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| Though yet of Hamlet our deere Brothers death | Though yet of Hamlet our dear brother's death | Ham I.ii.1 |
| The memory be greene: and that it vs befitted | The memory be green, and that it us befitted | Ham I.ii.2 |
| To beare our hearts in greefe, and our whole Kingdome | To bear our hearts in grief, and our whole kingdom | Ham I.ii.3 |
| To be contracted in one brow of woe: | To be contracted in one brow of woe, | Ham I.ii.4 |
| Yet so farre hath Discretion fought with Nature, | Yet so far hath discretion fought with nature | Ham I.ii.5 |
| That we with wisest sorrow thinke on him, | That we with wisest sorrow think on him | Ham I.ii.6 |
| Together with remembrance of our selues. | Together with remembrance of ourselves. | Ham I.ii.7 |
| Therefore our sometimes Sister, now our Queen, | Therefore our sometime sister, now our Queen, | Ham I.ii.8 |
| Th'Imperiall Ioyntresse of this warlike State, | Th' imperial jointress to this warlike state, | Ham I.ii.9 |
| Haue we, as 'twere, with a defeated ioy, | Have we, as 'twere with a defeated joy, | Ham I.ii.10 |
| With one Auspicious, and one Dropping eye, | With an auspicious and a dropping eye, | Ham I.ii.11 |
| With mirth in Funerall, and with Dirge in Marriage, | With mirth in funeral and with dirge in marriage, | Ham I.ii.12 |
| In equall Scale weighing Delight and Dole | In equal scale weighing delight and dole, | Ham I.ii.13 |
| Taken to Wife; nor haue we heerein barr'd | Taken to wife. Nor have we herein barred | Ham I.ii.14 |
| Your better Wisedomes, which haue freely gone | Your better wisdoms, which have freely gone | Ham I.ii.15 |
| With this affaire along, for all our Thankes. | With this affair along. For all, our thanks. | Ham I.ii.16 |
| Now followes, that you know young Fortinbras, | Now follows that you know. Young Fortinbras, | Ham I.ii.17 |
| Holding a weake supposall of our worth; | Holding a weak supposal of our worth, | Ham I.ii.18 |
| Or thinking by our late deere Brothers death, | Or thinking by our late dear brother's death | Ham I.ii.19 |
| Our State to be disioynt, and out of Frame, | Our state to be disjoint and out of frame, | Ham I.ii.20 |
| Colleagued with the dreame of his Aduantage; | Colleagued with this dream of his advantage, | Ham I.ii.21 |
| He hath not fayl'd to pester vs with Message, | He hath not failed to pester us with message | Ham I.ii.22 |
| Importing the surrender of those Lands | Importing the surrender of those lands | Ham I.ii.23 |
| Lost by his Father: with all Bonds of Law | Lost by his father, with all bands of law, | Ham I.ii.24 |
| To our most valiant Brother. So much for him. Enter Voltemand and Cornelius. | To our most valiant brother. So much for him. | Ham I.ii.25 |
| Now for our selfe, and for this time of meeting | Now for ourself and for this time of meeting. | Ham I.ii.26 |
| Thus much the businesse is. We haue heere writ | Thus much the business is: we have here writ | Ham I.ii.27 |
| To Norway, Vncle of young Fortinbras, | To Norway, uncle of young Fortinbras – | Ham I.ii.28 |
| Who Impotent and Bedrid, scarsely heares | Who, impotent and bedrid, scarcely hears | Ham I.ii.29 |
| Of this his Nephewes purpose, to suppresse | Of this his nephew's purpose – to suppress | Ham I.ii.30 |
| His further gate heerein. In that the Leuies, | His further gait herein, in that the levies, | Ham I.ii.31 |
| The Lists, and full proportions are all made | The lists, and full proportions are all made | Ham I.ii.32 |
| Out of his subiect: and we heere dispatch | Out of his subject. And we here dispatch | Ham I.ii.33 |
| You good Cornelius, and you Voltemand, | You, good Cornelius, and you, Voltemand, | Ham I.ii.34 |
| For bearing of this greeting to old Norway, | For bearers of this greeting to old Norway, | Ham I.ii.35 |
| Giuing to you no further personall power | Giving to you no further personal power | Ham I.ii.36 |
| To businesse with the King, more then the scope | To business with the King, more than the scope | Ham I.ii.37 |
| Of these dilated Articles allow: | Of these delated articles allow. | Ham I.ii.38 |
| Farewell, and let your hast commend your duty. | Farewell; and let your haste commend your duty. | Ham I.ii.39 |
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| We doubt it nothing, heartily farewell. | We doubt it nothing. Heartily farewell. | Ham I.ii.41 |
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| And now Laertes, what's the newes with you? | And now, Laertes, what's the news with you? | Ham I.ii.42 |
| You told vs of some suite. What is't Laertes? | You told us of some suit. What is't, Laertes? | Ham I.ii.43 |
| You cannot speake of Reason to the Dane, | You cannot speak of reason to the Dane | Ham I.ii.44 |
| And loose your voyce. What would'st thou beg Laertes, | And lose your voice. What wouldst thou beg, Laertes, | Ham I.ii.45 |
| That shall not be my Offer, not thy Asking? | That shall not be my offer, not thy asking? | Ham I.ii.46 |
| The Head is not more Natiue to the Heart, | The head is not more native to the heart, | Ham I.ii.47 |
| The Hand more Instrumentall to the Mouth, | The hand more instrumental to the mouth, | Ham I.ii.48 |
| Then is the Throne of Denmarke to thy Father. | Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. | Ham I.ii.49 |
| What would'st thou haue Laertes? | What wouldst thou have, Laertes? | Ham I.ii.50.1 |
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| Haue you your Fathers leaue? / What sayes Pollonius? | Have you your father's leave? What says Polonius? | Ham I.ii.57 |
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| Take thy faire houre Laertes, time be thine, | Take thy fair hour, Laertes. Time be thine; | Ham I.ii.62 |
| And thy best graces spend it at thy will: | And thy best graces spend it at thy will. | Ham I.ii.63 |
| But now my Cosin Hamlet, and my Sonne? | But now, my cousin Hamlet, and my son – | Ham I.ii.64 |
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| How is it that the Clouds still hang on you? | How is it that the clouds still hang on you? | Ham I.ii.66 |
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| 'Tis sweet and commendable / In your Nature Hamlet, | 'Tis sweet and commendable in your nature, Hamlet, | Ham I.ii.87 |
| To giue these mourning duties to your Father: | To give these mourning duties to your father. | Ham I.ii.88 |
| But you must know, your Father lost a Father, | But you must know your father lost a father; | Ham I.ii.89 |
| That Father lost, lost his, and the Suruiuer bound | That father lost, lost his; and the survivor bound | Ham I.ii.90 |
| In filiall Obligation, for some terme | In filial obligation for some term | Ham I.ii.91 |
| To do obsequious Sorrow. But to perseuer | To do obsequious sorrow. But to persever | Ham I.ii.92 |
| In obstinate Condolement, is a course | In obstinate condolement is a course | Ham I.ii.93 |
| Of impious stubbornnesse. 'Tis vnmanly greefe, | Of impious stubbornness. 'Tis unmanly grief. | Ham I.ii.94 |
| It shewes a will most incorrect to Heauen, | It shows a will most incorrect to heaven, | Ham I.ii.95 |
| A Heart vnfortified, a Minde impatient, | A heart unfortified, a mind impatient, | Ham I.ii.96 |
| An Vnderstanding simple, and vnschool'd: | An understanding simple and unschooled. | Ham I.ii.97 |
| For, what we know must be, and is as common | For what we know must be, and is as common | Ham I.ii.98 |
| As any the most vulgar thing to sence, | As any the most vulgar thing to sense, | Ham I.ii.99 |
| Why should we in our peeuish Opposition | Why should we in our peevish opposition | Ham I.ii.100 |
| Take it to heart? Fye, 'tis a fault to Heauen, | Take it to heart? Fie, 'tis a fault to heaven, | Ham I.ii.101 |
| A fault against the Dead, a fault to Nature, | A fault against the dead, a fault to nature, | Ham I.ii.102 |
| To Reason most absurd, whose common Theame | To reason most absurd, whose common theme | Ham I.ii.103 |
| Is death of Fathers, and who still hath cried, | Is death of fathers, and who still hath cried, | Ham I.ii.104 |
| From the first Coarse, till he that dyed to day, | From the first corse till he that died today, | Ham I.ii.105 |
| This must be so. We pray you throw to earth | ‘ This must be so.’ We pray you throw to earth | Ham I.ii.106 |
| This vnpreuayling woe, and thinke of vs | This unprevailing woe, and think of us | Ham I.ii.107 |
| As of a Father; For let the world take note, | As of a father. For, let the world take note, | Ham I.ii.108 |
| You are the most immediate to our Throne, | You are the most immediate to our throne; | Ham I.ii.109 |
| And with no lesse Nobility of Loue, | And with no less nobility of love | Ham I.ii.110 |
| Then that which deerest Father beares his Sonne, | Than that which dearest father bears his son | Ham I.ii.111 |
| Do I impart towards you. For your intent | Do I impart toward you. For your intent | Ham I.ii.112 |
| In going backe to Schoole in Wittenberg, | In going back to school in Wittenberg, | Ham I.ii.113 |
| It is most retrograde to our desire: | It is most retrograde to our desire; | Ham I.ii.114 |
| And we beseech you, bend you to remaine | And, we beseech you, bend you to remain | Ham I.ii.115 |
| Heere in the cheere and comfort of our eye, | Here in the cheer and comfort of our eye, | Ham I.ii.116 |
| Our cheefest Courtier Cosin, and our Sonne. | Our chiefest courtier, cousin, and our son. | Ham I.ii.117 |
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| Why 'tis a louing, and a faire Reply, | Why, 'tis a loving and a fair reply. | Ham I.ii.121 |
| Be as our selfe in Denmarke. Madam come, | Be as ourself in Denmark. Madam, come. | Ham I.ii.122 |
| This gentle and vnforc'd accord of Hamlet | This gentle and unforced accord of Hamlet | Ham I.ii.123 |
| Sits smiling to my heart; in grace whereof, | Sits smiling to my heart; in grace whereof | Ham I.ii.124 |
| No iocond health that Denmarke drinkes to day, | No jocund health that Denmark drinks today | Ham I.ii.125 |
| But the great Cannon to the Clowds shall tell, | But the great cannon to the clouds shall tell, | Ham I.ii.126 |
| And the Kings Rouce, the Heauens shall bruite againe, | And the King's rouse the heavens shall bruit again, | Ham I.ii.127 |
| Respeaking earthly Thunder. Come away. | Re-speaking earthly thunder. Come away. | Ham I.ii.128 |
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| Welcome deere Rosincrance and Guildensterne. | Welcome, dear Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. | Ham II.ii.1 |
| Moreouer, that we much did long to see you, | Moreover that we much did long to see you, | Ham II.ii.2 |
| The neede we haue to vse you, did prouoke | The need we have to use you did provoke | Ham II.ii.3 |
| Our hastie sending. Something haue you heard | Our hasty sending. Something have you heard | Ham II.ii.4 |
| Of Hamlets transformation: so I call it, | Of Hamlet's transformation – so call it, | Ham II.ii.5 |
| Since not th'exterior, nor the inward man | Sith nor th' exterior nor the inward man | Ham II.ii.6 |
| Resembles that it was. What it should bee | Resembles that it was. What it should be, | Ham II.ii.7 |
| More then his Fathers death, that thus hath put him | More than his father's death, that thus hath put him | Ham II.ii.8 |
| So much from th'vnderstanding of himselfe, | So much from th' understanding of himself | Ham II.ii.9 |
| I cannot deeme of. I intreat you both, | I cannot dream of. I entreat you both | Ham II.ii.10 |
| That being of so young dayes brought vp with him: | That, being of so young days brought up with him, | Ham II.ii.11 |
| And since so Neighbour'd to his youth, and humour, | And sith so neighboured to his youth and 'haviour, | Ham II.ii.12 |
| That you vouchsafe your rest heere in our Court | That you vouchsafe your rest here in our court | Ham II.ii.13 |
| Some little time: so by your Companies | Some little time, so by your companies | Ham II.ii.14 |
| To draw him on to pleasures, and to gather | To draw him on to pleasures, and to gather | Ham II.ii.15 |
| So much as from Occasions you may gleane, | So much as from occasion you may glean, | Ham II.ii.16 |
| Whether aught to us unknown afflicts him thus, | Ham II.ii.17 |
| That open'd lies within our remedie. | That, opened, lies within our remedy. | Ham II.ii.18 |
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| Thankes Rosincrance, and gentle Guildensterne. | Thanks, Rosencrantz and gentle Guildenstern. | Ham II.ii.33 |
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| Thou still hast bin the Father of good Newes. | Thou still hast been the father of good news. | Ham II.ii.42 |
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| Oh speake of that, that I do long to heare. | O, speak of that! That do I long to hear. | Ham II.ii.50 |
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| Thy selfe do grace to them, and bring them in. | Thyself do grace to them and bring them in. | Ham II.ii.53 |
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| He tels me my sweet Queene, that he hath found | He tells me, my dear Gertrude, he hath found | Ham II.ii.54 |
| The head and sourse of all your Sonnes distemper. | The head and source of all your son's distemper. | Ham II.ii.55 |
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| Well, we shall sift him. | Well, we shall sift him. | Ham II.ii.58.1 |
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| Welcome good Frends: | Welcome, my good friends. | Ham II.ii.58.2 |
| Say Voltumand, what from our Brother Norwey? | Say, Voltemand, what from our brother Norway? | Ham II.ii.59 |
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| It likes vs well: | It likes us well. | Ham II.ii.80.2 |
| And at our more consider'd time wee'l read, | And at our more considered time we'll read, | Ham II.ii.81 |
| Answer, and thinke vpon this Businesse. | Answer, and think upon this business. | Ham II.ii.82 |
| Meane time we thanke you, for your well-tooke Labour. | Meantime we thank you for your well-took labour. | Ham II.ii.83 |
| Go to your rest, at night wee'l Feast together. | Go to your rest. At night we'll feast together. | Ham II.ii.84 |
| Most welcome home. | Most welcome home! | Ham II.ii.85.1 |
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| But how hath she | But how hath she | Ham II.ii.128.2 |
| receiu'd his Loue? | Received his love? | Ham II.ii.129.1 |
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| As of a man, faithfull and Honourable. | As of a man faithful and honourable. | Ham II.ii.130 |
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| Do you thinke 'tis this? | Do you think 'tis this? | Ham II.ii.151.2 |
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| Not that I know. | Not that I know. | Ham II.ii.155.2 |
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| How may we try it further? | How may we try it further? | Ham II.ii.159.2 |
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| We will try it. | We will try it. | Ham II.ii.167.2 |
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| And can you by no drift of circumstance | And can you by no drift of conference | Ham III.i.1 |
| Get from him why he puts on this Confusion: | Get from him why he puts on this confusion, | Ham III.i.2 |
| Grating so harshly all his dayes of quiet | Grating so harshly all his days of quiet | Ham III.i.3 |
| With turbulent and dangerous Lunacy. | With turbulent and dangerous lunacy? | Ham III.i.4 |
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| With all my heart, and it doth much content me | With all my heart, and it doth much content me | Ham III.i.24 |
| To heare him so inclin'd. | To hear him so inclined. | Ham III.i.25 |
| Good Gentlemen, / Giue him a further edge, | Good gentlemen, give him a further edge | Ham III.i.26 |
| and driue his purpose on / To these delights. | And drive his purpose into these delights. | Ham III.i.27 |
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| Sweet Gertrude leaue vs too, | Sweet Gertrude, leave us too. | Ham III.i.28.2 |
| For we haue closely sent for Hamlet hither, | For we have closely sent for Hamlet hither, | Ham III.i.29 |
| That he, as 'twere by accident, may there | That he, as 'twere by accident, may here | Ham III.i.30 |
| Affront Ophelia. | Affront Ophelia. | Ham III.i.31 |
| Her Father, and my selfe (lawful espials) | Her father and myself, lawful espials, | Ham III.i.32 |
| Will so bestow our selues, that seeing vnseene | We'll so bestow ourselves that, seeing unseen, | Ham III.i.33 |
| We may of their encounter frankely iudge, | We may of their encounter frankly judge, | Ham III.i.34 |
| And gather by him, as he is behaued, | And gather by him, as he is behaved, | Ham III.i.35 |
| If't be th'affliction of his loue, or no. | If't be th' affliction of his love or no | Ham III.i.36 |
| That thus he suffers for. | That thus he suffers for. | Ham III.i.37.1 |
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| Oh 'tis true: | O, 'tis too true. | Ham III.i.49.2 |
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| How smart a lash that speech doth giue my Conscience? | (aside) How smart a lash that speech doth give my conscience! | Ham III.i.50 |
| The Harlots Cheeke beautied with plaist'ring Art | The harlot's cheek, beautied with plastering art, | Ham III.i.51 |
| Is not more vgly to the thing that helpes it, | Is not more ugly to the thing that helps it | Ham III.i.52 |
| Then is my deede, to my most painted word. | Than is my deed to my most painted word. | Ham III.i.53 |
| Oh heauie burthen! | O, heavy burden! | Ham III.i.54 |
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| Loue? His affections do not that way tend, | Love? His affections do not that way tend; | Ham III.i.163 |
| Nor what he spake, though it lack'd Forme a little, | Nor what he spake, though it lacked form a little, | Ham III.i.164 |
| Was not like Madnesse. There's something in his soule? | Was not like madness. There's something in his soul | Ham III.i.165 |
| O're which his Melancholly sits on brood, | O'er which his melancholy sits on brood, | Ham III.i.166 |
| And I do doubt the hatch, and the disclose | And I do doubt the hatch and the disclose | Ham III.i.167 |
| Will be some danger, which to preuent | Will be some danger; which for to prevent, | Ham III.i.168 |
| I haue in quicke determination | I have in quick determination | Ham III.i.169 |
| Thus set it downe. He shall with speed to England | Thus set it down: he shall with speed to England | Ham III.i.170 |
| For the demand of our neglected Tribute: | For the demand of our neglected tribute. | Ham III.i.171 |
| Haply the Seas and Countries different | Haply the seas, and countries different, | Ham III.i.172 |
| With variable Obiects, shall expell | With variable objects, shall expel | Ham III.i.173 |
| This something setled matter in his heart: | This something-settled matter in his heart, | Ham III.i.174 |
| Whereon his Braines still beating, puts him thus | Whereon his brains still beating puts him thus | Ham III.i.175 |
| From fashion of himselfe. What thinke you on't? | From fashion of himself. What think you on't? | Ham III.i.176 |
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| It shall be so: | It shall be so. | Ham III.i.188.2 |
| Madnesse in great Ones, must not vnwatch'd go. | Madness in great ones must not unwatched go. | Ham III.i.189 |
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| How fares our Cosin Hamlet? | How fares our cousin Hamlet? | Ham III.ii.102 |
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| I haue nothing with this answer Hamlet, these | I have nothing with this answer, Hamlet. These | Ham III.ii.105 |
| words are not mine. | words are not mine. | Ham III.ii.106 |
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| Haue you heard the Argument, is there no Offence | Have you heard the argument? Is there no offence | Ham III.ii.242 |
| in't? | in't? | Ham III.ii.243 |
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| What do you call the Play? | What do you call the play? | Ham III.ii.246 |
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| Giue me some Light. Away. | Give me some light. Away! | Ham III.ii.278 |
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| I like him not, nor stands it safe with vs, | I like him not; nor stands it safe with us | Ham III.iii.1 |
| To let his madnesse range. Therefore prepare you, | To let his madness range. Therefore prepare you. | Ham III.iii.2 |
| I your Commission will forthwith dispatch, | I your commission will forthwith dispatch, | Ham III.iii.3 |
| And he to England shall along with you: | And he to England shall along with you. | Ham III.iii.4 |
| The termes of our estate, may not endure | The terms of our estate may not endure | Ham III.iii.5 |
| Hazard so dangerous as doth hourely grow | Hazard so near us as doth hourly grow | Ham III.iii.6 |
| Out of his Lunacies. | Out of his brows. | Ham III.iii.7.1 |
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| Arme you, I pray you to this speedie Voyage; | Arm you, I pray you, to this speedy voyage. | Ham III.iii.24 |
| For we will Fetters put vpon this feare, | For we will fetters put about this fear, | Ham III.iii.25 |
| Which now goes too free-footed. | Which now goes too free-footed. | Ham III.iii.26.1 |
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| Thankes deere my Lord. | Thanks, dear my lord. | Ham III.iii.35.2 |
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| Oh my offence is ranke, it smels to heauen, | O, my offence is rank. It smells to heaven. | Ham III.iii.36 |
| It hath the primall eldest curse vpon't, | It hath the primal eldest curse upon't, | Ham III.iii.37 |
| A Brothers murther. Pray can I not, | A brother's murder. Pray can I not, | Ham III.iii.38 |
| Though inclination be as sharpe as will: | Though inclination be as sharp as will. | Ham III.iii.39 |
| My stronger guilt, defeats my strong intent, | My stronger guilt defeats my strong intent, | Ham III.iii.40 |
| And like a man to double businesse bound, | And like a man to double business bound | Ham III.iii.41 |
| I stand in pause where I shall first begin, | I stand in pause where I shall first begin, | Ham III.iii.42 |
| And both neglect; what if this cursed hand | And both neglect. What if this cursed hand | Ham III.iii.43 |
| Were thicker then it selfe with Brothers blood, | Were thicker than itself with brother's blood, | Ham III.iii.44 |
| Is there not Raine enough in the sweet Heauens | Is there not rain enough in the sweet heavens | Ham III.iii.45 |
| To wash it white as Snow? Whereto serues mercy, | To wash it white as snow? Whereto serves mercy | Ham III.iii.46 |
| But to confront the visage of Offence? | But to confront the visage of offence? | Ham III.iii.47 |
| And what's in Prayer, but this two-fold force, | And what's in prayer but this twofold force, | Ham III.iii.48 |
| To be fore-stalled ere we come to fall, | To be forestalled ere we come to fall | Ham III.iii.49 |
| Or pardon'd being downe? Then Ile looke vp, | Or pardoned being down? Then I'll look up. | Ham III.iii.50 |
| My fault is past. But oh, what forme of Prayer | My fault is past. But, O, what form of prayer | Ham III.iii.51 |
| Can serue my turne? Forgiue me my foule Murther: | Can serve my turn? ‘ Forgive me my foul murder?’ | Ham III.iii.52 |
| That cannot be, since I am still possest | That cannot be, since I am still possessed | Ham III.iii.53 |
| Of those effects for which I did the Murther. | Of those effects for which I did the murder, | Ham III.iii.54 |
| My Crowne, mine owne Ambition, and my Queene: | My crown, mine own ambition, and my Queen. | Ham III.iii.55 |
| May one be pardon'd, and retaine th'offence? | May one be pardoned and retain th' offence? | Ham III.iii.56 |
| In the corrupted currants of this world, | In the corrupted currents of this world | Ham III.iii.57 |
| Offences gilded hand may shoue by Iustice, | Offence's gilded hand may shove by justice; | Ham III.iii.58 |
| And oft 'tis seene, the wicked prize it selfe | And oft 'tis seen the wicked prize itself | Ham III.iii.59 |
| Buyes out the Law; but 'tis not so aboue, | Buys out the law. But 'tis not so above. | Ham III.iii.60 |
| There is no shuffling, there the Action lyes | There is no shuffling. There the action lies | Ham III.iii.61 |
| In his true Nature, and we our selues compell'd | In his true nature, and we ourselves compelled, | Ham III.iii.62 |
| Euen to the teeth and forehead of our faults, | Even to the teeth and forehead of our faults, | Ham III.iii.63 |
| To giue in euidence. What then? What rests? | To give in evidence. What then? What rests? | Ham III.iii.64 |
| Try what Repentance can. What can it not? | Try what repentance can. What can it not? | Ham III.iii.65 |
| Yet what can it, when one cannot repent? | Yet what can it when one cannot repent? | Ham III.iii.66 |
| Oh wretched state! Oh bosome, blacke as death! | O, wretched state! O, bosom black as death! | Ham III.iii.67 |
| Oh limed soule, that strugling to be free, | O limed soul, that struggling to be free | Ham III.iii.68 |
| Art more ingag'd: Helpe Angels, make assay: | Art more engaged! Help, angels! Make assay. | Ham III.iii.69 |
| Bow stubborne knees, and heart with strings of Steele, | Bow, stubborn knees, and, heart with strings of steel, | Ham III.iii.70 |
| Be soft as sinewes of the new-borne Babe, | Be soft as sinews of the new-born babe! | Ham III.iii.71 |
| All may be well. | All may be well. | Ham III.iii.72 |
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| My words flye vp, my thoughts remain below, | My words fly up, my thoughts remain below. | Ham III.iii.97 |
| Words without thoughts, neuer to Heauen go. | Words without thoughts never to heaven go. | Ham III.iii.98 |
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| There's matters in these sighes. / These profound heaues | There's matter in these sighs. These profound heaves | Ham IV.i.1 |
| You must translate; Tis fit we vnderstand them. | You must translate. 'Tis fit we understand them. | Ham IV.i.2 |
| Where is your Sonne? | Where is your son? | Ham IV.i.3 |
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| What Gertrude? How do's Hamlet? | What, Gertrude? How does Hamlet? | Ham IV.i.6 |
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| On heauy deed: | O, heavy deed! | Ham IV.i.12.2 |
| It had bin so with vs had we beene there: | It had been so with us, had we been there. | Ham IV.i.13 |
| His Liberty is full of threats to all, | His liberty is full of threats to all, | Ham IV.i.14 |
| To you your selfe, to vs, to euery one. | To you yourself, to us, to everyone. | Ham IV.i.15 |
| Alas, how shall this bloody deede be answered? | Alas, how shall this bloody deed be answered? | Ham IV.i.16 |
| It will be laide to vs, whose prouidence | It will be laid to us, whose providence | Ham IV.i.17 |
| Should haue kept short, restrain'd, and out of haunt, | Should have kept short, restrained, and out of haunt | Ham IV.i.18 |
| This mad yong man. But so much was our loue, | This mad young man. But so much was our love, | Ham IV.i.19 |
| We would not vnderstand what was most fit, | We would not understand what was most fit, | Ham IV.i.20 |
| But like the Owner of a foule disease, | But, like the owner of a foul disease, | Ham IV.i.21 |
| To keepe it from divulging, let's it feede | To keep it from divulging let it feed | Ham IV.i.22 |
| Euen on the pith of life. Where is he gone? | Even on the pith of life. Where is he gone? | Ham IV.i.23 |
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| Oh Gertrude, come away: | O Gertrude, come away! | Ham IV.i.28 |
| The Sun no sooner shall the Mountaines touch, | The sun no sooner shall the mountains touch | Ham IV.i.29 |
| But we will ship him hence, and this vilde deed, | But we will ship him hence; and this vile deed | Ham IV.i.30 |
| We must with all our Maiesty and Skill | We must with all our majesty and skill | Ham IV.i.31 |
| Both countenance, and excuse. / Ho Guildenstern: | Both countenance and excuse. Ho, Guildenstern! | Ham IV.i.32 |
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| Friends both go ioyne you with some further ayde: | Friends both, go join you with some further aid. | Ham IV.i.33 |
| Hamlet in madnesse hath Polonius slaine, | Hamlet in madness hath Polonius slain, | Ham IV.i.34 |
| And from his Mother Clossets hath he drag'd him. | And from his mother's closet hath he dragged him. | Ham IV.i.35 |
| Go seeke him out, speake faire, and bring the body | Go seek him out. Speak fair. And bring the body | Ham IV.i.36 |
| Into the Chappell. I pray you hast in this. | Into the chapel. I pray you haste in this. | Ham IV.i.37 |
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| Come Gertrude, wee'l call vp our wisest friends, | Come, Gertrude, we'll call up our wisest friends | Ham IV.i.38 |
| To let them know both what we meane to do, | And let them know both what we mean to do | Ham IV.i.39 |
| And what's vntimely done. | And what's untimely done. So haply slander, | Ham IV.i.40 |
| Whose whisper o'er the world's diameter, | Ham IV.i.41 |
| As level as the cannon to his blank | Ham IV.i.42 |
| Transports his poisoned shot, may miss our name | Ham IV.i.43 |
| Oh come away, | And hit the woundless air. O, come away! | Ham IV.i.44 |
| My soule is full of discord and dismay. | My soul is full of discord and dismay. | Ham IV.i.45 |
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| I haue sent to seeke him, and to find the bodie: | I have sent to seek him and to find the body. | Ham IV.iii.1 |
| How dangerous is it that this man goes loose: | How dangerous is it that this man goes loose! | Ham IV.iii.2 |
| Yet must not we put the strong Law on him: | Yet must not we put the strong law on him. | Ham IV.iii.3 |
| Hee's loued of the distracted multitude, | He's loved of the distracted multitude, | Ham IV.iii.4 |
| Who like not in their iudgement, but their eyes: | Who like not in their judgement but their eyes; | Ham IV.iii.5 |
| And where 'tis so, th'Offenders scourge is weigh'd | And where 'tis so, th' offender's scourge is weighed, | Ham IV.iii.6 |
| But neerer the offence: to beare all smooth, and euen, | But never the offence. To bear all smooth and even, | Ham IV.iii.7 |
| This sodaine sending him away, must seeme | This sudden sending him away must seem | Ham IV.iii.8 |
| Deliberate pause, diseases desperate growne, | Deliberate pause. Diseases desperate grown | Ham IV.iii.9 |
| By desperate appliance are releeued, | By desperate appliance are relieved, | Ham IV.iii.10 |
| Or not at all. | Or not at all. | Ham IV.iii.11.1 |
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| How now? What hath befalne? | How now? What hath befallen? | Ham IV.iii.11.2 |
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| But where is he? | But where is he? | Ham IV.iii.13.2 |
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| Bring him before vs. | Bring him before us. | Ham IV.iii.15.1 |
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| Now Hamlet, where's Polonius? | Now, Hamlet, where's Polonius? | Ham IV.iii.16 |
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| At Supper? Where? | At supper? Where? | Ham IV.iii.18 |
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| Alas, alas! | Ham IV.iii.25 |
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| What dost thou meane by this? | What dost thou mean by this? | Ham IV.iii.28 |
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| Where is Polonius. | Where is Polonius? | Ham IV.iii.31 |
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| Go seeke him there. | (to attendants) Go seek him there. | Ham IV.iii.37 |
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| Hamlet, this deed of thine, for thine especial safety | Hamlet, this deed, for thine especial safety, | Ham IV.iii.39 |
| Which we do tender, as we deerely greeue | Which we do tender as we dearly grieve | Ham IV.iii.40 |
| For that which thou hast done, must send thee hence | For that which thou hast done, must send thee hence | Ham IV.iii.41 |
| With fierie Quicknesse. Therefore prepare thy selfe, | With fiery quickness. Therefore prepare thyself. | Ham IV.iii.42 |
| The Barke is readie, and the winde at helpe, | The bark is ready and the wind at help, | Ham IV.iii.43 |
| Th'Associates tend, and euery thing at bent | Th' associates tend, and everything is bent | Ham IV.iii.44 |
| For England. | For England. | Ham IV.iii.45 |
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| I Hamlet. | Ay, Hamlet. | Ham IV.iii.47 |
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| So is it, if thou knew'st our purposes. | So is it, if thou knewest our purposes. | Ham IV.iii.49 |
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| Thy louing Father Hamlet. | Thy loving father, Hamlet. | Ham IV.iii.52 |
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| Follow him at foote, / Tempt him with speed aboord: | Follow him at foot. Tempt him with speed aboard. | Ham IV.iii.56 |
| Delay it not, Ile haue him hence to night. | Delay it not. I'll have him hence tonight. | Ham IV.iii.57 |
| Away, for euery thing is Seal'd and done | Away! for everything is sealed and done | Ham IV.iii.58 |
| That else leanes on th'Affaire, pray you make hast. | That else leans on the affair. Pray you make haste. | Ham IV.iii.59 |
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| And England, if my loue thou holdst at ought, | And, England, if my love thou holdest at aught – | Ham IV.iii.60 |
| As my great power thereof may giue thee sense, | As my great power thereof may give thee sense, | Ham IV.iii.61 |
| Since yet thy Cicatrice lookes raw and red | Since yet thy cicatrice looks raw and red | Ham IV.iii.62 |
| After the Danish Sword, and thy free awe | After the Danish sword, and thy free awe | Ham IV.iii.63 |
| Payes homage to vs; thou maist not coldly set | Pays homage to us – thou mayst not coldly set | Ham IV.iii.64 |
| Our Soueraigne Processe, which imports at full | Our sovereign process, which imports at full, | Ham IV.iii.65 |
| By Letters coniuring to that effect | By letters congruing to that effect, | Ham IV.iii.66 |
| The present death of Hamlet. Do it England, | The present death of Hamlet. Do it, England. | Ham IV.iii.67 |
| For like the Hecticke in my blood he rages, | For like the hectic in my blood he rages, | Ham IV.iii.68 |
| And thou must cure me: Till I know 'tis done, | And thou must cure me. Till I know 'tis done, | Ham IV.iii.69 |
| How ere my happes, my ioyes were ne're begun. | Howe'er my haps, my joys were ne'er begun. | Ham IV.iii.70 |
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| How do ye, pretty Lady? | How do you, pretty lady? | Ham IV.v.41 |
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| Conceit vpon her Father. | Conceit upon her father – | Ham IV.v.45 |
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| Pretty Ophelia. | Pretty Ophelia! | Ham IV.v.56 |
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| How long hath she bin this? | How long hath she been thus? | Ham IV.v.68 |
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| Follow her close, / Giue her good watch I pray you: | Follow her close. Give her good watch, I pray you. | Ham IV.v.75 |
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| Oh this is the poyson of deepe greefe, it springs | O, this is the poison of deep grief. It springs | Ham IV.v.76 |
| All from her Fathers death. | All from her father's death – and now behold! | Ham IV.v.77 |
| Oh Gertrude, Gertrude, | O Gertrude, Gertrude, | Ham IV.v.78 |
| When sorrowes comes, they come not single spies, | When sorrows come, they come not single spies, | Ham IV.v.79 |
| But in Battaliaes. First, her Father slaine, | But in battalions: first, her father slain; | Ham IV.v.80 |
| Next your Sonne gone, and he most violent Author | Next, your son gone, and he most violent author | Ham IV.v.81 |
| Of his owne iust remoue: the people muddied, | Of his own just remove; the people muddied, | Ham IV.v.82 |
| Thicke and vnwholsome in their thoughts, and whispers | Thick and unwholesome in their thoughts and whispers | Ham IV.v.83 |
| For good Polonius death; and we haue done but greenly | For good Polonius' death, and we have done but greenly | Ham IV.v.84 |
| In hugger mugger to interre him. Poore Ophelia | In hugger-mugger to inter him; poor Ophelia | Ham IV.v.85 |
| Diuided from her selfe, and her faire Iudgement, | Divided from herself and her fair judgement, | Ham IV.v.86 |
| Without the which we are Pictures, or meere Beasts. | Without the which we are pictures or mere beasts; | Ham IV.v.87 |
| Last, and as much containing as all these, | Last, and as much containing as all these, | Ham IV.v.88 |
| Her Brother is in secret come from France, | Her brother is in secret come from France, | Ham IV.v.89 |
| Keepes on his wonder, keepes himselfe in clouds, | Feeds on his wonder, keeps himself in clouds, | Ham IV.v.90 |
| And wants not Buzzers to infect his eare | And wants not buzzers to infect his ear | Ham IV.v.91 |
| With pestilent Speeches of his Fathers death, | With pestilent speeches of his father's death, | Ham IV.v.92 |
| Where in necessitie of matter Beggard, | Wherein necessity, of matter beggared, | Ham IV.v.93 |
| Will nothing sticke our persons to Arraigne | Will nothing stick our person to arraign | Ham IV.v.94 |
| In eare and eare. O my deere Gertrude, this, | In ear and ear. O my dear Gertrude, this, | Ham IV.v.95 |
| Like to a murdering Peece in many places, | Like to a murdering-piece, in many places | Ham IV.v.96 |
| Giues me superfluous death. | Gives me superfluous death. | Ham IV.v.97 |
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| Where are my Switzers? / Let them guard the doore. | Attend. Where is my Switzers? Let them guard the door. | Ham IV.v.99 |
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| What is the matter? | What is the matter? | Ham IV.v.100.1 |
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| The doores are broke. | The doors are broke. | Ham IV.v.113 |
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| What is the cause Laertes, | What is the cause, Laertes, | Ham IV.v.122.2 |
| That thy Rebellion lookes so Gyant-like? | That thy rebellion looks so giantlike? | Ham IV.v.123 |
| Let him go Gertrude: Do not feare our person: | Let him go, Gertrude. Do not fear our person. | Ham IV.v.124 |
| There's such Diuinity doth hedge a King, | There's such divinity doth hedge a king, | Ham IV.v.125 |
| That Treason can but peepe to what it would, | That treason can but peep to what it would, | Ham IV.v.126 |
| Acts little of his will. Tell me Laertes, | Acts little of his will. Tell me, Laertes, | Ham IV.v.127 |
| Why thou art thus Incenst? Let him go Gertrude. | Why thou art thus incensed. Let him go, Gertrude. | Ham IV.v.128 |
| Speake man. | Speak, man. | Ham IV.v.129 |
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| Dead. | Dead. | Ham IV.v.130.2 |
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| Let him demand his fill. | Let him demand his fill. | Ham IV.v.131 |
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| Who shall stay you? | Who shall stay you? | Ham IV.v.138.2 |
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| Good Laertes: | Good Laertes, | Ham IV.v.141.2 |
| If you desire to know the certaintie | If you desire to know the certainty | Ham IV.v.142 |
| Of your deere Fathers death, if writ in your reuenge, | Of your dear father, is't writ in your revenge | Ham IV.v.143 |
| That Soop-stake you will draw both Friend and Foe, | That, swoopstake, you will draw both friend and foe, | Ham IV.v.144 |
| Winner and Looser. | Winner and loser? | Ham IV.v.145 |
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| Will you know them then. | Will you know them then? | Ham IV.v.146.2 |
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| Why now you speake | Why, now you speak | Ham IV.v.149.2 |
| Like a good Childe, and a true Gentleman. | Like a good child and a true gentleman. | Ham IV.v.150 |
| That I am guiltlesse of your Fathers death, | That I am guiltless of your father's death, | Ham IV.v.151 |
| And am most sensible in greefe for it, | And am most sensibly in grief for it, | Ham IV.v.152 |
| It shall as leuell to your Iudgement pierce | It shall as level to your judgement 'pear | Ham IV.v.153 |
| As day do's to your eye. | As day does to your eye. | Ham IV.v.154.1 |
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| Laertes, I must common with your greefe, | Laertes, I must commune with your grief, | Ham IV.v.202 |
| Or you deny me right: go but apart, | Or you deny me right. Go but apart, | Ham IV.v.203 |
| Make choice of whom your wisest Friends you will, | Make choice of whom your wisest friends you will, | Ham IV.v.204 |
| And they shall heare and iudge 'twixt you and me; | And they shall hear and judge 'twixt you and me. | Ham IV.v.205 |
| If by direct or by Colaterall hand | If by direct or by collateral hand | Ham IV.v.206 |
| They finde vs touch'd, we will our Kingdome giue, | They find us touched, we will our kingdom give, | Ham IV.v.207 |
| Our Crowne, our Life, and all that we call Ours | Our crown, our life, and all that we call ours, | Ham IV.v.208 |
| To you in satisfaction. But if not, | To you in satisfaction. But if not, | Ham IV.v.209 |
| Be you content to lend your patience to vs, | Be you content to lend your patience to us, | Ham IV.v.210 |
| And we shall ioyntly labour with your soule | And we shall jointly labour with your soul | Ham IV.v.211 |
| To giue it due content. | To give it due content. | Ham IV.v.212.1 |
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| So you shall: | So you shall. | Ham IV.v.217.2 |
| And where th'offence is, let the great Axe fall. | And where th' offence is, let the great axe fall. | Ham IV.v.218 |
| I pray you go with me. | I pray you go with me. | Ham IV.v.219 |
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| Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, | Now must your conscience my acquittance seal, | Ham IV.vii.1 |
| And you must put me in your heart for Friend, | And you must put me in your heart for friend, | Ham IV.vii.2 |
| Sith you haue heard, and with a knowing eare, | Sith you have heard, and with a knowing ear, | Ham IV.vii.3 |
| That he which hath your Noble Father slaine, | That he which hath your noble father slain | Ham IV.vii.4 |
| Pursued my life. | Pursued my life. | Ham IV.vii.5.1 |
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| O for two speciall Reasons, | O, for two special reasons, | Ham IV.vii.9.2 |
| Which may to you (perhaps) seeme much vnsinnowed, | Which may to you perhaps seem much unsinewed, | Ham IV.vii.10 |
| And yet to me they are strong. The Queen his Mother, | But yet to me they're strong. The Queen his mother | Ham IV.vii.11 |
| Liues almost by his lookes: and for my selfe, | Lives almost by his looks, and for myself – | Ham IV.vii.12 |
| My Vertue or my Plague, be it either which, | My virtue or my plague, be it either which – | Ham IV.vii.13 |
| She's so coniunctiue to my life and soule; | She is so conjunctive to my life and soul | Ham IV.vii.14 |
| That as the Starre moues not but in his Sphere, | That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, | Ham IV.vii.15 |
| I could not but by her. The other Motiue, | I could not but by her. The other motive | Ham IV.vii.16 |
| Why to a publike count I might not go, | Why to a public count I might not go | Ham IV.vii.17 |
| Is the great loue the generall gender beare him, | Is the great love the general gender bear him, | Ham IV.vii.18 |
| Who dipping all his Faults in their affection, | Who, dipping all his faults in their affection, | Ham IV.vii.19 |
| Would like the Spring that turneth Wood to Stone, | Work like the spring that turneth wood to stone, | Ham IV.vii.20 |
| Conuert his Gyues to Graces. So that my Arrowes | Convert his gyves to graces; so that my arrows, | Ham IV.vii.21 |
| Too slightly timbred for so loud a Winde, | Too slightly timbered for so loud a wind, | Ham IV.vii.22 |
| Would haue reuerted to my Bow againe, | Would have reverted to my bow again, | Ham IV.vii.23 |
| And not where I had arm'd them. | And not where I had aimed them. | Ham IV.vii.24 |
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| Breake not your sleepes for that, / You must not thinke | Break not your sleeps for that. You must not think | Ham IV.vii.30 |
| That we are made of stuffe, so flat, and dull, | That we are made of stuff so flat and dull | Ham IV.vii.31 |
| That we can let our Beard be shooke with danger, | That we can let our beard be shook with danger, | Ham IV.vii.32 |
| And thinke it pastime. You shortly shall heare more, | And think it pastime. You shortly shall hear more. | Ham IV.vii.33 |
| I lou'd your Father, and we loue our Selfe, | I loved your father, and we love ourself, | Ham IV.vii.34 |
| And that I hope will teach you to imagine--- | And that, I hope, will teach you to imagine – | Ham IV.vii.35 |
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| How now? What Newes? | How now? What news? | Ham IV.vii.36.1 |
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| From Hamlet? Who brought them? | From Hamlet? Who brought them? | Ham IV.vii.38 |
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| Laertes you shall heare them: | Laertes, you shall hear them. – | Ham IV.vii.41.2 |
| Leaue vs. | Leave us. | Ham IV.vii.42 |
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| High and Mighty, you shall know I am set naked on your | High and mighty, you shall know I am set naked on your | Ham IV.vii.43 |
| Kingdome. To morrow shall I begge leaue to see your Kingly | kingdom. Tomorrow shall I beg leave to see your kingly | Ham IV.vii.44 |
| Eyes. When I shall (first asking your Pardon thereunto) | eyes; when I shall, first asking your pardon thereunto, | Ham IV.vii.45 |
| recount th'Occasions of my sodaine, and more strange returne. | recount the occasion of my sudden and more strange return. | Ham IV.vii.46 |
| Hamlet. | Hamlet | Ham IV.vii.47 |
| What should this meane? Are all the rest come backe? | What should this mean? Are all the rest come back? | Ham IV.vii.48 |
| Or is it some abuse? Or no such thing? | Or is it some abuse, and no such thing? | Ham IV.vii.49 |
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| 'Tis Hamlets Character, naked | 'Tis Hamlet's character. ‘ Naked!’ | Ham IV.vii.50.2 |
| and in a Post- script here he sayes alone: | And in a postscript here, he says ‘ alone.’ | Ham IV.vii.51 |
| Can you aduise me? | Can you devise me? | Ham IV.vii.52 |
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| If it be so Laertes, | If it be so, Laertes – | Ham IV.vii.56.2 |
| as how should it be so: / How otherwise | As how should it be so? How otherwise? – | Ham IV.vii.57 |
| will you be rul'd by me? | Will you be ruled by me? | Ham IV.vii.58.1 |
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| To thine owne peace: if he be now return'd, | To thine own peace. If he be now returned, | Ham IV.vii.60 |
| As checking at his Voyage, and that he meanes | As checking at his voyage, and that he means | Ham IV.vii.61 |
| No more to vndertake it; I will worke him | No more to undertake it, I will work him | Ham IV.vii.62 |
| To an exployt now ripe in my Deuice, | To an exploit now ripe in my device, | Ham IV.vii.63 |
| Vnder the which he shall not choose but fall; | Under the which he shall not choose but fall; | Ham IV.vii.64 |
| And for his death no winde of blame shall breath, | And for his death no wind of blame shall breathe, | Ham IV.vii.65 |
| But euen his Mother shall vncharge the practice, | But even his mother shall uncharge the practice | Ham IV.vii.66 |
| And call it accident: | And call it accident. | Ham IV.vii.67.1 |
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| It falls right. | Ham IV.vii.69.2 |
| You have been talked of since your travel much, | Ham IV.vii.70 |
| And that in Hamlet's hearing, for a quality | Ham IV.vii.71 |
| Wherein they say you shine. Your sum of parts | Ham IV.vii.72 |
| Did not together pluck such envy from him | Ham IV.vii.73 |
| As did that one, and that, in my regard, | Ham IV.vii.74 |
| Of the unworthiest siege. | Ham IV.vii.75.1 |
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| A very riband in the cap of youth, | Ham IV.vii.76 |
| Yet needful too, for youth no less becomes | Ham IV.vii.77 |
| The light and careless livery that it wears | Ham IV.vii.78 |
| Than settled age his sables and his weeds, | Ham IV.vii.79 |
| Some two Monthes hence | Importing health and graveness. Two months since, | Ham IV.vii.80 |
| Here was a Gentleman of Normandy, | Here was a gentleman of Normandy. | Ham IV.vii.81 |
| I'ue seene my selfe, and seru'd against the French, | I have seen myself, and served against, the French, | Ham IV.vii.82 |
| And they ran well on Horsebacke; but this Gallant | And they can well on horseback. But this gallant | Ham IV.vii.83 |
| Had witchcraft in't; he grew into his Seat, | Had witchcraft in't. He grew unto his seat, | Ham IV.vii.84 |
| And to such wondrous doing brought his Horse, | And to such wondrous doing brought his horse | Ham IV.vii.85 |
| As had he beene encorps't and demy-Natur'd | As had he been incorpsed and demi-natured | Ham IV.vii.86 |
| With the braue Beast, so farre he past my thought, | With the brave beast. So far he topped my thought | Ham IV.vii.87 |
| That I in forgery of shapes and trickes, | That I, in forgery of shapes and tricks, | Ham IV.vii.88 |
| Come short of what he did. | Come short of what he did. | Ham IV.vii.89.1 |
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| A Norman. | A Norman. | Ham IV.vii.90 |
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| The very same. | The very same. | Ham IV.vii.91.2 |
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| Hee mad confession of you, | He made confession of you, | Ham IV.vii.94 |
| And gaue you such a Masterly report, | And gave you such a masterly report | Ham IV.vii.95 |
| For Art and exercise in your defence; | For art and exercise in your defence, | Ham IV.vii.96 |
| And for your Rapier most especially, | And for your rapier most especial, | Ham IV.vii.97 |
| That he cryed out, t'would be a sight indeed, | That he cried out, 'twould be a sight indeed | Ham IV.vii.98 |
| If one could match you | If one could match you; the scrimers of their nation | Ham IV.vii.99 |
| He swore had neither motion, guard, nor eye, | Ham IV.vii.100 |
| Sir. This report of his | If you opposed them. Sir, this report of his | Ham IV.vii.101 |
| Did Hamlet so envenom with his Enuy, | Did Hamlet so envenom with his envy | Ham IV.vii.102 |
| That he could nothing doe but wish and begge, | That he could nothing do but wish and beg | Ham IV.vii.103 |
| Your sodaine comming ore to play with him; | Your sudden coming o'er to play with you. | Ham IV.vii.104 |
| Now out of this. | Now, out of this – | Ham IV.vii.105.1 |
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| Laertes was your Father deare to you? | Laertes, was your father dear to you? | Ham IV.vii.106 |
| Or are you like the painting of a sorrow, | Or are you like the painting of a sorrow, | Ham IV.vii.107 |
| A face without a heart? | A face without a heart? | Ham IV.vii.108.1 |
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| Not that I thinke you did not loue your Father, | Not that I think you did not love your father, | Ham IV.vii.109 |
| But that I know Loue is begun by Time: | But that I know love is begun by time, | Ham IV.vii.110 |
| And that I see in passages of proofe, | And that I see, in passages of proof, | Ham IV.vii.111 |
| Time qualifies the sparke and fire of it: | Time qualifies the spark and fire of it. | Ham IV.vii.112 |
| There lives within the very flame of love | Ham IV.vii.113 |
| A kind of wick or snuff that will abate it, | Ham IV.vii.114 |
| And nothing is at a like goodness still; | Ham IV.vii.115 |
| For goodness, growing to a plurisy, | Ham IV.vii.116 |
| Dies in his own too-much. That we would do | Ham IV.vii.117 |
| We should do when we would. For this ‘ would ’ changes, | Ham IV.vii.118 |
| And hath abatements and delays as many | Ham IV.vii.119 |
| As there are tongues, are hands, are accidents. | Ham IV.vii.120 |
| And then this ‘ should ’ is like a spendthrift sigh, | Ham IV.vii.121 |
| That hurts by easing. But to the quick o'th' ulcer – | Ham IV.vii.122 |
| Hamlet comes backe: what would you vndertake, | Hamlet comes back. What would you undertake | Ham IV.vii.123 |
| To show your selfe your Fathers sonne indeed, | To show yourself in deed your father's son | Ham IV.vii.124 |
| More then in words? | More than in words? | Ham IV.vii.125.1 |
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| No place indeed should murder Sancturize; | No place, indeed, should murder sanctuarize. | Ham IV.vii.126 |
| Reuenge should haue no bounds: but good Laertes | Revenge should have no bounds. But, good Laertes, | Ham IV.vii.127 |
| Will you doe this, keepe close within your Chamber, | Will you do this: keep close within your chamber? | Ham IV.vii.128 |
| Hamlet return'd, shall know you are come home: | Hamlet returned shall know you are come home. | Ham IV.vii.129 |
| Wee'l put on those shall praise your excellence, | We'll put on those shall praise your excellence | Ham IV.vii.130 |
| And set a double varnish on the fame | And set a double varnish on the fame | Ham IV.vii.131 |
| The Frenchman gaue you, bring you in fine together, | The Frenchman gave you; bring you in fine together, | Ham IV.vii.132 |
| And wager on your heads, he being remisse, | And wager on your heads. He, being remiss, | Ham IV.vii.133 |
| Most generous, and free from all contriuing, | Most generous, and free from all contriving, | Ham IV.vii.134 |
| Will not peruse the Foiles? So that with ease, | Will not peruse the foils, so that with ease, | Ham IV.vii.135 |
| Or with a little shuffling, you may choose | Or with a little shuffling, you may choose | Ham IV.vii.136 |
| A Sword vnbaited, and in a passe of practice, | A sword unbated, and, in a pass of practice, | Ham IV.vii.137 |
| Requit him for your Father. | Requite him for your father. | Ham IV.vii.138.1 |
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| Let's further thinke of this, | Let's further think of this, | Ham IV.vii.147.2 |
| Weigh what conuenience both of time and meanes | Weigh what convenience both of time and means | Ham IV.vii.148 |
| May fit vs to our shape, if this should faile; | May fit us to our shape. If this should fail, | Ham IV.vii.149 |
| And that our drift looke through our bad performance, | And that our drift look through our bad performance, | Ham IV.vii.150 |
| 'Twere better not assaid; therefore this Proiect | 'Twere better not assayed. Therefore this project | Ham IV.vii.151 |
| Should haue a backe or second, that might hold, | Should have a back or second, that might hold | Ham IV.vii.152 |
| If this should blast in proofe: Soft, let me see | If this should blast in proof. Soft, let me see. | Ham IV.vii.153 |
| Wee'l make a solemne wager on your commings, | We'll make a solemn wager on your cunnings – | Ham IV.vii.154 |
| I ha't: | I ha't! | Ham IV.vii.155 |
| when in your motion you are hot and dry, | When in your motion you are hot and dry – | Ham IV.vii.156 |
| As make your bowts more violent to the end, | As make your bouts more violent to that end – | Ham IV.vii.157 |
| And that he cals for drinke; Ile haue prepar'd him | And that he calls for drink, I'll have preferred him | Ham IV.vii.158 |
| A Challice for the nonce; whereon but sipping, | A chalice for the nonce, whereon but sipping, | Ham IV.vii.159 |
| If he by chance escape your venom'd stuck, | If he by chance escape your venomed stuck, | Ham IV.vii.160 |
| Our purpose may hold there; | Our purpose may hold there. – But stay, what noise? | Ham IV.vii.161 |
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| how sweet Queene. | How, sweet Queen! | Ham IV.vii.162 |
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| Let's follow, Gertrude: | Let's follow, Gertrude. | Ham IV.vii.191.2 |
| How much I had to doe to calme his rage? | How much I had to do to calm his rage! | Ham IV.vii.192 |
| Now feare I this will giue it start againe; | Now fear I this will give it start again. | Ham IV.vii.193 |
| Therefore let's follow. | Therefore let's follow. | Ham IV.vii.194 |
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| Pluck them asunder. | Pluck them asunder. | Ham V.i.260.1 |
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| Gentlemen! | Ham V.i.261.1 |
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| Oh he is mad Laertes, | O, he is mad, Laertes. | Ham V.i.268 |
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| I pray you good Horatio wait vpon him, | I pray thee, good Horatio, wait upon him. | Ham V.i.289 |
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| Strengthen you patience in our last nights speech, | Strengthen your patience in our last night's speech. | Ham V.i.290 |
| Wee'l put the matter to the present push: | We'll put the matter to the present push. | Ham V.i.291 |
| Good Gertrude set some watch ouer your Sonne, | Good Gertrude, set some watch over your son. | Ham V.i.292 |
| This Graue shall haue a liuing Monument: | This grave shall have a living monument. | Ham V.i.293 |
| An houre of quiet shortly shall we see; | An hour of quiet shortly shall we see. | Ham V.i.294 |
| Till then, in patience our proceeding be. | Till then in patience our proceeding be. | Ham V.i.295 |
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| Come Hamlet, come, and take this hand from me. | Come, Hamlet, come, and take this hand from me. | Ham V.ii.219 |
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| Giue them the Foyles yong Osricke, | Give them the foils, young Osrick. Cousin Hamlet, | Ham V.ii.253 |
| Cousen Hamlet, you know the wager. | You know the wager? | Ham V.ii.254.1 |
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| I do not feare it, / I haue seene you both: | I do not fear it. I have seen you both. | Ham V.ii.256 |
| But since he is better'd, we haue therefore oddes. | But since he is bettered, we have therefore odds. | Ham V.ii.257 |
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| Set me the Stopes of wine vpon that Table: | Set me the stoups of wine upon that table. | Ham V.ii.261 |
| If Hamlet giue the first, or second hit, | If Hamlet give the first or second hit, | Ham V.ii.262 |
| Or quit in answer of the third exchange, | Or quit in answer of the third exchange, | Ham V.ii.263 |
| Let all the Battlements their Ordinance fire, | Let all the battlements their ordnance fire. | Ham V.ii.264 |
| The King shal drinke to Hamlets better breath, | The King shall drink to Hamlet's better breath, | Ham V.ii.265 |
| And in the Cup an vnion shal he throw | And in the cup an union shall he throw | Ham V.ii.266 |
| Richer then that, which foure successiue Kings | Richer than that which four successive kings | Ham V.ii.267 |
| In Denmarkes Crowne haue worne. / Giue me the Cups, | In Denmark's crown have worn. Give me the cups, | Ham V.ii.268 |
| And let the Kettle to the Trumpets speake, | And let the kettle to the trumpet speak, | Ham V.ii.269 |
| The Trumpet to the Cannoneer without, | The trumpet to the cannoneer without, | Ham V.ii.270 |
| The Cannons to the Heauens, the Heauen to Earth, | The cannons to the heavens, the heaven to earth, | Ham V.ii.271 |
| Now the King drinkes to Hamlet. Come, begin, | ‘ Now the King drinks to Hamlet.’ Come, begin. | Ham V.ii.272 |
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| And you the Iudges beare a wary eye. | And you, the judges, bear a wary eye. | Ham V.ii.273 |
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| Stay, giue me drinke. / Hamlet, this Pearle is thine, | Stay, give me drink. Hamlet, this pearl is thine. | Ham V.ii.276 |
| Here's to thy health. Giue him the cup, | Here's to thy health. Give him the cup. | Ham V.ii.277 |
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| Our Sonne shall win. | Our son shall win. | Ham V.ii.281.1 |
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| Gertrude, do not drinke. | Gertrude, do not drink. | Ham V.ii.284.2 |
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| It is the poyson'd Cup, it is too late. | It is the poisoned cup. It is too late. | Ham V.ii.286 |
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| I do not thinke't. | I do not think't. | Ham V.ii.289.2 |
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| Part them, they are incens'd. | Part them. They are incensed. | Ham V.ii.296.2 |
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| She sounds to see them bleede. | She swounds to see them bleed. | Ham V.ii.302.2 |
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| O yet defend me Friends, I am but hurt. | O, yet defend me, friends. I am but hurt. | Ham V.ii.318 |