| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| WHo's there? | Who's there? | Ham I.i.1 |
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| Long liue the King. | Long live the King! | Ham I.i.3 |
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| He. | He. | Ham I.i.5 |
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| 'Tis now strook twelue, get thee to bed Francisco. | 'Tis now struck twelve. Get thee to bed, Francisco. | Ham I.i.7 |
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| Haue you had quiet Guard? | Have you had quiet guard? | Ham I.i.10.1 |
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| Well, goodnight. | Well, good night. | Ham I.i.11 |
| If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus, | If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus, | Ham I.i.12 |
| the Riuals of my Watch, bid them make hast. | The rivals of my watch, bid them make haste. | Ham I.i.13 |
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| Say, | Say – | Ham I.i.18.3 |
| what is Horatio there? | What, is Horatio there? | Ham I.i.19.1 |
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| Welcome Horatio, welcome good Marcellus. | Welcome, Horatio. Welcome, good Marcellus. | Ham I.i.20 |
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| I haue seene nothing. | I have seen nothing. | Ham I.i.22 |
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| Sit downe a-while, | Sit down awhile, | Ham I.i.30.2 |
| And let vs once againe assaile your eares, | And let us once again assail your ears, | Ham I.i.31 |
| That are so fortified against our Story, | That are so fortified against our story, | Ham I.i.32 |
| What we two Nights haue seene. | What we have two nights seen. | Ham I.i.33.1 |
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| Last night of all, | Last night of all, | Ham I.i.35 |
| When yond same Starre that's Westward from the Pole | When yond same star that's westward from the pole | Ham I.i.36 |
| Had made his course t'illume that part of Heauen | Had made his course t' illume that part of heaven | Ham I.i.37 |
| Where now it burnes, Marcellus and my selfe, | Where now it burns, Marcellus and myself, | Ham I.i.38 |
| The Bell then beating one. | The bell then beating one – | Ham I.i.39 |
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| In the same figure, like the King that's dead. | In the same figure like the King that's dead. | Ham I.i.41 |
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| Lookes it not like the King? Marke it Horatio. | Looks 'a not like the King? Mark it, Horatio. | Ham I.i.43 |
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| It would be spoke too. | It would be spoke to. | Ham I.i.45.1 |
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| See, it stalkes away. | See, it stalks away. | Ham I.i.50.2 |
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| How now Horatio? You tremble & look pale: | How now, Horatio? You tremble and look pale. | Ham I.i.53 |
| Is not this something more then Fantasie? | Is not this something more than fantasy? | Ham I.i.54 |
| What thinke you on't? | What think you on't? | Ham I.i.55 |
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| I think it be no other but e'en so. | Ham I.i.108 |
| Well may it sort that this portentous figure | Ham I.i.109 |
| Comes armed through our watch so like the King | Ham I.i.110 |
| That was and is the question of these wars. | Ham I.i.111 |
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| 'Tis heere. | 'Tis here. | Ham I.i.142.2 |
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| It was about to speake, when the Cocke crew. | It was about to speak when the cock crew. | Ham I.i.148 |
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| Both. | ALL | |
| We doe my Lord. | We do, my lord. | Ham I.ii.225.2 |
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| Both. | ALL | |
| Arm'd, my Lord. | Armed, my lord. | Ham I.ii.227 |
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| Both. | ALL | |
| My Lord, from head to foote. | My lord, from head to foot. | Ham I.ii.228.2 |
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| All. | MARCELLUS and BARNARDO | |
| Longer, longer. | Longer, longer. | Ham I.ii.239 |
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| All. | ALL | |
| Our duty to your Honour. | Our duty to your honour. | Ham I.ii.253.2 |