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| Is she to bee buried in Christian buriall, | Is she to be buried in Christian burial | Ham V.i.1 |
| that wilfully seekes her owne saluation? | when she wilfully seeks her own salvation? | Ham V.i.2 |
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| How can that be, vnlesse she drowned | How can that be, unless she drowned | Ham V.i.6 |
| her selfe in her owne defence? | herself in her own defence? | Ham V.i.7 |
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| It must be Se offendendo, it cannot bee else: | It must be se offendendo. It cannot be else. | Ham V.i.9 |
| for heere lies the point; If I drowne my selfe wittingly, it | For here lies the point: if I drown myself wittingly, it | Ham V.i.10 |
| argues an Act: and an Act hath three branches. It is an | argues an act, and an act hath three branches – it is to | Ham V.i.11 |
| Act to doe and to performe; argall she drown'd her selfe | act, to do, and to perform. Argal, she drowned herself | Ham V.i.12 |
| wittingly. | wittingly. | Ham V.i.13 |
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| Giue me leaue; heere lies the water; good: | Give me leave. Here lies the water – good. | Ham V.i.15 |
| heere stands the man; good: If the man goe to this water | Here stands the man – good. If the man go to this water | Ham V.i.16 |
| and drowne himsele; it is will he nill he, he goes; marke | and drown himself, it is, will he nill he, he goes, mark | Ham V.i.17 |
| you that? But if the water come to him & drowne him; | you that. But if the water come to him and drown him, | Ham V.i.18 |
| hee drownes not himselfe. Argall, hee that is not guilty of | he drowns not himself. Argal, he that is not guilty of | Ham V.i.19 |
| his owne death, shortens not his owne life. | his own death shortens not his own life. | Ham V.i.20 |
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| I marry is't, Crowners Quest Law. | Ay, marry, is't – crowner's quest law. | Ham V.i.22 |
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| Why there thou say'st. And the more pitty | Why, there thou sayst. And the more pity | Ham V.i.26 |
| that great folke should haue countenance in this world to | that great folk should have countenance in this world to | Ham V.i.27 |
| drowne or hang themselues, more then their euen Christian. | drown or hang themselves more than their even-Christian. | Ham V.i.28 |
| Come, my Spade; there is no ancient Gentlemen, | Come, my spade. There is no ancient gentlemen | Ham V.i.29 |
| but Gardiners, Ditchers and Graue-makers; they | but gardeners, ditchers, and grave-makers. They | Ham V.i.30 |
| hold vp Adams Profession. | hold up Adam's profession. | Ham V.i.31 |
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| He was the first that euer bore Armes. | 'A was the first that ever bore arms. | Ham V.i.33 |
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| What, ar't a Heathen? how dost thou | What, art a heathen? How dost thou | Ham V.i.35 |
| vnderstand the Scripture? the Scripture sayes Adam | understand the Scripture? The Scripture says Adam | Ham V.i.36 |
| dig'd; could hee digge without Armes? Ile put another | digged. Could he dig without arms? I'll put another | Ham V.i.37 |
| question to thee; if thou answerest me not to the purpose, | question to thee. If thou answerest me not to the purpose, | Ham V.i.38 |
| confesse thy selfe--- | confess thyself – | Ham V.i.39 |
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| What is he that builds stronger then | What is he that builds stronger than | Ham V.i.41 |
| either the Mason, the Shipwright, or the Carpenter? | either the mason, the shipwright, or the carpenter? | Ham V.i.42 |
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| I like thy wit well in good faith, the | I like thy wit well, in good faith. The | Ham V.i.45 |
| Gallowes does well; but how does it well? it does well to | gallows does well. But how does it well? It does well to | Ham V.i.46 |
| those that doe ill: now, thou dost ill to say the Gallowes is | those that do ill. Now thou dost ill to say the gallows is | Ham V.i.47 |
| built stronger then the Church: Argall, the Gallowes may | built stronger than the church. Argal, the gallows may | Ham V.i.48 |
| doe well to thee. Too't againe, Come. | do well to thee. To't again, come. | Ham V.i.49 |
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| I, tell me that, and vnyoake. | Ay, tell me that, and unyoke. | Ham V.i.52 |
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| Too't. | To't. | Ham V.i.54 |
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| Cudgell thy braines no more about it; for | Cudgel thy brains no more about it, for | Ham V.i.56 |
| your dull Asse will not mend his pace with beating; and | your dull ass will not mend his pace with beating. And | Ham V.i.57 |
| when you are ask't this question next, say a Graue-maker: | when you are asked this question next, say ‘ a grave-maker.’ | Ham V.i.58 |
| the Houses that he makes, lasts till Doomesday: go, | The houses he makes lasts till doomsday. Go, | Ham V.i.59 |
| get thee to Yaughan, fetch me a stoupe of Liquor. | get thee in, and fetch me a stoup of liquor. | Ham V.i.60 |
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| Sings. In youth when I did loue, did loue, | (sings) In youth, when I did love, did love, | Ham V.i.61 |
| me thought it was very sweete: | Methought it was very sweet | Ham V.i.62 |
| To contract O the time for a my behoue, | To contract – O – the time for – a – my behove, | Ham V.i.63 |
| O me thought there was nothing meete. | O, methought there – a – was nothing – a – meet. | Ham V.i.64 |
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| But Age with his stealing steps | But age with his stealing steps | Ham V.i.71 |
| hath caught me in his clutch: | Hath clawed me in his clutch, | Ham V.i.72 |
| And hath shipped me intill the Land, | And hath shipped me into the land, | Ham V.i.73 |
| as if I had neuer beene such. | As if I had never been such. | Ham V.i.74 |
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| A Pickhaxe and a Spade, a Spade, | A pickaxe and a spade, a spade, | Ham V.i.92 |
| for and a shrowding-Sheete: | For and a shrouding sheet. | Ham V.i.93 |
| O a Pit of Clay for to be made, | O, a pit of clay for to be made | Ham V.i.94 |
| for such a Guest is meete. | For such a guest is meet. | Ham V.i.95 |
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| Mine Sir: | Mine, sir. | Ham V.i.117 |
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| O a Pit of Clay for to be made, | (sings) O, a pit of clay for to be made | Ham V.i.118 |
| for such a Guest is meete. | For such a guest is meet. | Ham V.i.119 |
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| You lye out on't Sir, and therefore it is | You lie out on't, sir, and therefore 'tis | Ham V.i.121 |
| not yours: for my part, I doe not lye in't; and yet it is mine. | not yours. For my part, I do not lie in't, and yet it is mine. | Ham V.i.122 |
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| 'Tis a quicke lye Sir, 'twill away againe | 'Tis a quick lie, sir. 'Twill away again | Ham V.i.126 |
| from me to you. | from me to you. | Ham V.i.127 |
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| For no man Sir. | For no man, sir. | Ham V.i.129 |
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| For none neither. | For none neither. | Ham V.i.131 |
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| One that was a woman Sir; but rest her | One that was a woman, sir. But, rest her | Ham V.i.133 |
| Soule, shee's dead. | soul, she's dead. | Ham V.i.134 |
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| Of all the dayes i'th' yeare, I came too't that | Of all the days i'th' year, I came to't that | Ham V.i.141 |
| day that our last King Hamlet o'recame Fortinbras. | day that our last King Hamlet overcame Fortinbras. | Ham V.i.142 |
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| Cannot you tell that? euery foole can tell | Cannot you tell that? Every fool can tell | Ham V.i.144 |
| that: It was the very day, that young Hamlet was borne, | that. It was that very day that young Hamlet was born – | Ham V.i.145 |
| hee that was mad, and sent into England. | he that is mad, and sent into England. | Ham V.i.146 |
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| Why, because he was mad; hee shall recouer | Why, because 'a was mad. 'A shall recover | Ham V.i.148 |
| his wits there; or if he do not, it's no great matter | his wits there. Or, if 'a do not, 'tis no great matter | Ham V.i.149 |
| there. | there. | Ham V.i.150 |
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| 'Twill not be seene in him, there | 'Twill not be seen in him there. There | Ham V.i.152 |
| the men are as mad as he. | the men are as mad as he. | Ham V.i.153 |
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| Very strangely they say. | Very strangely, they say. | Ham V.i.155 |
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| Faith e'ene with loosing his wits. | Faith, e'en with losing his wits. | Ham V.i.157 |
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| Why heere in Denmarke: I haue bin | Why, here in Denmark. I have been | Ham V.i.159 |
| sixeteene heere, man and Boy thirty yeares. | sexton here, man and boy, thirty years. | Ham V.i.160 |
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| Ifaith, if he be not rotten before he die (as | Faith, if 'a be not rotten before 'a die, as | Ham V.i.162 |
| we haue many pocky Coarses now adaies, that will scarce | we have many pocky corses nowadays that will scarce | Ham V.i.163 |
| hold the laying in) he will last you some eight yeare, or | hold the laying in, 'a will last you some eight year or | Ham V.i.164 |
| nine yeare. A Tanner will last you nine yeare. | nine year. A tanner will last you nine year. | Ham V.i.165 |
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| Why sir, his hide is so tan'd with his | Why, sir, his hide is so tanned with his | Ham V.i.167 |
| Trade, that he will keepe out water a great while. And your | trade that 'a will keep out water a great while, and your | Ham V.i.168 |
| water, is a sore Decayer of your horson dead body. | water is a sore decayer of your whoreson dead body. | Ham V.i.169 |
| Heres a Scull now: this Scul, has laine in the earth three & twenty | Here's a skull now hath lien you i'th' earth three-and-twenty | Ham V.i.170 |
| years. | years. | Ham V.i.171 |
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| A whoreson mad Fellowes it was; / Whose | A whoreson mad fellow's it was. Whose | Ham V.i.173 |
| doe you thinke it was? | do you think it was? | Ham V.i.174 |
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| A pestlence on him for a mad Rogue, | A pestilence on him for a mad rogue! | Ham V.i.176 |
| a pou'rd a Flaggon of Renish on my head once. This | 'A poured a flagon of Rhenish on my head once. This | Ham V.i.177 |
| same Scull Sir, this same Scull sir, was Yoricks Scull, the Kings Iester. | same skull, sir, was, sir, Yorick's skull, the King's jester. | Ham V.i.178 |
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| E'ene that. | E'en that. | Ham V.i.180 |