{"id":8733,"date":"2023-07-04T11:52:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T15:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=8733"},"modified":"2023-07-04T11:52:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T15:52:53","slug":"as-you-like-it-act-ii-scene-vii-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=8733","title":{"rendered":"Hamlet: Act II, Scene ii"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

(This speech is used in our interviews with Tyler Moss<\/a>, Barry Edelstein<\/a> and Marquis D. Gibson<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click Here to open up a First Folio version<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

316. I\u00a0will\u00a0tell\u00a0you\u00a0why;\u00a0so\u00a0shall\u00a0my\u00a0anticipation
317. prevent\u00a0your\u00a0discovery,\u00a0and\u00a0your\u00a0secrecy\u00a0to\u00a0the
318. King\u00a0and\u00a0Queen\u00a0molt\u00a0no\u00a0feather.\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0of\u00a0late,\u00a0but
319. wherefore\u00a0I\u00a0know\u00a0not,\u00a0lost\u00a0all\u00a0my\u00a0mirth,\u00a0forgone\u00a0all
320.\u00a0 custom\u00a0of\u00a0exercises,\u00a0and,\u00a0indeed,\u00a0it\u00a0goes\u00a0so\u00a0heavily
321. \u00a0with\u00a0my\u00a0disposition\u00a0that\u00a0this\u00a0goodly\u00a0frame,\u00a0the
322. Earth,\u00a0seems\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0sterile\u00a0promontory;\u00a0this\u00a0most
323. excellent\u00a0canopy,\u00a0the\u00a0air,\u00a0look\u00a0you,\u00a0this\u00a0brave\u00a0o\u2019erhanging
324. firmament,\u00a0this\u00a0majestical\u00a0roof,\u00a0fretted
325.\u00a0with\u00a0golden\u00a0fire\u2014why,\u00a0it\u00a0appeareth\u00a0nothing\u00a0to\u00a0me
326. but\u00a0a\u00a0foul\u00a0and\u00a0pestilent\u00a0congregation\u00a0of\u00a0vapors.
327. What\u00a0\u27e8a\u27e9\u00a0piece\u00a0of\u00a0work\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0man,\u00a0how\u00a0noble\u00a0in
328. reason,\u00a0how\u00a0infinite\u00a0in\u00a0faculties,\u00a0in\u00a0form\u00a0and\u00a0moving 329.how\u00a0express\u00a0and\u00a0admirable;\u00a0in\u00a0action\u00a0how\u00a0like
330.\u00a0an\u00a0angel,\u00a0in\u00a0apprehension\u00a0how\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0god:\u00a0the
331. beauty\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0world,\u00a0the\u00a0paragon\u00a0of\u00a0animals\u2014and
332. yet,\u00a0to\u00a0me,\u00a0what\u00a0is\u00a0this\u00a0quintessence\u00a0of\u00a0dust?\u00a0Man
333. delights\u00a0not\u00a0me,\u00a0\u27e8no,\u27e9\u00a0nor\u00a0women\u00a0neither,\u00a0though\u00a0by
334. your\u00a0smiling\u00a0you\u00a0seem\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hamlet\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Act II, Scene ii \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Hamlet (This speech is used in our interviews with Tyler Moss, Barry Edelstein and Marquis D. Gibson) Click Here to open up a First Folio version. 316. I\u00a0will\u00a0tell\u00a0you\u00a0why;\u00a0so\u00a0shall\u00a0my\u00a0anticipation317. prevent\u00a0your\u00a0discovery,\u00a0and\u00a0your\u00a0secrecy\u00a0to\u00a0the318. King\u00a0and\u00a0Queen\u00a0molt\u00a0no\u00a0feather.\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0of\u00a0late,\u00a0but319. wherefore\u00a0I\u00a0know\u00a0not,\u00a0lost\u00a0all\u00a0my\u00a0mirth,\u00a0forgone\u00a0all320.\u00a0 custom\u00a0of\u00a0exercises,\u00a0and,\u00a0indeed,\u00a0it\u00a0goes\u00a0so\u00a0heavily321. \u00a0with\u00a0my\u00a0disposition\u00a0that\u00a0this\u00a0goodly\u00a0frame,\u00a0the322. Earth,\u00a0seems\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0sterile\u00a0promontory;\u00a0this\u00a0most323. excellent\u00a0canopy,\u00a0the\u00a0air,\u00a0look\u00a0you,\u00a0this\u00a0brave\u00a0o\u2019erhanging324. firmament,\u00a0this\u00a0majestical\u00a0roof,\u00a0fretted325.\u00a0with\u00a0golden\u00a0fire\u2014why,\u00a0it\u00a0appeareth\u00a0nothing\u00a0to\u00a0me326. but\u00a0a\u00a0foul\u00a0and\u00a0pestilent\u00a0congregation\u00a0of\u00a0vapors.327. What\u00a0\u27e8a\u27e9\u00a0piece\u00a0of\u00a0work\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0man,\u00a0how\u00a0noble\u00a0in328. reason,\u00a0how\u00a0infinite\u00a0in\u00a0faculties,\u00a0in\u00a0form\u00a0and\u00a0moving 329.how\u00a0express\u00a0and\u00a0admirable;\u00a0in\u00a0action\u00a0how\u00a0like330.\u00a0an\u00a0angel,\u00a0in\u00a0apprehension\u00a0how\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0god:\u00a0the331. beauty\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0world,\u00a0the\u00a0paragon\u00a0of\u00a0animals\u2014and332. yet,\u00a0to\u00a0me,\u00a0what\u00a0is\u00a0this\u00a0quintessence\u00a0of\u00a0dust?\u00a0Man333. delights\u00a0not\u00a0me,\u00a0\u27e8no,\u27e9\u00a0nor\u00a0women\u00a0neither,\u00a0though\u00a0by334. your\u00a0smiling\u00a0you\u00a0seem\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0so.<\/p>\n [...]<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"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,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8733","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-line-bottom","fix"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P2Frfq-2gR","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8733"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8735,"href":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8733\/revisions\/8735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}