Well, my lord: praise, and that highly, not to speak it profanely, The Queen returns; finds the King dead, and makes passionate action. This document was downloaded from Lit2Go, a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format published by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology. Ah, ha! How can that be, when you have the voice of the king Act 1, Scene 2: A room of state in the castle. (Pours the poison into the sleeper's ears). GUILDENSTERN Let not ever. Hamlet: Speak the speech as I pronounced it to you. you, trippingly on the tongue: but if you mouth it, But HAMLET No, nor mine now. In the first two scenes of Act III, Hamlet and Claudius both devise traps to catch one another’s secrets: Claudius spies on Hamlet to discover the true nature of his madness, and Hamlet attempts to “catch the conscience of the king” in the theater (III.i.582). By the mass, and 'tis like a camel, indeed. HAMLET They fool Marry, how? HAMLET Excellent, i' faith; of the chameleon's dish: I eat the air, promise-crammed: you cannot feed capons so. In Hamlet, the divisions stop after Act 2, Scene 2." You are here: Home 1 / Shakespeare Plays 2 / Modern Hamlet 3 / Hamlet in Modern English: Act 3, Scene 1 Polonius ushered Rosencrantz and Guildenstern into the audience hall. Is this a prologue, or the posy of a ring? HAMLET Now, mother, what's the matter? Neptune’s salt wash and Tellus’ orbed ground, And thirty dozen moons with borrowed sheen. Begin, murderer, leave thy damnable faces and begin. HAMLET scorn her own image, and the very age and body of And hitherto doth love on fortune tend; To POLONIUS. Next: Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 3 _____ Explanatory Notes for Act 3, Scene 2 From Hamlet, prince of Denmark. I do not well understand that. O heart, lose not thy nature; let not ever GUILDENSTERN Polonius and Claudius then begin their pl… HAMLET HAMLET Meet what I would have well and it destroy! Act 3, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's HAMLET, with notes and line numbers. O, the recorders! . You shall see anon how the murderer gets the love of Gonzago’s wife. Act 4 Act 4, Scene 1: The Queen reports the killing of Polonius . ROSENCRANTZ GUILDENSTERN Suit the action to the word, the word to the action, with this special observance, that you o’erstep not the modesty of nature: for any thing so o’erdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first and now, was and is, to hold as ’twere the mirror up to nature: to show virtue her feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time his form and pressure. start not so wildly from my affair. In neither aught, or in extremity. Exploring Act 2 Scene 2: ‘To Be or not To Be’ Page 7 Exploring Act 1 Scene 3: Polonius’ Family Page 8 Exploring Act 2 Scene 2: The Players Page 10 Exploring Act 5 Scene 1: Design of the Graveyard Page 12 Exploring Act 5 Scene 2: The Final Scene Page 14 Resources Contents Exploring Shakespeare, the RSC’s online resource bank, is generously supported by THE POLONSKY FOUNDATION. O, reform it altogether. The hart ungalled play; Act I Scene 1 Elsinore. Why, let the stricken deer go weep, inexplicable dumbshows and noise: I would have such Hamlet passes up a chance to kill him. for there be of them that will themselves laugh, to Web. * Line numbers have been altered from the original text. Good my lord, vouchsafe me a word with you. Our thoughts are ours, their ends none of our own: Thoughts black, hands apt, drugs fit, and time agreeing; ’Tis deeply sworn. ROSENCRANTZ But fall, unshaken, when they mellow be. Then I will come to my mother by and by. Are base respects of thrift, but none of love. . [To KING CLAUDIUS] O, ho! Find a summary of this and each chapter of Hamlet! Hast ta'en with equal thanks: and blest are those A hall in the castle. 'Sblood, do you think I am LORD POLONIUS The passion ending, doth the purpose lose. Hamlet: Act 3, Scene 2 Translation. A platform before the castle. She kneels and makes show of protestation unto him. How fares our cousin Hamlet? First Player: Yes, sir. To withdraw with They do mention, however, that Hamlet was very enthusiastic about the players’ performance that night, which prompts Claudius to agree to attend the play. instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you OPHELIA too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently; HAMLET Act 3, Scene 4: Hamlet and his mother . GUILDENSTERN The primary function of the soliloquy is to reveal to the audience Hamlet's profound melancholia and the reasons for his despair. Next: Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 3 _____ Explanatory Notes for Act 3, Scene 2 From Hamlet, prince of Denmark. But if you mouth it, as. word to the action; with this special o'erstep not They are coming to the play. that's villanous, and shows a most pitiful ambition Act 5, Scene 2 . Come, the recorders! In second husband let me be accurst! You would play upon me; you would seem to know The Shakespeare Miscellany. Final appearance of the Ghost. It overdoes the hero. You are naught, you are naught. Do you see yonder cloud that's almost in shape of a camel? Would quake to look on. HAMLET This close reading assessment features 9 text-dependent, high-order questions to promote improved reading comprehension and analysis of Shakespeare’s Hamlet (Act 2, Scene 2). to his purgation would perhaps plunge him into far Have you any further trade with us? HAMLET Then thus she says; your behavior hath struck her Here, sweet lord, at your service. To give them seals never my soul consent. ’Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out. If it shall please you to make me a If, once a widow, ever I be wife! HAMLET A very, very—pajock. Get you a place. hope a great man's memory may outlive his life half The court enters for the performance. Our thoughts are ours, their ends none of our own: So think thou wilt no second husband wed. Scene 1. Search Close Menu. For some must watch, while some must sleep: trippingly on the tongue, but if you mouth it, as many of our players do, I had as lief the town-crier spoke my lines. My lord, you once did love me. My tongue and soul in this be hypocrites; 3. Let the gall’d jade winch, our withers are unwrung. you any further trade with us? OPHELIA And my imaginations are as foul Tropically. you That did I, my lord; and was accounted a good actor. 'Faith, I must leave thee, love, and shortly too; He had brought Ophelia because of the plan he had devised, that involved her. but be merry? And let those that play Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice Summary and Analysis Act I: Scene 2 Knowing his weakness, Hamlet decries his inability to commit suicide, revealing his devotion to the laws of Shakespeare's religion. Be not you asham’d to show, he’ll not shame to tell you what it means. Year Published: 0 Language: English Country of Origin: England Source: White, R.G. I do not well understand that. Would not this, sir, and a forest of feathers— if Contagion to this world: now could I drink hot blood, me to the top of my bent. Crystal, David and Ben Crystal. This is one Lucianus, nephew to the king. Now, what my love is, proof hath made you know; With Hecate's ban thrice blasted, thrice infected, My spirits grow dull, and fain I would beguile O, it more choler. Hamlet Act 3 Scene 2 Lyrics. As I do thee.—Something too much of this.— Marry, this is miching mallecho; it means mischief. No, no, they do but jest, poison in jest; no offence Act 2 Scene 1. In Act I, Scene V, the Ghost explicitly told Hamlet not to hurt his mother, telling her that she's not his real enemy. go to bed. Make us again count o'er ere love be done! Find out what happens in our Act III, Scene ii summary for Hamlet by William Shakespeare. As I do thee. Something too much of this. HAMLET It may be arrogance on Hamlet's part to believe he's a better performer than these actors. Hamlet Act 3 Scene 2 Lyrics. Is in his retirement marvelous distemp’red. Therefore no more, but to the matter: my mother, you say—. A hall in the castle. The Queen returns, finds the King dead, makes passionate action. And thou shalt live in this fair world behind, Nay, good my lord, this courtesy is not of the right Then there's Then thus she says: your behavior hath struck her into amazement and admiration. . Polonius tells Claudius of his plans to spy on Hamlet’s… Act 3, scene 4. O, there be Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus, but use all gently, for in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, whirlwind of your passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness. A flourish. Sound a flourish. How now, my lord? O God, your only jig-maker. Both here and hence pursue me lasting strife, ~Act 3 Scene 2~ By: Amanda Roux and Josh Westcott. Exploring Act 1 Scene 2: The Court Scene Page 4 Exploring Act 2 Scene 2: ‘To Be or not To Be’ Page 7 Exploring Act 1 Scene 3: Polonius’ Family Page 8 Exploring Act 2 Scene 2: The Players Page 10 Exploring Act 5 Scene 1: Design of the Graveyard Page 12 Exploring Act 5 Scene 2: The Final Scene Page 14 Resources Contents Hamlet summoned to speak with his mother. [Enter Hamlet, and two or three of the Players.] I do believe you think what now you speak. The pois’ner with some three or four mutes come in again, seem to condole with her. ACT 2 QUESTIONS ACT 2 SCENE 2 … Hamlet's Soliloquy, Act II, Scene ii O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I! come, the recorders! Will the King hear this piece of work? For us, and for our tragedy, Discomfort you, my lord, it nothing must. a year: but, by'r lady, he must build churches, i' the world. Previous section Act I, scene ii Next page Act I, scenes iii–iv page 2 That’s villainous, and shows a most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it. And thou shalt live in this fair world behind. Confederate season, else no creature seeing; Do you think I meant country matters? If it shall please you to make me a wholesome answer, I will do your mother’s commandment; if not, your pardon and my return shall be the end of my business. a fellow whipped for o'erdoing Termagant; it A complete translation of William Shakespeare\'s Hamlet into Modern English. As the courtiers gather to watch, Hamlet acts mad once more, insulting Ophelia with all kinds of indecent taunts. SCENE II. GUILDENSTERN El Príncipe promete tratarla con dureza, pero abstenerse de hacerle daño: "'Déjame ser cruel, pero no parricida. Hamlet is considered by many to be Shakespeare's greatest play because of the emotional depth contained within it. ’Tis a knavish piece of work, but what of that? Where thrift may follow fawning. GUILDENSTERN Act 3, Scene 4: Hamlet and his mother . No, no, they do but jest, poison in jest—no offense i’ th’ world. Are base respects of thrift, but none of love: Ay, or any show that you will show him. Contagion to this world. Impart. That I distrust you. Acto 3, Escena 2, líneas 365-366 William Shakespeare, "Act 3, Scene 2," Hamlet, Lit2Go Edition, (0), accessed January 23, 2021, https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/94/hamlet/1675/act-3-scene-2/. Scene 2. For who not needs shall never lack a friend. You are as good as a chorus, my lord. 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