The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark - A Study with the Text of the Folio of 1623 by George MacDonald
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_Ham._ I would not haue your Enemy say so;[10] [Sidenote: not heare] Nor shall you doe mine eare that violence,[11] [Sidenote: my eare] [Sidenote: 134] To make it truster of your owne report Against your selfe. I know you are no Truant: But what is your affaire in _Elsenour_? Wee'l teach you to drinke deepe, ere you depart.[12] [Sidenote: you for to drinke ere] _Hor._ My Lord, I came to see your Fathers Funerall. _Ham._ I pray thee doe not mock me (fellow Student) [Sidenote: pre thee] I thinke it was to see my Mothers Wedding. [Sidenote: was to my] [Footnote 1: I suggest the pointing: speed! To post ... sheets!] [Footnote 2: Fit moment for the entrance of his father's messengers.] [Footnote 3: They do not seem to have been intimate before, though we know from Hamlet's speech (134) that he had had the greatest respect for Horatio. The small degree of doubt in Hamlet's recognition of his friend is due to the darkness, and the unexpectedness of his appearance.] [Footnote 4: _1st Q._ 'O my good friend, I change, &c.' This would leave it doubtful whether he wished to exchange servant or friend; but 'Sir, my _good friend_,' correcting Horatio, makes his intent plain.] [Footnote 5: Emphasis on _that_: 'I will exchange the name of _friend_ |
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