Hamlet. Macbeth / Гамлет. Макбет. Уильям Шекспир

had not quoted him. I fear'd he did but trifle,

      And meant to wreck thee. But beshrew

                               my jealousy!

      It seems it is as proper to our age

      To cast beyond ourselves in our opinions

      As it is common for the younger sort

      To lack discretion. Come, go we to the King.

      This must be known, which, being kept close,

                               might move

      More grief to hide than hate to utter love.

      [Exeunt]

      Scene II

      A room in the Castle

      Enter King, Queen, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and Attendants

King

      Welcome, dear Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

      Moreover that we much did long to see you,

      The need we have to use you did provoke

      Our hasty sending. Something have you heard

      Of Hamlet's transformation; so I call it,

      Since nor th'exterior nor the inward man

      Resembles that it was. What it should be,

      More than his father's death, that thus hath

                               put him

      So much from th'understanding of himself,

      I cannot dream of. I entreat you both

      That, being of so young days brought up with him,

      And since so neighbour'd to his youth and humour,

      That you vouchsafe your rest here in our court

      Some little time, so by your companies

      To draw him on to pleasures and to gather,

      So much as from occasion you may glean,

      Whether aught to us unknown afflicts him thus

      That, open'd, lies within our remedy.

Queen

      Good gentlemen, he hath much talk'd of you,

      And sure I am, two men there are not living

      To whom he more adheres. If it will please you

      To show us so much gentry and good will

      As to expend your time with us awhile,

      For the supply and profit of our hope,

      Your visitation shall receive such thanks

      As fits a king's remembrance.

Rosencrantz

      Both your majesties

      Might, by the sovereign power you have of us,

      Put your dread pleasures more into command

      Than to entreaty.

Guildenstern

      We both obey,

      And here give up ourselves, in the full bent,

      To lay our service freely at your feet

      To be commanded.

King

      Thanks, Rosencrantz and gentle Guildenstern.

Queen

      Thanks, Guildenstern and gentle Rosencrantz

      And I beseech you instantly to visit

      My too much changed son. Go, some of you,

      And bring these gentlemen where Hamlet is.

Guildenstern

      Heavens make our presence and our practices

      Pleasant and helpful to him.

Queen

      Ay, amen.

      [Exeunt Rosencrantz, Guildenstern and some Attendants]

      [Enter Polonius]

Polonius

      Th'ambassadors from Norway, my good lord,

      Are joyfully return'd.

King

      Thou still hast been the father of good news.

Polonius

      Have I, my lord? Assure you, my good liege,

      I hold my duty, as I hold my soul,

      Both to my God and to my gracious King:

      And I do think, – or else this brain of mine

      Hunts not the trail of policy so sure

      As it hath us'd to do-that I have found

      The very cause of Hamlet's lunacy.

King

      O speak of that, that do I long to hear.

Polonius

      Give first admittance to th'ambassadors;

      My news shall be the fruit to that great feast.

King

      Thyself do grace to them, and bring them in.

      [Exit Polonius]

      He tells me, my sweet queen, that he hath found

      The head and source of all your son's distemper.

Queen

      I doubt it is no other but the main,

      His father's death and our o'erhasty marriage.

King

      Well, we shall sift him.

      [Enter Polonius with Voltemand nd Cornelius]

      Welcome, my good friends!

      Say, Voltemand, what from our brother Norway?

Voltemand

      Most fair return of greetings and desires.

      Upon our first, he sent out to suppress

      His nephew's levies, which to him appear'd

      To be a preparation 'gainst the Polack;

      But better look'd into, he truly found

      It was against your Highness; whereat griev'd,

      That so his sickness, age, and impotence

      Was falsely borne in hand, sends out arrests

      On Fortinbras; which he, in brief, obeys,

      Receives rebuke from Norway; and in fine,

      Makes vow before his uncle never more

      To give th'assay of arms against your Majesty.

      Whereon old Norway, overcome with joy,

      Gives him three thousand crowns in annual fee,

      And his commission to employ those soldiers

      So levied as before, against the Polack:

      With an entreaty, herein further shown,

      [Gives a paper]

      That it might please you to give quiet pass

      Through your dominions for this enterprise,

      On such regards of safety and allowance

      As therein are set down.

King

      It likes us well;

      And at our more consider'd time we'll read,

      Answer, and think upon this business.

      Meantime we thank you for your well-took labour.

      Go to your rest, at night we'll feast together:.

      Most welcome home.

      [Exeunt Voltemand and Cornelius]

Polonius

      This business is well ended.

      My liege and madam, to expostulate

      What