Thatthushesuffersfor.
Queen.(R.)
Ishallobeyyou:
Andforyourpart, Ophelia,
[OPHELIAcomesdownL.H.]
Idowish
Thatyourgoodbeautiesbethehappycause
OfHamlet'swildness: soshallIhopeyourvirtues
Willbringhimtohiswontedwayagain,
Tobothyourhonours.
Oph.
Madam, Iwishitmay.
[ExitQUEEN, R.H.]
, , sopleaseyou,
;
[ToOPHELIA.]
Thatshowofsuchanexercisemaycolour
,—
'Tistoomuchprov'd,[7] that, withdevotion'svisage
Andpiousaction, wedosugaro'er
Thedevilhimself.
King.
O, 'tistootrue! howsmart
Alashthatspeechdothgivemyconscience!
[Aside.]
: let'swithdraw, mylord.
[ExeuntKINGandPOLONIUS, R.H.2E., andOPHELIA, R.H.U.E.]
EnterHAMLET (L.H.)
, ornottobe, thatisthequestion:[8]
Whether 'tisnoblerinthemindtosuffer
Theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune,
Ortotakearmsagainstaseaoftroubles,[9]
And, byopposingendthem?—Todie,—tosleep,
Nomore;—andbyasleep, tosayweend
Theheart-ache, andthethousandnaturalshocks
Thatfleshisheirto: 'tisaconsummation
,—tosleep,—
Tosleep! perchancetodream: ay, there'stherub;
Forinthatsleepofdeathwhatdreamsmaycome,
Whenwehaveshuffledoffthismortalcoil,[10]
