| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| We both obey, | But we both obey, | Ham II.ii.29.2 |
| And here giue vp our selues, in the full bent, | And here give up ourselves in the full bent | Ham II.ii.30 |
| To lay our Seruices freely at your feete, | To lay our service freely at your feet, | Ham II.ii.31 |
| To be commanded. | To be commanded. | Ham II.ii.32 |
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| Heauens make our presence and our practises | Heavens make our presence and our practices | Ham II.ii.38 |
| Pleasant and helpfull to him. | Pleasant and helpful to him! | Ham II.ii.39.1 |
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| Mine honour'd Lord? | My honoured lord! | Ham II.ii.222 |
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| Happy, in that we are not ouer-happy: | Happy in that we are not overhappy. | Ham II.ii.228 |
| on Fortunes Cap, we are not the very Button. | On Fortune's cap we are not the very button. | Ham II.ii.229 |
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| Faith, her priuates, we. | Faith, her privates we. | Ham II.ii.233 |
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| Prison, my Lord? | Prison, my lord? | Ham II.ii.242 |
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| Which dreames indeed are Ambition: | Which dreams indeed are ambition. | Ham II.ii.256 |
| for the very substance of the Ambitious, is meerely the | For the very substance of the ambitious is merely the | Ham II.ii.257 |
| shadow of a Dreame. | shadow of a dream. | Ham II.ii.258 |
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| Both. | ROSENCRANTZ and GUILDENSTERN | |
| Wee'l wait vpon | We'll wait upon | Ham II.ii.265 |
| you. | you. | Ham II.ii.266 |
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| What should we say my Lord? | What should we say, my lord? | Ham II.ii.277 |
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| My Lord, we were sent for. | My lord, we were sent for. | Ham II.ii.292 |
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| Oh there ha's beene much throwing about | O, there has been much throwing about | Ham II.ii.357 |
| of Braines. | of brains. | Ham II.ii.358 |
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| There are the Players. | There are the players. | Ham II.ii.368 |
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| In what my deere Lord? | In what, my dear lord? | Ham II.ii.376 |
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| Nor do we finde him forward to be sounded, | Nor do we find him forward to be sounded, | Ham III.i.7 |
| But with a crafty Madnesse keepes aloofe: | But with a crafty madness keeps aloof | Ham III.i.8 |
| When we would bring him on to some Confession | When we would bring him on to some confession | Ham III.i.9 |
| Of his true state. | Of his true state. | Ham III.i.10.1 |
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| But with much forcing of his disposition. | But with much forcing of his disposition. | Ham III.i.12 |
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| Good my Lord, vouchsafe me a word | Good my lord, vouchsafe me a word | Ham III.ii.304 |
| with you. | with you. | Ham III.ii.305 |
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| The King, sir. | The King, sir – | Ham III.ii.307 |
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| Is in his retyrement, maruellous | Is in his retirement marvellous | Ham III.ii.309 |
| distemper'd. | distempered. | Ham III.ii.310 |
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| No my Lord, rather with choller. | No, my lord, with choler. | Ham III.ii.312 |
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| my Lord put your discourse into | Good my lord, put your discourse into | Ham III.ii.316 |
| some frame, and start not so wildely from my affayre. | some frame, and start not so wildly from my affair. | Ham III.ii.317 |
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| The Queene your Mother, in most great | The Queen your mother in most great | Ham III.ii.319 |
| affliction of spirit, hath sent me to you. | affliction of spirit hath sent me to you. | Ham III.ii.320 |
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| Nay, good my Lord, this courtesie is not | Nay, good my lord, this courtesy is not | Ham III.ii.322 |
| of the right breed. If it shall please you to make me a | of the right breed. If it shall please you to make me a | Ham III.ii.323 |
| wholsome answer, I will doe your Mothers command'ment: | wholesome answer, I will do your mother's commandment. | Ham III.ii.324 |
| if not, your pardon, and my returne shall bee the | If not, your pardon and my return shall be the | Ham III.ii.325 |
| end of my Businesse. | end of my business. | Ham III.ii.326 |
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| What, my Lord? | What, my lord? | Ham III.ii.328 |
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| O my Lord, if my Dutie be too bold, my | O my lord, if my duty be too bold, my | Ham III.ii.356 |
| loue is too vnmannerly. | love is too unmannerly. | Ham III.ii.357 |
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| My Lord, I cannot. | My lord, I cannot. | Ham III.ii.360 |
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| Beleeue me, I cannot. | Believe me, I cannot. | Ham III.ii.362 |
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| I know no touch of it, my Lord. | I know no touch of it, my lord. | Ham III.ii.364 |
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| But these cannot I command to any | But these cannot I command to any | Ham III.ii.369 |
| vtterance of hermony, I haue not the skill. | utterance of harmony. I have not the skill. | Ham III.ii.370 |
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| We will our selues prouide: | We will ourselves provide. | Ham III.iii.7.2 |
| Most holie and Religious feare it is | Most holy and religious fear it is | Ham III.iii.8 |
| To keepe those many many bodies safe | To keep those many many bodies safe | Ham III.iii.9 |
| That liue and feede vpon your Maiestie. | That live and feed upon your majesty. | Ham III.iii.10 |
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| Gentlemen | GENTLEMEN | |
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| Hamlet, Lord Hamlet. | Hamlet! Lord Hamlet! | Ham IV.ii.2 |
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| A thing my Lord? | A thing, my lord? | Ham IV.ii.29 |