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TheTragedy ofHamlet,Prince of

Denmark

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Tableof Contents

Act1 ....................................p.5

Scene1 ....................................p.5

Scene2 ....................................p.11

Scene3 ....................................p.20

Scene4 ....................................p.24

Scene5 ....................................p.28

Act2 ....................................p.36

Scene1 ....................................p.36

Scene2 ....................................p.40

Act3 ....................................p.61

Scene1 ....................................p.61

Scene2 ....................................p.67

Scene3 ....................................p.81

Scene4 ....................................p.84

Act4 ....................................p.92

Scene1 ....................................p.92

Scene2 ....................................p.93

Scene3 ....................................p.95

Scene4 ....................................p.97

Scene5 ....................................p.100

Scene6 ....................................p.108

Scene7 ....................................p.109

Act5 ....................................p.116

Scene1 ....................................p.116

Scene2 ....................................p.127

DramatisPersonae

CLAUDIUS,king ofDenmark.

HAMLET,son tothelate, andnephewto thepresentking.

POLONIUS,lord chamberlain.

HORATIO,friend toHamlet.

LAERTES,son toPolonius.

LUCIANUS,nephew totheking.

VOLTIMAND

CORNELIUS

ROSENCRANTZ

GUILDENSTERN

OSRIC courtiers.

AGentleman

APriest.

MARCELLUS

BERNARDO

officers.

FRANCISCO,a soldier.

REYNALDO,servant toPolonius.

Players.

TwoClowns, grave-diggers.

FORTINBRAS,prince ofNorway.

ACaptain.

EnglishAmbassadors.

GERTRUDE,queen ofDenmark,and mothertoHamlet.

OPHELIA,daughter toPolonius.

Lords,Ladies, Officers,Soldiers,Sailors, Messengers,andother Attendants.

Ghostof Hamlet'sFather.

SCENEDenmark.

ActI

Scene1

Elsinore.A platformbeforethe castle.

FRANCISCOat hispost.Enter tohimBERNARDO

BERNARDO

Who'sthere?

FRANCISCO

Nay,answer me:stand,and unfoldyourself.

BERNARDO

Longlive theking!

FRANCISCO

Bernardo?

BERNARDO

He.

FRANCISCO

Youcome mostcarefullyupon yourhour.

BERNARDO

'Tisnow strucktwelve;get theetobed, Francisco.

FRANCISCO

Forthis reliefmuchthanks: 'tisbittercold,

AndI amsickat heart.

BERNARDO

Haveyou hadquietguard?

FRANCISCO

Nota mousestirring.

BERNARDO

Well,good night.

Ifyou domeetHoratio andMarcellus,

Therivals ofmywatch, bidthemmake haste.

FRANCISCO

Ithink Ihearthem. Stand,ho!Who's there?

HAMLET- ActI

5

EnterHORATIO andMARCELLUS

HORATIO

Friendsto thisground.

MARCELLUS

Andliegemen totheDane.

FRANCISCO

Giveyou goodnight.

MARCELLUS

O,farewell, honestsoldier:

Whohath relievedyou?

FRANCISCO

Bernardohas myplace.

Giveyou goodnight.

Exit

MARCELLUS

Holla!Bernardo!

BERNARDO

Say,

What,is Horatiothere?

HORATIO

Apiece ofhim.

BERNARDO

Welcome,Horatio: welcome,goodMarcellus.

MARCELLUS

What,has thisthingappear'd againto-night?

BERNARDO

Ihave seennothing.

MARCELLUS

Horatiosays 'tisbutour fantasy,

Andwill notletbelief takeholdof him

Touchingthis dreadedsight,twice seenofus:

ThereforeI haveentreatedhim along

Withus towatchthe minutesofthis night;

Thatif againthisapparition come,

Hemay approveoureyes andspeakto it.

HORATIO

Tush,tush, 'twillnotappear.

HAMLET- ActI

6

BERNARDO

Sitdown awhile;

Andlet usonceagain assailyourears,

Thatare sofortifiedagainst ourstory

Whatwe havetwonights seen.

HORATIO

Well,sit wedown,

Andlet ushearBernardo speakofthis.

BERNARDO

Lastnight ofall,

Whenyond samestarthat's westwardfromthe pole

Hadmade hiscourseto illumethatpart ofheaven

Wherenow itburns,Marcellus andmyself,

Thebell thenbeatingone,--

EnterGhost

MARCELLUS

Peace,break theeoff;look, whereitcomes again!

BERNARDO

Inthe samefigure,like thekingthat's dead.

MARCELLUS

Thouart ascholar;speak toit,Horatio.

BERNARDO

Looksit notlikethe king?markit, Horatio.

HORATIO

Mostlike: itharrowsme withfearand wonder.

BERNARDO

Itwould bespoketo.

MARCELLUS

Questionit, Horatio.

HORATIO

Whatart thouthatusurp'st thistimeof night,

Togetherwith thatfairand warlikeform

Inwhich themajestyof buriedDenmark

Didsometimes march?byheaven Ichargethee, speak!

MARCELLUS

Itis offended.

BERNARDO

HAMLET- ActI

7

See,it stalksaway!

HORATIO

Stay!speak, speak!Icharge thee,speak!

ExitGhost

MARCELLUS

'Tisgone, andwillnot answer.

BERNARDO

Hownow, Horatio!youtremble andlookpale:

Isnot thissomethingmore thanfantasy?

Whatthink youon't?

HORATIO

Beforemy God,Imight notthisbelieve

Withoutthe sensibleandtrue avouch

Ofmine owneyes.

MARCELLUS

Isit notlikethe king?

HORATIO

Asthou arttothyself:

Suchwas theveryarmour hehadon

Whenhe theambitiousNorway combated;

Sofrown'd heonce,when, inanangry parle,

Hesmote thesleddedPolacks ontheice.

'Tisstrange.

MARCELLUS

Thustwice before,andjump atthisdead hour,

Withmartial stalkhathhe gonebyour watch.

HORATIO

Inwhat particularthoughtto workIknow not;

Butin thegrossand scopeofmy opinion,

Thisbodes somestrangeeruption toourstate.

MARCELLUS

Goodnow, sitdown,and tellme,he thatknows,

Whythis samestrictand mostobservantwatch

Sonightly toilsthesubject oftheland,

Andwhy suchdailycast ofbrazencannon,

Andforeign martforimplements ofwar;

Whysuch impressofshipwrights, whosesoretask

Doesnot dividetheSunday fromtheweek;

Whatmight betoward,that thissweatyhaste

Dothmake thenightjoint-labourer withtheday:

Whois't thatcaninform me?

HAMLET- ActI

8

HORATIO

Thatcan I;

Atleast, thewhispergoes so.Ourlast king,

Whoseimage evenbutnow appear'dtous,

Was,as youknow,by FortinbrasofNorway,

Theretoprick'd onbya mostemulatepride,

Daredto thecombat;in whichourvaliant Hamlet--

Forso thissideof ourknownworld esteem'dhim--

Didslay thisFortinbras;who byaseal'd compact,

Wellratified bylawand heraldry,

Didforfeit, withhislife, allthosehis lands

Whichhe stoodseizedof, totheconqueror:

Againstthe which,amoiety competent

Wasgaged byourking; whichhadreturn'd

Tothe inheritanceofFortinbras,

Hadhe beenvanquisher;as, bythesame covenant,

Andcarriage ofthearticle design'd,

Hisfell toHamlet.Now, sir,youngFortinbras,

Ofunimproved mettlehotand full,

Hathin theskirtsof Norwayhereand there

Shark'dup alistof lawlessresolutes,

Forfood anddiet,to someenterprise

Thathath astomachin't; whichisno other--

Asit dothwellappear untoourstate--

Butto recoverofus, bystronghand

Andterms compulsatory,thoseforesaid lands

Soby hisfatherlost: andthis,I takeit,

Isthe mainmotiveof ourpreparations,

Thesource ofthisour watchandthe chiefhead

Ofthis post-hasteandromage intheland.

BERNARDO

Ithink itbeno otherbute'en so:

Wellmay itsortthat thisportentousfigure

Comesarmed throughourwatch; solikethe king

Thatwas andisthe questionofthese wars.

HORATIO

Amote itisto troublethemind's eye.

Inthe mosthighand palmystateof Rome,

Alittle erethemightiest Juliusfell,

Thegraves stoodtenantlessand thesheeteddead

Didsqueak andgibberin theRomanstreets:

Asstars withtrainsof fireanddews ofblood,

Disastersin thesun;and themoiststar

Uponwhose influenceNeptune'sempire stands

Wassick almosttodoomsday witheclipse:

Andeven thelikeprecurse offierceevents,

Asharbingers precedingstillthe fates

HAMLET- ActI

9

Andprologue totheomen comingon,

Haveheaven andearthtogether demonstrated

Untoour climaturesandcountrymen.--

Butsoft, behold!lo,where itcomesagain!

Re-enterGhost

I'llcross it,thoughit blastme.Stay, illusion!

Ifthou hastanysound, oruseof voice,

Speakto me:

Ifthere beanygood thingtobe done,

Thatmay totheedo easeandgrace tome,

Speakto me:

Cockcrows

Ifthou artprivyto thycountry'sfate,

Which,happily, foreknowingmayavoid, O,speak!

Orif thouhastuphoarded inthylife

Extortedtreasure inthewomb ofearth,

Forwhich, theysay,you spiritsoftwalk indeath,

Speakof it:stay,and speak!Stopit, Marcellus.

MARCELLUS

ShallI strikeatit withmypartisan?

HORATIO

Do,if itwillnot stand.

BERNARDO

'Tishere!

HORATIO

'Tishere!

MARCELLUS

'Tisgone!

ExitGhost

Wedo itwrong,being somajestical,

Tooffer ittheshow ofviolence;

Forit is,asthe air,invulnerable,

Andour vainblowsmalicious mockery.

BERNARDO

Itwas abouttospeak, whenthecock crew.

HORATIO

Andthen itstartedlike aguiltything

Upona fearfulsummons.I haveheard,

Thecock, thatisthe trumpettothe morn,

Dothwith hisloftyand shrill-soundingthroat

Awakethe godofday; and,athis warning,

Whetherin seaorfire, inearthor air,

HAMLET- ActI

10

Theextravagant anderringspirit hies

Tohis confine:andof thetruthherein

Thispresent objectmadeprobation.

MARCELLUS

Itfaded onthecrowing ofthecock.

Somesay thatever'gainst thatseasoncomes

Whereinour Saviour'sbirthis celebrated,

Thebird ofdawningsingeth allnightlong:

Andthen, theysay,no spiritdaresstir abroad;

Thenights arewholesome;then noplanetsstrike,

Nofairy takes,norwitch hathpowerto charm,

Sohallow'd andsogracious isthetime.

HORATIO

Sohave Iheardand doinpart believeit.

But,look, themorn,in russetmantleclad,

Walkso'er thedewof yonhigheastward hill:

Breakwe ourwatchup; andbymy advice,

Letus impartwhatwe haveseento-night

Untoyoung Hamlet;for,upon mylife,

Thisspirit, dumbtous, willspeakto him.

Doyou consentweshall acquainthimwith it,

Asneedful inourloves, fittingourduty?

MARCELLUS

Let'sdo't, Ipray;and Ithismorning know

Wherewe shallfindhim mostconveniently.

Exeunt

Scene2

Aroom ofstatein thecastle.

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