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HAMLET
Hear you, sir.
What is the reason that you use me thus?
I loved you ever. But it is no matter.
Let Hercules himself do what he may,
The cat will mew and dog will have his day.
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HAMLET
Listen, sir, why do you treat me like this? I always loved you.
But it doesn’t matter. Even a hero like Hercules
can’t keep cats from acting like cats, and dogs like
dogs.
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CLAUDIUS
I pray thee, good Horatio, wait upon him.
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CLAUDIUS
Please, Horatio, go with him.
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(to
LAERTES) Strengthen your patience in
our last night’s speech.
We’ll put the matter to the present push.—
Good Gertrude, set some watch over your son.—
This grave shall have a living monument.
An hour of quiet shortly shall we see.
Till then in patience our proceeding be.
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(to
LAERTES) Don’t forget our
talk last night, and try to be patient. We’ll take care
of this problem soon.—Gertrude, have the guards keep an
eye on your son. A monument shall be built for Ophelia that will
last forever, I promise. We’ll have the quiet we need
soon. In the meantime, let’s proceed patiently.
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