Hamlet Act III Scene I Lines 99-175

Hamlet's lines bolded

Good my lord, How does your honor for this many a day?

I humbly thank you; well, well, well.

My lord, […] now receive them.

No, not I;

No, not I;

I never gave you aught.

My honour’d lord, […] There, my lord.

Ha, ha! are you honest?

My lord?

Are you fair?

What means your lordship?

That if you be honest and fair, your honesty should

That if you be honest and fair, your honesty should

admit no discourse to your beauty.

Could beauty, […] with honesty?

Ay truly; for the power of beauty will sooner

Ay truly; for the power of beauty will sooner

transform honesty from what it is to a bawd than the

transform honesty from what it is to a bawd than the

force of honesty can translate beauty into his

force of honesty can translate beauty into his

likeness: this was sometime a paradox, but now the

likeness: this was sometime a paradox, but now the

time gives it proof. I did love you once.

Indeed, my lord, you made me believe so.

You should not have believed me; for virtue cannot

You should not have believed me; for virtue cannot

so inoculate our old stock but we shall relish of

so inoculate our old stock but we shall relish of

it: I loved you not.

I was the more deceived.

Get thee to a nunnery: why wouldst thou be a

Get thee to a nunnery: why wouldst thou be a

breeder of sinners? I am myself indifferent honest;

breeder of sinners? I am myself indifferent honest;

but yet I could accuse me of such things that it

but yet I could accuse me of such things that it

were better my mother had not borne me: I am very

were better my mother had not borne me: I am very

proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offences at

proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offences at

my beck than I have thoughts to put them in,

my beck than I have thoughts to put them in,

imagination to give them shape, or time to act them

imagination to give them shape, or time to act them

in. What should such fellows as I do crawling

in. What should such fellows as I do crawling

between earth and heaven? We are arrant knaves,

between earth and heaven? We are arrant knaves,

all; believe none of us. Go thy ways to a nunnery.

all; believe none of us. Go thy ways to a nunnery.

Where’s your father?

At home, my lord.

Let the doors be shut upon him, that he may play the

Let the doors be shut upon him, that he may play the

fool no where but in’s own house. Farewell.

O, help him, you sweet heavens!

If thou dost marry, I’ll give thee this plague for

If thou dost marry, I’ll give thee this plague for

thy dowry: be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as

thy dowry: be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as

snow, thou shalt not escape calumny. Get thee to a

snow, thou shalt not escape calumny. Get thee to a

nunnery, go: farewell. Or, if thou wilt needs

nunnery, go: farewell. Or, if thou wilt needs

marry, marry a fool; for wise men know well enough

marry, marry a fool; for wise men know well enough

what monsters you make of them. To a nunnery, go,

what monsters you make of them. To a nunnery, go,

and quickly too. Farewell.

O heavenly powers, restore him!

I have heard of your paintings too, well enough; God

I have heard of your paintings too, well enough; God

has given you one face, and you make yourselves

has given you one face, and you make yourselves

another: you jig, you amble, and you lisp, and

another: you jig, you amble, and you lisp, and

nick-name god’s creatures, and make your wantonness

nick-name god’s creatures, and make your wantonness

your ignorance. Go to, I’ll no more on’t; it hath

your ignorance. Go to, I’ll no more on’t; it hath

made me mad. I say, we will have no more marriages:

made me mad. I say, we will have no more marriages:

those that are married already, all but one, shall

those that are married already, all but one, shall

live; the rest shall keep as they are. To a

live; the rest shall keep as they are. To a

nunnery, go.