Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Shakespeare, William, published 1603 · tragedy · Adult Professional;Professional · other editions of this work: 453 (1623) · other edition — not in the analysis

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TitleHamlet, Prince of Denmark
AuthorShakespeare, William
Publication year (edition)1603
Genre (British Drama)tragedy
Genre group (comparison)tragedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: tragedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 197 · edition 449 · TCP A11959 · DEEP 347
Edition roleOther edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics; its chunks carry the topic they were placed in, for browsing
First performance / composition (Annals)1601 [1600-1601]
First performance (BritDrama)1600 [1600-1602]
Company (BritDrama)Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men
Company (Annals)Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men
Theaterat University;
Title-page companyKing's Men
PrinterSimmes, Valentine
FormatQuarto
STC22275
Greg197a
Genre (Annals)Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)Tragedy
BritDrama no.1259
Title pageTHE Tragicall Historie of HAMLET Prince of Denmarke[.]
Title-page performance noteAs it hath beene diuerse times acted by his Highnesse seruants in the Cittie of London: as also in the two Vniuersities of Cambridge and Oxford, and else-where
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Topic composition (share of words)

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10–71507unassignedSTand: who is that? Tis. I. O you comemost carefully upon your watch, And if you meet Marcellus and Horatio, T…
272–134509unassignedMary that can I, at least the whisper goes so, Our late King, who as you know was by Forten▪ Brass of Norway, …
3135–198506unassignedLords, we here have writ to Fortenbrasse▪ Nephew to old Norway, who impotent And bedrid, scarcely hears of thi…
4199–267501unassignedDevoid of reason would not have made Such speed: Frailty, thy name is Woman, Why she would hang on him, as if …
5268–341501unassignedMy Lord, upon the platform where we watched. Did you not speak to it? My Lord we did, but answer made it none,…
6342–405495unassignedYet here Leartes? aboard, aboard, for shame, The wind sits in the shoulder of your sail, And you are stayed fo…
7406–473510unassignedAngels and Ministers of grace defend us, Be thou a spirit of health, or goblin damned, Bring with thee airs fr…
8474–539508T1 Death, grief and revenge0.86O God. Revenge his foul, and most unnatural murder: Murder. Yea, murder in the highest degree, As in the least…
9540–611494unassignedMy lord, my lord. Lord Hamlet. Ill, lo, lo, ho, ho. Ill, lo, lo, so, ho, so, come boy, come. heavens secure hi…
10612–675510unassignedRest, rest, perturbed spirit: so gentlemen, In all my love I do commend me to you, And what so poor a man as H…
11676–737463unassignedMad for thy love, What have you given him any cross words of late? I did repel his letters, deny his gifts, As…
12738–802480unassignedIt likes us well, and at fit time and leisure we'll read and answer these his Articles, Mean time we thank you…
13803–868505unassignedTo be, or not to be, I there's the point, To Die, to sleep, is that all? I all: No, to sleep, to dream, I mary…
14869–936501unassignedAlas, what change is this? But if thou wilt needs many, marry a fool, For wisemen know well enough, What monst…
15937–1000474T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.79What say you? Nay then I see how the wind sits, Come, you were sent for. My lord, we were, and willingly if we…
161001–1065522unassignedWhy by lot, or God wots, or as it came to pass, And so it was, the first verse of the godly Ballet Will tell y…
171066–1126501T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.79Look my lord if he hath not changed his colour, And hath tears in his eyes: no more good heart, no more. 'tis …
181127–1185495unassignedMy lord, we have done all the best we could, To wring from him the cause of all his grief, But still he puts u…
191186–1246497T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.74And do you hear? let not your Clown speak More than is set down, there be of them I can tell you That will lau…
201247–1305498unassignedyou shall hear anon, this fellow will tell you all. Will he tell us what this show means? I, or any show you'l…
211306–1373515unassignedTwo months, nay then let the devil wear black, For i'll have a suit of Sables: Iesus, two months dead, And not…
221374–1441503unassignedWell my Lord we'll take our leave. Farewell, farewell, God bless you. My lord, the Queen would speak with you.…
231442–1508505unassignedHow▪ kill a king! ja King: nay sit you down, and ere you part, If you be made of penitrable stuff, I'll make y…
241509–1569484unassignedAlas, it is the weakness of thy brain, Which makes thy tongue to blazon thy heart's grief: But as I have a sou…
251570–1636495unassignedNay do you hear? do not make too much haste, I'll warrant you he'll stay till you come. Well son Hamlet, we in…
261637–1708517unassignedA pretty wretch! this is a change indeed: O Time, how swiftly runs our joys away? Content on earth was never c…
271709–1772498unassignedGrief upon grief, my father murdered, My sister thus distracted: Cursed be his soul that wrought this wicked a…
281773–1839523unassignedMary Leartes thus: I'll lay a wager, shallbe on Hamlets side, and you shall give the odds, The which will draw…
291840–1910517unassignedAnd if any one ask thee hereafter, say, A Grave-maker, for the houses he builds Last till Doomsday. Fetch me a…
301911–1963526unassignedWhy there they say the men are as mad as he. Whose skull was this? This, a plague on him, a mad rogues it was,…
311964–2027519unassignedAlas, it is his madness makes him thus, And not his heart, Leartes. My lord, 'tis so: but we'll no longer trif…
322028–2102516T1 Death, grief and revenge0.85Sir I am satisfied in nature, But in terms of honour I'll stand aloof, And will no reconcilement, Till by some…