No Fear Shakespeare: Hamlet: Act 4, scene v

	CLAUDIUS
	How do you, pretty lady?

CLAUDIUS

How are you doing, my pretty lady?

	OPHELIA
	Well, God'ield you! They say the owl was a baker's
	daughter. Lord, we know what we are, but know not what
35	we may be. God be at your table.

OPHELIA

I'm quite well, and may God give you what you deserve. They say the baker's daughter was turned into an owl for refusing Jesus' bread. My lord, we know what we are now, but not what we may become. May God be at your table.

	CLAUDIUS
	Conceit upon her father.

CLAUDIUS

She's talking about her dead father.

	OPHELIA
	Pray you, let's have no words of this, but when they ask you what it means, say you this:
	(sings)
	Tomorrow is Saint Valentine's day,
	All in the morning betime,
	And I a maid at your window,
	To be your Valentine.
	Then up he rose, and donned his clothes,
	And dupped the chamber door.
	Let in the maid that out a maid
	Never departed more.

OPHELIA

Oh, let's not talk about that, but when they ask you what it means, just say:

(sings)

Tomorrow is St. Valentine's Day

And early in the morning

I'm a girl below your window

Waiting to be your Valentine.

Then he got up and put on his clothes

And opened the door to his room.

He let in the girl, and when she left

She wasn't a virgin anymore.

	CLAUDIUS
	Pretty Ophelia—

CLAUDIUS

Pretty Ophelia—

	OPHELIA
40	Indeed, without an oath I'll make an end on 't:
	(sings)
	By Gis and by Saint Charity,
	Alack, and fie, for shame!
	Young men will do 't, if they come to 't.
	By Cock, they are to blame.
	Quoth she, “Before you tumbled me,
	You promised me to wed.”
	He answers,
	“So would I ha' done, by yonder sun,
	An thou hadst not come to my bed.”

OPHELIA

Hang on, I'll end it soon, I promise:

(sings)

By the name of Jesus and Saint Charity,

My goodness, what a shame it is,

Young men will do it if they get a chance:

By God, they're very bad.

She said, “Before you got me into bed,

You promised to marry me.”

He answers:

“I would have married you, I swear,

If you hadn't gone to bed with me.”