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Post by Jonny Fairplay on Dec 11, 2014 16:22:31 GMT
HAMLET
For God's love, let me hear.
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Post by Jonny Fairplay on Dec 11, 2014 16:22:42 GMT
HORATIO
Two nights together had these gentlemen,
Marcellus and Bernardo, on their watch,
In the dead vast and middle of the night,
Been thus encounter'd. A figure like your father,
Armed at point exactly, cap-a-pe,
Appears before them, and with solemn march
Goes slow and stately by them: thrice he walk'd
By their oppress'd and fear-surprised eyes,
Within his truncheon's length; whilst they, distilled
Almost to jelly with the act of fear,
Stand dumb and speak not to him. This to me
In dreadful secrecy impart they did;
And I with them the third night kept the watch;
Where, as they had deliver'd, both in time,
Form of the thing, each word made true and good,
The apparition comes: I knew your father;
These hands are not more like.
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Post by Jonny Fairplay on Dec 11, 2014 16:22:55 GMT
HAMLET
But where was this?
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Post by Jonny Fairplay on Dec 11, 2014 16:23:05 GMT
MARCELLUS
My lord, upon the platform where we watch'd.
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Post by Jonny Fairplay on Dec 11, 2014 16:23:15 GMT
HAMLET
Did you not speak to it?
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Post by Jonny Fairplay on Dec 11, 2014 16:23:25 GMT
HORATIO
My lord, I did;
But answer made it none: yet once methought
It lifted up its head and did address
Itself to motion, like as it would speak;
But even then the morning cock crew loud,
And at the sound it shrunk in haste away,
And vanish'd from our sight.
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Post by Jonny Fairplay on Dec 11, 2014 16:23:39 GMT
HAMLET
'Tis very strange.
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Post by Jonny Fairplay on Dec 11, 2014 16:23:50 GMT
HORATIO
As I do live, my honour'd lord, 'tis true;
And we did think it writ down in our duty
To let you know of it.
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Post by Jonny Fairplay on Dec 11, 2014 16:24:01 GMT
HAMLET
Indeed, indeed, sirs, but this troubles me.
Hold you the watch to-night?
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Post by Jonny Fairplay on Dec 11, 2014 16:24:12 GMT
MARCELLUS BERNARDO
We do, my lord.
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Post by Jonny Fairplay on Dec 11, 2014 16:24:22 GMT
HAMLET
Arm'd, say you?
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Post by Jonny Fairplay on Dec 11, 2014 16:24:32 GMT
MARCELLUS BERNARDO
Arm'd, my lord.
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Post by Jonny Fairplay on Dec 11, 2014 16:24:42 GMT
HAMLET
From top to toe?
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Post by Jonny Fairplay on Dec 11, 2014 16:24:53 GMT
MARCELLUS BERNARDO
My lord, from head to foot.
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Post by Jonny Fairplay on Dec 11, 2014 16:25:06 GMT
HAMLET
Then saw you not his face?
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