Of impions stub! ornness; 'tis unmanly grief: An understanding simple and unschool'd: For what we know must be and is as common As of a father: for let the world take note, 100 ΓΙΟ Queen. Let not thy mother lose her prayers, Hamlet: I pray thee, stay with us; go not to Wittenberg. Hamlet. I shall in all my best obey you, madam. 120 King. Why, 'tis a loving and a fair reply: [Exeunt all but Hamlet. Hamlet. O, that this too too solid flesh would melt, Thaw and resolve itself into a dew! Or that the Everlasting had not fix'd His canon 'gainst self-slaughter! O God! God! Seem to me all the uses of this world! Fie on't! ah fie! 'tis an unweeded garden, That grows to seed; things rank and gross in nature By what it fed on: and yet, within a month— Let me not think on 't-Frailty, thy name is woman! With which she follow'd my poor father's body, O God! a beast, that wants discourse of reason, Ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tears But break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue. Enter HORATIO, MARCELLUS, and BERNARDO. Horatio. Hail to your lordship! Hamlet. Horatio,—or I do forget myself. 130 140 150 I am glad to see you well: 161 Horatio. The same, my lord, and your poor servant ever. Hamlet. Sir, my good friend; I'll change that name with you: And what make you from Wittenberg, Horatio? Marcellus. My good lord Hamlet. I am very glad to see you. Good even, sir. But what, in faith, make you from Wittenberg? Horatio. A truant disposition, good my lord. Hamlet. I would not hear your enemy say so, Nor shall you do my ear that violence, To make it truster of your own report 170 Against yourself: I know you are no truant. We'll teach you to drink deep ere you depart. Horatio. My lord, I came to see your father's funeral. Hamlet. I pray thee, do not mock me, fellow-student; I think it was to see my mother's wedding. Horatio. Indeed, my lord, it follow'd hard upon. 179 Hamlet. Thrift, thrift, Horatio! the funeral baked-meats Did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables. Or ever I had seen that day, Horatio! In my mind's eye, Horatio. Horatio. I saw him once; he was a goodly king. I shall not look upon his like again. Horatio. My lord, I think I saw him yesternight. Horatio. My lord, the king your father. 190 The king my father! Horatio. Season your admiration for a while With an attent ear, till I may deliver, Upon the witness of these gentlemen, This marvel to you. Hamlet. For God's love, let me hear. Horatio. Two nights together had these gentlemen, Marcellus and Bernardo, on their watch, In the dead vast and middle of the night, Been thus encounter'd. A figure like your father, Appears before them, and with solemn march Stand dumb and speak not to him. This to me And I with them the third night kept the watch: Form of the thing, each word made true and good, Hamlet. But where was this? 200 210 Marcellus. My lord, upon the platform where we watch'd. Hamlet. Did you not speak to it? Horatio. My lord, I did; But answer made it none: yet once methought Itself to motion, like as it would speak; But even then the morning cock crew loud, Hamlet. 'Tis very strange. Horatio. As I do live, my honour'd lord, 'tis true; And we did think it writ down in our duty To let you know of it. Hamlet. Indeed, indeed, sirs, but this troubles me. Hold you the watch to-night? Marcellus. } Bernardo. Hamlet. Arm'd say you? We do, my lord. 220 Hamlet. Then saw you not his face? Horatio. O, yes, my lord; he wore his beaver up. 230 Hamlet. What, look'd he frowningly? Horatio. A countenance more in sorrow than in anger. Hamlet. Pale or red? Horatio. It would have much amazed you. Hamlet. Very like, very like. Stay'd it long? Hor. While one with moderate haste might tell a hundred. Marcellus. Longer, longer. Bernardo. Horatio. Not when I saw 't. Hamlet. His beard was grizzled? no? 241 Horatio. It was, as I have seen it in his life, A sable silver'd. Hamlet. I will watch to-night; I warrant it will. Perchance 'twill walk again. Horatio. Hamlet. If it assume my noble father's person, 250 |