{"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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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. 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