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  [[#20-Setting]]<span id="Setting"></span>: Inside the Castle;

  [[#20-Setting]]<span id="Setting"></span>: Inside the Castle;

             The Banquet Hall;

             The Banquet Hall;

             Soon after the previous Scene.

             Soon after the previous Scene.

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  [[#20-001]]<span id="001"></span>  Hamlet: So much for this, sir, now shall you see the other;

  [[#20-001]]<span id="001"></span>  Hamlet: So much for this, sir, now shall you see the other;

                         <span style="color:gray">''So much for that, sir, now I'll tell you the rest.''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''So much for that, sir, now I'll tell you the rest.''</span>

  [[#20-002]]<span id="002"></span>      You do remember all the circumstance?

  [[#20-002]]<span id="002"></span>      You do remember all the circumstance?

                         <span style="color:gray">''Do you remember all the circumstances?''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Do you remember all the circumstances?''</span>

  [[#20-003]]<span id="003"></span>  Horatio: Remember it, my Lord?

  [[#20-003]]<span id="003"></span>  Horatio: Remember it, my Lord?

                         <span style="color:gray">''Remember the circumstances of what, exactly, my Lord?''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Remember the circumstances of what, exactly, my Lord?''</span>

  [[#20-004]]<span id="004"></span>  Hamlet: Sir, in my heart there was a kind of fighting

  [[#20-004]]<span id="004"></span>  Hamlet: Sir, in my heart there was a kind of fighting

                         <span style="color:gray">''Sir, in my heart there was a kind of conflict''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Sir, in my heart there was a kind of conflict''</span>

  [[#20-005]]<span id="005"></span>        That would not let me sleep; my thought: I lay

  [[#20-005]]<span id="005"></span>        That would not let me sleep; my thought: I lay

                         <span style="color:gray">''Our improvisation occasionally serves us well''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Our improvisation occasionally serves us well''</span>

  [[#20-009]]<span id="009"></span>        When our dear plots do fall, & that should learn us

  [[#20-009]]<span id="009"></span>        When our dear plots do fall, & that should learn us

                         <span style="color:gray">''When our fond schemes do fail, and that should learn us''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''When our fond schemes do fail, and that should teach us''</span>

  [[#20-010]]<span id="010"></span>        There's a divinity that shapes our ends,

  [[#20-010]]<span id="010"></span>        There's a divinity that shapes our ends,

                         <span style="color:gray">''There's a higher power that points us to our destinies,''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''There's a higher power that points us to our destinies,''</span>

  [[#20-011]]<span id="011"></span>        Rough hew them how we will.

  [[#20-011]]<span id="011"></span>        Rough hew them how we will.

                         <span style="color:gray">''No matter how we try to shape our lives, ourselves.''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''No matter how we try to shape our lives, ourselves.''</span>

  [[#20-012]]<span id="012"></span>  Horatio: That is most certain.

  [[#20-012]]<span id="012"></span>  Horatio: That is most certain.

                         <span style="color:gray">''That is highly certain.''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''That is highly certain.''</span>

  [[#20-013]]<span id="013"></span>  Hamlet: Up from my cabin,

  [[#20-013]]<span id="013"></span>  Hamlet: Up from my cabin,

                         <span style="color:gray">''I got up and left my cabin -''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''I got up and left my cabin -''</span>

  [[#20-014]]<span id="014"></span>        My sea-gown scarfed about me in the dark,

  [[#20-014]]<span id="014"></span>        My sea-gown scarfed about me in the dark,

  [[#20-026]]<span id="026"></span>        My head should be struck off.

  [[#20-026]]<span id="026"></span>        My head should be struck off.

                         <span style="color:gray">''My head was to be struck off.''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''My head was to be struck off.''</span>

  [[#20-027]]<span id="027"></span>  Horatio: Is it possible?

  [[#20-027]]<span id="027"></span>  Horatio: Is it possible?

                         <span style="color:gray">''Is that possible?''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Is that possible?''</span>

  [[#20-028]]<span id="028"></span>  Hamlet: Here's the commission; read it at more leisure;

  [[#20-028]]<span id="028"></span>  Hamlet: Here's the commission; read it at more leisure;

                         <span style="color:gray">''Here's the commission, itself. Read it when you have time.''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Here's the commission, itself. Read it when you have time.''</span>

  [[#20-029]]<span id="029"></span>        But wilt thou hear, now, how I did proceed?

  [[#20-029]]<span id="029"></span>        But wilt thou hear, now, how I did proceed?

                         <span style="color:gray">''But do you want to hear, now, how I proceeded?''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''But do you want to hear, now, how I proceeded?''</span>

  [[#20-030]]<span id="030"></span>  Horatio: I beseech you.

  [[#20-030]]<span id="030"></span>  Horatio: I beseech you.

                         <span style="color:gray">''Yes, please!''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Yes, please!''</span>

  [[#20-031]]<span id="031"></span>  Hamlet: Being thus benetted round with villains,

  [[#20-031]]<span id="031"></span>  Hamlet: Being thus benetted round with villains,

                         <span style="color:gray">''Being so ensnared among villains,''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Being so ensnared among villains,''</span>

  [[#20-032]]<span id="032"></span>        Ere I could make a prologue to my brains,

  [[#20-032]]<span id="032"></span>        Ere I could make a prologue to my brains,

                         <span style="color:gray">''Before I could properly introduce the subject to my brains,''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Before I could properly introduce the subject to my brains,''</span>

  [[#20-033]]<span id="033"></span>        They had begun the play; I sat me down,

  [[#20-033]]<span id="033"></span>        They had begun the play; I sat me down,

                         <span style="color:gray">''They had already begun their performance.  I sat myself down,''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''They had already gone into action.  I sat myself down,''</span>

  [[#20-034]]<span id="034"></span>        Devised a new commission, wrote it fair -

  [[#20-034]]<span id="034"></span>        Devised a new commission, wrote it fair -

                         <span style="color:gray">''Forged a new commission, wrote it handsomely -''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Forged a new commission, wrote it handsomely -''</span>

  [[#20-039]]<span id="039"></span>        The effects of what I wrote?

  [[#20-039]]<span id="039"></span>        The effects of what I wrote?

                         <span style="color:gray">''The essence of what I wrote?''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''The essence of what I wrote?''</span>

  [[#20-040]]<span id="040"></span>  Horatio: Aye, good my Lord.

  [[#20-040]]<span id="040"></span>  Horatio: Aye, good my Lord.

                         <span style="color:gray">''Yes, good my Lord.''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Yes, good my Lord.''</span>

  [[#20-041]]<span id="041"></span>  Hamlet: An earnest conjuration from the King,

  [[#20-041]]<span id="041"></span>  Hamlet: An earnest conjuration from the King,

                         <span style="color:gray">''A solemn entreaty from the King, that''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''A solemn entreaty from the King, that''</span>

  [[#20-042]]<span id="042"></span>        As England was his faithful tributary,

  [[#20-042]]<span id="042"></span>        As England was his faithful tributary,

  [[#20-050]]<span id="050"></span>        Not shriving time allowed.

  [[#20-050]]<span id="050"></span>        Not shriving time allowed.

                         <span style="color:gray">''Not even allowing them time to confess their sins to a priest.''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Not even allowing them time to confess their sins to a priest.''</span>

  [[#20-051]]<span id="051"></span>  Horatio: How was this sealed?

  [[#20-051]]<span id="051"></span>  Horatio: How was this sealed?

                         <span style="color:gray">''How did you seal it?''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''How did you seal it?''</span>

  [[#20-052]]<span id="052"></span>  Hamlet: Why, even in that was Heaven ordinant;

  [[#20-052]]<span id="052"></span>  Hamlet: Why, even in that was Heaven ordinant;

                         <span style="color:gray">''Why, even that was arranged by Heaven.''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Why, even that was arranged by Heaven.''</span>

  [[#20-053]]<span id="053"></span>        I had my father's signet in my purse,

  [[#20-053]]<span id="053"></span>        I had my father's signet in my purse,

  [[#20-059]]<span id="059"></span>        Thou knowest already.

  [[#20-059]]<span id="059"></span>        Thou knowest already.

                         <span style="color:gray">''You already know.''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''You already know.''</span>

  [[#20-060]]<span id="060"></span>  Horatio: So Guildenstern and Rosencrantz go to it.

  [[#20-060]]<span id="060"></span>  Horatio: So Guildenstern and Rosencrantz go to it.

                         <span style="color:gray">''So Guildenstern and Rosencrantz have had it.''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''So Guildenstern and Rosencrantz have had it.''</span>

  [[#20-061]]<span id="061"></span>  Hamlet: Why man, they did make love to this employment;

  [[#20-061]]<span id="061"></span>  Hamlet: Why man, they did make love to this employment;

                         <span style="color:gray">''Why man, they acted like they loved being used.''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Why man, they acted like they loved being used.''</span>

  [[#20-062]]<span id="062"></span>        They are not near my conscience; their defeat

  [[#20-062]]<span id="062"></span>        They are not near my conscience; their defeat

  [[#20-066]]<span id="066"></span>        Of mighty opposites.

  [[#20-066]]<span id="066"></span>        Of mighty opposites.

                         <span style="color:gray">''Of powerful opponents.''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Of powerful opponents.''</span>

  [[#20-067]]<span id="067"></span>  Horatio: Why, what a king is this!

  [[#20-067]]<span id="067"></span>  Horatio: Why, what a king is this!

                         <span style="color:gray">''Why, what a "king" he is!''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Why, what a "king" he is!''</span>

  [[#20-068]]<span id="068"></span>  Hamlet: Does it not, think thee, stand me now upon?

  [[#20-068]]<span id="068"></span>  Hamlet: Does it not, think thee, stand me now upon?

                         <span style="color:gray">''Don't you think it's my duty to make a stand now?''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Don't you think it's my duty to make a stand now?''</span>

  [[#20-069]]<span id="069"></span>        He that hath killed my King, and whored my mother,

  [[#20-069]]<span id="069"></span>        He that hath killed my King, and whored my mother,

  [[#20-075]]<span id="075"></span>        In further evil?

  [[#20-075]]<span id="075"></span>        In further evil?

                         <span style="color:gray">''To do further evil?''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''To do further evil?''</span>

  [[#20-076]]<span id="076"></span>  Horatio: It must be shortly known to him from England,

  [[#20-076]]<span id="076"></span>  Horatio: It must be shortly known to him from England,

                         <span style="color:gray">''It must be soon he'll be informed from England''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''It must be soon he'll be informed from England''</span>

  [[#20-077]]<span id="077"></span>        What is the issue of the business there.

  [[#20-077]]<span id="077"></span>        What is the issue of the business there.

                         <span style="color:gray">''How the business there turned out.''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''How the business there turned out.''</span>

  [[#20-078]]<span id="078"></span>  Hamlet: It will be short;

  [[#20-078]]<span id="078"></span>  Hamlet: It will be short;

                         <span style="color:gray">''The time will be short, but''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''The time will be short, but''</span>

  [[#20-079]]<span id="079"></span>        The interim's mine, and a man's life's no more

  [[#20-079]]<span id="079"></span>        The interim's mine, and a man's life's no more

  [[#20-085]]<span id="085"></span>        Into a towering passion.

  [[#20-085]]<span id="085"></span>        Into a towering passion.

                         <span style="color:gray">''Into a towering rage.''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Into a towering rage.''</span>

  [[#20-086]]<span id="086"></span>  Horatio: Peace, who comes here?

  [[#20-086]]<span id="086"></span>  Horatio: Peace, who comes here?

                         <span style="color:gray">''Wait, who's approaching?''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Wait, who's approaching?''</span>

   

   

  [[#20-086-SD]]<span id="086"></span>  (a Courtier enters, fanning himself with his hat)

  [[#20-086-SD]]<span id="086"></span>  (a Courtier enters, fanning himself with his hat)

   

   

  [[#20-087]]<span id="087"></span>  Courtier: Your Lordship is right welcome back to Denmark.

  [[#20-087]]<span id="087"></span>  Courtier: Your Lordship is right welcome back to Denmark.

                         <span style="color:gray">''Your Lordship is very welcome back to Denmark.''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Your Lordship is very welcome back to Denmark.''</span>

  [[#20-088]]<span id="088"></span>  Hamlet: I humble thank you, sir.

  [[#20-088]]<span id="088"></span>  Hamlet: I humble thank you, sir.

                         <span style="color:gray">''I thank you very little, sir.''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''I thank you very little, sir.''</span>

  [[#20-089]]<span id="089"></span>    <span style="color:gray">''(aside to Horatio):''</span> Dost know this water fly?

  [[#20-089]]<span id="089"></span>    <span style="color:gray">''(aside to Horatio):''</span> Dost know this water fly?

                         <span style="color:gray">''Do you know this pest?''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Do you know this pest?''</span>

  [[#20-090]]<span id="090"></span>  Horatio: No, my good Lord.

  [[#20-090]]<span id="090"></span>  Horatio: No, my good Lord.

                         <span style="color:gray">''No, my good Lord.''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''No, my good Lord.''</span>

  [[#20-091]]<span id="091"></span>  Hamlet: Thy state is the more gracious, for 'tis a vice to know him;

  [[#20-091]]<span id="091"></span>  Hamlet: Thy state is the more gracious, for 'tis a vice to know him;

                         <span style="color:gray">''You're more blessed than I am, because it's like committing a sin just to know him.''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''You're more blessed than I am, because it's like committing a sin just to know him.''</span>

  [[#20-092]]<span id="092"></span>        He hath much land, and fertile. Let a beast be lord of beasts, and his

  [[#20-092]]<span id="092"></span>        He hath much land, and fertile. Let a beast be lord of beasts, and his

                         <span style="color:gray">''He owns a lot of fertile land.  Let a beast be a lord among beasts, and his''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''He owns a lot of fertile land.  Let a beast be a lord among beasts, and his''</span>

  [[#20-093]]<span id="093"></span>        crib shall stand at the king's mess; 'tis a chough, but as I say, spacious in the

  [[#20-093]]<span id="093"></span>        crib shall stand at the king's mess; 'tis a chough, but as I say, spacious in the

  [[#20-094]]<span id="094"></span>        possession of dirt.

  [[#20-094]]<span id="094"></span>        possession of dirt.

                         <span style="color:gray">''possession of dirt.''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''possession of dirt.''</span>

  [[#20-095]]<span id="095"></span>  Courtier: Sweet Lord, if your friendship were at leisure, I should

  [[#20-095]]<span id="095"></span>  Courtier: Sweet Lord, if your friendship were at leisure, I should

                         <span style="color:gray">''Sweet Lord, if you have time for a friendly chat, I need to''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Sweet Lord, if you have time for a friendly chat, I need to''</span>

  [[#20-096]]<span id="096"></span>        impart a thing to you from His Majesty.

  [[#20-096]]<span id="096"></span>        impart a thing to you from His Majesty.

                         <span style="color:gray">''Tell you something from His Majesty.''</span>

                         <span style="color:gray">''Tell you something from His Majesty.''</span>