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Hamlet

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70 borne in hand deluded, taken advantage of

70 arrests orders to cease military activity

72 fine conclusion

74 give ... arms attempt to use force

76 crowns gold coins (of varying values according to the countries they were used in) 77 commission authority

80 quiet pass safe passage

82 On ... allowance i.e. according to conditions regarding the safety of Denmark and your permission for such an enterprise 84 likes pleases

85 at ... time when we have the time for proper consideration

91 expostulate discuss/ask

95 wit intellect/good sense

98 for ... mad Polonius means that it would be mad to attempt to define madness, but ends up implying, rather nonsensically, that the definition of madness is "being mad"

104 figure figure of speech

109 this ... cause this defective behavior (Hamlet's madness) has a cause 110 Thus ... thus this is the current state of affairs, and now for the rest 110 Perpend consider

113 gather, and surmise collect your thoughts, draw your conclusions (or gather may be a request to Claudius and Gertrude to draw closer and look at the letter) 117 these i.e. this letter/these phrases

119 faithful i.e. to the letter/in reading the letter fully 122 Doubt in this third line the sense shifts to "suspect"

124 ill ... numbers poor at writing verse

125 reckon my groans count my groans/make my groans scan poetically 127 machine is to bodily structure belongs to

129 more above moreover

130 fell out occurred

135 fain willingly

140 played ... table-book remained silent and withheld the information/assisted in conveying messages between them 141 given ... winking closed the eyes of my heart

142 with idle sight complacently/without recognizing its significance 143 round roundly, in a forthright manner

144 bespeak address/speak angrily to

145 out ... star beyond your reach/outside your destiny

146 precepts instructions

147 resort visits

152 a watch sleeplessness

153 lightness light-headedness

153 declension decline (plays on the grammatical sense)

163 circumstances circumstantial evidence



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