V. 1. 301. Woo't. A colloquial abbreviation of "wolt" "wilt," used in contempt of Laertes. V. i. 321. Mere. Pure. Her golden couplets. In. By recollection of. = Her two golden-yellow Present push. Immediate test. V. i. 323. Living monument. Apparently a threat against the life of Hamlet. V. ii. 6. Mutines. Mutineers. Bilboes. Long iron bars with fetters attached, used on board ship for rebellious sailors. V. ii. 9. Pall. Become ineffective. V. ii. 10-11. Though we may roughly plan out our line of action, there is a Providence that definitely shapes it. V. ii. 20. Larded. Decorated. Cf. IV. v. 38. Several. Separate. V. II. 21. Importing. Having as their purport. V. l. 22. Bugs. Terrors, bug-bears. In my life. "In my continuing to live." (Clar.) V. ii. 23. Supervise. Sight. Bated. Subtracted-from the promptness of the execution of the orders. V. ii. 30. Make a prologue, etc. Without any preliminaries, my brains at once devised a plan. V. il. 33. Statists. Statesmen. V. 11. 34. Baseness. Beneath a gentleman. V. 11. 36. Yeoman's service, I. e., substantial, though humble, service. Cf. Harrison in Holinshed's Chronicle: "These [yeomen] were they that in times past made all France afraid. And albeit they be not called 'Master,' as gentlemen are, or 'Sir,' as to knights appertaineth, but only 'John' and 'Thomas,' etc., yet have done very good service. foughten battles were wont to were their footmen) as the French kings did amongst their horsemen, the prince thereby showing where his chief strength did consist." have they been found to The kings of England in remain among them (who V. ii. 42. Comma. As a link, comma being used in contrast to a full-stop, which would represent division. Amities. Friendships. V. ii. 43. As-es of great charge. Charge-burden. For the pun on "as" and "ass," cf. Twelfth Night, II. iii. 183-5: Sir And. And your horse now would make him an ass. V. ii. 48. V. ii. 50. V. ii. 56. V. ii. 57. V. ii. 58. Ass, I doubt not. Ordinant. Ordalning. Go to't. I. e., to their death. Make love to. Woo, seek ardently. Defeat. Destruction. Cf. I. ii. 10, note; II. V. ii. 63. Opposites. Opponents. Thinks 't thee. Seems it to thee. This is the Anglo-Saxon verb thincan, to seem, preserved in "methinks." Stand me now upon. Be obligatory upon me. The construction is resumed in line 68, after the parenthesis. V. ii. 88. Canker. Ulcer, corruption. In. Into. Cf. Introduction, p. 48. Swagger. Chough. The word chough meaning "jackdaw," and so "chatterer" is sometimes confused with "chuff" "boor," "churl," "miser," and both are found in Shakspere. The first sense suits Osric's character, but not the immediate context; the second, "a wealthy churl," suits the context, but not Osric's character. The general sense of the speech is that Osric owes his place at court to his landed property, not to his personal worth. V. ii. 111. Differences. Qualities marking him off from the run of men. The language of this speech and the next is a burlesque of fashionable affectations. Of very soft society. Pleasant to associate with. V. ii. 112. Great showing. Fine appearance. V. ii. 113. Cf. V. I. 151. Card. Chart or compass and so "guide." Calendar. List of seasons, and so "one who sets the fashion season by season." V. ii. 114. Gentry. Gentility. Continent. That which comprises, the sum and substance. V. ii. 116. Definement. Description. Perdition. Loss. Confuse V. il. 118-19. Dizzy the arithmetio of memory. one who tried to remember and sum up all his qualities. V. ii. 119. Yet but yaw neither. This has not been satisfactorily explained, and may be corrupt. Yaw is a nautical term, used of a ship that does not make a straight course, and does not answer her helm. The general sense may be that an attempt to exhaust the qualities of Laertes would make one dizzy and would yet fail to overtake them all, as a yawing craft might fail to overtake a quick sailer. V. ii. 120-21. In the verity of extolment. To extol him truthfully. V. ii. 122. Article. Content, substance. Infusion. fused temperament. Character imparted by nature." E. D.) V. ii. 124. V. ii. 125. V. ii. 127. V. ii. 128. II. i. 11. His semblable. The only thing like him. "In(N. The concernancy? What is this all about? V. ii. 130. Is't not possible, etc. Can't you understand your own kind of language when spoken by another? You can if you try, sir. V. ii. 132. Nomination. Mention. V. ii. 145-46. To know a man well, etc. "No man can completely know another but by knowing himself, which is the utmost extent of human wisdom," (Johnson, quoted in Var.). V. ii. 148. V. ii. 155. V. ii. 156. V. ii. 157. the girdle. V. ii. 158. Imputation. Reputation. Mecd. Merit. Assigns. Staked. Hanger. Strap for attaching the sword to Responsive to. Matching well. V. ii. 159. Delicate. Fine V. ii. 159-60. of very liberal conceit. Generously conceived, designed to suit a gentleman's taste. V. ii. 162. Edified by the margent. Instructed by an explanation in the margin. V. li. 165. Germane. Related, fit. V. ii. 175-76. Twelve for nine. stated by Osric are unintelligible. The terms of the bet as с Laertes being considered the better fencer, Hamlet is allowed substantial odds. V. il 178. Answer. Acceptance. Hamlet plays on the other meaning, "reply." V. ii. 183-84. Breathing time of day. Time for exercise. V. ii. 196. Lapwing. Used here as the type of absurd precocity and forwardness. V. ii. 198. Cf. II. ii. 360. V. ii. 201-2. Comply. Compliment, use ceremony with. Tune. ... encounter. The fashionable way of speaking and the mere external tricks of conversation. V. ii. 202-3. Yesty collection. Collection of frothy knowledge. V. ii. 203. Carries them through. Wins them the approval of. V. ii. 204. Fond. Foolish. Warburton reads "fanned"= "winnowed," and is followed by many editors. Winnowed. Select, exquisite. V. ii. 211. That. Cf. IV. vii. 63. V. ii. 213. Fitness speaks. Convenience summons. V. II. 218. In happy time. A conventional phrase of politeness. V. ii. 219-20. Gentle entertainment. Gracious treatment. V. ii. 231. Gain-giving. Misgiving. Hamlet is expressing merely a vague presentiment. V. ii. 236. Augury. Omens. V. ii. 240-42. The passage is corrupt. Q2 reads, "Since no man of ought he leaves, knowes what ist to leave betimes." F1 reads, "Since no man has't ought of what he leaves. What is't to leave betimes?" The reading in the text is Johnson's, and means, "Since no man knows what the future may have held in store for him, what does it matter if he dies young?" V. ii. 242. V. ii. 250. V. ii. 251. Madness. Here Hamlet lies, but the main idea of the speech, that he did not intentionally kill Polonius, is, of course, true enough. V. ii. 263. In nature. As far as natural feeling goes. V. ii. 265. Terms. Technical grounds. V. il. 268-69. I have ungored. I receive an opin ion backed by precedent that I may make peace with you without hurting my honor. V. ii. 276. (Clar.) V. ii. 280. V. ii. 282. points. V. ii. 288. V. ii. 291. V. ii. 294. V. ii. 307. Stick fiery off. "Stand in brilliant relief." The odds. The greater stake. Bettered. Improved. Odds. Advantage in Quit. Pay him off. Cf. V. ii. 68. Kettle. Kettle-drum. Fat. Probably here merely "out of training." There is a theory that this was inserted with reference to the personal appearance of Burbage, who first acted the part. V. ii. 308. Napkin. Handkerchief. V. ii. 310. the health. V. ii. 319. Good madam! Said in acknowledgment of Wanton. Literally, "a spoiled child." V. ii. 326. A woodcock to mine own springe. This bird is used as a decoy, and is here referred to as being caught in the trap into which it is meant to betray others. iii. 115, note. V. ii. 337. Unbated. Unblunted. Practice. Plot. Cf. I. V. ii. 346. Union. Hamlet's use of the word is ironical, as he now knows that the pretended pearl was really poison. V. il. 348. Tempered. Mixed. V. ii. 356. There is an ellipsis here. "Had I but timebut I have not, since this fell sergeant," etc. Cf. Abbott, § 110. V. ii. 367. V. ii. 373. vital forces. V. ii. 376. below. V. II. 377. V. II. 378. finished.) Absent. Cf. Introduction. Felicity. Heaven. Voice. Vote. Cf. III. ii. 341, and line 412, Occurrents. Events. (The sentence is un V. ii. 384. Quarry. here, the heap of slain. Cries on. Exclaims. Havoc. Indiscriminate slaughter. This has been interpreted, "This heap of slain calls out for vengeance," but the sense seems rather to be, "These bodies proclaim loudly a terrible slaughter." V. ii. 385. Toward. In preparation. Properly used of the animal hunted; |