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FIRST ('BAD') QUARTO
Ham.
814: To be, or not to be, I there's the point,
815: To Die, to sleepe, is that all? I all:
816: No, to sleepe, to dreame, I mary there it goes,
817: For in that dreame of death, when wee awake,
818: And borne before an euerlasting Iudge,
819: From whence no passenger euer retur'nd,
820: The vndiscouered country, at whose sight
821: The happy smile, and the accursed damn'd.
822: But for this, the ioyfull hope of this,
823: Whol'd beare the scornes and flattery of the world,
824: Scorned by the right rich, the rich curssed of the poore?
825: The widow being oppressed, the orphan wrong'd,
826: The taste of hunger, or a tirants raigne,
827: And thousand more calamities besides,
828: To grunt and sweate vnder this weary life,
829: When that he may his full Quietus make,
830: With a bare bodkin, who would this indure,
831: But for a hope of something after death?
832: Which pusles the braine, and doth confound the sence,
833: Which makes vs rather beare those euilles we haue,
834: Than flie to others that we know not of.
835: I that, O this conscience makes cowardes of vs all,
836: Lady in thy orizons, be all my sinnes remembred.
QUARTO 2
Ham.
1603: To be, or not to be, that is the question,
1604: Whether tis nobler in the minde to suffer
1605: The slings and arrowes of outragious fortune,
1606: Or to take Armes against a sea of troubles,
1607: And by opposing, end them, to die to sleepe
1608: No more, and by a sleepe, to say we end
1609: The hart-ake, and the thousand naturall shocks
1610: That flesh is heire to; tis a consumation
1611: Deuoutly to be wisht to die to sleepe,
1612: To sleepe, perchance to dreame, I there's the rub,
1613: For in that sleepe of death what dreames may come
1614: When we haue shuffled off this mortall coyle
1615: Must giue vs pause, there's the respect
1616: That makes calamitie of so long life:
1617: For who would beare the whips and scornes of time,
1618: Th'oppressors wrong, the proude mans contumely,
1619: The pangs of despiz'd loue, the lawes delay,
1620: The insolence of office, and the spurnes
1621: That patient merrit of th'vnworthy takes,
1622: When he himselfe might his quietas make
1623: With a bare bodkin; who would fardels beare,
1624: To grunt and sweat vnder a wearie life,
1625: But that the dread of something after death,
1626: The vndiscouer'd country, from whose borne
1627: No trauiler returnes, puzzels the will,
1628: And makes vs rather beare those ills we haue,
1629: Then flie to others that we know not of.
1630: Thus conscience dooes make cowards,
1631: And thus the natiue hiew of resolution
1632: Is sickled ore with the pale cast of thought,
1633: And enterprises of great pitch and moment,
1634: With this regard theyr currents turne awry,
1635: And loose the name of action. Soft you now,
1636: The faire Ophelia, Nimph in thy orizons
1637: Be all my sinnes remembred.
FIRST FOLIO
Ham.
1710: To be, or not to be, that is the Question:
1711: Whether 'tis Nobler in the minde to suffer
1712: The Slings and Arrowes of outragious Fortune,
1713: Or to take Armes against a Sea of troubles,
1714: And by opposing end them: to dye, to sleepe
1715: No more; and by a sleepe, to say we end
1716: The Heart-ake, and the thousand Naturall shockes
1717: That Flesh is heyre too? 'Tis a consummation
1718: Deuoutly to be wish'd. To dye to sleepe,
1719: To sleepe, perchance to Dreame; I, there's the rub,
1720: For in that sleepe of death, what dreames may come,
1721: When we haue shuffel'd off this mortall coile,
1722: Must giue vs pawse. There's the respect
1723: That makes Calamity of so long life:
1724: For who would beare the Whips and Scornes of time,
1725: The Oppressors wrong, the poore mans Contumely,
1726: The pangs of dispriz'd Loue, the Lawes delay,
1727: The insolence of Office, and the Spurnes
1728: That patient merit of the vnworthy takes,
1729: When he himselfe might his Quietus make
1730: With a bare Bodkin? Who would these Fardles beare
1731: To grunt and sweat vnder a weary life,
1732: But that the dread of something after death,
1733: The vndiscouered Countrey, from whose Borne
1734: No Traueller returnes, Puzels the will,
1735: And makes vs rather beare those illes we haue,
1736: Then flye to others that we know not of.
1737: Thus Conscience does make Cowards of vs all,
1738: And thus the Natiue hew of Resolution
1739: Is sicklied o're, with the pale cast of Thought,
1740: And enterprizes of great pith and moment,
1741: With this regard their Currants turne away,
1742: And loose the name of Action. Soft you now,
1743: The faire Ophelia? Nimph, in thy Orizons
1744: Be all my sinnes remembred.
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