| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| The sight is dismall, | The sight is dismal, | Ham V.ii.361.2 |
| And our affaires from England come too late, | And our affairs from England come too late. | Ham V.ii.362 |
| The eares are senselesse that should giue vs hearing, | The ears are senseless that should give us hearing, | Ham V.ii.363 |
| To tell him his command'ment is fulfill'd, | To tell him his commandment is fulfilled, | Ham V.ii.364 |
| That Rosincrance and Guildensterne are dead: | That Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead. | Ham V.ii.365 |
| Where should we haue our thankes? | Where should we have our thanks? | Ham V.ii.366.1 |