Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Page #139
This is a browsable copy of the a pdf file
hosted on Rikai ("comprehend" in Japanese)
This version of Hamlet features
mouse-over definitions for uncommon
words.   Give it a try!
Page 1
Page 10
Page 20
Page 30
Page 40
Page 50
Page 60
Page 70
Page 80
Page 90
Page 100
Page 110
Page 120
Page 130
Page 134
Page 135
Page 136
Page 137
Page 138
Page 139
Page 140
Page 141
Page 142
Page 143
Page 144
Page 150
Page 160
Page 161
  • Back to Rikai...
  • Rikai Sitemap
    • Hor.
    Not a jot more, my lord.
    Ham.
    Is not parchment made of sheep-skins?
    Hor.
    Ay, my lord, And of calf-skins too.
    Ham.
    They are sheep and calves which seek out assurance in that. I
    will speak to this fellow.­Whose grave's this, sir?
    1 Clown.
    Mine, sir.
    [Sings.]
    O, a pit of clay for to be made
    For such a guest is meet.
    Ham.
    I think it be thine indeed, for thou liest in't.
    1 Clown.
    You lie out on't, sir, and therefore 'tis not yours: for my part,
    I do not lie in't, yet it is mine.
    Ham.
    Thou dost lie in't, to be in't and say it is thine: 'tis for
    the dead, not for the quick; therefore thou liest.
    1 Clown.
    'Tis a quick lie, sir; 't will away again from me to you.
    Ham.
    What man dost thou dig it for?
    1 Clown.
    For no man, sir.
    Ham.
    What woman then?
    1 Clown.
    For none neither.
    Ham.
    Who is to be buried in't?
    1 Clown.
    One that was a woman, sir; but, rest her soul, she's dead.
    Ham.
    How absolute the knave is! We must speak by the card, or