of }w{ine }{vpon th}{at T}{able}:{
If Hamlet }{giue the}{ first},{ or second}{ hit}{,
Or }{quit }{in a}{nswer}{ of the }{thir}{d exc}{hange}{,
Let }{all the }{Batt}{lement}s{ their }O{rdina}{nce }{fire,}
{The King }{shal}{ drinke }{to }{Hamlets }{better }{breath,
}A{nd in }{the C}up{ an }vn{ion s}{hal }h{e throw}
Rich{er then th}{at, }{which }f{oure }{suc}c{essi}u{e Kings
}I{n Denmarke}s{ Crowne}{ haue wor}{ne.
}{Giue me }{the Cup}{s,
And }{let the }K{ettle}{ to the }{Trumpet}s{ speake}{,
The }{Trumpet}{ to the }{Cannon}eer{ without}{,
The Ca}{nnon}{s to the }{Heauen}s,{ the Heauen}{ to }E{arth,
}N{ow the }{King }{drinke}s{ to Hamlet}{. Come}{, be}g{in,
}{And you }{the }I{udge}s{ beare }{a war}y ey{e
Ham. }{Come on}{ sir}{
Laer. Come on}{ sir}{.
The}y{ play.
}{Ham. O}{ne
Laer. }N{o
Ham. }{Iudge}{ment
}{
Osr. }A{ hit,}{ a very }pal{pable }h{it
}{Laer. W}e{ll: }{againe}{
King. S}t{ay, g}{iue me }{drinke}{.
Hamlet}{, this }P{ear}l{e is th}{ine,
H}{ere's t}{o th}y{ health}{. Giue }{him the} cup,{
T}{rumpets s}{ound}{, and s}h{ot go}{es of}f{.
Ham. }{Ile p}la{y this }{bout }{first, }{set }{by }a-{while.}{
Come}{: An}{other }h{it; }{what }{say you}{?
Laer. }A{ touch},{ a to}{uch, }{I do }{confesse
}{
King. }O{ur Sonne}{ shall win}{
Qu. H}{e's f}{at, and }sc{ant of }{breath}{.
He}{ere's a }Napk{in, }rub {thy br}{owes,
}T{he Queene}{ Car}owse{s to thy }{fort}u{ne, }{Hamlet
}{Ham. G}{ood M}ada{m
King. }{Gertrude},{ do not }{drinke}{
Qu. }{I will }{my Lord;}
{I pray you }{pardon }{me
King. }I{t is the }poys{on'd }{Cup}{, it is }{too l}a{te
Ham. I }d{are not }{drinke }y{et Ma}{dam}{,
B}y{ and b}y{
Qu. }{Come, }{let me }wip{e thy f}{ace
}{Laer. M}{y Lord, }I{le hit}{ him no}w{
King. I do not }{thinke}'{t
Laer. }A{nd yet }{'tis a}{lmost }'{gainst }my{ conscience}{
Ham. Come }{for the }{third}.
{Laertes, }{you b}{ut d}{all}y,{
I pray you pa}s{se with}{ your b}{est }{violen}{ce,
I }{am }{affe}{ar'd }{you ma}{ke a wa}nt{on of }{me
Laer. }S{ay you }{so? }{Come on}{.
P}{lay.
Osr}{. Not}h{ing ne}{ither w}{ay
}{Laer. }H{aue a}{t you n}{ow.
}{In }sc{uffling}{ they }{change}{ Rapier}{s.
King. }P{art the}m{, they }{are i}{ncens}'{d
Ham. }{Nay }{come, a}{gaine
}{Osr. }L{ooke t}{o the Queene}{ there }hoa{
Hor. Th}{ey b}le{ed on }{both }{sides}{. How i}{s't }{my Lord?
}{Osr. }{How is't }{Laertes?}
{ Laer. Why as}{ a W}{ood}c{ocke}{
To mine }{Sprin}d{ge, }{Osricke,
}{I am }i{ust}{ly k}{ill}{'d with }{mine owne }Tr{each}{erie}{
Ham. How }{does }{the Queene}{?
King. }{She s}{ounds}{ to see }{them }{bleed}{e
Qu. }{No, }n{o, the}{ drinke,}{ the drinke}{.
Oh}{ my de}er{e Hamlet, }{the drinke, the drinke}{,
I am }{poyson'd}{
Ham. }O{h Villa}ny!{ How}?{ Let }{the d}o{ore be }l{ock}{'d.
}{Treacherie},{ seeke}{ it o}u{t
Laer. }I{t is he}{ere Hamlet}{.
Hamlet, th}{ou ar}{t s}l{aine,
}{No }Medic{ine in the }{world }c{an do}{ the}e{ good}.{
In }{thee, }t{here is no}{t ha}{lfe }a{n houre of }{life;}{
The Tr}{eacher}{ous }In{stru}{ment }i{s in th}y{ hand,
}Vn{bated}{ and e}n{venom'd}{: the }f{oule}{ practi}{se
}H{ath t}{urn'd }{it s}{elfe }{on me}{. Lo}{e, hee}{re I }ly{e,
N}{euer }{to }{rise}{ againe}:{ Thy }M{others }{poyson'd}:{
I can}{ no more}{, the King}{, the King}'{s too }{blame}{
Ham. The p}{oint }{envenom'd}{ too,
}{Then }{venom}e{ to thy }{worke}{.
H}urt{s the King.
}{
}All.{ Trea}{son, }{Treason}{
King. O}{ yet }{defen}{d me }F{riends},{ I am }{but h}ur{t
Ham. }He{ere thou }{ince}stu{ous, }{murd}{rous,
}Dam{ned }{Dane}{,
D}r{inke of}{f this }P{otion}: {Is th}y V{nion }{heere?
}F{ollow }{my Mother}{.
}{King }Dy{es.
}{Laer. H}{e is }{iustly }{seru'd}.{
It is }a{ poyson}{ te}mp'{red }{by }{himselfe}:
E{xchange}{ forg}{iuen}e{sse with }{me, }{Noble }{Hamlet};
{Mine }{and my }{Fathers }{death }{come }{not }{vpon the}{e,
No}{r thin}{e on me.}
{Dyes.
}{Ham. Hea}{uen m}{ake th}{ee fr}e{e of it,}{ I fo}{llow }{thee}.{
I am }{dead }{Horatio, }{wretch}{ed }{Queene }{adie}w{,
You }{that l}{ooke }{pal}{e, and t}r{emb}l{e at th}{is c}h{ance,
}{That }{are }{but }Mu{tes o}r a{udience}{ to this }{acte}:{
Had }{I but }{time }({as this }{fell }Serg{eant }{death
}I{s str}i{ck'd}{ in his }A{rres}t) oh{ I could }{tell }{you}{.
But }l{et it }b{e: }{Horatio, }{I am dead}{,
Thou }liu'{st, }{report }m{e and my }{cause}{s right}
T{o the }{vnsa}{tisfied}{
Hor. N}{euer be}{leeue }{it.
}{I am }{more a}n{ An}t{ike }R{oman then}{ a D}a{ne:
}{Heere's }y{et some }{Liquor}{ le}f{t
Ham. }{As t}h'{art a }{man, }g{iue me the Cup}.{
Let }{go, }{by }{Heauen }{Ile haue}{'t.
}{Oh }{good Horatio,}{ what a }{wounded }{name},
(Th{ings }{stand}{ing thus }vn{knowne}){ shall liue }behi{nd me}.{
If th}{ou did}{'st }{euer }{hold }{me in th}{y heart,
}Abs{ent th}{ee from }f{elic}{itie }a{while,
}{And in th}{is ha}rsh{ world }{draw}{ thy br}{eath }{in pa}{ine,
}T{o tell m}y{ Sto}{rie}{.
}M{arch}{ af}{arre off}{, and sho}ut{ within}{.
}{What w}{arl}{ike }n{oys}{e is thi}{s?
Enter }{Osricke.
Osr. Yo}{ng }{Fortinbras}{, with }{con}{quest}{ come }{fro}[m]{ Pol}{and
}T{o th' }Amb{assa}do{rs of }{England }gi{ues th}{is wa}{rlike }v{olly}{
Ham. O}{ I d}y{e Horatio}{:
The}{ po}t{ent p}{oyson }q{uite }{ore}-c{rowes }{my s}{pirit},{
I cannot }l{iue to }he{are the }N{ewes }{from England}{,
But }{I do }{proph}esi{e th' election }{light}s
On{ Fortinbras, }{he ha's }{my d}{ying }{voyce,}{
So }{tell him }{with the }occurr{ents }{more an}d{ lesse,
}{Which }{haue s}o{licit}ed{. The }r{est is }{silence}{. O}, o{, o, o}{.
Dyes}
{
Hor}a.{ Now }cr{acke a }{Noble }{heart:}{
Good}n{ight s}{weet }Pri{nce,
And }f{lights}{ of A}{ngel}s{ sing }{thee }{to thy }{rest},{
Why }{do's }{the D}r{umme}{ come h}{ither}{?
Enter }{Fortinbras}{ and Engl}{ish }{Ambassador}{, with }{Drumme}{, Co}l{ours,}{
and}
{Attendants}{.
}{Fortin}{. Wh}{ere is }{this s}{ight?}{
Hor. }{What is }i{t ye}{ would }{see;
}{If o}{ught of w}o{e, or }{wonder}, c{ease }{your se}a{rch
}F{or. H}i{s qu}{arry }c{ries }{on h}auo{cke. }{Oh }{pro}ud{ death,
}{What }feas{t is to}{ward }{in thi}{ne e}{tern}{all C}{ell.
}T{hat thou}{ so }{many }{Prince}{s, a}t{ a sh}o{ote}{,
So }{blood}ily{ hast }{stro}o{ke
}{Amb}{. The si}{ght i}{s di}sma{ll,
And }{our }{aff}{aire}{s from England}{ come to}{o late}{,
The }{eares }{are }{sense}l{esse th}{at should }g{iue vs }{hear}{ing,
T}{o tell him }{his co}{mmand}'{ment is }fulf{ill'd}{,
That }{Rosincrance}{ and G}{uildensterne a}r{e dead}:{
Where }{should }{we haue }{our t}{hanke}s{?
Hor. No}t{ from his }{mouth,
}H{ad it }{th' }abil{itie of }{life }{to tha}{nke you}{:
He}{ neuer }g{aue co}{mmand'ment }{for the}i{r death}.{
But since }{so }i{umpe}{ vpon th}i{s blood}ie{ question}{,
You }{from the }{Pola}k{e warr}{es, and }{you from }{England
}Ar{e heere }{arri}u{ed. }{Giue }{order} {that the}{se bo}{dies
}H{igh }{on a }{sta}{ge be}{ place}d{ to the }v{iew,
}{And let }{me s}{peake to th}'{ yet }{vnknow}{ing }{world},{
How t}{hese th}{ings }{came }{about}{. So }{shall }y{ou heare}{
Of }ca{rnall},{ blo}{udie}{, and vn}{natur}{all a}c{ts,
}{Of a}cc{ident}{all i}{udgement}s{, ca}s{uall }s{laugh}{ters}{
Of }{death}'s{ put on }{by c}unn{ing, and }{for}c'd{ cause}{,
And in this }vp{shot},{ purpose}{s mi}st{ooke,
}F{alne}{ on the }I{nuen}to{rs he}ad{. Al}l{ this ca}{n I}{
Tru}{ly d}{eliuer}{
For. }L{et vs }{hast t}{o heare }{it,
}{And }{call the}{ Noble}s{t to the }{Audience}.{
For }m{e, with}{ sorrow,}{ I }{embrace }{my F}{ortune,}{
I haue s}{ome }{Rites}{ of me}{mor}y{ in this }{King}d{ome,
}{Which }{are to }{claime}{, my }v{anta}{ge dot}{h
I}n{uite }{me,
}{ Hor. }O{f that }I{ shall haue a}lw{ayes }{cause }{to s}{peake,
}{And from h}{is mouth}{
Whose }{voyce}{ will d}{raw }{on m}o{re:
But }{let this }{same }b{e present}{ly p}{erform}{'d,
}E{uen }{while}{s me}ns{ minde}{s are }w{ilde}{,
Le}s{t more }{mis}{chance}{
On }{plots}{, and e}{rro}{rs h}appen{
For. Let }{foure }Cap{taines}{
Beare}{ Hamlet }{like a S}{old}i{er to the }S{tage}{,
For}{ he was }{likel}{y, h}{ad he }{beene }{put on}{
To }{haue pr}{ou'd }{most }{royall}{y:
And }{for hi}s{ passage}{,
The }{Soul}{diou}{rs }Mus{icke, and }{the r}{ites of }W{arre}
S{peake }{low}{dly }{for him}{.
T}{ake vp }{the b}ody; S{uch a }{sight }{as this}{
Be}{comes the }Fie{ld, }{but he}{ere she}{wes m}{uch a}{mis}.{
Go}{, b}{id the }{Souldi}{ers s}{hoote}{.
Exeunt.} {March}{ing: }{after }t{he which}{, a }P{eale}{ of }O{rde}{nance }a{re sho}t
{off.
}
FINIS{. The }t{rage}d{ie of }HAMLET,{ Prince}{ of }{Denmarke}.