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his quietus make With a bare bodkin？ Who would these fardels bear； To
grunt and sweat under a weary life； But that the dread of something after
death… The undiscover'd country； from whose bourn No traveller returns…
puzzles the will； And makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to
others that we know not of？ Thus conscience does make cowards of us all；
And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of
thought； And enterprises of great pith and moment With this regard their
currents turn awry And lose the name of action。… Soft you now！ The fair
Ophelia！… Nymph； in thy orisons Be all my sins rememb'red。 Oph。 Good
my lord； How does your honour for this many a day？ Ham。 I humbly
thank you； well； well； well。 Oph。 My lord； I have remembrances of yours
That I have longed long to re…deliver。 I pray you； now receive them。 Ham。
No； not I！ I never gave you aught。 Oph。 My honour'd lord； you know right
well you did； And with them words of so sweet breath compos'd As made
the things more rich。 Their perfume lost； Take these again； for to the noble
mind Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind。 There； my lord。 Ham。
Ha； ha！ Are you honest？ Oph。 My lord？ Ham。 Are you fair？ Oph。 What
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means your lordship？ Ham。 That if you be honest and fair； your honesty
should admit no discourse to your beauty。 Oph。 Could beauty； my lord；
have better commerce than with honesty？ Ham。 Ay； truly； for the power of
beauty will sooner transform honesty from what it is to a bawd than the
force of honesty can translate beauty into his likeness。 This was sometime
a paradox； but now the time gives it proof。 I did love you once。 Oph。
Indeed； my lord； you made me believe so。 Ham。 You should not have
believ'd me； for virtue cannot so inoculate our old stock but we shall relish
of it。 I loved you not。 Oph。 I was the more deceived。 Ham。 Get thee to a
nunnery！ Why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners？ I am myself
indifferent honest； but yet I could accuse me of such things that it were
better my mother had not borne me。 I am very proud； revengeful；
ambitious； with more offences at my beck than I have thoughts to put
them in； imagination to give them shape； or time to act them in。 What
should such fellows as I do； crawling between earth and heaven？ We are
arrant knaves all； believe none of us。 Go thy ways to a nunnery。 Where's
your father？ Oph。 At home； my lord。 Ham。 Let the doors be shut upon him；
that he may play the fool nowhere but in's own house。 Farewell。 Oph。 O；
help him； you sweet heavens！ Ham。 If thou dost marry； I'll give thee this
plague for thy dowry： be thou as chaste as ice； as pure as snow； thou shalt
not escape calumny。 Get thee to a nunnery。 Go； farewell。 Or if thou wilt
needs marry； marry a fool； for wise men know well enough what monsters
you make of them。 To a nunnery； go； and quickly too。 Farewell。 Oph。 O
heavenly powers； restore him！ Ham。 I have heard of your paintings too；
well enough。 God hath given you one face； and you make yourselves
another。 You jig； you amble； and you lisp； you nickname God's creatures
and make your wantonness your ignorance。 Go to； I'll no more on't！ it hath
made me mad。 I say； we will have no moe marriages。 Those that are
married already… all but one… shall live； the rest shall keep as they are。 To a
nunnery； go。Exit。 Oph。 O； what a noble mind is here o'erthrown！ The
courtier's； scholar's； soldier's； eye； tongue； sword； Th' expectancy and rose
of the fair state； The glass of fashion and the mould of form； Th' observ'd
of all observers… quite； quite down！ And I； of ladies most deject and
wretched； That suck'd the honey of his music vows； Now see that noble
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and most sovereign reason； Like sweet bells jangled； out of tune and harsh；
That unmatch'd form and feature of blown youth Blasted with ecstasy。 O；
woe is me T' have seen what I have seen； see what I see！
Enter King and Polonius。
King。 Love？ his affections do not that way tend； Nor what he spake；
though it lack'd form a little； Was not like madness。 There's something in
his soul O'er which his melancholy sits on brood； And I do doubt the hatch
and the disclose Will be some danger； which for to prevent； I have in
quick determination Thus set it down： he shall with speed to England For
the demand of our neglected tribute。 Haply the seas； and countries
different； With variable objects； shall expel This something…settled matter
in his heart； Whereon his brains still beating puts him thus From fashion of
himself。 What think you on't？ Pol。 It shall do well。 But yet do I believe
The origin and commencement of his grief Sprung from neglected love。…
How now； Ophelia？ You need not tell us what Lord Hamlet said。 We heard
it all。… My lord； do as you please； But if you hold it fit； after the play Let
his queen mother all alone entreat him To show his grief。 Let her be round
with him； And I'll be plac'd so please you； in the ear Of all their
conference。 If she find him not； To England send him； or confine him
where Your wisdom best shall think。 King。 It shall be so。 Madness in great
ones must not unwatch'd go。 Exeunt。
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SCENE II。 Elsinore。 hall in the Castle。
Enter Hamlet and three of the Players。
Ham。 Speak the speech； I pray you； as I pronounc'd it to you；
trippingly on the tongue。 But if you mouth it； as many of our players do； I
had as live the town crier spoke my lines。 Nor do not saw the air too much
with your hand； thus； but use all gently； for in the very torrent； tempest；
and （as I may say） whirlwind of your passion； you must acquire and beget
a temperance that may give it smoothness。 O； it offends me to the soul to
hear a robustious periwig…pated fellow tear a passion to tatters； to very
rags； to split the cars of the groundlings； who （for the most part） are
capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise。 I would have
such a fellow whipp'd for o'erdoing Termagant。 It out…herods Herod。 Pray
you avoid it。 Player。 I warrant your honour。 Ham。 Be not too tame neither；
but let your own discretion be your tutor。 Suit the action to the word； the
word to the action； with this special observance； that you o'erstep not the
modesty of nature： for anything so overdone is from the purpose of
playing； whose end； both at the first and now； was and is； to hold； as 'twere；
the mirror up to nature； to show Virtue her own feature； scorn her own
image； and the very age and body of the time his form and pressure。 Now
this overdone； or come tardy off； though it make the unskilful laugh；
cannot but make the judicious grieve； the censure of the which one must in
your allowance o'erweigh a whole theatre of others。 O； there be players
that I have seen play； and heard others praise； and that highly （not to speak
it profanely）； that； neither having the accent of Christians； nor the gait of
Christian； pagan； nor man； have so strutted and bellowed that I have
thought some of Nature's journeymen had made men； and not made them
well； they imitated humanity so abominably。 Player。 I hope we have
reform'd that indifferently with us； sir。 Ham。 O； reform it altogether！ And
let those that play your clowns speak no more than is set down for them。
For there be of them that will themselves laugh； to set on some quantity of
barren spectators to laugh too； though in the mean time some necessary
question of the play be then to be considered。 That's villanous and shows a
most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it。 Go make you ready。Exeunt
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Players。
Enter Polonius； Rosencrantz； and Guildenstern。
How now； my lord？ Will the King hear this piece of work？ Pol。 And
the Queen too； and that presently。 Ham。 Bid the play