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2 THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK by William Shakespeare DRAMATIS PERSONAE Claudius, King of Denmark Hamlet, son to the former, and nephew to the present king
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (complete text) Act I 1 Elsinore A platform before the Castle 2 Elsinore A room of state in the Castle 3
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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:
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