FORTINBRAS
Let us assemble the nobility to hear this tale right away.
Though I embrace this moment with sorrow, I have rights to
this kingdom, and now is the time to make claim.
HORATIO
I shall speak of that too. But let the inquiries take place
at once, even while men's minds are wild, so that no further
plots and errors are allowed.
FRANCISCO
Let four captains bear Hamlet's body to the stage. If he had
been crowned, he would have proved most royal. Begin the
drumming and salutes. Take up the bodies, such a sight as
this befits a battlefield, not a royal hall. Go, order the
cannons to fire.
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I'm a writer/artist/activist from California, with a degree in Creative Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara. I've been an advocating for the convention clause of Article V since 2001.
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