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[edit] The Concordance to the First Selection of the Text of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

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Table of Selections, Concordances and Tests for Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

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[edit] The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Below is a simple table of the links to the text selections and the corresponding concordances.

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[edit] Annotations to the First Selection of the Text of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

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unfold yourself - to make known, or lay open to view, especially in stages or little by little.
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You come most carefully upon your hour - You're very much on time. 10020

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The rivals of my watch, bid them make haste. - Those having the same claim or duty or share in keeping guard over the castle), tell them to hurry. Used in connection with the complaint of bitter cold, it seems that the "rivals" will assist Bernardo in keeping him warm through their company. Otherwise, relief seems to be the intent of using the word "rival," and this event never occurs.

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Enter Horatio and Marcellus, Prince Hamlet's friends from college. They are recognized and greeted by the watch, and they will, too, witness the phantasm, the ghost of King Hamlet. 10037

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liegemen to the Dane -[also liege] - one of those obliged by oath and duty to be faithful and loyal to the King, and by implication, the Danish people.

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A piece of him - A play on the word piece, meaning both a superior man (from the game of chess, piece and pawn) and a part. 10056

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entreated - begged | to beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to persuade. 10067

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approve our eyes - agree with our judgement: see the apparition also. 10069

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tush, tush - An exclamation indicating check, rebuke, or contempt; as, tush, tush! do not speak of it! 10072

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fortified against our story - resisting of believing. 10076

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When yond same star that's westward from the pole... - At the same time as it is now. 10083

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Peace, break thee off - Silence! Cease from addressing yourself to me. 10089

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In the same figure, like the king that's dead. - It (the ghost) looks like King Hamlet. 10091

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Thou art a scholar.... - to better comprehend its meaning, and catch it through questioning. 10093

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harrows - To inflict great distress or torment on. 10097

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It would be spoke to - It desires to be addressed 10099

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usurp - 1]to seize and hold (as office, place, or powers) in possession by force or without right | to usurp a throne 2] to take the place of by force 10103

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majesty of buried Denmark - nobles of the past, King Hamlet 10104

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avouch - Evidence 10122

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Parle - Now used to mean a conference with an enemy under a flag of truce, but in this case used in the sense of a violent verbal exchange with the enemy, while action (in the form of hostilities) is assumed to follow. Thus, to sally forth and parley with the enemy, and from thence to put them to rout. The Latin root is the same as that for "to speak." 10130

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He smote the sledded Polacks on the ice - He struck repeatedly with his sword the Poles in their sleds. Or: He defeated the sledded Poles in their icy homeland. If he struck the opposing King (see below) with his sword, he most certainly must have inflicted grievous injuries, such as would deprive him of his claims to victory.

Since the manner of speaking has changed over the centuries, Shakespeare's original meaning can't be known.

However, "on the ice," could be a descriptive, since the literal meaning is dubious. "Polack" might also refer to just the King of Poland, just as "Dane" refers to the King of Denmark.

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jump at this dead hour - beginning or just at this time of night (midnight, the early morning hours) 10134

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gross - immediately obvious | in the gross and scope of my opinion - as far as the obvious goes... 10138

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strange eruption - civil strife, etc 10139

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Marcellus asks Horatio, Why all the fuss? Why the preparations for war, so evident? 10140

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And why such daily cast of brazen cannon - Why are the workshops continually preoccupied in the manufacture of weapons of war? cast - forge, the process of pouring molten metal into molds to create various cast objects, including cannon. brazen - Bronze, made of bronze, a very hard metal which is a mixture of copper and tin. 10144

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And foreign mart... and the purchase abroad of implements of war. 10145

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impress of shipwrights - conscription of shipbuilders 10146

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Does not divide the Sunday from the week; who work around the clock, unceasingly, without ever taking a day of rest. 10147

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What might be toward...- What does the future hold, what is happening...? 10148

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Horatio opines (it is his opinion and information) that Hamlet, Senior, King of Denmark, had engaged one Fortinbras, (King of Norway) in combat, after receiving provocation from that ambitious man. Hamlet defeated Fortinbras, and Fortinbras' lands became forfeit as per an agreement he had with Hamlet, Sr. Now Fortinbras' son, made lawless and landless by his father's loss, has recruited a band of adventurers to try and recover his paternity or inheritance. 10151

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Whose image even but now appear'd to us - The ghost just seen 10154

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Thereto prick'd on by a most emulate pride - pushed to combat by the unbridled ambition and envy of Fortinbras prick'd on - goaded on emulate pride - rivalry, unbridled ambition and envy 10156

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Which he stood seized of - which were in his possession 10162

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moiety competent was gaged - an "even odds" wager was staked, in this case "If you kill me you get exactly what I get if I kill you, namely those lands in my possession." Hamlet, Sr. won the royal wager. 10163

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covenant- a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement, compact, pledge 10166

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mettle - vigor and strength of spirit, quality of temperament or disposition gentlemen of brave mettle - Shakespeare 10169

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Skirts of Norway - The fringe regions, the regions skirting those now settled and lawful, ie Bergen, Oslo 10170

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shark - to gather hastily | to obtain by some irregular means | to practice fraud or trickery | sneak resolutes - desperados 10171

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For food and diet, to some enterprise that hath a stomach in't - to eat, drink and indulge themselves, in the course of an adventure and a profitable foray into distant lands. That hath a stomach in't - That requires daring, or a display of mettle, courage, spirit, or determination. Since it is also the seat of the appetite, both senses of the word "stomach" are brought into play. 10172

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Romage - Rumage - Bustle, movement and agitation such as might be felt in a hasty search conducted under the pressure of circumstances. rumage about 10180

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Bernardo agrees, adding that the ghost has shown itself to put things to rights, to offer an explanation for the preparations for war (see definitions below). 10181

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sort- to put to rights : put in order | to examine in order to clarify - sorting out his problems| b : to free of confusion; clarify - waited until things sorted themselves out. portentous (adjective) 1 : of, relating to, or constituting a portent; 2 : eliciting amazement or wonder : prodigious | 3 a : being a grave or serious matter | portentous decisions 10183

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In this speech, Horatio declaims and states that the appearance of the ghost is ominous. He likens its appearance to those evil omens which presaged the assassination of Julius Caesar. The Romans, themselves, were great believers in omens, soothsaying, and generally superstitious. 10186

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mote - a troublesome grain of sand lodged in the eye. Extremely uncomfortable and difficult to correct without causing damage to the cornea. 10187

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palmy - prosperous, flourishing, also a symbol of triumph.

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sheeted dead - The dead wrapped in their linen shrouds. 10190

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moist star upon whose influence Neptune's empire (the ocean) stands was sick almost to doomsday with eclipse - Either Neptune or the Moon. Though not technically a star, it is the only celestial body, aside from the sun, which has the effect described on the oceans of the world, that is, the quality of causing tides. An eclispse of the Moon is also easily viewed and described. 10193

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...privy to thy country's fate, etc - Horatio asks the ghosts if it knows the future of the country, and if so, to speak it so that perhaps some catastrophe might be avoided. Then he queries whether or not the ghost might be walking the earth restlessly as a result of some treasure it has secreted in life. Horatio believes this to be one cause of the dead walking the earth. 10210

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extravagant - wandering erring - trespassing Extravagant and erring spirit - ghostly, wandering trespasser hies - flees 10240

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This present object (the matter of discussion) made probation. Probation - critical examination and evaluation or subjection to such examination and evaluation 10242

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The nights are wholesome - It was generally believed in Elizabethan times that night air was unhealthy or unwholesome. strike - harm though their malign influence. 10249

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No fairy takes - No fairy works magical spells. 10250

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The Castle, called Elsinore, was probably modelled after one built in the previous Century next to a municipality of the same general name, however the castle itself is called Kronberg Castle. Wikipedia entry for Elsinore

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In this speech King Claudius, who we will come to know as Queen Gertrude's husband and, formerly, her brother-in-law, the King describes the state of the Kingdom, the marriage and funeral, and, evidently, thanks his courtiers for all they have done. Then, treating with the hostilities arising as a result of young Fortinbras' ambitions, he empowers his courtiers Cornelius and Voltimand to visit "Old Norway," and ask of Fortinbras' uncle, that he cause his nephew to cease and desist from his plans. 10270

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These lines show bizarre contrasts relating to the marriage of the widowed Queen Gertrude. Auspicious and dropping eye. Optimistic and tearful at the same time. A lady taken to marriage so soon after the death of her husband inspires such contrasts. 10281

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...our state to be disjoint. - in a state of civil unrest disjoint - To fall in pieces. - Difficult situation; dilemma; strait. - To break the natural order and relations of. 10290

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Hamlet is introduced as "son and cousin." He is, at once, the King's cousin by virtue of the King having been his father's brother. We would say "nephew." Now, by marriage, he is the King's son, we would say, "stepson." 10342

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more than kin, less than kind - cousins and such are considered merely kin, whereas sons and daughters, fathers and mothers of much greater import in the European order of family relationships. less than kind - a play on the word "kin," but also an indication of young Hamlet's feelings for his new father. Though he doesn't characterize him as cruel, he feels that he is not receiving the kind attention he deserves. 10343

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Kin is taken here to mean cousins, nephews and such relatives distant to the same degree. By being Claudius' son, Hamlet is closer to him than just kinship, and far closer than he had been before the marriage of his uncle and mother.

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vailed lids Archaic - lowered eyes : to lower ones eyes, often as a sign of respect or submission. She approached with vailed lids.

1. To lower (a banner, for example). 2. To doff (one's hat) as a token of respect or submission. - Dictionary.com

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In response to his mother's encouragement to show cheer, Hamlet declaims and states that his grief is beyond expression. 10361

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Hyperion - A member of a mythological ruling caste of gods, the Titans, predecessors of the Olympians. Sometimes known as the god of the Sun, or all-seeing, all-knowing one. Satyr - A mythical creature, half-man, half-beast, which inhabits the woods. Hyperion to a satyr - Hamlet utters this comparison ambivalently. The image of the love of a god for a lustful creature of the woods is invoked, while at the same time he ranks his birth parents, comparing one to a Greek god, the other to a bestial, lustful creature. 10432

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beteem - to be fitting; thus, to allow; to permit; to suffer.

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Claudius was King Hamlet's brother, presumably born of the same mother. However, in those days, people were still without any understanding of the biological mechanisms of reproduction, and didn't know why incest was "bad" or dangerous (i.e. the cause of expression of genetic defects, in some circumstances). Thus, they took for their law that of Leviticus. 16: Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness. Thus, Hamlet decries the marriage of his mother and uncle as incestuous, though in our day, it might not always seem so, and then, because his uncle is not particularly warlike or heroic in aspect, makes disparaging comparisons. You can read more, and obtain other links to germaine material by clicking here.

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galled - embittered; Anything extremely bitter; bitterness; rancorous, sore, cankerous, bitter, alluding also to the poisonous qualities of certain plant galls : galled eyes = poisoned vision = bitter sight 10447

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post - go, travel, To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, esp. in trotting.
(v. i.) To travel with post horses; figuratively, to travel in haste Note: Shakespeare has chosen his words carefully. Clearly, the pun on post is that of sexual relations and the motion of moving up and down while riding a horse, or the act of riding it. ...to post with such dexterity to incestuous sheets! - ...to so easily go to the bed of her brother. 10448

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"What makes you from Wittenberg?" - What brings you from college? Hamlet is addressing his friend Horatio from college who has just arrived from the famous school at Wittenberg in Germany. Horation has come onstage with the watchmen. Their mission will be known shortly. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg - A noted school of the Reformation
The Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg is located in the German cities of Halle, Saxony-Anhalt and Wittenberg. 10462

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I would not hear your enemy say so,
Nor shall you do mine ear that violence,
To make it truster of your own report
Against yourself: I know you are no truant.
But what is your affair in Elsinore?
We'll teach you to drink deep ere you depart. Paraphrase: I would not believe that statement even if it was told me by your worst enemy. Please don't ask me to give such an outrageous assertion any credence. I know that you are no truant. But tell me, what brings you to Elsinore. We'll give you a lesson or two on drinking before you get out of here. mine - my violence - To distort their meaning or significance truant - away without permission, derelict in duty 10472

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After warning his friends of the royal penchant to heavy drinking, Hamlet shows his humor by attributing the short time between his father's funeral and his mother's remarriage as noted by his friend to "thrift." Food and drink was prepared in abundance both to mark funerals and marriages. The use of the same food for Hamlet's funeral and Claudius's wedding showed that the two events were close together. The food didn't have time to spoil. Above Hamlet has stated that the time period was one months. 10485

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mind's eye  –noun the hypothetical site of visual recollection or imagination: In her mind's eye she saw the city as it had been in Caesar's time. Origin: 1375–1425; late ME - Dictionary.com

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