"for murder ... will speak"ProverbAct 2,Scene 2Lines 581-582An explanation of the proverb "murder will out" in Act 2, Scene 2 of myshakespeare's Hamlet. Hamlet For murder, though it have no tongue, will speak With most miraculous organ. I'll have these players This phrase by Hamlet is a version of the common proverbial expression, “Murder will out” which means you can’t keep a murder secret.