No Fear Shakespeare: Hamlet: Act 4, Scene 7, Page 8

No Fear Shakespheare

William Shakespeare

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	Original Text	Modern Text
180	LAERTES Alas, then she is drowned.	LAERTES So she is drowned.
	GERTRUDE Drowned, drowned.	GERTRUDE Drowned, drowned.
185	LAERTES Too much of water hast thou, poor Ophelia, And therefore I forbid my tears. But yet It is our trick. Nature her custom holds, Let shame say what it will. When these are gone, The woman will be out.—Adieu, my lord. I have a speech of fire that fain would blaze, But that this folly doubts it.	LAERTES You’ve had too much water already, poor Ophelia, so I won’t shed watery tears for you. But crying is what humans do. We do what’s in our nature, even if we’re ashamed of it. After I stop crying I’ll be through acting like a woman. Good-bye, my lord. I have some fiery words I could speak now, but my foolish tears are drowning them out.
	Exit LAERTES	LAERTES exits.
190	CLAUDIUS Let’s follow, Gertrude. How much I had to do to calm his rage! Now fear I this will give it start again. Therefore let’s follow.	CLAUDIUS Let’s follow him, Gertrude. I worked so hard to calm him down, and now I’m worried he’s getting all excited again. Let’s follow him.
	Exeunt	They exit.