. Editing
Hamlet page 2 . . l. 2350 - And
now Ile doo't, and so a goes to heauen, And
now Ile doo't, and so he goes to Heauen, 2351 And
thus hee dies: and so am I reuenged: And
so am I reuendge, that would be scand And
so am I reueng'd: that would be scann'd, 2352 - A
villaine kills my father, and for that, A
Villaine killes my Father, and for that 2353 - I
his sole sonne, doe this same villaine send
I
his foule Sonne, do this same Villaine send
2354 - To
heauen. Why, this is base and silly, not reuendge,
To
heauen. Oh this is hyre and Sallery, not
Reuenge. 2355 No,
not so: he tooke my father sleeping, his sins brim
full, A
tooke my father grosly full of bread, He
tooke my Father grossely, full of bread, 2356 And
how his soule stoode to the state of
heauen Withall
his crimes braod blowne, as flush as May,
With
all his Crimes broad blowne, as fresh as
May, 2357 Who
knowes, saue the immortall powres, And
how his audit stands who knowes saue heauen,
And
how his Audit stands, who knowes, saue
Heauen: 2358 - But
in our circumstance and course of thought,
But
in our circumstance and course of thought
2359 And
shall I kill him now, Tis
heauy with him: and am I then reuendged 'Tis
heauie with him: and am I then reueng'd, 2360 When
he is purging of his soule? To
take him in the purging of his soule, To
take him in the purging of his Soule, 2361 Making
his way for heauen, this is a benefit, When
he is fit and seasond for his passage?
No. When
he is fit and season'd for his passage? No.
2362 And
not reuenge: no, get thee vp agen, Vp
sword, and knowe thou a more horrid hent,
Vp
Sword, and know thou a more horrid hent 2363 When
hee's at game swaring, taking his carowse,
drinking, drunke When
he is drunke, a sleepe, or in his rage, When
he is drunke asleepe: or in his Rage, 2364 Or
in the incestuous pleasure of his bed, Or
in th'incestious pleasure of his bed, Or
in th'incestuous pleasure of his bed, 2365 Or
at some act that hath no relish At
game a swearing, or about some act At
gaming, swearing, or about some acte 2366 Of
saluation in't, then trip him That
has no relish of saluation in't, That
ha's no rellish of Saluation in't, 2367 That
his heeles may kicke at heauen, Then
trip him that his heels may kick at heauen,
Then
trip him, that his heeles may kicke at Heauen,
2368 And
fall as lowe as hel: my mother stayes, And
that his soule may be as damnd and black And
that his Soule may be as damn'd and blacke
2369 - As
hell whereto it goes; my mother staies, As
Hell, whereto it goes. My Mother stayes,
2370 This
phisicke but prolongs thy weary dayes. Exit
Hamlet This
phisick but prolongs thy sickly daies. Exit.
This
Physicke but prolongs thy sickly dayes. Exit.
2371 . .
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Compare Hamlet's
Monologue in III.3.72ff in Q1, Q2 and Folio:
Q1 (The "Bad Quarto", 1603)
(from:
Quartos
1603, 1604)
Q 2 ("The Second Quarto", 1604/5)
(from:
The
Enfolded
Hamlet
)
Folio (1623)
(from:
The
Enfolded
Hamlet
)
Ham. I so, come forth and worke thy
last,
Ham. Now might I doe it, but now a is a
praying,
Ham. Now might I do it pat, now he is
praying,
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