Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Shakespeare, William, published 1623 · tragedy · Adult Professional;Professional · other editions of this work: 449 (1603)

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TitleHamlet, Prince of Denmark
AuthorShakespeare, William
Publication year (edition)1623
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 453 · TCP A11954 · DEEP 5081.32
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
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
FormatFolio
Greg197e
Genre (Annals)Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)Tragedy
BritDrama no.1259
Title page[HT; 2n4v] THE TRAGEDIE OF HAMLET, Prince of Denmarke.
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10–76493unassignedWHo's there? Nay answer me: Stand & unfold yourself. Long live the King. Bernardo? He. You come most carefully…
277–145527unassignedGood now sit down, & tell me he that knows Why this same strict and most observant Watch, So nightly toils the…
3146–214546unassignedIt faded on the crowing of the Cock. Some says, that ever 'gainst that Season comes Wherein our Saviour's Birt…
4215–283519unassignedDread my Lord, Your leave and favour to return to France, From whence, though willingly I came to Denmark To s…
5284–347492unassignedLet not thy Mother lose her Prayers Hamlet: I prithee stay with us, go not to Wittenberg. I shall in all my be…
6348–422484unassignedIndeed my Lord, it followed hard upon. Thrift, thrift Horatio: the Funeral Bakt-meats Did coldly furnish forth…
7423–486481unassignedI'll watch to Night; perchance 'twill wake again. I warrant you it will. If it assume my noble Father's person…
8487–553519unassignedI shall th' effect of this good Lesson keep, As watchmen to my heart: but good my Brother Do not as some ungra…
9554–618488unassignedMy Lord, he hath importuned me with love, In honourable fashion. I, fashion you may call it, go too, go too. A…
10619–686461T1 Death, grief and revenge0.73It beckons you to go away with it, As if it some impartment did desire To you alone. Look with what courteous …
11687–749479unassignedHast, hast me to know it, That with wings as swift As meditation, or the thoughts of Love, May sweep to my Rev…
12750–826518T1 Death, grief and revenge0.73Oh all you host of Heaven! Oh Earth; what else? And shall I couple Hell? Oh fie: hold my heart; And you my sin…
13827–894511unassignedSwear. Well said old Mole, canst work i' th' ground so fast? A worthy Pioneer, once more remove good friends. …
14895–963511unassignedWherefore should you do this? I my Lord, I would know that. Marry Sir, here's my drift, And I believe it is a …
15964–1035530unassignedGo with me, I will go seek the King, This is the very ecstasy of Love, Whose violent property foredoes itself,…
161036–1098492unassignedOh speak of that, that I do long to hear. Give first admittance to th' Ambassadors, My News shall be the News …
171099–1162516unassignedGood Madam stay awhile, I will be faithful. Doubt thou, the Starres are fire, Doubt, that the Sunne doth moue:…
181163–1210512unassignedFor if the Sun breed Maggots in a dead dog, being a good kissing Carrion— Have you a daughter? I have my Lord.…
191211–1229517unassignedWhy then your Ambition makes it one: 'tis too narrow for your mind. O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell, a…
201230–1251518T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.74Why did you laugh, when I said, Man delights not me? To think, my Lord, if you delight not in Man, what Lenton…
211252–1275527T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.78Hark you Guildensterne, and you too: at each care a hearer: that great Baby you see there, is not yet out of h…
221276–1339506T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma0.75The rugged Pyrrhus, he whose Sable Arms Black as his purpose, did the night resemble When he lay couched in th…
231340–1389515T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.77I is well, I'll have thee speak out the rest, soon. Good my Lord, will you see the Players well bestowed. Do y…
241390–1459514T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.78I have heard, that guilty Creatures sitting at a Play, Have by the very cunning of the Scoene, Bene strooke so…
251460–1522513unassignedOh 'tis true: How smart a lash that speech doth give my Conscience? The Harlot's Cheek beautied with plaist'ri…
261523–1557506unassignedYou should not have believed me. For virtue cannot so innocculate our old stock, but we shall-rellish of it. I…
271558–1576528T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.80It shall do well. But yet do I believe The Origin and Commencement of this grief Sprung from neglected love. H…
281577–1638491unassignedHow now my Lord, Will the King hear this piece of Work? And the Queen too, and that presently. Bid the Players…
291639–1695490unassignedNo my Lord. I mean, My Head upon your Lap? I my Lord. Do you think I meant Country matters? I think nothing, m…
301696–1754506unassignedI do believe you. Think what now you speak: But what we do determine, oft we break: Purpose is but the slave t…
311755–1811519T1 Death, grief and revenge0.67Thoughts black, hands apt, Drugs fit, and Time agreeing: Confederate season, else, no Creature seeing: Thou mi…
321812–1857526unassignedGood my Lord, what is your cause of distemper? You do freely bar the door of your own Liberty, if you deny you…
331858–1926525unassignedWe will ourselves provide: Most holy and Religious fear it is To keep those many many bodies safe That live an…
341927–1994523T1 Death, grief and revenge0.78Now might I do it pat, now he is praying, And now I'll do't, and so he goes to Heaven, And so am I revenged: t…
351995–2061488unassignedWhat have I done, that thou darest wag thy tongue, In noise so rude against me? Such an Act That blurs the gra…
362062–2128504unassignedDo not forget: this Visitation Is but to whet thy almost blunted purpose. But look Amazement on thy Mother fit…
372129–2199542unassignedNot this by no means that I bid you do: Let the blunt King tempt you again to bed, Pinch Wanton on your cheek,…
382200–2245487unassignedSafely stowed. Hamlet, Lord Hamlet. What noise? Who calls on Hamlet? Oh here they come. What have you done my …
392246–2309488unassignedHe will stay till ye come. Hamlet, this deed of thine, for thine especial safety Which we do tender, as we dea…
402310–2366485unassignedAlas sweet Lady: what imports this Song? Say you? Nay pray you mark. He is dead and gone Lady, he is dead and …
412367–2442502unassignedSave yourself, my Lord. The Ocean (over-peering of his List) Eats not the Flats with more impittious haste The…
422443–2494464T1 Death, grief and revenge0.73They bore him bore faced on the Beer, hay non nonny, nonny, hay nonny: And on his grave rains many a tear, Far…
432495–2538506unassignedWhen thou shalt have ouerlooked this, give these Fellows some means to the King: They have Letters for him. Er…
442539–2601504unassignedFrom Hamlet? Who brought them? Saylors my Lord they say, I saw them not: They were given me by Claudio, he rec…
452602–2668515T1 Death, grief and revenge0.78No place indeed should murder Sancturize; Revenge should have no bounds: but good Laertes Will you do this, ke…
462669–2701500unassignedLet's follow, Gertrude: How much I had to do to calm his rage? Now fear I this will give it start again; There…
472702–2729506unassignedHas this fellow no feeling of his business, that he sings at Graue-making? Custom hath made it in him a proper…
482730–2761503unassignedWhat man dost thou dig it for? For no man Sir. What woman then? For none neither. Who is to be buried in't? On…
492762–2826506unassignedWhat's that my Lord? Dost thou think Alexander looked o' this fashion i' th' earth? E'en so. And smelled so? P…
502827–2895486unassignedPluck them asunder. Hamlet, Hamlet. Good my Lord be quiet. Why I will fight with him upon this Theme. Until my…
512896–2959524unassignedBeing thus benetted round with Villains, Ere I could make a Prologue to my brains, They had begun the Play. I …
522960–2986525unassignedNo, believe me 'tis very cold, the wind is Northerly. It is indifferent cold my Lord indeed. Me thinks it is v…
532987–3052515unassignedIf your mind dislike any thing, obey. I will forestall their repair hither, and say you are not fit. Not a whi…
543053–3136474T1 Death, grief and revenge0.76Come on sir. Come on sir. One. No. judgement. A hit, a very palpable hit. Well: again. Stay, give me drink. Ha…
553137–3209490T38 Death, parting and grief at court0.76As th' art a man, give me the Cup. Let go, by Heaven I'll have't. Oh good Horatio, what a wounded name, (Thing…