Hamlet

by: William Shakespeare

Act 1 Scene 4

Original Text	Modern Text
MARCELLUS 95Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.	MARCELLUS It means that something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
HORATIO Heaven will direct it.	HORATIO If that’s true, we should let God take care of it.
MARCELLUS Nay, let’s follow him.	MARCELLUS No, let’s follow him.
Exeunt	They exit.

Read the Summary of Act I, scenes iii–iv

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