{"id":249,"date":"2012-01-04T22:07:56","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T03:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=249"},"modified":"2012-08-16T22:03:29","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T02:03:29","slug":"hamlet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=249","title":{"rendered":"Hamlet: Act III, Scene ii"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hamlet<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Act III, Scene ii\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hamlet<\/strong><\/p>\n

(This text is featured in our interview with John Douglas Thompson<\/a>)<\/p>\n

HAMLET<\/p>\n

54\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Horatio, thou art e’en as just a man
\n55\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As e’er my conversation coped withal.<\/p>\n

HORATIO
\n56\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O, my dear lord,–<\/p>\n

HAMLET \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nay, do not think I flatter;
\n57\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For what advancement may I hope from thee
\n58\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 That no revenue hast but thy good spirits,
\n59\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To feed and clothe thee? Why should the poor be flatter’d?
\n60\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp,
\n61\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee
\n62\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Where thrift may follow fawning. Dost thou hear?
\n63\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Since my dear soul was mistress of her choice
\n64\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And could of men distinguish, her election
\n65\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hath seal’d thee for herself; for thou hast been
\n66\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As one, in suffering all, that suffers nothing,
\n67\u00a0 \u00a0 A man that fortune’s buffets and rewards
\n68\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hast ta’en with equal thanks: and blest are those
\n69\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Whose blood and judgment are so well commingled,
\n70\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 That they are not a pipe for fortune’s finger
\n71\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To sound what stop she please. Give me that man
\n72\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 That is not passion’s slave, and I will wear him
\n73\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In my heart’s core, ay, in my heart of heart,
\n74\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As I do thee.–Something too much of this.–
\n75\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There is a play to-night before the king;
\n76\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 One scene of it comes near the circumstance
\n77\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Which I have told thee of my father’s death:
\n78\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I prithee, when thou seest that act afoot,
\n79\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Even with the very comment of thy soul
\n80\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Observe mine uncle: if his occulted guilt
\n81\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do not itself unkennel in one speech,
\n82\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is a damned ghost that we have seen,
\n83\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And my imaginations are as foul
\n84\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As Vulcan’s stithy. Give him heedful note;
\n85\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For I mine eyes will rivet to his face,
\n86\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And after we will both our judgments join
\n87\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In censure of his seeming.
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Hamlet\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Act III, Scene ii\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hamlet (This text is featured in our interview with John Douglas Thompson) HAMLET 54\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Horatio, thou art e’en as just a man 55\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As e’er my conversation coped withal. HORATIO 56\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O, my dear lord,– HAMLET \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nay, do not think I flatter; 57\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For what advancement may<\/p>\n [...]<\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-249","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-line-bottom","fix"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"Hamlet: Act III, Scene ii | The State of Shakespeare","description":"Hamlet Act III, Scene ii Hamlet (This text is featured in our interview with John Douglas Thompson) HAMLET 54 Horatio, thou art e'en as just a man 55 As e'er my conversation coped withal. HORATIO 56 O, my dear lord,-- HAMLET Nay, do not think I flatter; 57 For what advancement may","canonical_url":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=249","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"google-site-verification":"UA-28965856-1","p:domain_verify":"d36dfa872cf08cb1686a0c207bca81df","miscellaneous":""},"schema":null,"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"The State of Shakespeare","og:type":"website","og:title":"Hamlet: Act III, Scene ii | The State of Shakespeare","og:description":"Hamlet Act III, Scene ii Hamlet (This text is featured in our interview with John Douglas Thompson) HAMLET 54 Horatio, thou art e'en as just a man 55 As e'er my conversation coped withal. HORATIO 56 O, my dear lord,-- HAMLET Nay, do not think I flatter; 57 For what advancement may","og:url":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=249","fb:admins":"100001614971768","og:image":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stateofshakes_600x600.jpg","og:image:secure_url":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stateofshakes_600x600.jpg","og:image:width":600,"og:image:height":600,"twitter:card":"summary","twitter:site":"@stateofshakespe","twitter:title":"Hamlet: Act III, Scene ii | The State of Shakespeare","twitter:description":"Hamlet Act III, Scene ii Hamlet (This text is featured in our interview with John Douglas Thompson) HAMLET 54 Horatio, thou art e'en as just a man 55 As e'er my conversation coped withal. HORATIO 56 O, my dear lord,-- HAMLET Nay, do not think I flatter; 57 For what advancement may","twitter:image":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stateofshakes_600x600.jpg"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"249","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":null,"keyphrases":null,"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":null,"og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":null,"schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":null,"robots_max_videopreview":null,"robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":null,"local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":null,"created":"2021-01-04 18:36:21","updated":"2026-04-03 01:38:44","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"

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