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The adventurous knight shall use his foil and target, the lover shall not sigh gratis, the humorous man shall end his part in peace, the clown shall make those laugh whose lungs are tickle o’ th’ sear, and the lady shall say her mind freely, or the blank verse shall halt for ’t.
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With Voltemand and Cornelius gone, Polonius moves onto the...
- Act 4, Scene 5
CLAUDIUS. Oh, this is the poison of deep grief. It springs...
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Hamlet asks these questions of himself, but he may also use them to confront the audience directly, retreating as he confronts his own cowardice or inaction. Here Hamlet begins to think about direct action and revenge, only to immediately take up the opposition between actions and words.
Hamlet calls himself a coward and a promiscuous woman (seriously) for not having acted on the ghost's revelation. Beyond his cowardice, he's ashamed that even when Heaven and Hell would have him take revenge, he can only prance about and whine.
He that plays the king shall be welcome- his Majesty shall have tribute of me; the adventurous knight shall use his foil and target; the lover shall not sigh gratis; the humorous man shall end...
Hamlet Act 2, Scene 2, Lines 221-382 (Stevens) Lyrics. HAMLET. These tedious old fools! Enter ROSENCRANTZ and GUILDENSTERN. LORD POLONIUS. You go to seek the Lord Hamlet; there he is. ROSENCRANTZ...
You say right, sir: o' Monday morning; 'twas so indeed: Hamlet pretends to be deeply involved in a conversation, and is expecting that Polonius will interrupt, because Polonius is so full of the importance of his news, and full of himself.
shall have tribute of me; the adventurous knight: shall use his foil and target; the lover shall not: sigh gratis; the humourous man shall end his part: in peace; the clown shall make those laugh whose: lungs are tickled o' the sere; and the lady shall: say her mind freely, or the blank verse shall halt: for't. What players are they? 312 ...
