O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I! The spirit that I have seen. What is't but to be nothing else but mad? What does Hecuba mean to him or he to her that he should cry about her? (2.2) Annotations. servants, for (to speak to you like an honest man) I am, Beggar that I am, I am ever poor in thanks,butI, a halfpenny. The spirit that I have seen Hamlet begins by insulting himself. Your email address will not be published. For murder, though it doesnt have a tongue, will speak miraculously. Words without thoughts never to heaven go. Tweaks me by the nose? Tassume a pleasing shape. The victim of bullies? Who does me this? That we find out the cause of this effect. What, are they children? On the line provided, write the plural form of the noun below. Muddymettled: Having a dull spirit Is it a happy ending? "Discuss how Hamlet's "Now I am alone" soliloquy in act 2, scene 2, lines 548-607contributes to the plot, characterization, and atmosphere of the play." Your email address will not be published. Make mad the guilty and appall the free, Confound the ignorant, and amaze indeed. beautified Ophelia" That's an ill phrase, a vile phrase; beautifiedis a vile phrase. Go, some of you. The leader of a traveling theater troupe. Before mine uncle. [Official room of the castle. An awful lot depends upon how the leading actor decides to interpret the part. That he should weep for her? The instant burst of clamor that she made, Unless things mortal move them not at all. The Queen of Denmark is worried about Hamlets erratic behavior and sends her son's old friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to keep an eye on him. That I, the son of a dear father murder'd, Explain. 484-486) But for the example of Pyrrhus, it would have been far easier to agree with Hamlet's estimate of John-a-dreams. He thinks, "Yet I, a dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak, Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, and can say nothing; no, not for a king, upon whose property and the dearest life, a damn'd defeat was made, am I a coward? And cleave the general ear with horrid speech, Why, what an ass am I! Been struck so to the soul that presently Osric, Polonius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern | Hamlet settings | Hamlet themes| Hamlet in modern English | Hamlet full text | Modern Hamlet ebook | Hamlet for kids ebooks | Hamlet quotes | Hamlet quote translations | Hamlet monologues | Hamlet soliloquies | Hamlet performance history | All about To Be Or Not To Be. Along with Guildenstern, he is ordered by the king and queen to spy on Hamlet. To assume a pleasing shape; yea, and perhaps Where are we? As deep as to the lungs? The play-within-a-play is the first (and only) real action against Claudius that Hamlet takes until the duel at the very end of the play, which makes this soliloquy a very important turning point in the play. . The ghost I have seen may be the devil, because the devil has the power to appear in a welcome shape. Use them. Hes reprimanding himself for failing to take action, but its only through thinking through his predicament that he arrives upon his plan for the actors to perform a play that, he hopes, will tease out Claudius guilt. What will happen next? About, my brain! It is not strange, for mine uncle is King of Denmark, fatherlived, give twenty, forty, fifty, a hundred, than yours. A broken voice, and his whole function suiting He's for a jig, or a tale of bawdry, or he sleeps. And sure I am, two men there are not living, To whom he more adheres. King Claudius is a cold blooded criminal. What are they? Oh, Rosencrantz! Or rather, say, the cause of this defect. I mean the matter that you read, my lord. the good king and queen have sent for you. The soliloquy is also, though, a searching account of Hamlets attitude to gender: masculinity is associated with action, and Hamlet feels he is being chided for his lack of masculinity, because he is spending more time talking about whether to enact his revenge than he is actually getting on with it. A broken voice, and his whole function suiting A dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak, Out of my weakness and my melancholy, gives me the lie i' the throat, A Danish ambassador and courtier. No, not for a king Why day is day, night, night, and time is time. Roasted in wrath and fire, 'Fore God, my Lord, well spoken, with good accent. And can say nothing No, not even for a King Required fields are marked *. A damnd defeat was made. Is it not monstrous that this player here, And it was all for nothing! Not even for his father, who was a king (Old Hamlet murdered by his brother, Claudius), can Hamlet speak out and tell the truth, even though Claudius defeated Old Hamlet of his life by killing him. He would flood the stage with tears and split the ears of the audience with the language he would find, terrifying the innocent and making the guilty mad. For murder, though it have no tongue, will speak Fie upont, foh! In proper use of these words is much of the work already completed for the actor. Fie upont, foh! He sat for a moment and an idea that had occurred to him while talking to the actors began to take shape. Learn more and register your interest at our online acting course page. About, my brains! He exclaims in one of his soliloquy, "Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause And can say nothing- no, not for a king Upon whose property and most dear life A damned defeat was made" (II.ii.595-598), feeling guilty and remorseful for not yet acting on his impulse for revenge. Drab: Lacking brightness, drearily dull (As we discover shortly after this, there is still some doubt in Hamlets mind over Claudius guilt.) Is Hamlet not condemning and criticizing his own inaction and his loss of passion for which the Ghost later criticizes him? speaks of Priam's slaughter. He is seeking the help of someone or something; the audience, his heart, his mind, the Gods, whatever. Here is calls himself a day-dreamer whois caught up in thoughts and not action. (11. I'll have these players. He would drown the stage with tears Yet I, A dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak, Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, And can say nothing; no, not for a king, Upon whose property and most dear life. RALPH: The word pregnant was used earlier, in Hamlet's conversation with Polonius. The Hamlets of Olivier, Redgrave and David Warner, to name but three, are all entirely different, but all of them made for effective theatre. I know my course. I have heard that a guilt person watching a play have, My excellent good friends! D. Hamlet admires Pyrrhus and wants to follow his example. That he should weep for her? They beat him about the place and taunt him for lacking masculinity (the beard reference is intriguing, since Hamlet is usually played by a clean-shaven actor; most critics have interpreted the beard as merely a metaphorical one, a symbol of Hamlets masculinity or, here, his lack thereof). When these people say he, they mean Hamlet. We'll hear a play tomorrow. Have by the very cunning of the scene, We all know that people feel guilty when they realize who they actually are. He then hatches a plan: hell have the actors stage a play with a plot similar to the kings murder. He wants solutions. He would get the players to perform something like the murder of his father in front of his uncle. well bestowed? He would drown the stage with tears That he should weep for her? How on earth can this player draw emotion at his own will? May be the devil: and the devil hath power Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, And can say nothing no, not for a king Upon whose property and most dear life A damned defeat was made. My prediction is: he still won't do anything about it. Yet I, Abuses me to damn me! Hamlet continues to sing the praises of the actor, in awestruck tones: if this player was in Hamlets place, just think what a performance he could put on that would make the guilty go mad with guilt and amaze everyone who witnessed it. Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, And can say nothing. A Short Analysis of Hamlet's 'O, . How does the theme of this story reflect key naturalist beliefs> How do you feel about the naturalist view of human being? And can say nothing. Who is paying this dude for his acting skills? This is most brave, Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. to pretend to be mad while he sets about establishing whether Claudius is truly guilty of murder, before Hamlet takes revenge on his uncle. I am glad to seethee well. O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!, as that opening line of the soliloquy makes clear, is dominated by insult and a-cursing (as Hamlet himself puts it). RALPH: In other words, he is not full of, or pregnant with, motivation or resources. He is a villain. Hecuba: Of Troy, wife to Priam and mother to Hector Hmm. With forms to his conceit and all for nothing Already a member? Hmmm. How do you interpret the last scene? Swounds , I should take it. Am I a coward? Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, Yet Hamlet, a coward and dreamer when it comes to taking action. Swounds, I should take it: for it cannot be He would bewilder the ignorant and amaze the eyes and ears of all. That guilty creatures sitting at a play To make oppression bitter, or ere this He is far gone, far gone. Which done, she took the fruits of my advice, And he, repulsed a short tale to make . shrinking away from his duty like a John-o-dreams? What is the significance of this passage from Hamlet? She is deeply distraught by the sight of her murdered husband. This guy needs some therapy STAT) comes at the end of a huge scene for the actor playing Hamlet. Ill have these players A damned defeat was made. Damn! As deep as to the lungs? My good friends, I'll leave you till night. What would he do Out of my weakness and my melancholy, It shows Hamlet's willpower. Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, Must like a whore unpack my heart with words Explore more amazing Hamlet Monologues! Each month we work on scenes and monologues with a beautiful, supportive, inspiring group of actors. Malefactions: A crime or wrongdoing Give me the strength to stand up to those forces that seek to destroy the lives of those most vulnerable, the unborn, the infirm and the elderly. study a speech of some dozen or sixteen lines which I. would set down and insert in't, could you not? What i just saw, so moved me to behave like this.that if the guilty party, the King my Uncle were to see a play that mirrored his crime, he would betray himself as the murderer I suspect him to be. What an ass he was! Of course, this O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I! speech is also slightly unfair on Hamlet, too, and it goes to the core of what Hamlets delay in the play really signifies. (520) Is it not monstrous that this player here, But in a fiction, in a dream of passion, Could force his soul so to his own conceit. Pray you, no more. What Polonius is describing is the emotion which has welled up in the actors eyes due to his performance. My too much changd son. with a broken voice, and his whole function serving the needs of his performance ], [Exit Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and other Courtiers. Hamlet, the deeply intellectual person, is emotionally fuelled by rage and frustration and self loathing. That from her working all his visage wannd, Confound the ignorant, and amaze indeed Well, Hamlet certainly isnt the most joyous of Shakespeares characters, but in this moment, comparison really ruins his day. What a deceitful fellow a rogue, a peasant slave he was! How does he demonstrate that value throughout the story? b. Swounds, I should take it: for it cannot be Been struck so to the soul that presently A. :D but thanks alot! He was able to effect a broken voice, a desperation in his body language, and everything he felt necessary to the situation he was imagining. The rhetorical question "Am I a coward" attests to his introspective nature as he is self-analysing whether the last portion of his soliloquy is true or not. The idea crystallized. eithergood or bad but thinking makes it so. Am I a coward? The spirit that I have seen My news shall be the fruit to that great feast. Hamlet should have fatted himself with fortitude. This is consolidated in the simile "Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause" where Hamlet blatantly admits to inaction, cutting a self-deprecating image of himself. What's the meaning of this quote from Hamlet: "We're oft to blame and this is just too much proved that with devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er the Devil himself"? Am I a coward? The spirit that I have seen Could force his soul so to his own conceit So: Act 2, Scene 2. Am I a coward? B. And fall on the ground shouting and swearing. Isnt it horrible that this actor telling a story that isnt even real foh! Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, And can say nothing; no, not for a king, Upon whose property and most dear life A damn'd defeat was made. On Fortinbras, which he, in brief, obeys. Tweaks me by the nose? Well, as is ALWAYs advised with any monologue, but particularly in Shakespeare, now is the time for you to read the play if you havent already. Another useful thing to consider in this speech is who Hamlet is talking to and what his objective is. Upon whose property and most dear life Give first admittance to th' ambassadors. Yet I,A dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak,Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause,And can say nothing; no, not for a king,Upon whose property and most dear life A damn'd defeat was made. But you shall hear, "thus in her excellent white bosom, these ". Must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words, The words Hamlet uses in this soliloquy are delicious. 'Swounds, I should take it: for it cannot be Before mine uncle: Ill observe his looks; Ok, I need to get myself together. Hamlet asks if his failure to speak up and speak out makes him a coward. Hamlet then confides that he can say nothing: he cant even speak out and call out his uncle for the murderer he (probably) is. What would that actor do if he had the motive and the reason for grief that he had? Look at that Actor, who, in a performance so moving, wept and moved us allin grief for Hecuba, a woman he never met nor knew because shes been dead for a thousand years. At this moment, something has happened for Hamlet. What do you think will happen next? Have by the very cunning of the scene Along with Rosencrantz, he is ordered by the king and queen to spy on Hamlet. My personal favorite speech in the play, particularly the For Hecuba section, which says so much to me about how art can impact us in such a way that it illuminates parts of our lives we have not apprehended. Thus, "Like a dreamer, not thinking about my cause." Back to Soliloquy Annotations How to cite this article: Mabillard, Amanda. The Elder Hamlet: The Kingship of Hamlet's Father, The Death of Polonius and its Impact on Hamlet's Character, An Excuse for Doing Nothing: Hamlet's Delay, Shakespeare's Fools: The Grave-Diggers in, Hamlet's Humor: The Wit of Shakespeare's Prince of Denmark, Hamlet's Melancholy: The Transformation of the Prince. Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain! That I have? If he had done so, all of the kites (birds of prey) in the region would have fed on Claudius internal organs. Polonius arrives with the ambassador Voltemand in tow, both bearing good news. Had he the motive and the cue for passion Am I a coward? : An exclamation, meaning essentially, Damn it! As deep as to the lungs? Each Shakespeares play name links to a range of resources about each play: Character summaries, plot outlines, example essays and famous quotes, soliloquies and monologues: Alls Well That Ends Well Antony and Cleopatra As You Like It The Comedy of Errors Coriolanus Cymbeline Hamlet Henry IV Part 1 Henry IV Part 2 Henry VIII Henry VI Part 1 Henry VI Part 2 Henry VI Part 3 Henry V Julius Caesar King John King Lear Loves Labours Lost Macbeth Measure for Measure The Merchant of Venice The Merry Wives of Windsor A Midsummer Nights Dream Much Ado About Nothing Othello Pericles Richard II Richard III Romeo & Juliet The Taming of the Shrew The Tempest Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus Troilus & Cressida Twelfth Night The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Winters Tale. Fie upon't! They have proclaimd their malefactions; For Hecuba! Make mad the guilty and appal the free, Confound the ignorant, and amaze indeed. The decision to present the play seems to put Hamlet that much closer to actually revenging his father's death instead of just talking about it. Help me to uphold the sanctity of life in my church and community. A lightbulb has exploded over his head and suddenly he has the answer he has been looking for. O, vengeance! And so, it is out of this non-action, this self-condemnation (and condemnation of Claudius) that the idea for an action is born. ], [As Polonius rushes up to give Hamlet the news of the actors' arrival, Hamlet pretends to be in the middle of a conversation with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern]. Ha! In the Greek warrior even Hamlet's Soliloquy: O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I! Plucks off my beard, and blows it in my face? Ay, that they do, my lord, Hercules and his load. Make mad the guilty and appal the free, D. The metaphors emphasize Hamlet's state of depression. So, the plot and action of the play picks up steam at the end of this soliloquy. Comparison is the death of joy, right? Wherein Ill catch the conscience of the king. Watching the lead actor deliver a compelling monologue, Hamlet becomes sad that he, unlike the talented actor, cant seem to summon any courage or passion when it comes to avenging his fathers death. Oh, he would drown the stage in tears and burst the eardrums of the audience with terrible words, Keep your notes. He tells me, my sweet queen, that he has found. That guilty creatures sitting at a play He would drown the stage with tears prostitute). Before mine uncle: I'll have these actors perform something like my father's murder in front of King Claudius. Am I a coward? . These words simply need to be committed wholeheartedly and with trust; in doing this an energy and emotion can be effortlessly generated within the actor. Oh, I am such an ass. Ill have these players ], [Music announcing the arrival of the Players. A damned defeat was made. The best way to offer an analysis of this soliloquy is perhaps to go through the speech line by line and offer a summary of what Hamlet is saying. His heart was beating fast and he was almost breathless from the thoughts that were plaguing him. Am I a coward? These words, unlike To be or not to be, do not emerge out of quiet contemplation. Some little time, so by your companies. A damn'd defeat was made. What is the importance of the gravedigger scene in the story of Hamlet? Today, well be looking at one of the most iconic soliloquies from Hamlet. Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, And can say nothing . This translation is far more clunky and opaque than the original. Come, a passionate speech. And I am left to think that I am just a wimp, a coward and weak. Play something like the murder of my father Mad call I it, for to define true madness. Bloody, filthy villain! Polonius uses it to refer to Hamlet's strange replies to his questions and there, we saw that Shakespeare used it figuratively to mean that Hamlet's words were full of hidden meaning. To make oppression bitter, or ere this Latest answer posted December 25, 2020 at 10:45:45 AM. Check all that apply. Make mad the guilty and appal the free, In this scene, we (the audience) see the first indication that Hamlet has in fact adopted an antic disposition like he said he would at the end of Act 1. Claudius and Gertrude fret over Hamlets behavior, while Hamlet launches a plot to prove Claudiuss guilt. Oh, vengeance! If a do blench That I, the son of a dear father murdered, He had to concentrate on it now. Your email address will not be published. He had heard about guilty people who, while watching a play, had been so affected by the contents of the scene, that they had confessed to their crimes, because murder will always find a way to proclaim itself, even though it has no voice of its own. Am I a coward? A troupe of performers who arrive at Elsinore. With this slave's offal: bloody, bawdy villain! Now I am alone. Must (like a whore) unpack my heart with words Who does me this, foh! Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, And can say nothing; no, not for a king, Upon whose property and most dear life A damn'd defeat was made. A made-up script of passion! Otherwise he would have fed this slaves intestines to the local kites. Pyrrhus at Priam drives, in rage strikes wide, Seeming to feel his blow, with flaming top. Hamlet, written by English dramatist, William Shakesphere, tells the story of a grief stricken young man who returns home from college only to find that his father is dead, and his mother is now married to his father's brother, Claudius. Is it not monstrous that this player here. Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause And, he wonders if he is a coward since he cannot work up enough passion, And can say nothing; no, not for a king ..Am I a coward?. Sections like Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain. A damnd defeat was made. Very well. Hamlet's Antic Disposition: Is Hamlet's Madness Real? What a deceitful fellow a rogue, a peasant slave he was! I would have to question your interpretation of this first line. Follow him, friends. And still I do nothing. Cannot take enough action to avenge his daddy my younglady and mistress! I'll have thee speak out the rest soon. Ha? If his uncle so much as flinched he would know what to do. Why, then your ambition makes it one. Why didn't Hamlet kill Claudius when he had the chance at the end of act 3, scene 3? (II.ii.569-572) So as a painted tyrant Pyrrhus stood, And like a neutral to his will and matter, Did nothing. Who calls me villain, breaks my pate across, He realizes that he is slave to his intellect and that he is not able to tap into the raw emotion of his situation and just kill Claudius. He is the author of, among others,The Secret Library: A Book-Lovers Journey Through Curiosities of HistoryandThe Great War, The Waste Land and the Modernist Long Poem. in the hot brushing midnight I miss you. Insert an adjective clause to modify the noun or pronoun in italics. For Hecuba, dead for a thousand years! Without translation. who does me this? Mind your mind or it will make you go out of your mind". Is it not monstrous that this player here, He stood up and paced. What would he do, Do you hear, let them be well, his desert and who should escape whipping? Twists my nose, calls me a liar? O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!: so exclaims Hamlet in one of his more despairing soliloquies in Shakespeares play. He says he is unpregnant, meaning he is not full of life or action for his cause which is to avenge his father's murder. Meantime, we thank you for your well-took labor; Go to your rest. Analysis Key Ideas and Commentary Style, Form, and Literary Elements . Also Hamlets not as hard if you actually take time to read it! This is really brave that I, the son of a murdered Father, Here is calls himself a day-dreamer who is caught up in thoughts and not action. to commit murder. Tweaks me by the nose? Say on. Play something like the murder of my father With any monologue/ speech soliloquy/ section of text where only you are speaking, you must remember that There is no such thing as a monologue there is only ever a conversation. The very faculties of eyes and ears. If you are performing this out of context this fact is essential to consider. To access all site features, create a free account now or learn more about our study tools. I'll tent him to the quick: if he but blench, I know my course. The King of Denmark is worried about Hamlets erratic behavior and sends his nephew's old friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to keep an eye on him. "My father's brother, but no more like my father / Than I to Hercules". Did he do it? The point is that all around him are things which Hamlet is targeting to gain clarity from. Hamlet explains his reasoning: the Ghost that appeared to him claimed to be his father, but what if it was the devil merely assuming the appearance of his father, in order to trick him into killing Claudius? He then goes on to express astonishment at the performance he has just seen from one of the actors (this player here), who was able to put on a convincing show of grieving over Hecuba. Am I a coward? Oh poor Hamlet, if you could only see that someone slapping you, pulling your "young" beard and blowing up in front of you are worthless deeds. I know my course. Yes, and perhaps the devil was taking advantage of his weakness and his grief to damn him. I dont really understand the translation any more than the original text. 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Blench: A sudden flinching movement made out of fear or pain. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); It is believed that Shakespeare wrote 38 plays in total between 1590 and 1612. That I have? in the phrase that might indict the authorof affectation, but called it an honest method. breaks my pate across? He goes on to ask if himself if he is a coward or a villian. I'll observe his looks; I know my course. None, my lord, but that the world's grown honest. by the scene depicted on the stage, Only at the end of Act 2 do we learn the reason for Hamlet's delaying tactics: he cannot work out his true feelings about his duty to take revenge. For it cannot be. Who slaps me in the face? For this effect defective comes by cause. Blessed am I that this soliloquy I can understand. Been struck so to the soul that presently Been moved so much that they have burst out and confessed their crimes. This is what Hamlet is saying: I cant believe what an ass I am, a coward, man who cannot act on what he KNOWS. Am I a coward? The choice of the adjective "dull" reminds the audience of what the ghost told him in Act I. Trust the words Shakespeare has written for you and allow yourself to be taken wherever it may lead you. gives me the lie i' the throat, As deep as to the lungs? O that this too too solid flesh would melt. He feels there is no-one he can trust (maybe Ophelia but thats about to be tarnished too) and that he is completely inadequate for the task he must perform. Who maintains 'em? Claudius, Hamlets uncle, is now married to Hamlets Mother, Gertrude. Region Kites: All the Kites (Eagle-like birds) of the region That I, the son of a dear father murderd, Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, And can say nothingno, not for a king, Upon whose property and most dear life. Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, And can say nothing. But I, ass that I am, cannot do even what that actor does for my father, my beloved father who was killed by my uncle. ", Latest answer posted November 13, 2020 at 12:50:56 PM. reputation and profit was better both ways. Who does this to me? Thus, Hamlet feels unmasculine, because he displays his insecurity of not taking any concrete action. Plucks off my beard and blows it in my face? So its not as if hes sitting about idly doing nothing. He opens the speech with a metaphor: "O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!" Reading Shakespeare may be challenging, yes, but the only way you can develop the skill is through practice. Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause, myShakespeare | Hamlet 2.2 Discussion: "Unpregnant". To assume a pleasing shape; yea, and perhaps It shows Hamlet's indecision. Accessed 1 May 2023. Who are the experts?Our certified Educators are real professors, teachers, and scholars who use their academic expertise to tackle your toughest questions. Soliloquy Analysis Hamlet. Why did you laugh, then, when I said man delights, To think, my lord, if you delight not in man, what, He that plays the king shall be welcome; his majesty. Note the language he uses is highly gendered: he likens himself to a drab and a whore (both terms for a prostitute in Elizabethan England), and a scullion or kitchen girl. What was Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba, that he should weep for her? (2.2.555-612), Soliloquy Oh vengeance! Tears in his eyes, distraction ins aspect, It was against your highness whereat (grieved. Come, give. Was he a coward? For murder, though it have no tongue, will speak A discussion of the word "unpregnant" in Act 2, Scene 2 of myShakespeare'sHamlet. That from her working all his visage wann'd, Tears in his eyes, distraction ins aspect, In terms of characterization, this soliloquy shows us the continuation of Hamlet's melancholy and his self-depracating attitude about his lack of action to this point in the story. These lines really explain to us how Hamlet criticizes himself because of his inability to act on his feelings, he also explains how he feels as though this is all a dream. He has already resolved to put an antic disposition on, i.e. But my uncle-father and, I am but mad north-northwest. He feels as though someone is accusing him of being a villain for failing to avenge his fathers death. (Shakespeare 2.2). So Hamlet will ask the actors to perform a version of Hamlets fathers murder before Claudius, and observe Claudius expression as his uncle watches his crime acted out in front of him and the court.

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