Of this his nephew's purpose,-to suppress Who, impotent and bed-rid, scarcely hears Thus much the business is: we have here writ Now for ourself and for this time of meeting: Lost by his father, with all bonds of law, He hath not fail'd to pester us with message, Our state to be disjoint and out of frame,Ĭolleagued with the dream of his advantage, Or thinking by our late dear brother's death

Now follows, that you know, young Fortinbras, Your better wisdoms, which have freely gone In equal scale weighing delight and dole,. With mirth in funeral and with dirge in marriage, The imperial jointress to this warlike state, Therefore our sometime sister, now our queen, Yet so far hath discretion fought with nature To bear our hearts in grief and our whole kingdom

The memory be green, and that it us befitted A room of state in the castle.Įnter KING CLAUDIUS, QUEEN GERTRUDE, HAMLET, POLONIUS, LAERTES, VOLTIMAND, CORNELIUS, Lords, and Attendants KING CLAUDIUS Though yet of Hamlet our dear brother's death

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