Hamlet ACT 1 Scene 1 & 2

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  1. state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
    This bodes some strange eruption to our state.
  2. fair
    free from favoritism, bias, or deception
    Together with that fair and warlike form
  3. particular
    unique or specific to a person or thing or category
    In what particular thought to work I know not;
  4. purpose
    what something is used for
    Of this his nephew's purpose,--to suppress
  5. influence
    a power to affect persons or events
    Upon whose influence Neptune's empire stands
  6. cross
    a marking that consists of lines that intersect each other
    I'll cross it, though it blast me.
  7. impress
    have a powerful and usually positive effect on
    Why such impress of shipwrights, whose sore task
  8. article
    one of a class of artifacts
    And carriage of the article design'd,
  9. native
    belonging to one by birth
    The head is not more native to the heart,
  10. gentle
    soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
    This gentle and unforced accord of Hamlet
  11. seize
    take hold of; grab
    Which he stood seized of, to the conqueror:
  12. acquaint
    cause to come to know personally
    Do you consent we shall acquaint him with it,
  13. assume
    take to be the case or to be true
    If it assume my noble father's person,
  14. majesty
    impressiveness in scale or proportion
    In which the majesty of buried Denmark
  15. err
    make a mistake
    The extravagant and erring spirit hies
  16. solemn
    dignified and somber in manner or character
    Nor customary suits of solemn black,
  17. consent
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
    Do you consent we shall acquaint him with it,
  18. fierce
    marked by extreme and violent energy
    And even the like precurse of fierce events,
  19. conceal
    prevent from being seen or discovered
    If you have hitherto conceal'd this sight,
  20. rival
    the contestant you hope to defeat
    The rivals of my watch, bid them make haste.
  21. deed
    a legal document to effect a transfer of property
    Till then sit still, my soul: foul deeds will rise,
  22. pardon
    accept an excuse for
    And bow them to your gracious leave and pardon.
  23. motive
    the reason that arouses action toward a desired goal
    Is the main motive of our preparations,
  24. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
    A countenance more in sorrow than in anger.
  25. strict
    rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
    Why this same strict and most observant watch
  26. preparation
    setting in order in advance some act or purpose
    Is the main motive of our preparations,
  27. violence
    a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction
    To offer it the show of violence;
  28. abroad
    to or in a foreign country
    And then, they say, no spirit dares stir abroad;
  29. scholar
    a learned person
    Thou art a scholar; speak to it, Horatio.
  30. enterprise
    a purposeful or industrious undertaking
    For food and diet, to some enterprise
  31. moderate
    marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
    While one with moderate haste might tell a hundred.
  32. admiration
    a feeling of delighted approval and liking
    Season your admiration for awhile
  33. whence
    from what place, source, or cause
    From whence though willingly I came to Denmark,
  34. absurd
    inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
    To reason most absurd: whose common theme
  35. imperial
    relating to or associated with an empire
    The imperial jointress to this warlike state,
  36. toil
    work hard
    So nightly toils the subject of the land,
  37. rouse
    cause to become awake or conscious
    And the king's rouse the heavens all bruit again,
  38. lofty
    of imposing height; especially standing out above others
    Doth with his lofty and shrill-sounding throat
  39. combat
    the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
    When he the ambitious Norway combated;
  40. esteem
    the condition of being honored
    For so this side of our known world esteem'd him--
  41. woe
    misery resulting from affliction
    To be contracted in one brow of woe,
  42. suppress
    put down by force or authority
    Of this his nephew's purpose,--to suppress
  43. marvel
    be amazed at
    This marvel to you.
  44. warrant
    formal and explicit approval
    I warrant it will.
  45. petition
    a formal request that something be submitted to an authority
    By laboursome petition, and at last
  46. fantasy
    imagination unrestricted by reality
    Horatio says 'tis but our fantasy,
  47. preceding
    existing or coming before
    As harbingers preceding still the fates
  48. foul
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
    I doubt some foul play: would the night were come!
  49. illusion
    an erroneous mental representation
    Stay, illusion!
  50. cannon
    a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
    And why such daily cast of brazen cannon,
  51. competent
    properly or sufficiently qualified, capable, or efficient
    Against the which, a moiety competent
  52. extravagant
    recklessly wasteful
    The extravagant and erring spirit hies
  53. assail
    attack someone physically or emotionally
    And let us once again assail your ears,
  54. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
    In obstinate condolement is a course
  55. smite
    inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
    He smote the sledded Polacks on the ice.
  56. stately
    impressive in appearance
    Goes slow and stately by them: thrice he walk'd
  57. omen
    a sign of a thing about to happen
    And prologue to the omen coming on,
  58. empire
    the domain ruled by a single authoritative sovereign
    Upon whose influence Neptune's empire stands
  59. discretion
    power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
    Yet so far hath discretion fought with nature
  60. canon
    a collection of books accepted as holy scripture
    His canon 'gainst self-slaughter!
  61. slay
    kill intentionally and with premeditation
    Did slay this Fortinbras; who by a seal'd compact,
  62. shrill
    having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
    Doth with his lofty and shrill-sounding throat
  63. beseech
    ask for or request earnestly
    I do beseech you, give him leave to go.
  64. entreat
    ask for or request earnestly
    Therefore I have entreated him along
  65. impart
    bestow a quality on
    Let us impart what we have seen to-night
  66. inheritance
    hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
    To the inheritance of Fortinbras,
  67. amazed
    filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise
    It would have much amazed you.
  68. clad
    having an outer covering especially of thin metal
    But, look, the morn, in russet mantle clad,
  69. levy
    impose and collect
    His further gait herein; in that the levies,
  70. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
    Shall I strike at it with my partisan?
  71. mirth
    great merriment
    With mirth in funeral and with dirge in marriage,
  72. implement
    a piece of equipment or a tool used for a specific purpose
    And foreign mart for implements of war;
  73. summons
    a request to be present
    Upon a fearful summons.
  74. denote
    have as a meaning
    That can denote me truly: these indeed seem,
  75. valiant
    having or showing heroism or courage
    Dared to the combat; in which our valiant Hamlet--
  76. forfeit
    lose the right to or lose by some error, offense, or crime
    Did forfeit, with his life, all those his lands
  77. contracted
    reduced in size or pulled together
    To be contracted in one brow of woe,
  78. eclipse
    the phenomenon when one celestial body obscures another
    Was sick almost to doomsday with eclipse:
  79. usurp
    seize and take control without authority
    What art thou that usurp'st this time of night,
  80. prick
    make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
    Thereto prick'd on by a most emulate pride,
  81. secrecy
    the condition of being concealed or hidden
    In dreadful secrecy impart they did;
  82. thrice
    three times
    Goes slow and stately by them: thrice he walk'd
  83. malicious
    having the nature of threatening evil
    And our vain blows malicious mockery.
  84. fortified
    having something added to increase the strength
    That are so fortified against our story
  85. bode
    indicate by signs
    This bodes some strange eruption to our state.
  86. privy
    informed about something secret or not generally known
    If thou art privy to thy country's fate,
  87. apparition
    a ghostly appearing figure
    That if again this apparition come,
  88. gape
    look with amazement
    I'll speak to it, though hell itself should gape
  89. martial
    suggesting war or military life
    With martial stalk hath he gone by our watch.
  90. mockery
    showing your contempt by derision
    And our vain blows malicious mockery.
  91. extort
    obtain by coercion or intimidation
    Extorted treasure in the womb of earth,
  92. gait
    an animal's manner of moving
    His further gait herein; in that the levies,
  93. visage
    the human face
    Nor the dejected 'havior of the visage,
  94. eruption
    the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge
    This bodes some strange eruption to our state.
  95. ratified
    formally approved and invested with legal authority
    Well ratified by law and heraldry,
  96. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
    And why such daily cast of brazen cannon,
  97. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
    Thereto prick'd on by a most emulate pride,
  98. coronation
    the ceremony of installing a new monarch
    To show my duty in your coronation,
  99. dejected
    affected or marked by low spirits
    Nor the dejected 'havior of the visage,
  100. dexterity
    adroitness in using the hands
    With such dexterity to incestuous sheets!
  101. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
    With an auspicious and a dropping eye,
  102. observant
    quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
    Why this same strict and most observant watch
  103. probation
    a trial period during which one's abilities are tested
    This present object made probation.
  104. hamlet
    a community of people smaller than a village
    Dared to the combat; in which our valiant Hamlet--
  105. requite
    make repayment for or return something
    I will requite your loves.
  106. peevish
    easily irritated or annoyed
    Why should we in our peevish opposition
  107. filial
    designating the generation following the parental generation
    In filial obligation for some term
  108. impious
    lacking piety or reverence for a god
    Of impious stubbornness; 'tis unmanly grief;
  109. prologue
    an introductory section of a novel or other literary work
    And prologue to the omen coming on,
  110. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
    Well may it sort that this portentous figure
  111. tenable
    based on sound reasoning or evidence
    Let it be tenable in your silence still;
  112. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
    To do obsequious sorrow: but to persever
  113. frailty
    the state of being weak in health or body
    Let me not think on't--Frailty, thy name is woman!--
  114. mettle
    the courage to carry on
    Of unimproved mettle hot and full,
  115. truant
    one who is absent from school without permission
    A truant disposition, good my lord.
  116. satyr
    one of a class of woodland deities
    Hyperion to a satyr; so loving to my mother
  117. pester
    annoy persistently
    He hath not fail'd to pester us with message,
  118. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
    With mirth in funeral and with dirge in marriage,
  119. russet
    a reddish brown homespun fabric
    But, look, the morn, in russet mantle clad,
  120. harbinger
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
    As harbingers preceding still the fates
  121. mote
    a tiny piece of anything
    A mote it is to trouble the mind's eye.
  122. retrograde
    moving or directed or tending in a backward direction
    It is most retrograde to our desire:
  123. invulnerable
    immune to attack; impregnable
    For it is, as the air, invulnerable,
  124. jocund
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
    No jocund health that Denmark drinks to-day,
  125. moiety
    one of two approximately equal parts
    Against the which, a moiety competent
  126. truncheon
    a short stout club used primarily by police officers
    Within his truncheon's length; whilst they, distilled
Created on Fri Oct 04 05:47:46 EDT 2013 (updated Fri Oct 04 05:57:37 EDT 2013)

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