Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Vocabulary

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Twere good she were spoken with; for she may strew
Dangerous conjectures in ill-breeding minds.

conjectures = conclusions or opinions

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Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

Denmark = Today, officially known as "The Kingdom of Denmark"; a constitutional monarchy in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe which was at one time the home of Viking raiding parties and is today a member of the EU and NATO

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I will receive it with all diligence of spirit.

diligence = hard work and care

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I knew you must be edified by the margent ere you had done.

edified = instructed

(editor's note:  No Fear Shakespeare paraphrases this as:  "I knew you'd have to look something up in the dictionary before we were finished.")

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Holds such an enmity with blood of man

enmity = hatred

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[Exeunt all but Hamlet.]

exeunt = stage direction:  characters exit from stage

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Arm you, I pray you, to this speedy voyage;
For we will fetters put upon this fear,
Which now goes too free-footed.

fetters = shackles (chains to bind the ankles)

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For love of God, forbear him!

forbear = stop (hold back from acting)

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impetuous haste

impetuous = impulsive (acting suddenly without much thought)

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thy most ingenious sense

ingenious = showing inventiveness and skill

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The insolence of office,

insolence = rudeness

(editor's note:  No Fear Shakespeare paraphrases this as:  "the rudeness of people in office".)

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I give to negligence. Let come what comes,

negligence = insufficient care or attention (in this case, not trying to direct his own life)

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But, you must know, your father lost a father; That father lost, lost his; and the survivor bound, In filial obligation, for some term To do obsequious sorrow:

obsequious = to yield to the desires of others by serving in a proper role

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To do obsequious sorrow. But to persever
In obstinate condolement is a course
Of impious stubbornness. 'Tis unmanly grief.

obstinate = stubbornly unyielding to other's wishes

(editor's notes:  Obsequious is a synonym for servile or overly subservient. Condolement is a synonym for grief.)

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No noble rite nor formal ostentation

ostentation = actions intended to attract notice and impress others

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O most pernicious woman!

pernicious = harmful (evil)

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with two Provincial roses on my razed shoes

provincial = unsophisticated

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I pray you all, If you have hitherto conceal'd this sight, Let it be tenable in your silence still;

tenable = defensible (in this case, continue to conceal it, continue to defend the secret)