...mind dislike any thing, obey. I will forestall their repair hither, and say you are not fit. dence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now, 'tis not to...yet it will come; the readiness is all, since no man has ought of what he leaves. What is't to leave betimes ? Enter King, Qiwen, Laertes and Lords, with...

...obey it : I will forestall their repair hither, and say you are not fit. Ham. Not a whit ; we defy 46 augury : there is a special providence in the fall...it will come : the readiness is all. Since no man knows aught of what he leaves, what is't to leave betimes?47 44 That is, in fitting time ; like the...

...funny?" asked Jackie. "I just was thinking about some lines from Hamlet," I confessed. "Well. .. ?" " 'If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come,...not now, yet it will come. The readiness is all.'" "You're one weird old pirate," judged my wife. After the squalls cleared, a rainbow hovered in the...

...specially in respect of religious ideas and attitudes in early modern England. HAMLET'S SPECIAL PROVIDENCE We defy augury. There is a special providence in the...readiness is all. Since no man, of aught he leaves, knows aught, what is't to leave betimes? Let be. (Hamlet 5.2.215-20)21 [God is] a Governor and Preserver,...

...their repair hither, and say you are not fit. Hamlet Not a whit, we defy augury: there's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now,...yet it will come, the readiness is all: since no man has aught of what he leaves, what is't to leave betimes? [Enter KING CLAUDIUS, QUEEN GERTRUDE, LAERTES,...

...forestall their repair hither, and say you are not fit. Not a whit. We defy augury. There's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now,...yet it will come. The readiness is all. Since no man knows aught of what he leaves, what is't to leave betimes?61 The Tragedie of Hamlet 217 the Foyles...

...and is, therefore, improper in the mouth of Cesar. 43. Will come, when it will come] Compare, Hamlet: 'If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come...yet it will come: the readiness is all: since no man has aught of what he leaves, what is't to leave betimes.' — V, ii, 231-235. — ED. 45. Augurers]...

...shapes our ends," he praised acting rashly. But, now, he seems to undermine the basis for acting at all: If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come,...be not now, yet it will come. The readiness is all. (5.2.216-18) Since the time of everyone's death is determined, Hamlet says, all anyone can do is learn...

...among overturned chairs, listening as the actor playing Hamlet says, with immense and insistent calm, "If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come,...not now, yet it will come. The readiness is all." In their original context, these words invite one to speculate about secret plots, hidden enemies,...

...and Laertes's plans, although Hamlet has a feeling of resignation which he expresses in these terms: If it be now, 'tis not to come. If it be not to come,...be not now, yet it will come. The readiness is all. (Act V, Sc. ii, lines 214-16) When Hamlet meets Laertes prior to their fencing match, he apologises...