HamletThelastsceneHORATIO:Youwilllosethiswager,mylord.HAMLET:Idonotthinkso:sincehewentintoFrance,Ihavebeenincontinualpractice:Ishallwinattheodds.Butyouwouldstnotthinkhowillall'shereaboutmyheart:butitisnomatter.HORATIO:Nay,goodmylord,--HAMLET:Itisbutfoolery;butitissuchakindofgain-giving,aswouldperhapstroubleawoman.HORATIO:Ifyourminddislikesanything,obeyit:Iwillforestalltheirrepairhither,andsayyouarenotfit.HAMLET:Notawhit,wedefyaugury:there'saspecialprovidenceinthefallofasparrow.Ifitbenow,itisnottocome;ifitbenottocome,itwillbenow;ifitbenotnow,yetitwillcome:thereadinessisall:sincenomanhasaughtofwhatheleaves,whatisittoleavebetimes?(EnterKINGCLAUDIUS,QUEENGERTRUDE,LAERTES,Lords,OSRIC,andAttendantswithfoils.)KINGCLAUDIUS:Come,Hamlet,come,andtakethishandfromme.(KINGCLAUDIUSputsLAERTES'handintoHAMLET's)HAMLET:Givemeyourpardon,sir:I'vedoneyouwrong.Butpardon,asyouareagentleman.ThispresenceknowsandyoumusthaveheardhowIampunishedwithsoredistraction.WhatIhavedonemightroughlyawakeyournature,honor.WhatIhereproclaimedwasmadness.Hamletdeniesit.Whodoesit,then?Hismadness:ifitisso,Hamletisofthefactionthatiswrong,hismadnessispoorHamlet'senemy.Sir,inthisaudience,Letmydisclaimingfromapurposedevil.FreemesofarinyourmostgenerousthoughtsthatIhaveshotminearrowoverthehouseandhurtmybrother.LAERTES:Iamsatisfiedinnaturewhosemotiveinthiscaseshouldstirmemost.Tomyrevenge:butinmytermsofhonor,Istandaloof.Untilbysomeelderhonoredmasters,Ihaveavoiceandprecedentofpeace.Bythen,Idoreceiveyourofferedlove,likelove,andIwillnotwrongit.HAMLET:Iembraceitfreelyandwishthisbrother'swagerfranklyplay.Giveusthefoils.Comeon!LAERTES:Come,oneforme.HAMLET:I'llbeyourfoil.Laertes:inmyignorance,yourskillshallbelikeastarinthedarkestnight,stickfieryoffindeed.LAERTES:Youmockme,sir.HAMLET:No,bythishand.KINGCLAUDIUS:Givethemthefoils,youngOsric.CousinHamlet,youknowthewager?HAMLET:Verywell,mylord.Yourgracehaslaidtheoddsofftheweakerside.KINGCLAUDIUS:Idonotfearit;Ihaveseenyouboth:Butsinceheisbetter.wehavethereforeodds.LAERTES:Thisistooheavy,letmeseeanother.HAMLET:Thislikesmewell.Thesefoilshaveallalength?(Theypreparetoplay)OSRIC:Yes,mygoodlord.KINGCLAUDIUS:(Setthecupsofwineuponthattable.)IfHamletgivesthefirstorsecondhit,orquitinanswerofthethirdexchange,letallthebattlementstheirordnancefire.ThekingshalldrinktoHamlet'sbetterbreath;andinthecupanunionshallhethrow.Richerthanthatwhichfoursuccessivekings.InDenmark'scrownhaveworn.Givemethecups;andletthekettletothetrumpetspeak,thetrumpettothecannoneerwithout,Thecannonstotheheavens,theheavenstoearth.NowthekingdunkstoHamlet.'Come,begin:Andyou,thejudges,bearawaryeye.HAMLET:Comeon,sir.LAERTES:Come,mylord.(Theyplay)HAMLET:One.LAERTES:No.HAMLET:Judgment.OSRIC:Ahit,averyobvioushit.LAERTES:Well;again.KINGCLAUDIUS:Stay,givemedrink.Hamlet,thispearlisyours,Here’stoyourhealth.(TrumpetssoundGivehimthecup)HAMLET:I'llplaythisboutfirst;setitbyawhile.Come.(Theyplay)Anotherhit;whatsayyou?LAERTES:Atouch,atouch,Idoconfess.KINGCLAUDIUS:Oursonshallwin.QUEENGERTRUDE:He'sfat,andscantofbreath.Here,Hamlet,takemynapkin,rubyourbrows;Thequeencarousestoyourfortune,Hamlet.HAMLET:Goodmadam!KINGCLAUDIUS:Gertrude,donotdrink.QUEENGERTRUDE:Iwill,mylord;Ipraytoyou,pardonme.KINGCLAUDIUS:(movingaside)Itisthepoisonedcup:itistoolate.HAMLET:Idarenotdrinkyet,madam;QUEENGERTRUDE:Come,letmewipeyoufaceLAERTESMylord,I'llhithimnow.KINGCLAUDIUS:Id...
