Prince of Denmarke
15981135For Hecuba, why what is Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba?
16001136What would he do and if he had my lo
sse?
1600.11137His father murdred, and a Crowne bereft him,
16021138He would turne all his teares to droppes of blood,
16031139Amaze the
standers by with his laments,
1603.11140Strike more then wonder in the iudiciall eares,
16051141Confound the ignorant, and make mute the wi
se,
16061143Yet I like to an a
sse and Iohn a Dreames,
16091144Hauing my father murdred by a villaine,
1145Stand
still, and let it pa
sse, why
sure I am a coward:
16121146Who pluckes me by the beard, or twites my no
se,
16141147Giue's me the lie i'th throate downe to the lungs,
16161148Sure I
should take it, or el
se I haue no gall,
16181149Or by this I
should a fatted all the region kites
16201150With this
slaues o
ffell, this damned villaine,
1151Treacherous, bawdy, murderous villaine:
16231152Why this is braue, that I the
sonne of my deare father,
16271153Should like a
scalion, like a very drabbe
16261154Thus raile in wordes. About my braine,
16291155I haue heard that guilty creatures
sitting at a play,
16301156Hath, by the very cunning of the
scene, confe
st a murder
16381158This
spirit that I haue
seene may be the Diuell,
16411159And out of my weakene
sse and my melancholy,
16421160As he is very potent with
such men,
16431161Doth
seeke to damne me, I will haue
sounder proofes,
16451163Wherein I'le catch the con
science of the King.
exit.
16461164 Enter the King, Queene, and Lordes.
16481165King Lordes, can you by no meanes
finde
16491166The cau
se of our
sonne Hamlets lunacie?
10311167You being
so neere in loue, euen from his youth,
1031.11168Me thinkes
should gaine more than a
stranger
should.
F Gil.