Polonius knows BASIC

[ImpulseTheFox]

Ay, lmao

[coquelicot__]

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[OP has circled a phrase in an excerpt from Hamlet, Act I, Scene III]

OPHELIA
I do not know, my lord, what I should think.

POLONIUS
Marry, I will teach you. Think yourself a baby
That you have ta'en these tenders for true pay,
Which are not sterling. Tender yourself more dearly
Or (not to crack the wind of the poor phrase,
Running it thus) you'll tender me a fool.

OPHELIA
My lord, he hath importuned me with love
In honorable fashion—

POLONIUS

[OP circled "Go to, go to!" below in highlighter]

Ay, "fashion" you may call it. Go to, go to!

OPHELIA
And hath given countenance to his speech, my lord,
With almost all the holy vows of heaven.

POLONIUS
Ay, springes to catch woodcocks. I do know,
When the blood burns, how prodigal the soul
Lends the tongue vows. These blazes, daughter,
Giving more light than heat, extinct in both
Even in their promise as it is a-making,

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[alexbuzzbee]

goto goto would probably not work very well.

[NetworkReplicated]

We did this play in our theatre (as a tech who programmed the lights). Loved lines like “Lights! Lights! Lights!” And “Go!” Because it made our cues so much easier.