Shakespeare monologue Flashcards
O my lord, my lord, I have been so affrighted!
My lord, as I was sewing in my closet,
My lord, as I was sewing in my closet,
Lord Hamlet, with his doublet all unbrac’d,
Lord Hamlet, with his doublet all unbrac’d,
No hat upon his head, his stockings foul’d,
No hat upon his head, his stockings foul’d,
Ungart’red, and down-gyved to his ankle;
Ungart’red, and down-gyved to his ankle;
Pale as his shirt, his knees knocking each other,
Pale as his shirt, his knees knocking each other,
And with a look so piteous in purport
And with a look so piteous in purport
As if he had been loosed out of hell
As if he had been loosed out of hell
To speak of horrors- he comes before me.
My lord, I do not know,
But truly I do fear it.
To speak of horrors- he comes before me.
My lord, I do not know,
But truly I do fear it.
He took me by the wrist and held me hard;
He took me by the wrist and held me hard;
Then goes he to the length of all his arm,
Then goes he to the length of all his arm,
And, with his other hand thus o’er his brow,
And, with his other hand thus o’er his brow,
He falls to such perusal of my face
He falls to such perusal of my face
As he would draw it.
As he would draw it.
Long stay’d he so.
Long stay’d he so.
At last, a little shaking of mine arm,
At last, a little shaking of mine arm,
And thrice his head thus waving up and down,
And thrice his head thus waving up and down,
He rais’d a sigh so piteous and profound
He rais’d a sigh so piteous and profound
As it did seem to shatter all his bulk
As it did seem to shatter all his bulk
And end his being.
And end his being.
That done, he lets me go,
That done, he lets me go,
And with his head over his shoulder turn’d
And with his head over his shoulder turn’d
He seem’d to find his way without his eyes,
He seem’d to find his way without his eyes,
For out o’ doors he went without their help
For out o’ doors he went without their help
And to the last bended their light on me.
