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"for murder ... will speak"
Proverb
Act 2,
Scene 2
Lines 581-582

An 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.