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Marullus

But what trade art thou? Answer me directly.

Cobbler

A trade, sir, that, I hope, I may use with a safe
conscience; which is, indeed, sir, a mender of bad soles.

Marullus

What trade, thou knave? Thou naughty knave, what trade?

Cobbler

Nay, I beseech you, sir, be not out with me: yet,
if you be out, sir, I can mend you.

Marullus

What mean’st thou by that? Mend me, thou saucy fellow!

Cobbler

Why, sir, cobble you.

Hamlet

                                                My fate cries out
And makes each petty artery in this body    
As hardy as the Nemean lion's nerve. 
Still am I called. Unhand me, gentlemen!
By heaven, I'll make a ghost of him that lets me.
I say, away! [To Ghost] Go on, I'll follow thee.

Horatio

What if it tempt you toward the flood, my lord,
Or to the dreadful summit of the cliff 
That beetles o'er his base into the sea,
And there assume some other horrible form
Which might deprive your sovereignty of reason
And draw you into madness? Think of it.

Polonius 

Than may be given you. In few, Ophelia, 
Do not believe his vows, for they are brokers
Not of that dye which their investments show,
But mere implorators of unholy suits,
Breathing like sanctified and pious bawds
The better to beguile. This is for all —
I would not, in plain terms, from this time forth
Have you so slander any moment leisure
As to give words or talk with the Lord Hamlet.     

Marcellus

                                   Is it not like the king?

Horatio   

As thou art to thyself.
Such was the very armor he had on
When he the ambitious Norway combated.
So frowned he once when in an angry parle
He smote the sledded Polacks on the ice.
'Tis strange. 
[A lookout post at the Royal Danish Castle at Elsinore. It's a cold night and Francisco is on duty. Another soldier, Bernardo, approaches. He stops as if he's heard a sound coming from the audience, then cries out] 

Bernardo   

Who's there?

Francisco 

Nay, answer me! Stand and unfold yourself!

Bernardo

Long live the king!

Francisco

Bernardo?

Bernardo

He.

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