| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| And Leige-men to the Dane. | And liegemen to the Dane. | Ham I.i.15.2 |
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| O farwel honest Soldier, | O, farewell, honest soldier. | Ham I.i.16.2 |
| who hath relieu'd you? | Who hath relieved you? | Ham I.i.17.1 |
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| Holla Barnardo. | Holla, Barnardo! | Ham I.i.18.2 |
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| What, ha's this thing appear'd againe to night. | What, has this thing appeared again tonight? | Ham I.i.21 |
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| Horatio saies, 'tis but our Fantasie, | Horatio says 'tis but our fantasy, | Ham I.i.23 |
| And will not let beleefe take hold of him | And will not let belief take hold of him | Ham I.i.24 |
| Touching this dreaded sight, twice seene of vs, | Touching this dreaded sight twice seen of us. | Ham I.i.25 |
| Therefore I haue intreated him along | Therefore I have entreated him along | Ham I.i.26 |
| With vs, to watch the minutes of this Night, | With us to watch the minutes of this night, | Ham I.i.27 |
| That if againe this Apparition come, | That, if again this apparition come, | Ham I.i.28 |
| He may approue our eyes, and speake to it. | He may approve our eyes and speak to it. | Ham I.i.29 |
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| Peace, breake thee of: Looke where it comes againe. | Peace, break thee off. Look where it comes again. | Ham I.i.40 |
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| Thou art a Scholler; speake to it Horatio. | Thou art a scholar. Speak to it, Horatio. | Ham I.i.42 |
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| Question it Horatio. | Speak to it, Horatio. | Ham I.i.45.2 |
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| It is offended. | It is offended. | Ham I.i.50.1 |
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| 'Tis gone, and will not answer. | 'Tis gone and will not answer. | Ham I.i.52 |
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| Is it not like the King? | Is it not like the King? | Ham I.i.58.2 |
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| Thus twice before, and iust at this dead houre, | Thus twice before, and jump at this dead hour, | Ham I.i.65 |
| With Martiall stalke, hath he gone by our Watch. | With martial stalk hath he gone by our watch. | Ham I.i.66 |
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| Good now sit downe, & tell me he that knowes | Good now, sit down, and tell me he that knows | Ham I.i.70 |
| Why this same strict and most obseruant Watch, | Why this same strict and most observant watch | Ham I.i.71 |
| So nightly toyles the subiect of the Land, | So nightly toils the subject of the land, | Ham I.i.72 |
| And why such dayly Cast of Brazon Cannon | And why such daily cast of brazen cannon | Ham I.i.73 |
| And Forraigne Mart for Implements of warre: | And foreign mart for implements of war, | Ham I.i.74 |
| Why such impresse of Ship-wrights, whose sore Taske | Why such impress of shipwrights, whose sore task | Ham I.i.75 |
| Do's not diuide the Sunday from the weeke, | Does not divide the Sunday from the week. | Ham I.i.76 |
| What might be toward, that this sweaty hast | What might be toward that this sweaty haste | Ham I.i.77 |
| Doth make the Night ioynt-Labourer with the day: | Doth make the night joint-labourer with the day? | Ham I.i.78 |
| Who is't that can informe me? | Who is't that can inform me? | Ham I.i.79.1 |
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| Shall I strike at it with my Partizan? | Shall I strike it with my partisan? | Ham I.i.141 |
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| 'Tis gone. | 'Tis gone. | Ham I.i.143 |
| We do it wrong, being so Maiesticall | We do it wrong, being so majestical, | Ham I.i.144 |
| To offer it the shew of Violence, | To offer it the show of violence, | Ham I.i.145 |
| For it is as the Ayre, invulnerable, | For it is as the air invulnerable, | Ham I.i.146 |
| And our vaine blowes, malicious Mockery. | And our vain blows malicious mockery. | Ham I.i.147 |
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| It faded on the crowing of the Cocke. | It faded on the crowing of the cock. | Ham I.i.158 |
| Some sayes, that euer 'gainst that Season comes | Some say that ever 'gainst that season comes | Ham I.i.159 |
| Wherein our Sauiours Birth is celebrated, | Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, | Ham I.i.160 |
| The Bird of Dawning singeth all night long: | This bird of dawning singeth all night long. | Ham I.i.161 |
| And then (they say) no Spirit can walke abroad, | And then, they say, no spirit dares stir abroad; | Ham I.i.162 |
| The nights are wholsome, then no Planets strike, | The nights are wholesome; then no planets strike; | Ham I.i.163 |
| No Faiery talkes, nor Witch hath power to Charme: | No fairy takes; nor witch hath power to charm. | Ham I.i.164 |
| So hallow'd, and so gracious is the time. | So hallowed and so gracious is that time. | Ham I.i.165 |
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| Let do't I pray, and I this morning know | Let's do't, I pray. And I this morning know | Ham I.i.175 |
| Where we shall finde him most conueniently. | Where we shall find him most conveniently. | Ham I.i.176 |
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| My good Lord. | My good lord! | Ham I.ii.166 |
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| My Lord, vpon the platforme where we watcht. | My lord, upon the platform where we watch. | Ham I.ii.213 |
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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 |
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| No, it is strooke. | No, it is struck. | Ham I.iv.4 |
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| Looke with what courteous action | Look with what courteous action | Ham I.iv.60.2 |
| It wafts you to a more remoued ground: | It waves you to a more removed ground. | Ham I.iv.61 |
| But doe not goe with it. | But do not go with it. | Ham I.iv.62.1 |
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| You shall not goe my Lord. | You shall not go, my lord. | Ham I.iv.80.1 |
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| Let's follow; 'tis not fit thus to obey him. | Let's follow. 'Tis not fit thus to obey him. | Ham I.iv.88 |
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| Something is rotten in the State of Denmarke. | Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. | Ham I.iv.90 |
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| Nay, let's follow him. | Nay, let's follow him. | Ham I.iv.91.2 |
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| Lord Hamlet. | Lord Hamlet! | Ham I.v.113.2 |
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| How ist't my Noble Lord? | How is't, my noble lord? | Ham I.v.117.1 |
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| Nor I, my Lord. | Nor I, my lord. | Ham I.v.120.2 |
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| Both. | HORATIO and MARCELLUS | |
| I, by Heau'n, my Lord. | Ay, by heaven, my lord. | Ham I.v.122.2 |
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| Both. | HORATIO and MARCELLUS | |
| My Lord, we will not. | My lord, we will not. | Ham I.v.145.1 |
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| Nor I my Lord: in faith. | Nor I, my lord – in faith. | Ham I.v.146.2 |
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| We haue sworne my Lord already. | We have sworn, my lord, already. | Ham I.v.147.2 |