...cause, And can say nothing; no, not for a King, Upon whose property and most dear life 575 A damned defeat was made. Am I a coward? Who calls me villain,...my face, Tweaks me by the nose, gives me the lie i' die throat, As deep as to the lungs - who does me diis? 580 Ha! 'Swounds, I should take it; for it...

...himself for cowardice in soliloquy: Yet I, A dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, And can say nothing — no,...for a king Upon whose property and most dear life A damned defeat was made. Am I a coward? (2. 2. 567-72) And like many Senecan revengers he overrides...

...The very faculty of eyes and ears. Yet I, A dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, And can say nothing. No, not...off my beard and blows it in my face, Tweaks me by th' nose, gives me the lie i'th' throat As deep as to the lungs? Who does me this? Ha? Why, I should...

...very faculties of eyes and ears. Yet I, A dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak, Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, And can say nothing; no, not...across? Plucks off my beard and blows it in my face? 74 polonyuS joHwl', 'umchugh Hochvam vlma'chu'. Hamlet ghuy'cha', qaH. 'umbe'chugh tlma'je. 'umlu'chugh...

...himself, Hamlet contrasts what he does: Yet I, A dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, And can say nothing — no,...property and most dear life A damn'd defeat was made. (2.2.561-66) Hamlet blames himself for "say[ing] nothing," not for doing nothing. Unlike the actor,...

...ears. Yet I, A dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak 506 Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, 507 And can say nothing. No, not for a king, Upon whose property and most dear life 509 A damned defeat was made. Am I a coward? 510 Who calls me villain? breaks my pate across? 511 Plucks...

...ears. Yet I, A dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, 555 And can say nothing — no, not for a king, Upon whose...across, Plucks off my beard and blows it in my face, 560 Tweaks me by the nose, gives me the lie i'th' throat As deep as to the lungs — who does me this?...

...pinners, stood close to them asking them to admire their work, asking them where the missing hammer was. Am I a coward? Who calls me villain, breaks my pate...my face, Tweaks me by the nose, gives me the lie i' th' throat, As deep as to the lungs? Who does me this? (2.2.571-5) [my italics] Here Hamlet instructs...

...O what a rogue and peasant slave am I! ... A dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak Likejohn-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, And can say nothing — no,...dear life A damn'd defeat was made. Am I a coward? HAMLET (2.2, 550, 568-72) Then from hand-wringing he shifts to breast-beating: But I am pigeon-liver'd...

...self, its mockery. The pure subjectivity of him, captive to the self, rages:] TOM: Yet I, yet I, I, am I a coward? Who calls me villain? breaks my pate...my beard and blows it in my face? Tweaks me by the nose?gives me the lie i' the throat As deep as to the lungs? Who does me this? KAR: You are merry,...