I will tell you why; so shall my anticipation

prevent your discovery, and your secrecy to the

King and Queen molt no feather. I have of late, but

Wherefore I know not, lost all my mirth, forgone all

Custom of exercises; and indeed, it goes so heavily

With my disposition that this goodly from, the

Earth, seems to me a sterile promontory; this most

Excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave

O'erhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted

With golden fire: why, it appeareth nothing to me

But a foul and pestilent congregation of vapors.

What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason,

How infinite in faculties, in form and moving how

Express and admirable, in action how li

Wrapped up in this passage is a complete portrayal of the intimate machinations that are contained in Hamlet's person. The passage portrays an intimidating and real Hamlet who is passionate and intelligent, thinks deeply on serious matters, and can, in a seemingly simple speech, sum up the circumstances that affect him in the whole of the play.

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Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)