Óèëüÿì Øåêñïèð. Ãàìëåò (ïåð.À.Ðàäëîâà)

 
 


 
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                            Ïåðåâîä À. Ðàäëîâîé
 

ÄÅÉÑÒÂÓÞÙÈÅ ËÈÖÀ

 
 
     Êëàâäèé, êîðîëü Äàíèè.
     Ãàìëåò, ñûí ïðåäøåñòâóþùåãî è ïëåìÿííèê öàðñòâóþùåãî êîðîëÿ.
     Ïîëîíèé, êàìåðãåð, ïðèäâîðíûé.
     Ãîðàöèî, äðóã Ãàìëåòà.
     Ëàýðò, ñûí Ïîëîíèÿ.
 
     Âîëüòèìàíä   |
     Êîðíåëèé     |
     Ðîçåíêðàíö   } ïðèäâîðíûå.
     Ãèëüäåíñòåðí |
     Îñðèê        |
 
     Ïðèäâîðíûé
     Ñâÿùåííèê
 
     Ìàðöåëë  |
              } îôèöåðû.
     Áåðíàðäî |
 
     Ôðàíöèñêî, ñîëäàò.
     Ðåéíàëüäî, ñëóãà Ïîëîíèÿ.
     Àêòåðû.
     Äâà øóòà, ìîãèëüùèêè.
     Ôîðòèíáðàñ, ïðèíö íîðâåæñêèé.
     Êàïèòàí.
     Àíãëèéñêèå ïîñëû.
     Ãåðòðóäà, êîðîëåâà Äàíèè, ìàòü Ãàìëåòà.
     Îôåëèÿ, äî÷ü Ïîëîíèÿ.
 
                      Ãîñïîäà, äàìû, îôèöåðû, ñîëäàòû,
                       ìàòðîñû, âåñòíèêè, ñâÿùåííèêè,
                                   ñâèòà.
                           Ïðèçðàê îòöà Ãàìëåòà.
 
                         Ìåñòî äåéñòâèÿ - Ýëüñèíîð.
 
 

ÀÊÒ I

 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ 1

 
 
                      Ýëüñèíîð. Ïëîùàäêà ïåðåä çàìêîì.
                    Ôðàíöèñêî íà ÷àñàõ. Âõîäèò Áåðíàðäî.
 
                                  Áåðíàðäî
 
                    Êòî çäåñü?
 
                                 Ôðàíöèñêî
 
                    Ñàì îòâå÷àé! Ñòîé! È îòêðîé, êòî òû.
 
                                  Áåðíàðäî
 
                    Äà çäðàâñòâóåò êîðîëü!
 
                                 Ôðàíöèñêî
 
                                           Áåðíàðäî?
                                  Áåðíàðäî
 
                                                     Äà.
 
 
                                 Ôðàíöèñêî
 
                     ñâîé ÷àñ âåñüìà èñïðàâíî òû ÿâèëñÿ.
 
                                  Áåðíàðäî
 
                    Óæ ïîëíî÷ü áüåò. Èäè ëîæèñü, Ôðàíöèñêî.
 
                                 Ôðàíöèñêî
 
                    Ñïàñèáî, ÷òî ñìåíèë ìåíÿ. Çàìåðç ÿ,
                    È ñåðäöå íå íà ìåñòå.
 
                                  Áåðíàðäî
 
                    Ïîêà ñòîÿë òû íà ÷àñàõ, âñå áûëî
                    Çäåñü òèõî?
 
                                 Ôðàíöèñêî
 
                                Äàæå ìûøü íå øåâåëüíóëàñü.
 
                                  Áåðíàðäî
 
                    Ïîêîéíîé íî÷è. Åñëè
                    Óâèäèøü òû Ìàðöåëëà è Ãîðàöèî,
                    Òîâàðèùåé ìîèõ, ïîòîðîïè èõ.
 
                                 Ôðàíöèñêî
 
                    ß áóäòî ñëûøó èõ. Ýé, ñòîé! Êòî òàì?
 
                         Âõîäÿò Ãîðàöèî è Ìàðöåëë.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Äðóçüÿ ñòðàíû.
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                                   È ïîääàííûå êîðîëÿ äàò÷àí.
 
                                 Ôðàíöèñêî
 
                    Ïîêîéíîé íî÷è.
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                                   ×åñòíûé äðóã, ïðîùàé.
                    Êòî òóò òåáÿ ñìåíèë?
 
                                 Ôðàíöèñêî
 
                                       Áåðíàðäî çäåñü.
                    Ïîêîéíîé íî÷è âàì!
 
                                  Âûõîäèò.
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                    Ýé, ýé, Áåðíàðäî!
 
                                  Áåðíàðäî
 
                    Ñêàæè, Ãîðàöèî çäåñü?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                          Ëèøü ÷àñòü åãî.
 
                                  Áåðíàðäî
 
                    Äîáðî ïîæàëîâàòü, Ìàðöåëë, Ãîðàöèî!
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                    ×òî, ýòî ñíîâà ïîÿâëÿëîñü?
 
                                  Áåðíàðäî
 
                    ß íè÷åãî íå âèäåë.
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                    Ãîðàöèî ãîâîðèò, ÷òî ýòî íàøå
                    Âîîáðàæåíüå, è íå õî÷åò âåðèòü
                    Â òî ñòðàøíîå, ÷òî äâàæäû íàì ÿâëÿëîñü.
                    Ïîýòîìó ÿ ïðèãëàñèë
                    Ïîñòîðîæèòü çäåñü ñ íàìè íûí÷å íî÷üþ,
                    È, åñëè ñíîâà ÿâèòñÿ âèäåíüå,
                    Îí óáåäèòñÿ â ýòîì ñàì è ìîæåò
                    Çàãîâîðèòü ñ íèì.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                      Òüôó, òüôó, íå ÿâèòñÿ.
 
                                  Áåðíàðäî
 
                    Ïðèñÿäåì çäåñü,
                    È ñíîâà ìû ïîéäåì íà ïðèñòóï âàøèõ
                    Ñòîëü óêðåïëåííûõ ïðîòèâ íàñ óøåé,
                    È ñíîâà âàì ðàññêàæåì, ÷òî âèäàëè
                    Äâå íî÷è ìû.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                 Íó, õîðîøî, ïðèñÿäåì,
                    Ïîñëóøàåì, ÷òî ñêàæåò íàì Áåðíàðäî.
 
                                  Áåðíàðäî
 
                    Ïðîøåäøåé íî÷üþ,
                    Êîãäà îò ïîëþñà âîí òà çâåçäà
                    Ñêëîíÿëàñü ê çàïàäó è îñâåùàëà
                    Òó ÷àñòü íåáåñ, ãäå è ñåé÷àñ ãîðèò,
                    È ïðîáèë ÷àñ, Ìàðöåëë è ÿ...
 
                              Âõîäèò Ïðèçðàê.
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                    Øø... øø... ìîë÷è, ãëÿäè, âîò ñíîâà îí!
 
                                  Áåðíàðäî
 
                    Ñîâñåì êàê áóäòî íàø êîðîëü ïîêîéíûé.
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
                                 (Ãîðàöèî)
 
                    Ó÷åíûé òû - çàãîâîðè ñ íèì, äðóã.
 
                                  Áåðíàðäî
 
                    Ïîõîæ íà êîðîëÿ? Çàìåòü, Ãîðàöèî.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Äà, î÷åíü. Ïîðàæåí ÿ. Ñòðàøíî ìíå.
 
                                  Áåðíàðäî
 
                    Îí áóäòî æäåò, ÷òîá ñ íèì çàãîâîðèëè.
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                    Ãîðàöèî, îáðàòèñü ê íåìó ñ âîïðîñîì.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Êòî òû, ïîõèòèâøèé è ÷àñ íî÷íîé,
                    È îáðàç òîò âîèíñòâåííûé è ñëàâíûé,
                    Êîòîðûé íåêîãäà ïðèíàäëåæàë
                    Ïîêîéíîìó âëàñòèòåëþ äàò÷àí?
                    ß íåáîì çàêëèíàþ, îòâå÷àé!
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                    Îí îñêîðáëåí!
 
                            Ðåéíàëüäî è Áåðíàðäî
 
                                  Ñìîòðèòå, îí óõîäèò.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Ñòîé, ñòîé! ß çàêëèíàþ, îòâå÷àé!
 
                              Ïðèçðàê âûõîäèò.
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                    Óøåë, íå çàõîòåë îí íàì îòâåòèòü.
 
                                  Áåðíàðäî
 
                    Íó, ÷òî, Ãîðàöèî, âû áëåäíû? Äðîæèòå?
                    ×òî æ, ýòî áîëüøå, ÷åì âîîáðàæåíüå?
                    Êàê äóìàåòå âû?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Êëÿíóñü ÿ Áîãîì, ÿ áû íå ïîâåðèë.
                    Êîãäà á íå ïîäòâåðäèëè ýòî ïðÿìî
                    Ìîè ãëàçà.
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                               Íà êîðîëÿ ïîõîæ îí?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Êàê òû íà ñàìîãî ñåáÿ.
                    Â òàêèõ æå îí äîñïåõàõ áûë, êîãäà
                    Ñ íîðâåæñêèì äåðçêèì êîðîëåì îí äðàëñÿ,
                    È òàê æå áðîâè îí íàõìóðèë,
                    Êîãäà, ïåðåãîâîðû îáîðâàâ,
                    Íà ëåä îí âûøâûðíóë ïîëÿêîâ. Ñòðàííî!
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                    È äâàæäû îí â òàêîé æå ìåðòâûé ÷àñ
                    Âîèíñòâåííûì ïðîøåë ïðåä íàìè øàãîì.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    ×òî çíà÷èò ýòî òî÷íî, ÿ íå çíàþ,
                    Íî ïîëàãàþ, ÷òî áîëüøèå áåäû
                    Âñå ýòî çíàìåíóåò äëÿ ñòðàíû.
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                    Íó, ëàäíî. Ïóñòü ðàññêàæåò òîò, êòî çíàåò,
                    Çà÷åì âñåíîùíîé, ñòðîãîé, çîðêîé ñòðàæåé
                    Çäåñü ñòàëè èçíóðÿòü äàò÷àí? Çà÷åì
                    Âåñü äåíü ëüþò ìåäü íà ïóøêè? È çà÷åì
                    Â ÷óæèõ êðàÿõ ñêóïàþò áîåâûå
                    Ïðèïàñû? È çà÷åì ñãîíÿþò òîëïû
                    Ñóäîñòðîèòåëåé, ÷åé ãîðüêèé òðóä
                    Íå ïðåêðàùàåòñÿ è â âîñêðåñåíüå?
                    ×òî êðîåòñÿ çà ýòîþ ãîðÿ÷êîé,
                    Êîãäà òðóä äíÿ äåëèòü óæ ñòàëà íî÷ü?
                    Êòî ìîæåò îáúÿñíèòü ìíå?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                             ß ìîãó,
                    Ïîñêîëüêó õîäèò ñëóõ òàêîé. Êîðîëü íàø
                    Ïîêîéíûé, ÷òî íàì òîëüêî ÷òî ÿâèëñÿ,
                    Îò Ôîðòèíáðàñà, êîðîëÿ íîðâåæöåâ,
                    Ïðèøïîðåííîãî ãîðäîñòüþ ðåâíèâîé,
                    Êàê âàì èçâåñòíî, âûçîâ ïîëó÷èë
                    Íà ïîåäèíîê. Íàø îòâàæíûé Ãàìëåò -
                    Âåñü ìèð èçâåñòíûé çíàë åãî îòâàãó -
                    Óáèë ïðîòèâíèêà. Ïî äîãîâîðó,
                    Ñêðåïëåííîìó çàêîíîì è ïå÷àòüþ,
                    Óáèòûé âìåñòå ñ æèçíüþ îòäàâàë
                    Âñå ïîáåäèòåëþ ñâîè âëàäåíüÿ;
                    È ðàâíîå êîëè÷åñòâî çåìëè
                    Â çàêëàä ïîñòàâèë íàø êîðîëü. È åñëè á
                    Áûë ïîáåäèòåëü Ôîðòèíáðàñ, îí èõ áû
                    È óíàñëåäîâàë, êàê ïî òîìó æå
                    Óñëîâüþ Ãàìëåòó åãî çåìëÿ
                    Äîñòàëàñü. Íûíå æ þíûé Ôîðòèíáðàñ,
                    Ãîðÿ÷èé, íåîòåñàííûé è ïûëêèé,
                    Â Íîðâåãèè - è òàì, è çäåñü - íàáðàë
                    Íå çíàþùèõ çàêîíà ñìåëü÷àêîâ,
                    Ãîòîâûõ ðàäè êîðìà íà ëþáûå
                    Äåëà, áûëà á äëÿ æèâîòà ïîæèâà.
                    Íå ÷òî èíîå ýòî, - òàê ñ÷èòàåò
                    Ïðàâèòåëüñòâî, - êàê æàæäà âçÿòü îáðàòíî
                    Âîîðóæåííîþ ðóêîé òå çåìëè,
                    ×òî ïîòåðÿë åãî îòåö êîãäà-òî.
                    Âîò â ýòîì, ïîëàãàþ ÿ, ïðè÷èíà
                    Ïðèãîòîâëåíèé íàøèõ, ñòðîãîé ñòðàæè
                    È ýòîé ñïåøêè, øóìà â ãîñóäàðñòâå.
 
                                  Áåðíàðäî
 
                    ß òîæå äóìàþ, ÷òî ýòî òàê.
                    È, ìîæåò áûòü, âîèíñòâåííûé òîò îáðàç,
                    Ñòîëü ñõîæèé ñ êîðîëåì, ïðîøåë ñðåäü íàñ
                    Êàê ýòèõ âîéí çà÷èíùèê è ïðè÷èíà.
                    Ïûëèíêà ýòà ìîæåò îìðà÷èòü
                    Ãëàç ðàçóìà. Â âûñîêîì, ñëàâíîì Ðèìå,
                    Ïðåä òåì êàê ïàë ìîãóùåñòâåííûé Þëèé,
                    Ìîãèëû ñòàëè ïóñòîâàòü, âñòàâàëè
                    È â ñàâàíàõ áðîäèëè ìåðòâåöû,
                    Ïî ðèìñêèì óëèöàì âèçæàëè, âûëè;
                    È çâåçäû ñ îãíåííûì õâîñòîì ÿâèëèñü,
                    Êðîâàâàÿ ðîñà, íà ñîëíöå ïÿòíà;
                    È âëàæíàÿ çâåçäà, ÷òî óïðàâëÿåò
                    Âëàäåíüÿìè Íåïòóíà, çàáîëåëà
                    Çàòìåíüåì, êàê â äåíü Ñòðàøíîãî ñóäà.
                    Òàêèå æ çíàìåíüÿ ñîáûòèé ãðîçíûõ,
                    Êàê ñêîðîõîäû ðîêà è ïðîëîãè,
                    ×òî ïðåäâåùàþò áóäóùåå, íûí÷å
                    Íà íåáå è çåìëå çäåñü ïîêàçàëèñü
                    Ðîäíîé íàì Äàíèè è âñåì äàò÷àíàì.
 
                              Âõîäèò Ïðèçðàê.
 
                    Íî òèøå, òèøå... âîò îí ñíîâà âõîäèò,
                    ß ïóòü åìó çàãîðîæó, õîòÿ áû
                    Ìåíÿ èñïîðòèë îí. Ñòîé, íàâàæäåíüå!
                    È åñëè ó òåáÿ åñòü çâóê èëü ãîëîñ,
                    Îòâåòü ìíå!
                    È åñëè ÿ äîáðî ìîãó ñâåðøèòü
                    Òåáå íà ïîìîùü, à ñåáå âî áëàãî,
                    Îòâåòü ìíå!
                    È åñëè ðîäèíû òû çíàåøü ðîê,
                    Êîòîðûé çíàíüåì ìîæíî îòâðàòèòü,
                    Îòâåòü ìíå!
                    È åñëè òû áûë ïðèíóæäåí ïðè æèçíè
                    Íàãðàáëåííîå â çåìëþ çàêîïàòü, -
                    Çà ÷òî, êàê ãîâîðÿò, âû ÷àñòî, äóõè,
                    Îñóæäåíû áðîäèòü è ïîñëå ñìåðòè, -
                    Îòâåòü! Ñòîé è îòâåòü!
 
                                Ïîåò ïåòóõ.
 
                                           Äåðæè, Ìàðöåëë!
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                    ×òî? Ìíå åãî óäàðèòü áåðäûøîì?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Äà, åñëè äâèíåòñÿ.
 
                                  Áåðíàðäî
 
                                       Îí çäåñü!
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Îí çäåñü!
 
                              Ïðèçðàê âûõîäèò.
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                              Óøåë îí!
                    Ìû âåëè÷àâîìó ñîçäàíüþ çðÿ
                    Ïîäîáèåì íàñèëüÿ óãðîæàëè.
                    Îí íåâðåäèì, êàê âîçäóõ, à óäàðû
                    Çäåñü íàøè òùåòíû, ëèøü îáèäíûé ãëóì.
 
                                  Áåðíàðäî
 
                    Îí áû îòâåòèë, äà ïåòóõ çàïåë.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Êàê ÷òî-òî âèíîâàòîå, îí âçäðîãíóë
                    Ïðè îêëèêå óæàñíîì. ß ñëûõàë -
                    Ïåòóõ, ÷òî ñëóæèò óòðåííåé òðóáîé,
                    Ñâîåé ïðîíçèòåëüíîé è çâîíêîé ãëîòêîé
                    Äíåâíîãî áîãà áóäèò. È ïðè ýòîì
                    Ïðåäóïðåæäåíüå, - áóäü â îãíå èëü ìîðå,
                    Â çåìëå èëü âîçäóõå, - ñïåøèò äîìîé
                    Áëóæäàþùèé è ñóìàñáðîäíûé äóõ.
                    Âîò äîêàçàòåëüñòâî, ÷òî ýòî ïðàâäà.
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                    Äà, îí èñ÷åç, êîãäà ïåòóõ çàïåë.
                    Âîò ãîâîðÿò, ÷òî ïåðåä òåìè äíÿìè,
                    Êîãäà ìû ðîæäåñòâî Õðèñòà ñïðàâëÿåì,
                    Âñþ íî÷ü ïîåò òà óòðåííÿÿ ïòèöà.
                    Â òàêóþ íî÷ü óæ äóõ íå øåâåëüíåòñÿ,
                    È áëàãîòâîðíû íî÷è è ïëàíåòû
                    Íå óáèâàþò íèêîãî, è ôåè
                    È âåäüìû êîëäîâàòü óæå íå ìîãóò -
                    Òàê ìèëîñòèâî, ñâÿòî ýòî âðåìÿ.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Îò÷àñòè âåðþ â ýòî ÿ. Âçãëÿíèòå,
                    Âîò â àëîé ìàíòèè ñòóïàåò óòðî
                    Òàì, ïî ðîñå âîñòî÷íûõ ãîð âûñîêèõ,
                    Ïðåðâàòü ìû ìîæåì ñòðàæó. Ìîé ñîâåò -
                    Âñå ìîëîäîìó Ãàìëåòó îòêðûòü,
                    ×òî âèäåëè ìû íî÷üþ. ß êëÿíóñü,
                    ×òî äóõ, íåìîé äëÿ íàñ, åìó îòâåòèò.
                    Ñîãëàñíû ëü âû âñå ðàññêàçàòü åìó,
                    Êàê íàì âåëèò è äîëã íàø è ëþáîâü?
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                    Ïðîøó âàñ òàê è ñäåëàòü. Çíàþ ÿ,
                    Ãäå óòðîì íàì ñêîðåé åãî íàéòè.
 
                                  Âûõîäÿò.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ 2

 
 
                       Ïàðàäíàÿ çàëà â çàìêå. Òðóáû.
              Âõîäÿò êîðîëü, êîðîëåâà, Ãàìëåò, Ïîëîíèé, Ëàýðò,
                 Êîðíåëèé, Âîëüòèìàíä, ïðèäâîðíûå è ñâèòà.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                    Õîòü â íàøåé ïàìÿòè åùå ñâåæà
                    Ñìåðòü Ãàìëåòà, âîçëþáëåííîãî áðàòà,
                    È ïîäîáàåò íàì íåñòè ïå÷àëü
                    Â ñåðäöàõ, è ÷òîáû êîðîëåâñòâî íàøå
                    Îäíèì ëèöîì íàõìóðåííûì êàçàëîñü,
                    Íî âñå æå óì ïðèðîäó ïîáåäèë -
                    È ñ ìóäðîé áîëüþ äóìàåì î áðàòå,
                    Îäíîâðåìåííî ïîìíÿ î ñåáå.
                    Ïîýòîìó ìû ñ ðàäîñòüþ íåïîëíîé -
                    Â îäíîì ãëàçó ñëåçà, â äðóãîì óëûáêà
                    Ñìåøàâ ñî ñâàäüáîé ïîõîðîííûé ïëà÷
                    È ïîãðåáåíüå ñ ñâàäåáíûì âåñåëüåì,
                    Óðàâíîâåñèâ ñ÷àñòüå è ïå÷àëü, -
                    Ìû âçÿëè â æåíû êîðîëåâó íàøó,
                    ×òî íåêîãäà ñåñòðîþ íàì áûëà,
                    Íàñëåäíèöó âîèíñòâåííîé ñòðàíû.
                    È â ýòîì ïîñòóïèëè ìû ñîãëàñíî
                    Ñîâåòàì âàøèì ìóäðûì, ÷òî ñâîáîäíî
                    Âû äàëè íàì. Çà âñå áëàãîäàðèì.
                    Òåïåðü ê äðóãîìó ñ âàìè ïåðåéäåì:
                    Êàê âàì èçâåñòíî, þíûé Ôîðòèíáðàñ,
                    Íàñ íèçêî îöåíÿ èëè ñ÷èòàÿ,
                    ×òî ñìåðòü íàì äîðîãîãî áðàòà ââåðãëà
                    Â ðàññòðîéñòâî è óïàäîê êîðîëåâñòâî,
                    Î ïðåâîñõîäñòâå âîçìå÷òàë ñâîåì
                    È ñòàë ïîñëàíüÿìè íàì äîêó÷àòü
                    È òðåáîâàòü âîçâðàòà òåõ çåìåëü,
                    ×òî îò åãî îòöà íàø õðàáðûé áðàò
                    Ïî ïðàâó âçÿë. Âîò âñå î íåì. Òåïåðü
                    Î íàñ è î ñîáðàíüå íàøåì ñêàæåì.
                    Âîò äåëî â ÷åì: ïèñüìî âîò ýòî ïèøåì
                    Ìû äÿäå Ôîðòèíáðàñà, êîðîëþ
                    Íîðâåæñêîìó, áîëüíîìó ñòàðèêó,
                    Êîòîðûé âðÿä ëè çíàåò î äåëàõ
                    È çàìûñëàõ ïëåìÿííèêà. Ìû ïðîñèì
                    Êîíåö çàòåÿì ýòèì ïîëîæèòü -
                    Âåäü è âåðáîâêà è ñíàáæåíüå âîéñê
                    Ñðåäü ïîääàííûõ åãî æå ïðîèñõîäÿò,
                    Ïîýòîìó, Êîðíåëèé, Âîëüòèìàíä,
                    Ìû ïîñûëàåì âàñ ñ ïèñüìîì ëþáåçíûì
                    Ê íîðâåæöó-ñòàðèêó. Ïðè ýòîì ìû
                    Âàì ïîëíîìî÷èé áîëüøèõ íå äàåì
                     ïåðåãîâîðàõ ñ êîðîëåì, ÷åì ýòî
                    Óêàçàíî â ïîñëàíüå. Íó, ïðîùàéòå.
                    Ïîñïåøíîñòüþ óñåðäüå äîêàæèòå.
 
                           Êîðíåëèé è Âîëüòèìàíä
 
                    Êàê è âî âñåì, óñåðäüå çäåñü äîêàæåì.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                    Íå ñîìíåâàþñü â ýòîì ÿ. Ïðîùàéòå.
 
                       Êîðíåëèé è Âîëüòèìàíä âûõîäÿò.
 
                    ×òî íîâîãî íàì ñêàæåò Ëàýðò?
                    Ó âàñ åñòü ïðîñüáà ê íàì. Î ÷åì, ñêàæèòå?
                    È åñëè ïðîñüáà âàøà ê êîðîëþ
                    Ðàçóìíà, - íå íàïðàñíà áóäåò ðå÷ü.
                    ×åãî áû âû, Ëàýðò, íè ïîæåëàëè,
                    Áåç ïðîñüáû ÿ ãîòîâ âàì ïðåäëîæèòü.
                    Íå áîëå ñåðäöå ãîëîâå ñðîäíè,
                    Óñòàì íå áîëåå ðóêà ïîñëóøíà,
                    ×åì äàòñêèé òðîí íàø âàøåìó îòöó.
                    ×åãî õîòèòå âû, Ëàýðò?
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                                           Ìèëîðä,
                    Ïîçâîëüòå ìíå âî Ôðàíöèþ âåðíóòüñÿ,
                    Îòêóäà äîáðîâîëüíî ÿ ïðèåõàë
                    Ïî äîëãó íà êîðîíîâàíüå âàøå.
                    Òåïåðü, ÷òî äîëã èñïîëíåí, ñîçíàþñü,
                    Ìûñëü è æåëàíüå ê Ôðàíöèè ñòðåìÿòñÿ
                    È æäóò, ñêëîíÿñü, ïðîùåíüÿ è ñîãëàñüÿ.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                    Îòåö ñîãëàñåí âàø? Íó êàê, Ïîëîíèé?
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                    Ìèëîðä, òàê äîëãî îí ìíå äîêó÷àë
                    Ïðèëåæíûìè ìîëüáàìè, ÷òî ñîãëàñüå
                    Ïðîòèâ æåëàíüÿ äàë ÿ, íàêîíåö.
                    Ìîëþ âàñ ðàçðåøèòü åìó óåõàòü.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                    Íó, â äîáðûé ÷àñ, Ëàýðò. Ñâîáîäåí òû
                    Ñîáîé è âðåìåíåì ðàñïîðÿæàòüñÿ.
                    Íó, Ãàìëåò, êðîâíûé ðîäñòâåííèê è ñûí!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
                                (â ñòîðîíó)
 
                    Ïîáîëüøå êðîâíûé è ïîìåíüøå ñûí.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                    Êàê, òó÷è âñå âàñ îêðóæàþò?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                                Íåò,
                    Ïîä ñëèøêîì ÿðêèì ñîëíöåì ÿ, ìèëîðä.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                    Î ìèëûé Ãàìëåò, ñáðîñü íî÷íîé òâîé öâåò,
                    Íà êîðîëÿ äàò÷àí âçãëÿíè, êàê äðóã.
                    Íå âå÷íî æ, âåêè îïóñòèâ, â ïûëè
                    Èñêàòü îòöà äîñòîéíîãî. Òû çíàåøü,
                    Òàêîâ óäåë âñåîáùèé: âñå óìðåò,
                    È ÷åðåç æèçíü âñå â âå÷íîñòü ïåðåéäåò.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Äà, ãîñïîæà, òàêîâ óäåë âñåîáùèé.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                    Íî åñëè âñåì ñóäüáà òàê ñóæäåíà,
                    ×åì êàæåòñÿ îñîáîé çäåñü îíà?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Êàê "êàæåòñÿ"? Íåò, åñòü! Íåò íè÷åãî çäåñü,
                    ×òî êàæåòñÿ. Íè ïëàù ìîé, êàê ÷åðíèëà,
                    Íè óñòàíîâëåííûé è ìðà÷íûé òðàóð,
                    Íè òÿæêèé âçäîõ ïîäàâëåííîé ãðóäè,
                    Íè ðåêè ñëåç, òåêóùèå èç ãëàç,
                    Íè ãîðåñòíîå æàëêîå ëèöî
                    Ñî âñåìè çíàêàìè è âèäîì ãîðÿ
                    Íå ìîãóò èñòèííî îòêðûòü ìåíÿ.
                    Âñå ýòî "êàæóùèìñÿ" ìîæåò áûòü.
                    Òî, ÷òî âíóòðè, èçîáðàçèøü åäâà ëè,
                    À ýòî - ëèøü óáîð ìîåé ïå÷àëè.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                    Êàê òðîãàòåëüíî è ïîõâàëüíî, Ãàìëåò
                    ×òî ñêîðáíûé äîëã îòöó âû âîçäàåòå.
                    Íî âåäü îòåö âàø ïîòåðÿë îòöà,
                    È òîò îòåö îòöà ëèøèëñÿ. Êàæäûé,
                    Êòî ïåðåæèë îòöà, ñûíîâíèé äîëã
                    Îáÿçàí èñïîëíÿòü, ñêîðáÿ íàä íèì,
                    Íî ëèøü îïðåäåëåííûé ñðîê; à åñëè
                    Óïîðñòâîâàòü â óïðÿìîì ãîðå ñòàíåì -
                     íå÷åñòüå ìîæåì âïàñòü. Íå ïî-ìóæñêè
                    Òàê ãîðåâàòü. Âåäü ýòî ñâîéñòâî âîëè,
                    Áóíòóþùåé ïðîòèâ íåáåñ, è ñåðäöà
                    Íåñèëüíîãî, äóøè íåòåðïåëèâîé,
                    Ïðîñòîãî, íåó÷åíîãî óìà:
                    Âåäü òî, ÷òî íåèçáûâíî è îáû÷íî,
                    Êàê ñàìàÿ îáûäåííàÿ âåùü,
                    Ìû íå äîëæíû ñ óíûíèåì óãðþìûì
                    Òàê ê ñåðäöó ïðèíèìàòü. Ôó, ýòî ãðåõ
                    Ïðîòèâ íåáåñ, è ãðåõ ïðîòèâ óìåðøèõ,
                    È ãðåõ ïðîòèâ ïðèðîäû, - îí ïðîòèâåí
                    Çàêîíó Ðàçóìà, ÷òî ñìåðòü îòöîâ
                    Ïðèçíàë è óòâåðäèë îò ïåðâîé ñìåðòè
                    Äî ÷åëîâåêà, ÷òî ñåãîäíÿ óìåð:
                    "Òàê áûòü äîëæíî". Ìû ïðîñèì âàñ, ñòðÿõíèòå
                    Íàïðàñíóþ ïå÷àëü è íàñ ñ÷èòàéòå
                    Îòöîì, ÷òîá âñÿ âñåëåííàÿ óçíàëà,
                    ×òî ê òðîíó íàøåìó âû áëèæå âñåõ,
                    È òàê æå ùåäðî, êàê äàðèò ëþáîâüþ
                    Ðîäíîãî ñûíà ëþáÿùèé îòåö,
                    ß âàñ äàðþ. À âàøå ïîæåëàíüå
                    Âåðíóòüñÿ äëÿ ó÷åíüÿ â Âèòòåíáåðã
                    Æåëàíèÿì ïðîòèâîðå÷èò íàøèì,
                    È î÷åíü âàñ ìû ïðîñèì çäåñü îñòàòüñÿ
                    Íà óòåøåíèå è ðàäîñòü íàì,
                    Êàê ïåðâûé äâîðÿíèí, ïëåìÿííèê, ñûí íàø.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                    Ìîé Ãàìëåò, ìàòü íå çàñòàâëÿé íàïðàñíî
                    Ïðîñèòü. Îñòàíüñÿ! Â Âèòòåíáåðã íå åçäè!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    ß ïîñòàðàþñü áûòü ïîñëóøíûì âàì.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                    Êàêîé îòâåò ëþáåçíûé è ïðèâû÷íûé!
                    Îñòàíüñÿ ñ íàìè â Äàíèè. (Êîðîëåâå.) Èäåìòå.
                    Ñîãëàñèåì íåâûíóæäåííûì, ìèëûì
                    Íàì Ãàìëåò ñåðäöå ðàäóåò, è ìû
                    Õîòèì, ÷òîá êàæäûé êóáîê, ÷òî ñåãîäíÿ
                    Êîðîëü îñóøèò â ÷åñòü åãî, áûë çíàêîì,
                    ×òîá ïóøêè çàãðåìåëè â íåáåñà
                    È ãðîì íåáåñíûé ñòàë áû îòãîëîñêîì
                    Çåìíûõ ãðîìîâ çàçäðàâíûõ. Íó, èäåìòå!
                    Òðóáû. Âñå âûõîäÿò, êðîìå Ãàìëåòà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Î, åñëè á ñëèøêîì êðåïêîå ìîãëî áû
                    Ðàñòàÿòü òåëî è ðîñîé èçëèòüñÿ!
                    Î, åñëè áû ïðåäâå÷íûé íàì çàêîíîì
                    Íå çàïðåòèë ñàìîóáèéñòâà! Áîæå!
                    Êàê æàëêè, ïëîñêè è áåñïëîäíû âñå,
                    Ìíå êàæåòñÿ, äåëà íà ýòîì ñâåòå.
                    Òüôó íà íåãî! Âåäü ýòî äèêèé ñàä,
                    Çàðîñøèé ñîðíÿêîì. Âñå, ÷òî â ïðèðîäå
                    Äóðíîãî åñòü è ãðóáîãî â íåì çðååò,
                    Âëàäååò èì. Äî ýòîãî äîøëî!
                    Äâà ìåñÿöà, êàê óìåð îí, äà íåò
                    Äâóõ ìåñÿöåâ! Òàêîé êîðîëü ïðåêðàñíûé!
                    Ñðàâíèøü ëè èõ - Ãèïåðèîí ñ ñàòèðîì!
                    Òàê ìàòü ìîþ ëþáèë, ÷òî âåòðó ðåçêî
                    Êîñíóòüñÿ á îí íå äàë åå ëèöà.
                    Î íåáî è çåìëÿ! Çà÷åì ÿ äîëæåí
                    Âñå âñïîìèíàòü? Îíà íà íåì âèñåëà,
                    Êàê áóäòî ãîëîä ðîñ â íåé îò òîãî æå,
                    ×åì íàñûùàëñÿ. Âñå æå ÷åðåç ìåñÿö...
                    Íå äóìàòü áû îá ýòîì... Ñëàáîñòü - èìÿ
                    Òâîå, î æåíùèíà! Íå èçíîñèëà
                    È áàøìàêîâ, â êîòîðûõ øëà îíà
                    Çà ãðîáîì áåäíîãî îòöà, â ñëåçàõ,
                    Êàê Íèîáåÿ... È îíà! Îíà!
                    Î áîæå, áîæå! Íåðàçóìíûé çâåðü -
                    È òîò áû äîëüøå òîñêîâàë! Ïîøëà
                    Çà äÿäþ, áðàòà ìîåãî îòöà,
                    Êîòîðûé íà íåãî ïîõîæ íå áîëüøå,
                    ×åì ÿ íà Ãåðêóëåñà! ×åðåç ìåñÿö!
                    Åùå çàïëàêàíû, êðàñíû ãëàçà
                    Îò ëæèâûõ ñëåç. È çàìóæåì îíà!
                    Ïðûòü ìåðçêàÿ! Òàê êèíóòüñÿ ïîñïåøíî
                    Â ïîñòåëü êðîâîñìåøåíüÿ!
                    Äîáðà çäåñü íåò, è çäåñü íå áûòü äîáðó.
                    Íî, ñåðäöå, ðàçîðâèñü! Ìîë÷è, ÿçûê!
 
                    Âõîäÿò Ãîðàöèî, Ìàðöåëë è Áåðíàðäî.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Ïðèâåò, ìèëîðä, âàì.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                         Î÷åíü ðàä âàñ âèäåòü.
                    Ãîðàöèî, åñëè íå îøèáñÿ ÿ?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Ìèëîðä, îí ñàìûé, âàø ñëóãà ïîêîðíûé.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Íåò - äðóã ìîé, è ìåíÿ çîâèòå äðóãîì.
                    Íî ÷òî âàñ ïðèâåëî èç Âèòòåíáåðãà?
                    Ìàðöåëë!
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                             Ìèëîðä ëþáåçíûé?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    ß ðàä âàñ âèäåòü. (Áåðíàðäî.) Äîáðûé âå÷åð, ñýð.
                    Íî ÷òî æ âàñ ïðèâåëî èç Âèòòåíáåðãà?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Íàêëîííîñòü ê ëåíè, äîðîãîé ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    ß á íå ïîçâîëèë âàøåìó âðàãó
                    Òàê ãîâîðèòü. È âû íå ïðèíóæäàéòå
                    Ìîé ñëóõ ïðèíÿòü òàêèå ïîêàçàíüÿ
                    Ïðîòèâ Ãîðàöèî. Íå ëåíòÿé âû, çíàþ.
                    ×òî äåëàåòå â Ýëüñèíîðå âû?
                    Äî âàøåãî îòúåçäà ìû íàó÷èì
                    Âàñ ëèõî ïèòü.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                   Ìèëîðä, ñþäà ÿ åõàë
                    Íà ïîãðåáåíüå âàøåãî îòöà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Íå ñìåéñÿ íàäî ìíîé, ñòóäåíò-òîâàðèù, -
                    Ñêîðåé íà ñâàäüáó ìàòåðè ìîåé.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Íó äà, ìèëîðä, óæ áîëüíî áûñòðî ñâàäüáà
                    Ïîñëåäîâàëà çäåñü çà ïîãðåáåíüåì.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Ðàñ÷åò, ðàñ÷åò, Ãîðàöèî, - ñ ïîõîðîí
                    Õâàòèëî áëþä îñòûâøèõ è íà ñâàäüáó.
                    Óæ ëó÷øå áû â ðàþ ñ âðàãîì çàêëÿòûì
                    ß âñòðåòèëñÿ, ÷åì ïåðåæèòü òîò äåíü!
                    Îòåö ìîé... êàæåòñÿ, îòöà ÿ âèæó...
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Î ãäå, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                   Ãëàçàìè ìûñëè, äðóã.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Åãî ÿ âèäåë ðàç. Îí áûë êîðîëü.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Îí ÷åëîâåê áûë ïîäëèííûé. Íè â ÷åì
                    ß ðàâíîãî åìó óæ íå óâèæó.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Ìèëîðä, ìíå êàæåòñÿ, ÷òî íûí÷å íî÷üþ
                    Îí ìíå ÿâèëñÿ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                    Êàê? ßâèëñÿ? Êòî?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Êîðîëü, îòåö âàø.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                      Ìîé îòåö, êîðîëü?
                    Ïîêà íå èçóìëÿéòåñü, ñî âíèìàíèåì
                    Ìåíÿ ïîñëóøàéòå, ÷òîáû ÿ ìîã,
                    Ñ ïîðóêîþ âîò ýòèõ äâóõ äâîðÿí,
                    Îòêðûòü âàì ýòî ÷óäî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                          Ðàäè Áîãà,
                    Äàé ìíå óñëûøàòü.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                      Ýòè ãîñïîäà,
                    Áåðíàðäî è Ìàðöåëë, äâå íî÷è ñðÿäó,
                    Çäåñü ñòîÿ íà ÷àñàõ, â ïóñòûíå ìåðòâîé
                    Ïîëóíî÷è, âîò ÷òî âèäàëè: êòî-òî,
                    Ïîäîáíûé âàøåìó îòöó, ÿâèëñÿ
                    Âîîðóæåííûé ñ ãîëîâû äî íîã;
                    Òîðæåñòâåííîé ïîõîäêîé âåëè÷àâî
                    È ìåäëåííî ïðîøåë îí ïåðåä íèìè
                    Íà ðàññòîÿíèè æåçëà; òðè ðàçà
                    Ïðîøåë îí. À îíè, ïî÷òè ðàñïëàâÿñü
                    Îò óæàñà, ñòîÿëè ìîë÷à. Ìíå
                    Ïîä ñòðàøíîé êëÿòâîé âñå îíè ñêàçàëè.
                    È òðåòüþ íî÷ü ÿ ñ íèìè ñòàë íà ñòðàæå.
                    È â òîì æå îáðàçå, è â òîò æå ÷àñ,
                    Êàê áû ñëîâà èõ òî÷íî ïîäòâåðæäàÿ,
                    Âèäåíüå ñíîâà ïîÿâèëîñü. Çíàë
                    ß âàøåãî îòöà. Âîò ýòè ðóêè
                    Íå áîëåå ïîõîæè äðóã íà äðóãà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Íî ãäå âñå ýòî áûëî?
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                    Íà òîé ïëîùàäêå, ãäå ñòîèì íà ñòðàæå.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Âû ãîâîðèëè ñ íèì?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                       Çàãîâîðèë,
                    Ìèëîðä, íî îí íå îòâå÷àë. À âñå æå
                    Ìíå ïîêàçàëîñü âäðóã, ÷òî áóäòî ïîäíÿë
                    Îí ãîëîâó, äâèæåíüå ñäåëàë, êàê áû
                    Õîòåë çàãîâîðèòü, íî òóò ãîðëàñòûé
                    Çàïåë ïåòóõ. Ïðè ýòîì çâóêå áûñòðî
                    Îí ñæàëñÿ è èñ÷åç èç ãëàç.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                              Êàê ñòðàííî...
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Êàê òî, ÷òî ÿ æèâó, âñå ýòî ïðàâäà.
                    Ìû äóìàåì, ÷òî äîëã íàì ïðåäïèñàë
                    Âàì âñå îòêðûòü.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Êîíå÷íî, ãîñïîäà. Íî ÿ â ñìÿòåíüå.
                    Ñåãîäíÿ âû íà ñòðàæå?
 
                             Ìàðöåëë è Áåðíàðäî
 
                                          Ìû, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Îí áûë âîîðóæåí?
 
                             Ìàðöåëë è Áåðíàðäî
 
                                    Âîîðóæåí,
                    Ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                            Îò ãîëîâû äî ïÿò?
 
                             Ìàðöåëë è Áåðíàðäî
 
                    Îò ãîëîâû äî íîã.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Òàê âû íå âèäåëè åãî ëèöà?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Î, íåò, âèäàëè -
                    Çàáðàëî áûëî ïîäíÿòî, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Ãëÿäåë îí ìðà÷íî?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Ñêîðåé ïå÷àëü áûëà â íåì, à íå ãíåâ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Îí áëåäåí áûë èëè êðàñåí?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                              Î÷åíü áëåäåí.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Íà âàñ ñìîòðåë îí?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                       Äà, ïðèñòàëüíî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Õîòåë áû ÿ òàì áûòü.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                         Îí ïîðàçèë áû âàñ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Äà, äà, âîçìîæíî. Äîëãî ïðîáûë îí?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Íå òîðîïÿñü, ìû á äî ñòà ñîñ÷èòàëè.
 
                             Ìàðöåëë è Áåðíàðäî
 
                    Íåò, äîëüøå, äîëüøå.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Êîãäà åãî ÿ âèäåë, òî íå äîëüøå.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    À áîðîäà ñåäàÿ ó íåãî?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Íåò, êàê ïðè æèçíè ó íåãî áûëà, -
                    ×åðíà, íî ñåðåáðèñòà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                          Íûí÷å íî÷üþ
                    Íà ñòðàæå áóäó ÿ, Áûòü ìîæåò, îí
                    Îïÿòü ïðèäåò.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                  Çà ýòî ÿ ðó÷àþñü.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    È åñëè ïðèìåò áëàãîðîäíûé îáðàç
                    Îí ìîåãî îòöà - çàãîâîðþ ñ íèì,
                    Õîòÿ áû àä ðàçâåðçñÿ è âåëåë ìíå
                    Ìîë÷àíèå õðàíèòü. Ïðîøó âàñ âñåõ -
                    Êàê äî ñèõ ïîð âñå âèäåííîå â òàéíå
                    Âû ñîõðàíÿëè, òàê è âïðåäü ìîë÷èòå;
                    È ÷òî áû íûí÷å íî÷üþ íè ñëó÷èëîñü,
                    Ïóñòü ïîíèìàåò óì, ÿçûê ìîë÷èò.
                    Çà äðóæáó ÿ âàì îòïëà÷ó. Ïðîùàéòå.
                    ß äî ïîëóíî÷è ê âàì íà ïëîùàäêó
                    Ïðèäó.
 
                                    Âñå
 
                           Ìèëîðä, èìååì ÷åñòü ïðîñòèòüñÿ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Ëþáëþ âàñ, êàê è âû ìåíÿ. Ïðîùàéòå.
 
                        Âñå âûõîäÿò, êðîìå Ãàìëåòà.
 
                    Äóõ ìîåãî îòöà â âîîðóæåíüå...
                    Íåõîðîøî. Ïîäîçðåâàþ ÿ
                    Èãðó çäåñü ãíóñíóþ. Ñêîðåé áû íî÷ü!
                    Êðåïèñü, äóøà! Çëî, âñå äåëà òâîè
                    Ïðåäñòàíóò ëþäÿì, õîòü èç-ïîä çåìëè.
 
                                  Âûõîäèò.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ 3

 
 
                          Êîìíàòà â äîìå Ïîëîíèÿ.
                           Âõîäÿò Ëàýðò è Îôåëèÿ.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                      Ïîêëàæà óæ íà êîðàáëå. Ïðîùàéòå!
                      Ïðè ñëó÷àå è ïðè ïîïóòíîì âåòðå,
                      Ñåñòðà, íå ñïèòå è ïðèøëèòå ìíå
                      Âåñòü î ñåáå.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                                    Âû â ýòîì ñîìíåâàëèñü?
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                      À ÷òî äî Ãàìëåòà, åãî âíèìàíüå -
                      Ëèøü ìîäíàÿ èãðà, ëèøü ïðèõîòü êðîâè,
                      Ôèàëêà þíàÿ âåñíîé, öâåòîê
                      Õîòü ðàííèé, íî çàòî íåäîëãîâå÷íûé,
                      Õîòÿ è ñëàäêèé, íî çàòî íåïðî÷íûé;
                      Îí ëüåò ìèíóòíîå áëàãîóõàíüå
                      È áîëüøå íè÷åãî.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                                       È áîëüøå íè÷åãî?
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                      Ïîâåðüòå, òàê
                      Ïðèðîäà óâåëè÷èâàåò â íàñ
                      Íå òîëüêî ìóñêóëû è ðîñò; íî ñ õðàìîì
                      Ðàñòóò îäíîâðåìåííî óì è ñåðäöå,
                      ×òî ñëóæèò â íåì.
                      Áûòü ìîæåò, îí ñåé÷àñ è ëþáèò âàñ;
                      Áûòü ìîæåò, ÷èñòîòó åãî æåëàíèé
                      Ïÿòíî ëóêàâñòâà íå ãðÿçíèò. Íî áîéòåñü!
                      Åãî ïðîèñõîæäåíüå âçâåñüòå. Îí
                      Íå ñàì ñâîåþ âîëåé óïðàâëÿåò,
                      È ñâîåãî ðîæäåíüÿ îí ñëóãà,
                      È, êàê ïðîñòûå ëþäè, îí íå ìîæåò
                      Ñàì âûáèðàòü. Îò âûáîðà åãî
                      Ñòðàíû áëàãîïîëó÷èå çàâèñèò;
                      È ýòîò âûáîð äîëæåí áûòü ñêðåïëåí
                      Ñîãëàñüåì è ñîèçâîëåíüåì òåëà,
                      Êîòîðîìó îí ñëóæèò ãîëîâîé.
                      È åñëè î ëþáâè îí ãîâîðèò âàì,
                      Áëàãîðàçóìíû áóäüòå è åìó
                      Ëèøü âåðüòå òàê, êàê â ýòîì ïîëîæåíüå
                      Îí ñëîâî äåëîì ìîæåò ïîäòâåðäèòü, -
                      À çäåñü âñÿ Äàíèÿ äîëæíà ðåøàòü.
                      Êàê ïîñòðàäàëà á âàøà ÷åñòü, ïîéìèòå,
                      Êîãäà á äîâåð÷èâî âû ñòàëè ñëóøàòü
                      Òî, ÷òî îí âàì ïîåò, èëü ñåðäöå âàøå
                      Åìó áû îòäàëè, èëü ÷èñòûé êëàä ñâîé
                      Åãî áåçìåðíîé äåðçîñòè îòêðûëè!
                      Îôåëèÿ, ìèëàÿ ñåñòðà, ñòðàøèòåñü
                      È ïðÿ÷üòåñü â ãëóáèíå ñâîåé ëþáâè,
                      ×òîá âàñ íå ñæåã îãîíü åãî æåëàíèé.
                      Ñêóïàÿ äåâóøêà óæå ùåäðà,
                      Êîãäà ïðè ìåñÿöå ñíèìàåò ìàñêó,
                      Ïî ÷èñòîòå ñàìîé áüåò êëåâåòà,
                      Äåòåé âåñíû êàê ÷àñòî òî÷èò ÷åðâü,
                      Ïîêà åùå íå ðàñïóñòèëèñü ïî÷êè,
                      È â þíûõ óòðåííèõ ïðîçðà÷íûõ ðîñàõ
                      Ïîâåòðèÿ çàðàçíåå âñåãî.
                      Òàê áóäüòå îñòîðîæíû - ñòðàõ ñïàñåò:
                      Îïàñíà þíîñòü, äàæå áåç íåâçãîä.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                      Îõðàíîé áóäåò ñåðäöó ìîåìó
                      Óðîê âàø äîáðûé. Íî, ìîé ìèëûé áðàò,
                      Íå ïîñòóïàéòå, êàê áåçáîæíûé ïàñòûðü,
                      Óêàçûâàÿ ïóòü òåðíèñòûé ê íåáó
                      Äðóãèì, à ñàìè, êàê ïóñòîé ïîâåñà,
                      Èäÿ ïóòåì öâåòèñòûì íàñëàæäåíèé,
                      Ñëîâà ñâîè çàáûâ.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                                        Î, íåò, íå áîéòåñü.
                      Íî ìåäëþ ÿ. Èäåò ñþäà îòåö.
 
                              Âõîäèò Ïîëîíèé.
 
                      Íà òîì, êîãî áëàãîñëîâèëè äâàæäû,
                      Äâîéíàÿ áëàãîäàòü. Ìíå âûïàë ñëó÷àé
                      Åùå ïðîñòèòüñÿ ñ âàìè.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                                             Çäåñü åùå âû!
                      Ñêîðåé, ñêîðåå íà êîðàáëü! Ñòûäèòåñü!
                      Óæ äóåò âåòåð â ñïèíó ïàðóñàì,
                      È âàñ òàì æäóò. Íî, âîò áëàãîñëîâåíüå
                      È íàñòàâëåíèé íåñêîëüêî íà ïàìÿòü.
 
                       Êëàäåò ðóêó íà ãîëîâó Ëàýðòà.
 
                      Õðàíèòå èõ.
                      Ìûñëü íå âñåãäà òû ÿçûêó ââåðÿé;
                      Íå âñå òî äåëàé, ÷òî íàäóìàë òû;
                      Áóäü âåæëèâ, íî íè ñ êåì íå áóäü ðàçâÿçåí;
                      Êîãäà äðóçåé, èõ èñïûòàâ, óçíàåøü,
                      Ïðèêóé èõ ê ñåðäöó îáðó÷åì ñòàëüíûì;
                      Íî íå ìîçîëü ëàäîíè, ïîæèìàÿ
                      Âñåì âñòðå÷íûì ðóêè; áîéñÿ â ññîðó ëåçòü,
                      Íî, åñëè óæ ïîññîðèëñÿ, äåðæèñü
                      Òàê, ÷òîá òåáÿ áîÿëñÿ òâîé ïðîòèâíèê;
                      Âñåõ ñëóøàé, íå ñî âñåìè ãîâîðè;
                      Âñå ìíåíüÿ ïðèíèìàé, õðàíè ñâîå;
                      Îäåæäó øåé áîãàòóþ ïî ñðåäñòâàì,
                      Íî áåç ôàíòàçèé, ïûøíî, íå ïåñòðî
                      (Ïî ïëàòüþ ÷àñòî ìû î ëþäÿõ ñóäèì,
                      À çíàòü âî Ôðàíöèè èìååò â ýòîì
                      Èçûñêàííûé è áëàãîðîäíûé âêóñ);
                      Â äîëã íå áåðè è âçàéìû íå äàâàé:
                      Äàâàÿ âçàéìû, ÷àñòî ìû òåðÿåì
                      È äåíüãè è äðóçåé; à â äîëã áåðÿ,
                      Ðàñ÷åòëèâîñòü â õîçÿéñòâå òû ïðèòóïèøü.
                      À ãëàâíîå: ñåáå íå èçìåíÿé,
                      È òàê æå, êàê çà íî÷üþ äåíü ïðèõîäèò,
                      Òàê òû äðóãèì íå áóäåøü èçìåíÿòü.
                      Ïðîùàé. Ñ òîáîé ìîå áëàãîñëîâåíüå.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                      Ìèëîðä, ïî÷òèòåëüíî ïðîùàþñü ñ âàìè.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                      Ïîðà, ïîðà, òàì âàøè ñëóãè æäóò.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                      Îôåëèÿ, ïðîùàéòå, íå çàáóäüòå
                      Òî, ÷òî ÿ âàì ñêàçàë.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                                            Âàøè ñëîâà
                      Çàìêíóëà â ñåðäöå ÿ, à êëþ÷ ó âàñ.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                      Ïðîùàéòå.
 
                                  Âûõîäèò.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                      À ÷òî, Îôåëèÿ, îí âàì ñêàçàë?
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                      Î ëîðäå Ãàìëåòå îí ãîâîðèë.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                      Êëÿíóñü, íåïëîõî âûäóìàë.
                      Ìíå ãîâîðèëè, ÷òî îí î÷åíü ÷àñòî
                      Ñâîå äàðèë âàì âðåìÿ, âû æ åãî
                      Îõîòíî ïðèíèìàëè ó ñåáÿ.
                      À åñëè òàê, êàê ãîâîðèëè ìíå,
                      ×òîá îñòåðå÷ü, ñêàçàòü ÿ äîëæåí âàì,
                      ×òî âàì íåÿñíî, êàê äîëæíà âåñòè
                      Ñåáÿ ñîãëàñíî ÷åñòè äî÷ü ìîÿ.
                      ×òî ìåæäó âàìè? Ãîâîðèòå ïðàâäó.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                      Ìèëîðä, îí ÷àñòî ïðèçíàâàëñÿ ìíå
                      Â ïðèâÿçàííîñòè.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                       ïðèâÿçàííîñòè! Òüôó! Âû, êàê äåâ÷îíêà,
                      Íåîïûòíàÿ â ýòîì ãèáëîì äåëå,
                      Òîëêóåòå. ×òî æ, âåðèòå â ïðèçíàíüÿ?
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                      Ìèëîðä, íå çíàþ ÿ, ÷òî ìíå è äóìàòü.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                      ß íàó÷ó âàñ. Äóìàòü âû äîëæíû,
                      ×òî âû äèòÿ, - çà ÷èñòóþ ìîíåòó
                      Âû ïðèíÿëè ôàëüøèâûå ïðèçíàíüÿ.
                      Ïðèçíàéòå æå, ÷òî âàì öåíà äîðîæå,
                      Èëü, ÷òîá íå âûêèíóòü èç ïåñíè ñëîâà,
                      Ïðèäåòñÿ âàì ïðèçíàòü, ÷òî ÿ äóðàê.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                      Ìèëîðä, îí î ëþáâè ìíå ãîâîðèë
                      Ïðèëè÷íûì îáðàçîì.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                      "Ïðèëè÷íî" íàçûâàåòñÿ! Íó, íó!
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                      Ñëîâà ñâîè îí ïîäêðåïëÿë, ìèëîðä,
                      Ñâÿòûìè âñåìè êëÿòâàìè íåáåñ.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                      Àõ, âñå ñèëêè äëÿ ãëóïûõ ïòèö. ß çíàþ,
                      Êîãäà îãîíü â êðîâè, êàê ùåäðî ñåðäöå
                      Ññóäèòü ãîòîâî êëÿòâàìè ÿçûê.
                      Äî÷ü, íå ñ÷èòàéòå ýòîò áëåñê îãíåì -
                      Äàåò îí áîëüøå ñâåòà, ÷åì òåïëà,
                      È ãàñíåò òàê æå ñêîðî, êàê è âñïûõíóë.
                      Âïåðåä íåìíîãî áóäüòå âû ñêóïåå
                      Íà äåâè÷üå ïðèñóòñòâèå ñâîå,
                      È ðàçãîâîð öåíèòå ñâîé äîðîæå,
                      ×åì ïî ïðèêàçó, è íå î÷åíü âåðüòå
                      Âû ëîðäó Ãàìëåòó. Îí ìîëîä, ìîæåò
                      Ãóëÿòü îí íà âåðåâêå ïîäëèííåå,
                      ×åì âàøà. Ñëîâîì, âû, Îôåëèÿ, êëÿòâàì
                      Åãî íå âåðüòå. Êëÿòâû ýòè - ñâîäíè,
                      ×òî ðÿäÿòñÿ â íàðÿä, èì íå ïðèñóùèé,
                      Ïîñðåäíèöû ãðåõîâíûõ âîæäåëåíèé,
                      Íî ñâÿòîñòüþ è áëàãî÷åñòüåì äûøàò,
                      ×òîá îáìàíóòü âåðíåå. Âîò è âñå.
                      Ðàç íàâñåãäà ÿ ãîâîðþ âàì ÿñíî:
                      Íå ñìåéòå òðàòèòü íè îäíîé ìèíóòû
                      Âû ñ ëîðäîì Ãàìëåòîì íà áîëòîâíþ.
                      Íó, ïîìíèòå ïðèêàç. Òåïåðü ñòóïàéòå.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                      Ìèëîðä, ÿ ïîâèíóþñü.
 
                                  Âûõîäèò.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ 4

 
 
                           Ïëîùàäêà ïåðåä çàìêîì.
                     Âõîäÿò Ãàìëåò, Ãîðàöèî è Ìàðöåëë.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Êàê âîçäóõ ðåçîê. Î÷åíü ñèëüíûé õîëîä.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                   Áîëüøàÿ ñòóæà. Ùèïëåò çëîé ìîðîç.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Êîòîðûé ÷àñ?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                Äîëæíî áûòü, ñêîðî ïîëíî÷ü.
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                   Íåò, ïðîáèëî óæå.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                   Äà, ïðàâäà? Íå ñëûõàë ÿ. Çíà÷èò, âðåìÿ
                   Óæ áëèçèòñÿ, êîãäà çäåñü õîäèò ïðèçðàê.
                   Òðóáû è ïóøå÷íûå âûñòðåëû çà ñöåíîé.
                   Ìèëîðä, ÷òî ýòî çíà÷èò?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Êîðîëü âñþ íî÷ü íå ñïèò, è âåñåëèòñÿ,
                   È ïüÿíñòâóåò, è ïëÿøåò. Êàæäûé ðàç,
                   Êàê, êóáîê ñ ðåéíñêèì îñóøèâ, îí çäðàâüå
                   Ïðîâîçãëàñèò, ãðåìÿò ëèòàâðû, òðóáû
                   Îá ýòîì òîðæåñòâå.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                      Òàêîâ îáû÷àé?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Äà, åñòü òàêîé.
                   Íî õîòü ÿ çäåñü ðîäèëñÿ è ïðèâûê
                   Ê òàêèì ïîâàäêàì, íî, ïî ìíå, îáû÷àé
                   Òîò ëó÷øå íàðóøàòü, à íå áëþñòè.
                   Ðàçãóë íàø ãðóáûé íà âîñòîê è çàïàä
                   Ïðîñëàâèë õóäî íàñ ñðåäü âñåõ íàðîäîâ, -
                   Íàñ ïüÿíèöàìè íàçûâàþò, êëè÷êó
                   Ñâèíåé äàþò. È âïðàâäó òîò ðàçãóë
                   Ó ïîäâèãîâ âûñîêèõ íàøó ñèëó
                   È ñåðäöåâèíó ÷àñòî îòíèìàåò.
                   Áûâàåò òàê ñ îòäåëüíûìè ëþäüìè,
                   Êîãäà ó íèõ, êàê ðîäèíêà, ïîðîê
                   Îò ñàìîãî ðîæäåíüÿ - â ÷åì îíè
                   Íå âèíîâàòû, - íå âîëüíà ïðèðîäà
                   Ïðîèñõîæäåíüå âûáèðàòü ñâîå;
                   Èëü ñâîéñòâî åñòü, ðàñïóõøåå íå â ìåðó,
                   ×òî âñå ôîðòû ðàññóäêà ðàçáèâàåò;
                   Èëè ïðèâû÷êà, ÷òî ñîáîé ïÿòíàåò
                   Áëàãîïðèñòîéíîñòü. Âîò òàêèå ëþäè,
                   Èìåþùèå õîòü îäèí èçúÿí,
                   Îòìå÷åííûå æèçíüþ èëü ïðèðîäîé.
                   Õîòÿ á èõ äîáëåñòè áåññ÷åòíû áûëè,
                   ×èñòû, êàê áëàãîäàòü, - âñå æ â îáùåì ìíåíüå
                   Âñå â íèõ èñïîð÷åíî. Ëèøü äðàõìà ãðÿçè -
                   Âñå áëàãîðîäñòâî ñìåñè ïîä ñîìíåíüåì
                   Ê åå ïîçîðó.
 
                              Âõîäèò Ïðèçðàê.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                Îí, ìèëîðä, ñìîòðèòå.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Î ñèëû íåáà, çàùèòèòå íàñ!
                   Áëàæåííûé äóõ èëü îêàÿííûé äåìîí,
                   Íåáåñíîå íåñåøü ëè òû äûõàíüå,
                   Èëü îïàëÿþùèé ãååííñêèé æàð,
                   Òâîé çëîáåí óìûñåë èëü ìèëîñåðäåí -
                   Â òàêîì òàèíñòâåííîì ïðèøåë òû âèäå,
                   ×òî ÿ çàãîâîðþ. Âçûâàþ: Ãàìëåò!
                   Êîðîëü! Îòåö ìîé! Öàðñòâåííûé äàò÷àíèí!
                   Îòâåòü ìíå è íå äàé ñãîðåòü â íåçíàíüå,
                   Ñêàæè, çà÷åì òâîè ñâÿòûå êîñòè,
                   Çàðûòûå â ìîãèëå, ðàçîäðàëè
                   Ñâîé ñàâàí? È çà÷åì òîò ñêëåï, â êîòîðîì
                   Ìû âèäåëè òåáÿ ëåæàùèì â ìèðå,
                   Îòêðûë ñâîé ìðàìîðíûé òÿæåëûé çåâ
                   È âûïóñòèë òåáÿ? ×òî ýòî çíà÷èò,
                   ×òî, òðóï, çàêîâàííûé â ñòàëüíûõ äîñïåõàõ,
                    ëó÷àõ ëóíû òû õîäèøü, íàïîëíÿÿ
                   Íî÷ü óæàñîì? À â íàñ, øóòàõ ïðèðîäû,
                   Òàê ñòðàøíî ïîòðÿñàåøü äóøó ìûñëüþ
                   Î òîì, ÷åãî äóøà ïîñòè÷ü íå ìîæåò?
                   Ñêàæè, ÷òî ýòî? Ïî÷åìó? ×òî äåëàòü?
 
                           Ïðèçðàê ìàíèò Ãàìëåòà.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                   Çîâåò îí âàñ ïîñëåäîâàòü çà íèì,
                   Êàê áóäòî õî÷åò ÷òî-òî ðàññêàçàòü
                   Âàì îäíîìó.
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                               Êàê âåæëèâî çîâåò îí
                   Âàñ îòîéòè ïîäàëüøå ñ íèì, íî âû
                   Ñ íèì íå èäèòå.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                   Íåò, íåò, íè çà ÷òî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Íå õî÷åò ãîâîðèòü îí, ÿ ïîéäó ñ íèì.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                   Ìèëîðä, íå íàäî!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                    Äà ÷åãî áîÿòüñÿ?
                   Áóëàâêà ìíå öåííåé, ÷åì æèçíü ìîÿ,
                   À ÷òî ìîåé äóøå îí ñäåëàòü ìîæåò?
                   Îíà - ïðåäìåò áåññìåðòíûé, êàê è îí.
                   Ìåíÿ îí ìàíèò. ß çà íèì ïîéäó.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                   Ìèëîðä, âäðóã çàâåäåò îí âàñ ê âîäå
                   Èëü íà âåðøèíó ñòðàøíîãî óòåñà,
                   ×òî âåñü íàâèñ íàä ìîðåì; âäðóã îí ïðèìåò
                   Êàêîé-íèáóäü óæàñíûé íîâûé îáðàç,
                   Êîòîðûé âëàñòè ðàçóìà ëèøèò âàñ
                   È â ñóìàñøåñòâèå ïîâåðãíåò âàñ.
                   Ïîäóìàéòå îá ýòîì. Ýòî ìåñòî
                   Ñîáëàçí îò÷àÿííûé âíóøàåò ëþäÿì
                   È áåç ïðè÷èí îñîáûõ, - ëèøü âçãëÿíóò
                   Ñ òàêîé ãðîìàäíîé âûñîòû íà ìîðå
                   È ðåâ åãî óñëûøàò.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                      Îí âñå ìàíèò.
                   Èäè âïåðåä! ß çà òîáîé èäó!
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                   Ìèëîðä, âû íå ïîéäåòå!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                          Ðóêè ïðî÷ü!
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                   Îäóìàéòåñü, íåëüçÿ èäòè.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                            Ìîé ðîê
                   Çîâåò ìåíÿ è êàæäîé æèëêå â òåëå
                   Âñþ ñèëó ëüâà Íåìåéñêîãî äàåò.
 
                               Ïðèçðàê ìàíèò.
 
                   Îí âñå çîâåò! Ïóñòèòå, ãîñïîäà!
                   Êëÿíóñü, ÿ â äóõà ïðåâðàùó òîãî,
                   Êòî ñòàíåò çäåñü óäåðæèâàòü ìåíÿ.
                   Ñêàçàë ÿ: ïðî÷ü! Èäè! ß çà òîáîé!
 
                         Ïðèçðàê è Ãàìëåò âûõîäÿò.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                   Îí îò ìå÷òû ñâîåé âïàë â èññòóïëåíüå.
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                   Ïîéäåì çà íèì, íàì ñëóøàòüñÿ íå íàäî.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                   Èäåì çà íèì. ×åì êîí÷èòñÿ âñå ýòî?
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                   Ïîäãíèëî ÷òî-òî â Äàòñêîì ãîñóäàðñòâå.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                   Ïóñòü íåáî ýòèì ïðàâèò.
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                                           ×òî æ, èäåì.
 
                                  Âûõîäÿò.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ 5

 
 
                           Äðóãàÿ ÷àñòü ïëîùàäêè.
                          Âõîäÿò Ïðèçðàê è Ãàìëåò.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Êóäà ìåíÿ âåäåøü òû, ãîâîðè?
                   ß äàëüøå íå ïîéäó.
 
                                  Ïðèçðàê
 
                                      Òàê ñëóøàé.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                                  Äà.
 
                                  Ïðèçðàê
 
                   Íàñòóïèò ñêîðî ÷àñ, êîãäà ÿ äîëæåí
                   Âåðíóòüñÿ â ñåðíûé è æåñòîêèé ïëàìåíü.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Î áåäíûé äóõ!
 
                                  Ïðèçðàê
 
                                 Òû íå æàëåé ìåíÿ
                   È ñëóøàé ñî âíèìàíüåì òî, ÷òî ÿ
                   Îòêðîþ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                           Ãîâîðè, ÿ äîëæåí ñëóøàòü.
 
                                  Ïðèçðàê
 
                   Êàê äîëæåí îòîìñòèòü, êîãäà óñëûøèøü.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   ×òî òû ñêàçàë?
 
                                  Ïðèçðàê
 
                   Äóõ òâîåãî îòöà ÿ, îáðå÷åííûé
                   Íà íåêèé ñðîê õîäèòü íî÷àìè çäåñü,
                   À äíåì òîìèòüñÿ â îãíåííîì êðóãó,
                   Ïîêà âñå çëî, ÷òî ÿ ñâåðøèë ïðè æèçíè,
                   Îãîíü íå âûææåò. Åñëè á ìîã ÿ òàéíó
                   Çàïðåòíóþ ìîåé òþðüìû îòêðûòü,
                   Ëåã÷àéøåå èç ñëîâ â ìîåì ðàññêàçå
                   Äóõ ðàñòåðçàëî á òâîé, îëåäåíèëî á
                   Êðîâü þíóþ òâîþ, òâîè ãëàçà,
                   Êàê çâåçäû, âûðâàëî áû èç îðáèò,
                   È ðàçâèëèñü á ðàñ÷åñàííûå êóäðè,
                   È êàæäûé âîëîñ òâîé ïîäíÿëñÿ á äûáîì,
                   Êàê äèêîáðàçà ÿðîñòíûå èãëû.
                   Íî ýòà òàéíà âå÷íàÿ íå ìîæåò
                   Êîñíóòüñÿ ñëóõà âåùåñòâà èç ïëîòè
                   È êðîâè. Ñëóøàé, ñëóøàé, ñëóøàé!
                   Êîãäà îòöà òû ñâîåãî ëþáèë...
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Î áîæå!
 
                                  Ïðèçðàê
 
                            Îòîìñòè
                   Òû çà óáèéñòâî ãíóñíîå åãî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Óáèéñòâî?
 
                                  Ïðèçðàê
 
                   È ëó÷øåå óáèéñòâî î÷åíü ãíóñíî,
                   Íî ýòî âñåõ ãíóñíåé, ñòðàííåé, ãðÿçíåå.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Äàé ìíå óçíàòü ñêîðåé, ÷òîá ÿ íà êðûëüÿõ,
                   Êàê ãðåçà, êàê ìå÷òà ëþáâè ïðîâîðíûõ,
                   Ëåòåë áû ê ìåñòè.
 
                                  Ïðèçðàê
 
                                     Âèæó, òû ãîòîâ,
                   Íî áûë áû òû íåäâèæíåé æèðíûõ òðàâ,
                   ×òî íà ëåòåéñêèõ áåðåãàõ ãíèþò,
                   È òî á çàòðåïåòàë òû. Ñëóøàé, Ãàìëåò:
                   Ïóñòèëè ñëóõ, ÷òî ÿ, çàñíóâ â ñàäó,
                   Óæàëåí áûë çìååé. È âñÿ ñòðàíà
                   Òîé íàãëîé ñêàçêîé î ìîåé êîí÷èíå
                   Îáìàíóòà áûëà. Çíàé, ÷åñòíûé îòðîê, -
                   Òîò çìåé, ÷òî òâîåãî îòöà óæàëèë,
                   Íàäåë åãî âåíåö.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Î âåùàÿ ìîÿ äóøà! Ìîé äÿäÿ?
 
                                  Ïðèçðàê
 
                   Äà, ýòîò ïîõîòëèâûé, ãíóñíûé çâåðü.
                   Îí êîëäîâñòâîì óìà, êîâàðñòâà äàðîì -
                   Î ìåðçêèé óì è äàð, ÷òî âëàñòü èìåþò
                   Òàê îáîëüùàòü! - äîáèëñÿ ëàñê ïîçîðíûõ
                   Ìîåé ïðèòâîðíî ÷èñòîé êîðîëåâû.
                   Êàêîå çäåñü ïàäåíüå áûëî, Ãàìëåò!
                   Ìíå, ÷üÿ ëþáîâü äîñòîéíî øëà âñåãäà
                   Ñ îáåòîì îá ðóêó, ÷òî äàí áûë ìíîþ
                   Åé ïðè âåí÷àíüå, ïðåäïî÷åñòü òó òâàðü,
                   Óáîãî îäàðåííóþ ïðèðîäîé
                   Â ñðàâíåíèè ñî ìíîé!
                   Íî, òàê æå êàê íåâèííîñòü íå ñêëîíèòñÿ,
                   Õîòÿ áû ñðàì, çà íåþ óâèâàÿñü,
                   Íåáåñíûé îáðàç ïðèíÿë, òàê è ïîõîòü,
                   Â ëèêóþùåãî àíãåëà îáúÿòüÿõ
                   Íàñûòèâøèñü íà ðàéñêîì ëîæå, ãðÿçíîé
                   Çàõî÷åò òðåáóõè.
                   Íî òèøå! Óòðåííèé ÿ ÷óþ âåòåð.
                   ß äîëæåí êðàòêèì áûòü. Çàñíóë â ñàäó ÿ,
                   Êàê è âñåãäà ÿ ïîïîëóäíè ñïàë,
                   È â ýòîò ìèðíûé ÷àñ ïîäïîëç òâîé äÿäÿ
                   Ñî ñêëÿíêîé îêàÿííîé áåëåíû,
                   È â ðàêîâèíó îí óøíóþ âëèë
                   Ðàñòâîð òîò, âûçûâàþùèé ïðîêàçó,
                   ×òî ñ ÷åëîâå÷üåé êðîâüþ âî âðàæäå:
                   Áûñòðåå ðòóòè îí ïî âñåì êàíàëàì
                   È ïåðåõîäàì òåëà ïðîáåãàåò
                   Ñ ìãíîâåííîé ñèëîé, áóäòî â ìîëîêî
                   Ïîïàëà êàïëÿ óêñóñà, ñãóùàåò
                   È ñâåðòûâàåò êðîâü, êàêîé áû ÷èñòîé
                   Òà íè áûëà. Òàê è ñ ìîåé ñëó÷èëîñü.
                   È, êàê ó Ëàçàðÿ, ìãíîâåííî ñòðóïüÿ
                   Ïðîêëÿòîé ìåðçêîé êîðêîþ íàëèïëè
                   Íà òåëî ãëàäêîå ìîå.
                   Òàê áðàòñêàÿ ðóêà âî âðåìÿ ñíà
                   Óêðàëà æèçíü, âåíåö è êîðîëåâó.
                   Â öâåòó ìîèõ ãðåõîâ ÿ ñðåçàí áûë
                   Áåç ïîêàÿíüÿ, ìèðà è ïðè÷àñòüÿ.
                   È, íå ñâåäÿ ñ÷åòîâ, ïðåäñòàòü ïðèøëîñü ìíå
                   Ïåðåä Ñóäîì, è âñå ãðåõè íà ìíå!
                   Î óæàñ, óæàñ, âåëè÷àéøèé óæàñ!
                   È åñëè òû - ìîé ñûí, íå ïîòåðïè!
                   Íå äàé, ÷òîá ëîæå äàòñêèõ êîðîëåé
                   Ñëóæèëî ïîõîòè êðîâîñìåøåíüÿ.
                   Íî, êàê áû íè ïîâåë òû ýòî äåëî,
                   Íå çàïÿòíàé äóøè, íà ìàòü ñâîþ
                   Íå ïîêóøàéñÿ. Íåáåñàì
                   È òåðíèÿì, ÷òî ãðóäü åé êîëÿò, æàëÿò, -
                   Åå îòäàé. Ïðîùàé, ïðîùàé, ïîðà, -
                   Ñâåòëÿê óæ âîçâåùàåò - ñêîðî óòðî -
                   È ãàñèò ñâîé áåññèëüíûé îãîíåê.
                   Ïðîùàé, ïðîùàé è ïîìíè îáî ìíå!
 
                                  Âûõîäèò.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Âîéñêà íåáåñíûå! Çåìëÿ! Åùå ÷òî?
                   Ïîçâàòü è àä? Òüôó! Òèøå, ñåðäöå, òèøå!
                   Ìãíîâåííî íå äðÿõëåéòå, ìûøöû; âû
                   Ìåíÿ íåñèòå òâåðäî! Ïîìíèòü? Ïîìíèòü?
                   Äà, áåäíûé äóõ, ïîêà ñèäèò çäåñü ïàìÿòü,
                   Â áåçóìíîì ýòîì øàðå. Ïîìíèòü, ïîìíèòü?
                   Äà, ÿ ñî ñïèñêà ïàìÿòè ñîòðó
                   Ïóñòûå, âçäîðíûå çàìåòêè, âñå,
                   ×òî âû÷èòàë, óâèäåë èëü îòìåòèë,
                   Âñå òî, ÷òî íàáëþäåíèå è þíîñòü
                   Òóäà âïèñàëè. Ëèøü îäèí ïðèêàç òâîé,
                   Áåç âñÿêèõ íèçêèõ ïðèìåñåé, òåïåðü
                   Æèòü áóäåò â êíèãå ìîçãà, ÿ êëÿíóñü!
                   Î ãèáåëüíàÿ æåíùèíà!
                   Ïîäëåö! Ïîäëåö ñ óëûáêîþ! Ïðîêëÿòûé!
                   Òàáëè÷êè ãäå? ß äîëæåí çàïèñàòü,
                   ×òî ìîæíî óëûáàòüñÿ, óëûáàòüñÿ
                   È ïîäëåöîì áûòü. Çíàþ òâåðäî ÿ,
                   ×òî â Äàíèè íàâåðíî òàê áûâàåò.
                                  (Ïèøåò.)
                   Òàê, äÿäÿ, çäåñü âû. Íó, òåïåðü äåâèç ìîé:
                   "Ïðîùàé, ïðîùàé è ïîìíè îáî ìíå!"
                   Ïîêëÿëñÿ ÿ.
 
                             Ãîðàöèî è Ìàðöåëë
                                (çà ñöåíîé)
 
                                Ìèëîðä, ìèëîðä, ìèëîðä!
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
                                (çà ñöåíîé)
 
                   Ëîðä Ãàìëåò!
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
                                (çà ñöåíîé)
 
                                Íåáî ñîõðàíè åãî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Äà áóäåò òàê.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
                                (çà ñöåíîé)
 
                                 Ýé, ýé, ìèëîðä!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Ýé, ýé, ìîé ñîêîë, çäåñü ÿ!
 
                         Âõîäÿò Ãîðàöèî è Ìàðöåëë.
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                   Íó, êàê, ìèëîðä?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                    ×òî íîâîãî, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Î, ÷óäåñà!
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                              Ìèëîðä, ñêàæèòå!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Âû ïðîãîâîðèòåñü.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                   ß - íåò, êëÿíóñü, ìèëîðä.
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                                              Íè ÿ, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Êàê ñêàæåòå? ×üå ñåðäöå áû ìîãëî
                   Ïðèäóìàòü? Òàéíó ýòó ñîõðàíèòå.
 
                             Ãîðàöèî è Ìàðöåëë
 
                   Ìèëîðä, êëÿíåìñÿ íåáîì.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Íåò, â öåëîé Äàíèè íåò íåãîäÿÿ,
                   Êîòîðûé íå áûë áû èçâåñòíûì õàìîì.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                   Íå ñòîèëî âñòàâàòü èç ãðîáà äóõó,
                   ×òîá ýòî íàì ñêàçàòü.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                         Äà, ýòî ïðàâäà,
                   Âû ïðàâû. Ïîòîìó áåç ëèøíèõ ñëîâ,
                   Ïîæàâ äðóã äðóãó ðóêè, ðàçîéäåìñÿ,
                   Âû ïî ñâîèì äåëàì èëè çàáîòàì, -
                   Ó âñåõ âåäü åñòü çàáîòû è äåëà
                   Òå èëü èíûå. Ìîé æå áåäíûé æðåáèé -
                   Ìîëèòüñÿ, âèäèòå, èäó ÿ.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                   Ìèëîðä, ñëîâà íåÿñíû âàøè, äèêè.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Ìíå î÷åíü æàëü, ÷òî âàì îíè îáèäíû,
                   Ïîâåðüòå, æàëü.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                   Ìèëîðä, çäåñü íåò îáèäû.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Íåò, åñòü, êëÿíóñü ñâÿòûì Ïàòðèêîì, åñòü
                   Âåëèêàÿ îáèäà. À âèäåíüå,
                   Ìîãó ñêàçàòü âàì, - ýòî ÷åñòíûé äóõ.
                   À åñëè âû õîòèòå çíàòü, ÷òî áûëî
                   Òàì ìåæ íàìè, òî ïðèäåòñÿ âàì
                   Íåìíîãî ïîòåðïåòü. Òåïåðü, äðóçüÿ,
                   Ê âàì, êàê ê äðóçüÿì, ñòóäåíòàì è ñîëäàòàì,
                   Åñòü ïðîñüáà ó ìåíÿ.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                   Ìèëîðä, êàêàÿ ïðîñüáà? Ìû ãîòîâû.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Ïðîøó âàñ íèêîãäà íå îòêðûâàòü
                   Òîãî, ÷òî íûí÷å íî÷üþ âû âèäàëè.
 
                             Ãîðàöèî è Ìàðöåëë
 
                   Ìèëîðä, íå áóäåì.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                     Íåò, âû ïîêëÿíèòåñü.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                   Êëÿíóñü, ìèëîðä.
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                                   È ÿ, ìèëîðä, êëÿíóñü!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Íåò, íà ìîåì ìå÷å.
 
                                  Ìàðöåëë
 
                                      Ìû ïîêëÿëèñü.
 
                                  Ïðèçðàê
                               (èç-ïîä çåìëè)
 
                   Êëÿíèòåñü!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Àãà, áðàò! È òû òî æå ãîâîðèøü!
                   Òû çäåñü, ìîé ÷åñòíûé ìàëûé. Íó, ñêîðåé!
                   Ïðèÿòåëÿ èç ïîãðåáà ñëûõàëè?
                   Êëÿíèòåñü æå!
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                 Âû ïîäñêàæèòå êëÿòâó.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Íå ãîâîðèòü î òîì, ÷òî çäåñü âèäàëè,
                   Êëÿíèòåñü íà ìå÷å.
 
                                  Ïðèçðàê
                               (èç-ïîä çåìëè)
 
                   Êëÿíèòåñü!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                              Ïåðåéäåì ñþäà,
                   Íà ýòî ìåñòî, ãîñïîäà. Íà ìå÷ ìîé
                   Âû ïîëîæèòå ðóêè. Íèêîãäà
                   Î òîì, ÷òî ñëûøàëè, íå ãîâîðèòü
                   Êëÿíèòåñü íà ìîåì ìå÷å.
 
                                  Ïðèçðàê
 
                   Êëÿíèòåñü!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Òàê, ñòàðûé êðîò! Êàê áûñòðî ðîåøü òû!
                   Äîñòîéíûé çåìëåêîï!
                           (Ìàðöåëëó è Ãîðàöèî.)
                                      Åùå ñþäà!
 
                         Ïåðåõîäÿò íà òðåòüå ìåñòî.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                   Î äåíü è íî÷ü! Êàê âñå æå ýòî ñòðàííî!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Êàê ñòðàííèêà âû ñòðàííîñòü òó ïðèìèòå.
                   Âåäü ìíîãî ñêðûòî â íåáå è çåìëå
                   Òàêèõ âåùåé, Ãîðàöèî, ÷òî íå ñíèëèñü
                   Âñåé âàøåé ôèëîñîôèè. Íî ê äåëó!
                   Êëÿíèòåñü íèêîãäà, Áîã âàì ïîìîæåò,
                   Êàê äèêî, ñòðàííî ÿ á ñåáÿ íè âåë
                   È åñëè á äàæå ìíå êîãäà-íèáóäü
                   Ïðèøëîñü ÷óäåñèòü, òî, ìåíÿ óâèäÿ
                   Â òàêîå âðåìÿ, íèêîãäà íå ñòàëè á
                   Òàê ðóêè ñêëàäûâàòü, èëè êèâàòü,
                   Èëü ãîâîðèòü ñîìíèòåëüíûå ðå÷è,
                   Êàê, íàïðèìåð: "Íó ëàäíî, ëàäíî, çíàåì",
                   Èëü: "Ìû ìîãëè áû, åñëè çàõîòåëè",
                   Èëü: "Åñëè íàì çàõî÷åòñÿ ñêàçàòü",
                   Èëè: "Ìîãëè á èíûå...", èëü äðóãèìè
                   Òóìàííûìè ñëîâàìè íàìåêàòü
                   Î òîì, ÷òî çíàåòå âû îáî ìíå, -
                   Êëÿíèòåñü ýòîãî íå äåëàòü. Áîã
                   Ñâîåþ ìèëîñòüþ â íóæäå ïîìîæåò.
                   Êëÿíèòåñü!
 
                                  Ïðèçðàê
 
                   Êëÿíèòåñü!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Ìèð, ìèð, äóõ íåïðèêàÿííûé!
                                 (Äðóçüÿì.)
                                              ß âàì
                   Ñ ëþáîâüþ äîâåðÿþ, ãîñïîäà,
                   Âñå, ÷åì òàêîé áåäíÿê, êàê Ãàìëåò, ìîæåò
                   Ëþáîâü ñâîþ è äðóæáó äîêàçàòü,
                   Âñå áóäåò, Áîã äàñò. Íó, ïîéäåìòå âìåñòå.
                   Ìîë÷àíèå, ìîë÷àíèå, ïðîøó âàñ.
                   Âåê âûâèõíóò. Î çëîáíûé æðåáèé ìîé!
                   Âåê âïðàâèòü äîëæåí ÿ ñâîåé ðóêîé.
                   Íó ÷òî æ, ïîéäåìòå âìåñòå.
 
                                Âñå âûõîäÿò.
 
 

ÀÊÒ II

 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ 1

 
 
                          Êîìíàòà â äîìå Ïîëîíèÿ.
                        Âõîäÿò Ïîëîíèé è Ðåéíàëüäî.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                   Âîò äåíüãè è ïèñüìî ê íåìó, Ðåéíàëüäî.
 
                                 Ðåéíàëüäî
 
                   Äà, ñëóøàþ, ìèëîðä.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                   Âû áóäåòå âåñüìà ìóäðû, Ðåéíàëüäî,
                   Ïðåä òåì êàê ïîñåòèòü åãî, ðàçâåäàòü,
                   Êàê îí ñåáÿ âåäåò.
 
                                 Ðåéíàëüäî
 
                                      Òàê è õîòåë ÿ.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                   Êëÿíóñü, îòëè÷íî ñêàçàíî. Óçíàéòå
                   Ñïåðâà, êòî åñòü â Ïàðèæå èç äàò÷àí,
                   È êàê, è êòî, è íà êàêèå ñðåäñòâà
                   Æèâóò, è ãäå, ñ êåì âèäÿòñÿ, ÷òî òðàòÿò.
                   Êîãäà ïðè ïîìîùè òàêèõ ðàññïðîñîâ
                   Óçíàåòå, ÷òî ñûí ìîé èì çíàêîì,
                   Òóò ïåðåéäèòå áëèæå ê äåëó, âñå æå
                   Êàê áóäòî îí èçâåñòåí âàì íå ìíîãî,
                   À òàê: "ß çíàë åãî îòöà, äðóçåé,
                   Åãî ñëåãêà..." Âû ïîíÿëè, Ðåéíàëüäî?
 
                                 Ðåéíàëüäî
 
                   Äà, õîðîøî, ìèëîðä.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                   "Åãî ñëåãêà", ñêàæèòå äàæå: "ìàëî, -
                   Íî, åñëè ýòî òîò, îí íåâîñïèòàí,
                   Òàêîé, ñÿêîé" - òóò íà íåãî âçâàëèòå
                   Âñå, ÷òî ïðèäóìàåòå. Íî íå òî,
                   ×òî ìîæåò ÷åñòü ìàðàòü, - çäåñü áåðåãèòåñü!
                   Íî òî, ÷òî âåòðåí îí, áåñïóòåí, ëþáèò
                   Òå øàëîñòè, ñ êîòîðûìè äðóæèò
                   Âñÿ þíîñòü âîëüíàÿ...
 
                                 Ðåéíàëüäî
 
                                         Èãðà, ìèëîðä?
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                   Äà, ïüÿíñòâî, äðàêè, ðóãàíü èëè ññîðû,
                   Ðàçâðàò. È ýòî ìîæåòå ñêàçàòü.
 
                                 Ðåéíàëüäî
 
                   Ìèëîðä, íî ýòî äëÿ íåãî áåñ÷åñòüå!
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                   Äà íåò, âñå ýòî ìîæåòå ñìÿã÷èòü.
                   Åãî âû íå ñðàìèòå òåì, ÷òî áóäòî
                   Óæ óäåðæó íå çíàåò îí â ðàçâðàòå.
                   ß ýòîãî è íå õî÷ó - ãðåõè
                   Åãî âû îïèøèòå òàê èçÿùíî,
                   Êàê áû îøèáêè, ñâîéñòâåííûå âîëå,
                   È âñïûøêè ïëàìåííîé åãî äóøè
                   È áóéñòâî íåïðèðó÷åííîé êðîâè,
                   Êàê è ó âñåõ.
 
                                 Ðåéíàëüäî
 
                                 Íî, äîðîãîé ìèëîðä...
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                   Çà÷åì âñå ýòî äåëàòü?
 
                                 Ðåéíàëüäî
 
                                         Äà, ìèëîðä,
                   Õîòåë áû çíàòü ÿ.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                                    Âîò â ÷åì öåëü ìîÿ:
                   ß äóìàþ, óëîâêà çäåñü âåðíà,
                   Êîãäà âû çàìàðàåòå åãî
                   Ñîâñåì ñëåãêà, êàê åñëè áû îí áûë
                   Óæå ïîïîð÷åííîé íåìíîãî âåùüþ.
                   Çàìåòüòå,
                   Âàø ñîáåñåäíèê, òîò, êîãî õîòèòå
                   Âû âûïûòàòü, - óæ åñëè çàìå÷àë îí
                   Çà ýòèì þíîøåé ãðåõè, ÷òî âû
                   Åìó íàçâàëè, ñêàæåò âàì: "ìîé äðóã",
                   Èëü "ñýð ìîé äîáðûé", èëè "ãîñïîäèí",
                   Â çàâèñèìîñòè îò òîãî, êòî îí
                   È èç êàêîé ñòðàíû.
 
                                 Ðåéíàëüäî
 
                                      Ìèëîðä, ÿ ïîíÿë.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     È  òîãäà,  ñýð,  ñäåëàâ ýòî, îí... ÷òî ÿ õîòåë ñêàçàòü? Êëÿíóñü, ÿ âåäü
õîòåë ÷òî-òî ñêàçàòü. Íà ÷åì æå ÿ îñòàíîâèëñÿ?
 
                                 Ðåéíàëüäî
 
     Íà "îí ñêàæåò âàì - ìîé äðóã, èëè ñýð ìîé äîðîãîé, èëè ãîñïîäèí"...
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                  Íà "ñêàæåò âàì", äà, âåðíî - ñêàæåò âàì:
                  "Äà, ñ ýòèì äâîðÿíèíîì ÿ çíàêîì.
                  Åãî â÷åðà ÿ âèäåë èëü íà äíÿõ,
                  Òîãäà èëè òîãäà, ñ òåì èëè ýòèì;
                  Òàì îí èãðàë, à òàì-òî âûïèë îí,
                  À òàì ïîäðàëñÿ çà èãðîþ â ìÿ÷",
                  À ìîæåò áûòü: "âîøåë â ïóáëè÷íûé äîì,
                  Òî åñòü â áîðäåëü" èëü ÷òî-íèáóäü åùå.
                  Òåïåðü âû âèäèòå,
                  Êàê íà ïîääåëüíóþ ïðèìàíêó êëþíåò
                  È íàñòîÿùèé êàðï. Âîò òàê ìû, ëþäè
                  Ñ óìîì è äàëüíîâèäíîñòüþ, óëîâêîé
                  Èëü õèòðîñòüþ, êðèâûì ïóòåì íàõîäèì
                  Ïóòü âåðíûé. Âû æ ïî ìîåìó ñîâåòó
                  È óêàçàíüÿì âñå î íåì óçíàéòå.
                  Âû ïîíÿëè, âñå ïîíÿëè?
 
                                 Ðåéíàëüäî
 
                                          Âñå ïîíÿë.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                  Íó, ñ Áîãîì, â äîáðûé ïóòü!
 
                                 Ðåéíàëüäî
 
                  Ìèëîðä ìîé äîáðûé!
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                  Åãî ïðèâû÷êè ñàìè èçó÷èòå.
 
                                 Ðåéíàëüäî
 
                  Âñå ñäåëàþ, ìèëîðä.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                  È ïóñòü óæ âåñåëèòñÿ.
 
                                 Ðåéíàëüäî
 
                                       Äà, ìèëîðä.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                  Ïðîùàéòå!
 
                     Âûõîäèò Ðåéíàëüäî, âáåãàåò Îôåëèÿ.
 
                            ×òî ñ òîáîé, Îôåëèÿ, ÷òî?
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                  Ìèëîðä, ìèëîðä, êàê èñïóãàëàñü ÿ!
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                  ×åãî, ïîìèëóé Áîã?
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                  Ìèëîðä, ÿ øèëà â êîìíàòå ñâîåé,
                  Ëîðä Ãàìëåò âäðóã âîøåë êî ìíå. Îí áûë
                  Â êàìçîëå íåçàñòåãíóòîì, áåç øëÿïû
                  È â ãðÿçíûõ íåïîäâÿçàííûõ ÷óëêàõ,
                  ×òî ïàäàëè äî ùèêîëîòîê. Îí
                  Áëåäíåé ðóáàøêè áûë. Åãî êîëåíè
                  Ñòó÷àëè äðóã î äðóãà. Âçãëÿä åãî
                  Òàê æàëîê áûë, êàê áóäòî îí èç àäà
                  Áûë âûïóùåí, ÷òîá óæàñû îòêðûòü.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                  Îí îò ëþáâè ñîøåë ñ óìà?
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                                           Íå çíàþ,
                  Íî ÿ áîþñü, ÷òî äà.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                                       ×òî ãîâîðèë îí?
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                  Ñõâàòèë ìåíÿ îí çà çàïÿñòüå, ñæàë,
                  Ïîòîì íà âñþ äëèíó ñâîåé ðóêè
                  Îí îòñòóïèë, äðóãóþ íàä ãëàçàìè
                  Âîò òàê îí ñòàë äåðæàòü è ñòàë ãëÿäåòü
                  Â ëèöî ìîå òàê ïðèñòàëüíî, êàê áóäòî
                  Îí ñðèñîâàòü åãî õîòåë. È äîëãî
                  Îí òàê ñòîÿë. È, íàêîíåö, îí ðóêó
                  Ñëåãêà ìîþ ïîòðÿñ è ãîëîâîé
                  Âîò òàê òðè ðàçà îí êèâíóë; ïîòîì
                  Âçäîõíóë òàê æàëîñòíî è òàê ãëóáîêî,
                  Êàê áóäòî ðàçðûâàëàñü ãðóäü åãî
                  È íàñòóïàëà ñìåðòü. Ïîòîì ìåíÿ
                  Îí îòïóñòèë, íî, óõîäÿ, ëèöî
                  Êî ìíå ÷åðåç ïëå÷î îí ïîâåðíóë,
                  Áóäòî áåç ãëàç äîðîãó íàõîäèë,
                  Îí áåç èõ ïîìîùè äîøåë äî äâåðè,
                  Ñâåðêàþùåãî íå ñïóñêàÿ âçãëÿäà
                  Ñ ìåíÿ.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                          Ïîéäåì ñî ìíîþ ê êîðîëþ.
                  Çäåñü ÿâíîå ëþáîâíîå áåçóìüå,
                  ×òî ÿðîñòüþ ñâîåé ñåáÿ æå ãóáèò,
                  Ê îò÷àÿííûì ïîñòóïêàì ïîáóæäàÿ
                  Ëþäñêóþ âîëþ, êàê ëþáàÿ ñòðàñòü,
                  Êîòîðàÿ òåðçàåò íàøó äóøó.
                  Ìíå î÷åíü æàëü. Çà ýòî âðåìÿ âû
                  Åìó ñóðîâûõ ñëîâ íå ãîâîðèëè?
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                  Íåò, íåò, ìèëîðä, íî êàê âåëåëè âû,
                  ß íè åãî, íè ïèñåì îò íåãî
                  Íå ïðèíèìàëà.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                                Âîò è ïîìåøàëñÿ!
                  Ìíå î÷åíü æàëü, ÷òî íåñåðüåçíî ÿ
                  Î íåì ñóäèë. ß äóìàë, îí øàëèò
                  È õî÷åò ïîãóáèòü òåáÿ. Ñîìíåíüÿ
                  Ïðîêëÿòûå! Êëÿíóñü, â ìîè ãîäà
                  Ñòðàäàåì îñòîðîæíîñòüþ ÷ðåçìåðíîé,
                  Êàê ìîëîäåæü îòñóòñòâèåì åå.
                  Èäåì æå ê êîðîëþ. Âñå ýòî äîëæåí
                  Îí çíàòü. Ëþáîâü åìó îòêðûòü
                  Íàì áåçîïàñíåé, ÷åì ñêðûâàÿ æèòü.
                  Èäåì!
 
                                  Âûõîäÿò.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ 2

 
 
                          Êîìíàòà â çàìêå. Òðóáû.
      Âõîäÿò êîðîëü, êîðîëåâà, Ðîçåíêðàíö, Ãèëüäåíñòåðí è ïðèäâîðíûå.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Ïðèâåò âàì, Ðîçåíêðàíö è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí!
                   Íå òîëüêî ïîòîìó ìû âàñ ïðèçâàëè
                   Ñòîëü ñïåøíî, ÷òî õîòåëè âèäåòü âàñ,
                   Íî òàêæå ïîòîìó, ÷òî íàì íóæíû
                   Óñëóãè âàøè. Çíàåòå âû íå÷òî
                   Î ïðåâðàùåíüå Ãàìëåòà? Íè âíåøíå,
                   Íè âíóòðåííå óæ áîëüøå íå ïîõîæ îí
                   Íà òî, ÷åì áûë îí ïðåæäå. ×òî ìîãëî,
                   Êðîìå îòöîâñêîé ñìåðòè, ðàçëó÷èòü
                   Åãî ñ ñóæäåíüåì çäðàâûì î ñåáå,
                   ß íå ïîéìó. Ïîýòîìó ïðîøó âàñ -
                   Âåäü ñ ðàííèõ ëåò ðîñëè âû âìåñòå ñ íèì
                   È ñ íèì äðóçüÿ ïî âîçðàñòó è âêóñàì -
                   Îñòàòüñÿ ïðè äâîðå ó íàñ íåäîëãî,
                   ×òîá ê ðàçâëå÷åíèÿì åãî ïðèâëå÷ü,
                   Îáùàÿñü ñ íèì. À òàêæå ðàçóçíàòü,
                   Êîãäà âàì ïîäâåðíåòñÿ ñëó÷àé, ÷òî -
                   Íåâåäîìîå íàì - åãî ãíåòåò
                   È ÷òî, îòêðûâ, ìîãëè á ìû èçëå÷èòü.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                   Îí, ãîñïîäà, âàñ ÷àñòî âñïîìèíàë.
                   Óâåðåíà, ÷òî íåò äâîèõ ëþäåé
                   Åìó ëþáåçíåé âàñ íà öåëîì ñâåòå.
                   È, åñëè âû õîòèòå áûòü äîáðû
                   È ëàñêîâû, ïîòðàòèâ âàøå âðåìÿ,
                   ×òîáû ïîìî÷ü èñïîëíèòüñÿ íàäåæäàì,
                   Çà âàøå ïðåáûâàíüå çäåñü ïî-öàðñêè
                   Ìû âàñ âîçíàãðàäèì.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
                                       Äåðæàâíîé âëàñòüþ
                   Âàøè âåëè÷åñòâà ìîãëè áû âîëþ
                   Ñâîþ íàì âûñêàçàòü íå â âèäå ïðîñüáû,
                   À â âèäå ïîâåëåíüÿ.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
                                       Ïîâèíóÿñü,
                   Ãîòîâû îáà ìû ñëóæèòü âî âñåì.
                   Ñêëîíèâøè íàø ñâîáîäíûé äîëã ïðåä âàìè,
                   Æäåì ïðèêàçàíèÿ.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                   Áëàãîäàðèì
                   Âàñ, Ðîçåíêðàíö è ìèëûé Ãèëüäåíñòåðí.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                   Áëàãîäàðèì
                   Âàñ, Ãèëüäåíñòåðí è ìèëûé Ðîçåíêðàíö.
                   Ïîéäèòå ñðàçó ê ñûíó ìîåìó,
                   Êîòîðûé èçìåíèëñÿ òàê. (Ñòðàæå.) Êòî òàì?
                   Ãîñïîä ê ìèëîðäó Ãàìëåòó âåäèòå.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
                   Äàé Áîã, ÷òîá íàøå îáùåñòâî åìó
                   Ïðèÿòíî è ïîëåçíî áûëî.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                                           Amen.
 
             Ðîçåíêðàíö è Ãèëüäåñãåðí âûõîäÿò. Âõîäèò Ïîëîíèé.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                   Ïîñîëüñòâî èç Íîðâåãèè, ìèëîðä,
                   Áëàãîïîëó÷íî âîçâðàòèëîñü.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Òû áûë âñåãäà îòöîì áëàãèõ âåñòåé.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                   Íå ïðàâäà ëè, ìèëîðä? Ïîâåðüòå ìíå,
                   Äîëã è äóøà ìîÿ ïðèíàäëåæàò
                   Ëèøü Áîãó ìîåìó è êîðîëþ.
                   Ìèëîðä, èëü ìîçã ìîé ïîòåðÿë áûëóþ
                   Ñïîñîáíîñòü íàïàäàòü íà âåðíûé ñëåä
                   Õèòðîñïëåòåíèé, èëü ÿ ïðè÷èíó
                   Íàøåë áåçóìüÿ Ãàìëåòà.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Î, ãîâîðè ñêîðåé! Õî÷ó ÿ ñëûøàòü.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                   Ïîñëîâ ïðèìèòå ïðåæäå. À ìîè
                   Èçâåñòüÿ áóäóò ôðóêòàìè íà ïèðå.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Ñàì èõ ïðèâåòñòâóé è âåäè ñþäà.
 
                              Ïîëîíèé âûõîäèò.
 
                   Îí ãîâîðèò, Ãåðòðóäà, ÷òî íàøåë
                   Ðàññòðîéñòâà ñûíà íàøåãî èñòî÷íèê.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                   ß äóìàþ, èñòî÷íèê çäåñü îäèí -
                   Ñìåðòü êîðîëÿ è íàø ïîñïåøíûé áðàê.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Ìû ýòî ïðîñëåäèì.
 
                     Âõîäèò Ïîëîíèé, çà íèì Âîëüòèìàíä
                                è Êîðíåëèé.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Äîáðî ïîæàëîâàòü, äðóçüÿ ìîè!
                   ×òî, Âîëüòèìàíä, êîðîëü íîðâåæñêèé øëåò íàì?
 
                                 Âîëüòèìàíä
 
                   Ïðèâåò âçàèìíûé øëåò è ïîæåëàíüÿ.
                   Îí ñðàçó æå âåëåë ïðåñå÷ü âåðáîâêó,
                   Êîòîðóþ çàòåÿë Ôîðòèíáðàñ.
                   Ïðèãîòîâëåíüÿìè ïðîòèâ ïîëÿêîâ
                   Åå ñ÷èòàë êîðîëü; íî, ãëóáæå âíèêíóâ,
                   Îí óâèäàë, ÷òî òî÷íî ïðîòèâ âàñ
                   Îíà íàïðàâëåíà. Îí ðàññåðäèëñÿ,
                   ×òî ñòàðîñòü, è áîëåçíü åãî, è ñëàáîñòü
                   Îáìàíóòû òàê íèçêî, è âåëåë
                   Òîò÷àñ æå Ôîðòèíáðàñà ïðèâåñòè.
                   ßâèëñÿ òîò, è, âûñëóøàâ ïîêîðíî
                   Óïðåêè äÿäè, òóò æå êëÿòâó äàë îí
                   Îðóæüå íèêîãäà íå ïîäûìàòü
                   Íà âàñ, ìèëîðä. Ñòàðèê, êîðîëü íîðâåæñêèé,
                   Îáðàäîâàëñÿ ýòîìó è ñðàçó
                   Òðè òûñÿ÷è ÷åðâîíöåâ ñîäåðæàíüÿ
                   Åìó íàçíà÷èë;
                   È ïîçâîëèë âîéñêî,
                   Óæå èì íàáðàííîå, ïîâåñòè
                   Ïðîòèâ ïîëÿêîâ. Çäåñü æå ïðîñüáà ê âàì,
                              (ïîäàåò áóìàãó)
                   ×òîá ðàçðåøèëè âû ñâîáîäíûé ïðîïóñê
                   ×åðåç âëàäåíüÿ âàøè òåì âîéñêàì,
                   À íà êàêèõ óñëîâèÿõ îõðàíû
                   È îáåñïå÷åíüÿ ïðàâ - çäåñü âñå íàïèñàíî.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Âåñüìà äîâîëüíû ìû.
                   Ïèñüìî ìû íà äîñóãå ïðî÷èòàåì.
                   Îòâåòèì è âñå äåëî ðàçáåðåì.
                   Ïîêà áëàãîäàðèì âàñ çà ðàáîòó
                   Èñïðàâíóþ. Òåïåðü âû îòäîõíèòå,
                   À âå÷åðîì ìû ïîïèðóåì âìåñòå.
                   Äîáðî ïîæàëîâàòü äîìîé, äðóçüÿ.
 
                       Âîëüòèìàíä è Êîðíåëèé âûõîäÿò
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                   Âñå êîí÷èëîñü îòëè÷íî. Ãîñóäàðü
                   È ãîñïîæà, íàì ðàññóæäàòü î òîì,
                   ×òî öàðñòâåííîñòü è ÷òî òàêîå - äîëã,
                   Çà÷åì äåíü - äåíü, íî÷ü - íî÷ü è âðåìÿ -
                   Òî áûëî á òðàòèòü çðÿ äåíü, íî÷ü è âðåìÿ,
                   À òàê êàê êðàòêîñòü åñòü äóøà óìà,
                   À ìíîãîñëîâüå - ëèøü íàðóæíûé áëåñê,
                   ß áóäó êðàòîê. Ñûí áåçóìåí âàø.
                   ß ãîâîðþ - áåçóìåí, âåäü áåçóìüå
                   Íå â òîì ëè ñîñòîèò, ÷òîá áûòü áåçóìíûì?
                   Ïóñòü áóäåò òàê.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                                    Ïîìåíüøå á êðàñíîðå÷üÿ,
                   Ïîáîëüøå äåëà.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                                  Ãîñïîæà, êëÿíóñü,
                   Çäåñü êðàñíîðå÷üÿ íåò. Áåçóìåí îí,
                   Âåäü - ïðàâäà? Ïðàâäà, ýòî î÷åíü æàëü,
                   È æàëü, ÷òî ïðàâäà. Ãëóïûé îáîðîò,
                   Áåç êðàñíîðå÷üÿ áóäó ãîâîðèòü.
                   Íî ñêàæåì, ÷òî áåçóìåí îí. Îñòàëîñü
                   Íàéòè ïðè÷èíó ýòîãî àôôåêòà,
                   Èëè, âåðíåå, ýòîãî äåôåêòà,
                   È ïîòîìó äåôåêòíûé òîò àôôåêò -
                   Íå áåç ïðè÷èíû. È - âîò ÷òî îñòàëîñü
                   Â îñòàòêå.
                   Ïîäóìàéòå, âåäü äî÷ü åñòü ó ìåíÿ.
                   Åñòü äî òåõ ïîð, ïîêà îíà ìíå äî÷ü.
                   Îíà èç ïîñëóøàíüÿ ìíå äàëà,
                   Çàìåòüòå ýòî. Âçâåñüòå è ñóäèòå.
                              (×èòàåò ïèñüìî.)
     "...Íåáåñíîé,  êóìèðó  ìîåé  äóøè,  ïðåêðàñíåéøåé Îôåëèè..." Ýòî ïëîõîå
âûðàæåíèå,  ïîøëîå  âûðàæåíèå: "ïðåêðàñíåéøåé", ñàìîå ïîøëîå; íî âû óñëûøèòå
äàëüøå. Âîò: "Íà åå âåëèêîëåïíîé áåëîé ãðóäè ýòè..." è ò. ä.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                   Åé Ãàìëåò ýòî ïèøåò?
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                   Ñåé÷àñ âàì äîëîæó âñå, ãîñïîæà.
                                 (×èòàåò.)
                       "Íå âåðü, ÷òî çâåçäû - îãîíü,
                         Íå âåðü è ñîëíöà äâèæåíüþ,
                       Íå âåðü, ÷òî ïðàâäà íå ëæåò,
                         Íî âåðü â ìîþ ëþáîâü.
Π äîðîãàÿ  Îôåëèÿ, ÿ íå ñèëåí â ýòèõ ðàçìåðàõ, ÿ íå èñêóñåí â ðàññ÷èòûâàíèè
ìîèõ  âçäîõîâ,  íî  ÿ  ëþáëþ  òåáÿ, ïðåêðàñíàÿ, î ïðåêðàñíåéøàÿ, ïîâåðü ìíå.
Ïðîùàé. Òâîé íàâñåãäà, äîðîãàÿ ãîñïîæà, ïîêà ýòî ñîîðóæåíèå ïðèíàäëåæèò åìó.
Ãàìëåò".
                       Âîò ÷òî èç ïîñëóøàíüÿ ïîêàçàëà
                       Ìíå äî÷ü ìîÿ. Çàòåì ïåðåäàëà,
                       Ãäå, è êîãäà, è êàê çà íåþ îí
                       Óõàæèâàë.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                 Êàê ïðèíÿëà îíà
                       Åãî ëþáîâü?
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                       Ìèëîðä, êåì âû ñ÷èòàåòå ìåíÿ?
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                       Ïî÷òåííûì è âåðíåéøèì ÷åëîâåêîì.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                       ß á ýòî äîêàçàòü õîòåë. À êàê
                       Âû äóìàëè áû îáî ìíå, êîãäà
                       ß, óâèäàâ, êàê ïðèëåòåëà ñòðàñòü, -
                       Ïðèçíàòüñÿ, ÿ åå çàìåòèë ðàíüøå,
                       ×åì äî÷ü ïðèçíàëàñü, - êàê áû ñ÷èòàëè
                       Âàøè âåëè÷åñòâà, êîãäà áû ÿ,
                       Èçîáðàçèâøè çàïèñíóþ êíèæêó,
                       Çàæìóðèëñÿ, ÷òîá ñåðäöå ïðîìîë÷àëî?
                       Êåì âû ñ÷èòàëè áû ìåíÿ? Íåò, êðóòî
                       Çà äåëî âçÿëñÿ ÿ, ñêàçàâ ìîåé
                       Äåâèöå ìîëîäîé: "Ëîðä Ãàìëåò - ïðèíö,
                       Íå ñóæåíûé òåáå, íå áûòü òîìó!"
                       ß äàë åé íàñòàâëåíèå çàìêíóòüñÿ
                       È ó ñåáÿ åãî íå ïðèíèìàòü,
                       Íå äîïóñêàòü ïîñëàíöåâ è ïîäàðêîâ.
                       Ïîæàëà äî÷ü ïëîäû ìîèõ ñîâåòîâ.
                       À îí, îòâåðãíóòûé, ñêàæó ÿ âêðàòöå,
                       Ñòàë âñå ãðóñòèòü, ïîòîì íå ñòàë îí åñòü,
                       Ïîòîì íå ñïàë, ïîòîì îí îñëàáåë
                       È ñòàë ðàññåÿí; âñå ñïóñêàÿñü íèæå.
                       Îí âïàë â áåçóìüå, ÷òî âëàäååò èì
                       È âñåõ ïå÷àëèò íàñ.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                       Âû äóìàåòå, ÷òî îí ïðàâ?
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                                                Âîçìîæíî.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                       Áûâàëî ëè õîòü ðàç, õîòåë áû çíàòü ÿ,
                       ×òîá òâåðäî ÿ ñêàçàë: "Äà, ýòî òàê",
                       À áûëî á èíà÷å?
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                       ß íå ïðèïîìíþ.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                       Ñíèìèòå ãîëîâó âû ñ ïëå÷, êîãäà
                       ß îøèáàþñü. Åñëè ñëó÷àé áóäåò
                       Ìåíÿ âåñòè, õîòÿ áû ïðàâäà â öåíòðå
                       Ñàìîé çåìëè áûëà, - åå îòêðîþ.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                       Êàê áû ïðîâåðèòü íàì, ÷òî ýòî òàê?
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                       Âû çíàåòå, èíîé ðàç îí ãóëÿåò
                       ×àñà ÷åòûðå çäåñü, ïî ãàëåðåå.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                       Äà, ýòî âåðíî.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                       Êîãäà îí áóäåò çäåñü, ÿ íàïóùó
                       Äî÷ü íà íåãî. Ìû âñòàíåì çà êîâåð,
                       ×òîá âèäåòü âñòðå÷ó èõ. È, åñëè îí
                       Åå íå ëþáèò è íå îò ëþáâè
                       Ñîøåë ñ óìà, óæ ìíå íå çàñåäàòü
                       Â ñîâåòå ïðàâÿùåì, à ñîäåðæàòü
                       Èçâîçíûé äâîð.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                      Ìû èñïûòàåì ýòî.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                       Êàê ãðóñòíî îí èäåò, ÷èòàåò, áåäíûé.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                       Ìîëþ âàñ, îáà óõîäèòå, îáà.
                       ß ïîäîéäó ê íåìó.
 
                   Âûõîäÿò êîðîëü, êîðîëåâà è ïðèäâîðíûå.
                        Âõîäèò Ãàìëåò, ÷èòàÿ êíèãó.
 
                                         Ïðîøó ïðîñòèòü!
                       Êàê ïîæèâàåò äîáðûé ëîðä ìîé, Ãàìëåò?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Õîðîøî, ñëàâà Áîãó.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Âû ìåíÿ çíàåòå, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Îòëè÷íî çíàþ: âû ðûáíûé òîðãîâåö.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Î, íåò, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Òîãäà áû ÿ õîòåë, ÷òîá âû áûëè òàêèì æå ÷åñòíûì ÷åëîâåêîì, êàê îí.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     ×åñòíûì, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Äà,  ñýð.  Ïî  íûíåøíèì  âðåìåíàì  åäâà  ìîæíî âûëîâèòü îäíîãî ÷åñòíîãî
÷åëîâåêà ñðåäè äåñÿòè òûñÿ÷ ëþäåé.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Ýòî ñîâåðøåííàÿ èñòèíà, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Óæ  åñëè  ñîëíöå  ðàçâîäèò ÷åðâåé â äîõëîé ñîáàêå, â òàêîé ïðèÿòíîé äëÿ
ïîöåëóåâ ïàäàëè... Ó âàñ åñòü äî÷ü?
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Åñòü, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íå  äàâàéòå  åé  õîäèòü  íà ñîëíöå. Ïëîäîíîñíîñòü åñòü áëàãîäàòü, íî íå
òîãäà, êîãäà ïëîä íîñèò âàøà äî÷ü. Ïðèÿòåëü, ãëÿäèòå çà íåé.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     ×òî  âû  õîòèòå  ýòèì  ñêàçàòü?    ñòîðîíó.)  Âñå âîçâðàùàåòñÿ ê ìîåé
äî÷åðè.  À  âñå æå îí ìåíÿ íå ñðàçó óçíàë; îí ñêàçàë, ÷òî ÿ ðûáíûé òîðãîâåö;
îí äàëåêî çàøåë. Ïðàâäà, è ÿ â þíîñòè ìíîãî ñòðàäàë îò ëþáâè, - î÷åíü ïîõîæå
íà ýòî. ß ñíîâà ñ íèì çàãîâîðþ. ×òî âû ÷èòàåòå, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ñëîâà, ñëîâà, ñëîâà.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     À â ÷åì òàì äåëî, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ìåæäó êåì?
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     ß ñïðàøèâàþ, â ÷åì òàì äåëî, â òîì, ÷òî âû ÷èòàåòå?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Äåëî  â  êëåâåòå:  ïîäëûé  ñàòèðèê  çäåñü ãîâîðèò, ÷òî ó ñòàðèêîâ ñåäûå
áîðîäû,  ñìîðùåííûå  ëèöà,  èç  ãëàç ó íèõ ñî÷èòñÿ ãóñòàÿ ñìîëà èëè ñëèâîâûé
êëåé;  è  ÷òî  îíè ëèøåíû âñÿêîãî ðàçóìà, è â òî æå âðåìÿ ó íèõ î÷åíü ñëàáûå
êîëåíêè.  È  õîòÿ, ñýð, ÿ â ýòî â âûñøåé è ñèëüíåéøåé ñòåïåíè âåðþ, âñå æå ÿ
ñ÷èòàþ,  ÷òî  ïèñàòü  îá  ýòîì  íåó÷òèâî, ïîòîìó ÷òî è âû, ñýð, áûëè áû ìîèì
ðîâåñíèêîì, åñëè áû ìîãëè ïÿòèòüñÿ ðàêîì.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
                                (â ñòîðîíó)
 
     Õîòÿ ýòî è áåçóìèå, íî â íåì åñòü ñèñòåìà. Ìèëîðä, âû íå õîòèòå óéòè îò
ñêâîçíÿêà?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Â ìîãèëó?
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Äåéñòâèòåëüíî,  òàì íå áûëî áû ñêâîçíÿêà. (Â ñòîðîíó.) Êàê íèêîãäà, åãî
îòâåòû  ïîëíû ñîäåðæàíèÿ! Áåçóìüþ èíîãäà ïîñ÷àñòëèâèòñÿ áûòü íàõîä÷èâåå, ÷åì
çäîðîâüþ  è  ðàçóìó.  ß  îñòàâëþ  åãî è ñòàíó ïðèäóìûâàòü ñïîñîá, êàê áû åìó
âñòðåòèòüñÿ  ñ  ìîåé  äî÷åðüþ.  Ãëóáîêî÷òèìûé  ìèëîðä,  ìîãó  ëè  ÿ ïîëó÷èòü
ðàçðåøåíèå ïî÷òèòåëüíî îñòàâèòü âàñ?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ñýð,  âû  íå  ìîãëè  áû  ïîëó÷èòü  îò  ìåíÿ  íè÷åãî,  ñ  ÷åì áû ÿ ëåã÷å
ðàññòàëñÿ, êðîìå ìîåé æèçíè, êðîìå ìîåé æèçíè, êðîìå ìîåé æèçíè.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Ïðîùàéòå, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íóäíûé ñòàðûé äóðàê.
 
                     Âõîäÿò Ðîçåíêðàíö è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Âû èùåòå ëîðäà Ãàìëåòà? Îí çäåñü.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Áëàãîñëîâè âàñ Áîã, ñýð.
 
                              Ïîëîíèé âûõîäèò.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Ìîé äîñòîéíûé ìèëîðä!
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Ìîé äîðîãîé ìèëîðä!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ìîè  ëó÷øèå,  ìîè  ìèëûå  äðóçüÿ!  Êàê  ïîæèâàåòå,  Ãèëüäåíñòåðí? À òû,
Ðîçåíêðàíö? Êàê âû ïîæèâàåòå îáà, äîáðûå ìîè òîâàðèùè?
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Êàê íåçàìåòíûå ñûíû çåìëè.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
                  Óæ ñ÷àñòüå òî, ÷òî ñ÷àñòüå íå ÷ðåçìåðíî:
                  Ìû íå ïåðî íà øëÿïå ó Ôîðòóíû.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íî íå ïîäîøâà áàøìàêîâ åå?
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Íåò, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Çíà÷èò, âû æèâåòå ó åå ïîÿñà, èëè â öåíòðå åå ìèëîñòåé?
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Ìû ñ íåé â îñîáûõ îòíîøåíèÿõ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     È  â  îñîáî  òàéíûõ óãîëêàõ Ôîðòóíû. Î, ýòî ñîâåðøåííî âåðíî - âåäü îíà
ïîòàñêóøêà. Êàêèå íîâîñòè?
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Íèêàêèõ, ìèëîðä, êðîìå òîãî, ÷òî ìèð ñòàë ÷åñòíåå.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Çíà÷èò,  Ñóäíûé äåíü áëèçîê. Íî âàøà íîâîñòü íå âåðíà. Äàéòå âàì çàäàòü
áîëåå ÷àñòíûé âîïðîñ: ÷åì, äîáðûå ìîè äðóçüÿ, âû ðàññåðäèëè Ôîðòóíó, ÷òî îíà
ïîñëàëà âàñ ñþäà, â òþðüìó?
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Êàêóþ òþðüìó, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Äàíèÿ - òþðüìà.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Òîãäà è âåñü ìèð - òþðüìà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     È  îòëè÷íàÿ  -  â  íåé î÷åíü ìíîãî îòäåëåíèé, êàçåìàòîâ è ïîäçåìåëèé. À
Äàíèÿ - îäíà èç õóäøèõ.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Ìû òàê íå äóìàåì, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Çíà÷èò,  äëÿ  âàñ  îíà íå òàêîâà, ïîòîìó ÷òî íè÷åãî íåò íè õîðîøåãî, íè
äóðíîãî, íî ìûñëü äåëàåò åãî òàêèì èëè èíûì. Äëÿ ìåíÿ îíà - òþðüìà.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Çíà÷èò,  âàøå  ÷åñòîëþáèå  åå äåëàåò òàêîé: îíà ñëèøêîì òåñíà äëÿ âàøåé
äóøè.
 
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Π áîæå,  ÿ ìîã áû áûòü çàêëþ÷åííûì â îðåõîâîé ñêîðëóïêå è ñ÷èòàòü ñåáÿ
êîðîëåì áåñêîíå÷íîãî ïðîñòðàíñòâà, åñëè áû ó ìåíÿ íå áûëî äóðíûõ ñíîâ.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Êàêîâûå  è  ÿâëÿþòñÿ  ÷åñòîëþáèåì, ïîòîìó ÷òî ñàìîå ñóùåñòâî ÷åñòîëþáèÿ
åñòü òîëüêî òåíü ñíà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     À ñàìûé ñîí òîæå òîëüêî òåíü.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Âåðíî,  à  ÷åñòîëþáèå òàê âîçäóøíî è òàê ëåãêî, ÷òî ÿ ñ÷èòàþ åãî òîëüêî
òåíüþ òåíè.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Çíà÷èò, íàøè íèùèå - ïëîòíûå òåëà, à íàøè ìîíàðõè è ïðîñëàâëåííûå ãåðîè
- òîëüêî òåíè íèùèõ. Íå îòïðàâèòüñÿ ëè íàì êî äâîðó, ïîòîìó ÷òî, ïðàâî æå, ÿ
íå ìîãó ðàññóæäàòü.
 
                         Ðîçåíêðàíö è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Ìû æäåì âàøåãî ñîèçâîëåíèÿ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ýòîãî íå íàäî. ß íå õî÷ó ðàâíÿòü âàñ ñ îñòàëüíûìè ìîèìè ñëóãàìè. Ïîòîìó
÷òî,  ãîâîðÿ  ïî  ÷åñòè,  ìíå  ïðåñêâåðíî ñëóæàò. Íó, âîçâðàùàÿñü íà äîðîæêó
äðóæáû, ñêàæèòå ìíå, ÷òî âû äåëàåòå â Ýëüñèíîðå?
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Ìû õîòåëè òîëüêî ïîâèäàòüñÿ ñ âàìè, ìèëîðä, ó íàñ íå áûëî äðóãîé öåëè.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ß  òàê  íèù,  ÷òî äàæå áåäåí áëàãîäàðíîñòüþ, íî âñå æå ÿ áëàãîäàðþ âàñ,
õîòÿ,  ðàçóìååòñÿ,  äîðîãîå äðóçüÿ, ìîÿ áëàãîäàðíîñòü íå ñòîèò ïîëóïåííè. Çà
âàìè   ïîñûëàëè?   Ýòî  áûëî  âàøå  ñîáñòâåííîå  æåëàíèå?  Ýòî  äîáðîâîëüíîå
ïîñåùåíèå? Íó, áóäüòå ñî ìíîé ïðàâäèâû, íó, íó, ñêàæèòå ìíå.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     ×òî íàì ñêàçàòü, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ×òî  õîòèòå,  íî  ÷òîá  ýòî  îòíîñèëîñü ê äåëó. Çà âàìè ïîñûëàëè? Íå÷òî
âðîäå  ïðèçíàíèÿ  åñòü  â  âàøèõ  ãëàçàõ,  è  âàøåé  ñêðîìíîñòè  íå  õâàòàåò
ëóêàâñòâà,  ÷òîá  ýòî  ñêðûòü.  ß çíàþ: äîáðûé êîðîëü è êîðîëåâà ïîñûëàëè çà
âàìè.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Ñ êàêîé öåëüþ, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Âîò  ýòî-òî  âû  è äîëæíû ðàçúÿñíèòü. Íî óìîëÿþ âàñ, âî èìÿ ïðàâ íàøåãî
òîâàðèùåñòâà, ñîãëàñèÿ íàøåé þíîñòè, äîëãà íàøåé âå÷íî æèâóùåé ëþáâè è âñåãî
ñàìîãî äîðîãîãî, ÷òî ìîã áû ïðèäóìàòü ñàìûé êðàñíîðå÷èâûé ÷åëîâåê, áóäüòå ñî
ìíîé ïðÿìû è èñêðåííè: ïîñûëàëè çà âàìè èëè íåò?
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
                            (òèõî Ãèëüäåíñòåðíó)
 
     ×òî âû ñêàæåòå?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
                                (â ñòîðîíó)
 
     Òåïåðü ìîè ãëàçà âèäÿò âàñ. Åñëè âû ìåíÿ ëþáèòå, íå ñêðûâàéòå.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Ìèëîðä, çà íàìè ïîñûëàëè.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     È  ÿ  ñêàæó  âàì çà÷åì. Òàêèì îáðàçîì ìîå ïðåä÷óâñòâèå ïðåäóïðåäèò âàøå
ïðèçíàíèå  è  âàøå  îáåùàíèå  êîðîëþ  è  êîðîëåâå äåðæàòü âñå ýòî â òàéíå íå
ïîòåðÿåò  íè îäíîãî ïåðûøêà. Çà ïîñëåäíåå âðåìÿ, - ïðè÷åì ñàì íå çíàþ ïî÷åìó
-  ÿ ëèøèëñÿ âñåé ñâîåé âåñåëîñòè, çàáðîñèë âñå ñâîè îáû÷íûå ðàçâëå÷åíèÿ, è,
äåéñòâèòåëüíî, ó ìåíÿ òàêîå òÿæåëîå íàñòðîåíèå, ÷òî ìèëîå ñîîðóæåíèå - çåìëÿ
ìíå  êàæåòñÿ áåñïëîäíîé ñêàëîé; ýòîò îòëè÷íûé ïîëîã, âèäèòå ëè, ýòî ñëàâíîå,
âåëèêîëåïíîå   íåáî,   ýòà   âåëè÷åñòâåííàÿ  êðûøà,  ðàçóêðàøåííàÿ  çîëîòûìè
îãíÿìè,  -  âñå ýòî êàæåòñÿ ìíå òîëüêî ñêîïëåíèåì ãíóñíûõ ïàðîâ. Êàêîå ëîâêî
ñäåëàííîå ñóùåñòâî - ÷åëîâåê! Êàê áëàãîðîäåí åãî ðàçóì! Êàê áåñïðåäåëüíû åãî
ñïîñîáíîñòè!  Êàê åãî âèä è äâèæåíèÿ âûðàçèòåëüíû è âîñõèòèòåëüíû! Êàê ïîõîæ
îí  íà  àíãåëà  ñâîèìè  ïîñòóïêàìè  è ñâîèì ïîíèìàíèåì íà Áîãà! Îí - êðàñîòà
ìèðà,  âåíåö  òâîðåíèÿ!  À  äëÿ  ìåíÿ  ýòî  òîëüêî - êâèíòýññåíöèÿ ïðàõà. Íå
âîñõèùàåò  ìåíÿ ÷åëîâåê, à òàêæå è æåíùèíà, õîòÿ, ñóäÿ ïî âàøåé óëûáêå, âû â
ýòîì óñîìíèëèñü.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Ìèëîðä, òàêèå âåùè ìíå è â ãîëîâó íå ïðèõîäèëè.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ïî÷åìó æå âû óëûáíóëèñü, êîãäà ÿ ñêàçàë, ÷òî ÷åëîâåê ìåíÿ íå âîñõèùàåò?
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     ß  ïîäóìàë, ìèëîðä, î òîì, ÷òî åñëè ëþäè âàñ òàê íå âîñõèùàþò, òî êàêîé
ñóõîé  ïðèåì  âû îêàæåòå àêòåðàì! Ìû èõ îáîãíàëè ïî äîðîãå. Îíè íàïðàâëÿþòñÿ
ñþäà, ÷òîá ïðåäëîæèòü âàì ñâîè óñëóãè.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Òîò,  êòî èãðàåò êîðîëÿ, áóäåò ïðèíÿò ðàäóøíî, - åãî âåëè÷åñòâî ïîëó÷èò
îò  ìåíÿ  äàíü;  ñòðàíñòâóþùèé  ðûöàðü íàéäåò ðàáîòó äëÿ ñâîåãî ìå÷à è ùèòà.
Ëþáîâíèê  òîæå  áóäåò  âçäûõàòü íåäàðîì. Êîìèê ìèðíî äîèãðàåò ñâîþ ðîëü. Øóò
ðàññìåøèò  òåõ,  ó  êîãî  ïåðøèò  â ãîðëå îò êàøëÿ, à èãðàþùèé ãåðîèíþ áóäåò
ñâîáîäíî  èçëèâàòü  ñâîå ÷óâñòâî, õîòÿ è ñïîòûêàÿñü íà áåëûõ ñòèõàõ. ×òî ýòî
çà àêòåðû?
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Òå ñàìûå, êîòîðûå âàì òàê íðàâèëèñü, - ãîðîäñêèå òðàãèêè.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ïî÷åìó  æå  îíè ñòàëè ïóòåøåñòâîâàòü? Îñòàâàòüñÿ íà îäíîì ìåñòå áûëî èì
âäâîéíå âûãîäíî: è äëÿ ñëàâû, è äëÿ êîøåëüêà.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Ìíå êàæåòñÿ, ïîñëåäíèå íîâîââåäåíèÿ ïîâðåäèëè èì.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     À îíè â òàêîì æå ïî÷åòå, êàê êîãäà ÿ áûë â ãîðîäå? Èõ òàê æå ïîñåùàþò?
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Íåò, ñîâñåì íå òàê.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Îò÷åãî æå ýòî ïðîèñõîäèò? Ìîæåò áûòü, îíè íà÷àëè ðæàâåòü?
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Íåò,  îíè òàê æå óñåðäíû, êàê è ïðåæäå. Íî çäåñü, ñýð, ïîÿâèëñÿ âûâîäîê
äåòåé,  ìàëåíüêèõ  íåíàòàñêàííûõ ñîêîëÿò, êîòîðûå êðè÷àò âûøå âñÿêîé ìåðû, è
èì  çà  ýòî  áåøåíî  õëîïàþò.  Îíè  ñåé÷àñ  â  áîëüøîé  ìîäå  è  òàê  ðóãàþò
îáûêíîâåííûå  òåàòðû,  êàê  îíè èõ íàçûâàþò, ÷òî ìíîãèå ëþäè, íîñÿùèå øïàãó,
áîÿòñÿ ãóñèíûõ ïåðüåâ è íå ðåøàþòñÿ õîäèòü â äðóãèå òåàòðû.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ×òî  ýòî  çà  äåòè?  Êòî èõ ñîäåðæèò? Êòî ïëàòèò èì æàëîâàíüå? ×òî, îíè
áóäóò  ïðîäîëæàòü  ñâîå äåëî òîëüêî äî òåõ ïîð, ïîêà îíè ìîãóò ïåòü äåòñêèìè
ãîëîñàìè?  À  íå  ñêàæóò ëè îíè ïîòîì, êîãäà âûðàñòóò è ñòàíóò îáûêíîâåííûìè
àêòåðàìè,  -  à ýòî âåñüìà âåðîÿòíî, åñëè ó íèõ íå íàéäåòñÿ äðóãèõ ñðåäñòâ ê
ñóùåñòâîâàíèþ,  -  ÷òî èõ êðèòèêè èì ïîâðåäèëè ñâîèìè èçäåâêàìè íàä òåì, ÷åì
èì ïðèäåòñÿ çàíèìàòüñÿ?
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Ïî  ïðàâäå  ñêàçàòü,  áûëî  äîñòàòî÷íî  øóìó ñ îáåèõ ñòîðîí, è íàðîä íå
ñ÷èòàåò ãðåõîì íàòðàâëèâàòü ïðîòèâíèêîâ äðóã íà äðóãà. Îäíî âðåìÿ íå ïëàòèëè
äåíåã çà ïðåäñòàâëåíèå, åñëè ïîýò è àêòåð íå äîõîäèëè äî ïîòàñîâêè.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íåóæåëè?
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Î, äà, áûëî ìíîãî ðàçáèòûõ ÷åðåïîâ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     È ýòè ìàëü÷èøêè ïîáåæäàþò?
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Äà, ìèëîðä, ïîáåæäàþò. Äàæå Ãåðêóëåñà è åãî íîøó.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ýòî  íå  î÷åíü  óäèâèòåëüíî.  Âåäü ìîé äÿäÿ - äàòñêèé êîðîëü, è òå, êòî
ñòðîèë  åìó  ãðèìàñû ïðè æèçíè ìîåãî îòöà, ïëàòÿò íûí÷å ïî äâàäöàòè, ñîðîêà,
ïÿòèäåñÿòè,  à èíîãäà è ïî ñòî äóêàòîâ çà åãî ìèíèàòþðíûå ïîðòðåòû. Äà, ÷åðò
âîçüìè, â ýòîì åñòü íå÷òî ñâåðõúåñòåñòâåííîå, åñëè áû òîëüêî ôèëîñîôèÿ ìîãëà
ýòî ðàñïóòàòü.
 
                        Çà ñöåíîé òðóáû è áàðàáàíû.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Âîò è àêòåðû ïðèáûëè.
 
                               Âõîäÿò àêòåðû.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ãîñïîäà,  ÿ  î÷åíü  ðàä  âàñ  âèäåòü  â Ýëüñèíîðå. Íó, äàéòå âàøè ðóêè.
Ãîñòåïðèèìñòâî  ïðåäïèñûâàåò  íàì  ó÷òèâîñòü  è  ëþáåçíîñòü.  Ïîçâîëüòå  ìíå
ïðèâåòñòâîâàòü  âàñ  ïî  âñåì ïðàâèëàì, ÷òîá âû íå ñî÷ëè, ÷òî ðàäóøíûé ïðèåì
äëÿ òåõ àêòåðîâ, ñ êîòîðûìè, ÿ ñêàæó âàì, ÿ äîëæåí áûòü ó÷òèâ, ëþáåçíåå, ÷åì
òîò,  êîòîðûé  ÿ  îêàçûâàþ  âàì.  ß  î÷åíü  âàì  ðàä. Íî ìîé äÿäÿ-îòåö è ìîÿ
òåòêà-ìàòü îøèáëèñü.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
      ÷åì, äîðîãîé ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ß  ñóìàñøåäøèé  òîëüêî ïðè íîðä-íîðä-âåñòå, à êîãäà äóåò þæíûé âåòåð, ÿ
ñóìåþ îòëè÷èòü ñîêîëà îò ñîðîêè.
 
                              Âõîäèò Ïîëîíèé.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Ïðèâåòñòâóþ âàñ, ãîñïîäà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ïîñëóøàéòå,  Ãèëüäåíñòåðí,  è  âû òîæå, íà êàæäîå óõî ïî ñëóøàòåëþ: âîò
ýòîò áîëüøîé ðåáåíîê, êîòîðîãî âû çäåñü âèäèòå, åùå íå âûøåë èç ïåëåíîê.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Ìîæåò áûòü, îí ñíîâà ê íèì âåðíóëñÿ, âåäü ãîâîðÿò, ÷òî ñòàðèê - âäâîéíå
ðåáåíîê.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ß  ïîäîçðåâàþ, ÷òî îí ÿâèëñÿ ñîîáùèòü ìíå îá àêòåðàõ, çàïîìíèòå ýòî. Âû
ïðàâû, ìîé äðóã, ýòî, äåéñòâèòåëüíî, áûëî â ïîíåäåëüíèê óòðîì.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Ìèëîðä, ÿ äîëæåí ñîîáùèòü âàì íîâîñòü.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ìèëîðä,  ÿ  äîëæåí  ñîîáùèòü  âàì  íîâîñòü.  Êîãäà Ðîñöèé áûë àêòåðîì â
Ðèìå...
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Àêòåðû ñþäà ïðèåõàëè, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íó, íó, òîëêóéòå.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     ×åñòíîå ñëîâî...
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     È êàæäûé àêòåð âåðõîì íà îñëå.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Ýòî  ëó÷øèå  àêòåðû  íà  ñâåòå  êàê  äëÿ  òðàãåäèè,  òàê è äëÿ êîìåäèè,
ïðåäñòàâëåíèé     èñòîðè÷åñêèõ,     ïàñòîðàëüíûõ,    ïàñòîðàëüíî-êîìè÷åñêèõ,
èñòîðèêî-ïàñòîðàëüíûõ,     òðàãèêî-èñòîðè÷åñêèõ,    òðàãèêî-êîìèêî-èñòîðèêî-
ïàñòîðàëüíûõ, êàê äëÿ ñöåí, íå ïîäõîäÿùèõ ïîä ðàçäåëåíèå, òàê è äëÿ íè÷åì íå
îãðàíè÷åííûõ  ïîýì.  Ñåíåêà èì íå ñëèøêîì òÿæåë, à Ïëàâò íå ñëèøêîì ëåãîê. È
íåò  ðàâíûõ  èì  àêòåðîâ  êàê  äëÿ  èñïîëíåíèÿ  òâåðäûõ  òåêñòîâ,  òàê è äëÿ
ñâîáîäíûõ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Î Èåôôàé, ñóäüÿ èçðàèëüñêèé, êàêîå ó òåáÿ áûëî ñîêðîâèùå!
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Êàêîå ó íåãî áûëî ñîêðîâèùå, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Âîò êàêîå:
                         "Ìèëàÿ äî÷êà îäíà ó íåãî,
                           È î÷åíü åå îí ëþáèë".
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
                                (â ñòîðîíó)
 
     Âñå åùå î ìîåé äî÷åðè.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ðàçâå ÿ íå ïðàâ, ñòàðûé Èåôôàé?
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Åñëè  âû ìåíÿ íàçûâàåòå Èåôôàåì, ìèëîðä, òî ó ìåíÿ, äåéñòâèòåëüíî, åñòü
äî÷ü, êîòîðóþ ÿ î÷åíü ëþáëþ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íåò, ýòî èç ýòîãî íå ñëåäóåò.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     À ÷òî æå ñëåäóåò, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Âîò ÷òî:
                              "È âîò ñëó÷àéíî,
                              Áîã âåñòü êàê..."
À äàëüøå âû çíàåòå:
                              "Ñëó÷èëîñü òàê,
                              Âñå çíàþò êàê..."
Ïåðâàÿ  ñòðîôà  ýòîé íàáîæíîé ïåñíè ðàññêàæåò âàì äàëüíåéøåå. Âû âèäèòå, âîò
èäåò ïðè÷èíà òîãî, ÷òî ìíå íàäî ñîêðàùàòü.
 
                     Âõîäÿò ÷åòâåðî èëè ïÿòåðî àêòåðîâ.
 
Î÷åíü ðàä âàì, ãîñïîäà, î÷åíü ðàä âàì âñåì, î÷åíü ðàä, äîáðûå äðóçüÿ. À, ìîé
ñòàðûé  äðóã, òâîå ëèöî ñèëüíî îáðîñëî ñ òåõ ïîð, êàê ÿ âèäåë òåáÿ ïîñëåäíèé
ðàç,  èëè  òû  ïðèåõàë  â  Äàíèþ,  ÷òîáû  ïîðàçèòü  ìåíÿ  áîðîäîé? È âû, ìîÿ
ìîëîäàÿ  äàìà  è  ñóäàðêà,  êëÿíóñü áîãîðîäèöåé, ñ òåõ ïîð, êàê ÿ âàñ âèäåë,
ñóäàðûíÿ  ìîÿ,  âû ñòàëè áëèæå ê íåáó íà öåëûé êàáëóê. Ìîëèòå Áîãà, ÷òîá âàø
ãîëîñ  íå òðåñíóë, êàê èçúÿòàÿ èç îáðàùåíèÿ çîëîòàÿ ìîíåòà. Ãîñïîäà, ÿ î÷åíü
ðàä  âàì  âñåì.  Íó,  ñêîðåå  ê  äåëó. Êàê ôðàíöóçñêèå ñîêîëüíè÷üè, ìû áóäåì
íàïóñêàòü ñîêîëîâ íà âñå, ÷òî óâèäèì. Íó, ïîñêîðåå êàêîé-íèáóäü ìîíîëîã. Íó,
ïîêàæèòå æå ñâîå èñêóññòâî! Íó, êàêîé-íèáóäü ñòðàñòíûé ìîíîëîã.
 
                                 1-é àêòåð
 
     Êàêîé æå ìîíîëîã, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Òû  êàê-òî  ÷èòàë  ìíå ìîíîëîã èç ïüåñû, êîòîðàÿ íèêîãäà íå èãðàëàñü, à
åñëè è èãðàëàñü, òî íå áîëüøå îäíîãî ðàçà, ïîòîìó ÷òî ÿ ïîìíþ, ÷òî ýòà ïüåñà
íå  ïîíðàâèëàñü;  äëÿ áîëüøèíñòâà ýòî áûëî âðîäå èêðû. Íî, ïî ìîåìó ìíåíèþ è
ïî ìíåíèþ äðóãèõ, êîòîðûå ïîíèìàþò â ýòîì áîëüøå ìåíÿ, ýòî áûëà ïðåâîñõîäíàÿ
ïüåñà,  õîðîøî ðàñïðåäåëåííàÿ ïî ñöåíàì, ïîñòðîåííàÿ ñ òàêèì æå óìåíüåì, êàê
è  ÷óâñòâîì ìåðû. ß ïîìíþ, êòî-òî ñêàçàë, ÷òî â ñòèõàõ íå õâàòàëî ñîëè, ÷òîá
ïðèäàòü  èì  âêóñ,  è  ÷òî  â  ôðàçå  íå  áûëî  íè÷åãî,  ÷òî óêàçûâàëî áû íà
âûñîêîïàðíîñòü   àâòîðà,  -  îäíàêî  íàçûâàëè  ýòî  ÷åñòíûì  ïðèåìîì,  áîëåå
çäîðîâûì,  ÷åì  íåæíûì,  è  áîëåå  êðàñèâûì,  ÷åì  òîíêèì.  Áîëüøå âñåãî ìíå
ïîëþáèëñÿ òàì îäèí ìîíîëîã, ðàññêàç Ýíåÿ Äèäîíå, è îñîáåííî òî ìåñòî, ãäå îí
ãîâîðèò îá óáèéñòâå Ïðèàìà. Åñëè îí æèâåò åùå ó âàñ â ïàìÿòè, íà÷íèòå ñ ýòîé
ñòðî÷êè, ïîäîæäèòå, ïîäîæäèòå...
                  "Æåñòîêèé Ïèðð, êàê çâåðü Ãèðêàíñêèé..."
Íåò, íå òàê, íî íà÷èíàåòñÿ ñ Ïèððà.
                  "Æåñòîêèé Ïèðð, òîò, ÷üè ÷åðíû äîñïåõè,
                  Êàê çàìûñëû åãî, áûë ñ íî÷üþ ñõîæ,
                  Êîãäà ëåæàë îí â ãèáåëüíîì êîíå,
                  È ñòðàøíûé ÷åðíûé öâåò ðàçìàëåâàë îí
                  Åùå ñòðàøíåéøèì. Ñ ãîëîâû äî íîã
                  Îí ñòàë âåñü àëûé. Êàê â íàðÿäå ìåðçêîì,
                  Â êðîâè îòöîâ, è ìàòåðåé, è äåâ,
                  Çàïåêøåéñÿ îò ïëàìåíè ïîæàðîâ,
                  ×òî îêàÿííûì è óæàñíûì ñâåòîì
                  Óáèéñòâà îñâåùàëè, îí ïûëàë
                  Îãíåì è ãíåâîì, âåñü èçìàðàí êðîâüþ,
                  Íàëèïøåé íà íåãî; ãëàçà, êàê óãëè -
                  Ïðèàìà-ñòàðöà èùåò àäñêèé Ïèðð".
Òåïåðü ïðîäîëæàéòå âû.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Åé-áîãó,  ìèëîðä,  õîðîøî  ïðî÷èòàíî, âåðíûì òîíîì è ñ õîðîøèì ÷óâñòâîì
ìåðû.
 
                                 1-é àêòåð
 
                    "Âîò îí íàøåë åãî, íî òùåòíî áüåòñÿ
                    Öàðü ñ ãðåêàìè; è äðÿõëûé ìå÷ åãî
                    Íå ïîâèíóåòñÿ ðóêå - ëåæèò,
                    Ãäå îïóñòèëñÿ, âîëå íå ïîñëóøåí.
                    Íî ðèíóëñÿ áîåö íåðàâíûé, Ïèðð,
                    È íà Ïðèàìà ãðîçíî çàìàõíóëñÿ;
                    È ëèøü îò ñâèñòà äèêîãî ìå÷à
                    Ïàë ñëàáûé öàðü. Áåññìåðòíûé Èëèîí,
                    Êàê áû ïî÷óâñòâîâàâ Ïðèàìà ãèáåëü,
                    Ãîðÿùåþ ãëàâîþ ïàë. Òðåñê ìåðçêèé
                    Ñëóõ Ïèððà ïîðàæàåò. Ìå÷ åãî,
                    Ãîòîâûé óæ íà ãîëîâó ñåäóþ
                    Ïðèàìà äðåâíåãî óïàñòü, çàñòûë.
                    È, êàê çëîäåé ñ êàðòèíû. Ïèðð ñòîÿë,
                    Áåñ÷óâñòâåííûé ìåæ âîëåé è äåÿíüåì,
                    Íå äâèãàÿñü.
                    Íî êàê ìû ÷àñòî âèäèì ïðåä ãðîçîþ, -
                    Ìîë÷àíüå â íåáåñàõ, íåäâèæíû òó÷è,
                    Áåçìîëâåí äåðçêèé âåòåð, è çåìëÿ
                    Âíèçó òèõà, êàê ñìåðòü. Âäðóã ãðîì óæàñíûé
                    Âñå ñîòðÿñàåò. Òàê, ïîìåäëèâ, Ïèðð
                    Ïîäâèãíóò ê äåëó âñòàâøåé ñíîâà ìåñòüþ.
                    È íèêîãäà, êóÿ äîñïåõè Ìàðñó
                    Íåñîêðóøèìûå, öèêëîïîâ ìîëîò
                    Òàê òÿæåëî íå ïàäàë, êàê êðîâàâûé
                    Ìå÷ Ïèððà íà Ïðèàìà.
                    Ñòûä, ñòûä, Ôîðòóíà, òû áëóäíèöà! Áîãè,
                    Âñåì ñîíìîì âëàñòü åå âû îòíèìèòå,
                    Ñëîìèòå åé êîëåñà âñå è ñïèöû
                    È îáîä âûêèíüòå ñ ãîðû íåáåñíîé
                    Â àä, ê äüÿâîëàì".
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Ýòî ñëèøêîì äëèííî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ýòî  ìîæíî  îòïðàâèòü  ê öèðþëüíèêó âìåñòå ñ âàøåé áîðîäîé. Ïðîøó òåáÿ,
ïðîäîëæàé.  Åìó  íðàâÿòñÿ òîëüêî øóòîâñêèå ïëÿñêè èëè íåïðèñòîéíûå ðàññêàçû,
âñå îñòàëüíîå íàãîíÿåò íà íåãî ñîí. Ïðîäîëæàé. Äîéäè äî Ãåêóáû.
 
                                 1-é àêòåð
 
                  "Î, êòî á â ëîõìîòüÿõ óâèäàë öàðèöó"...
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     "Â ëîõìîòüÿõ öàðèöó"?
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Ýòî õîðîøî - "â ëîõìîòüÿõ öàðèöó", ýòî õîðîøî.
 
                                 1-é àêòåð
 
                       "Áîñàÿ ìå÷åòñÿ îíà è õî÷åò
                       Çàëèòü ñëåçàìè ïëàìÿ. Ãîëîâà
                       Ïîâÿçàíà íå äèàäåìîé, òðÿïêîé;
                       È òåëî, èñòîìëåííîå ðîäàìè,
                       Ïðèêðûëà âìåñòî ïëàòüÿ ïðîñòûíÿ,
                       Çàõâà÷åííàÿ â óæàñå. Î, êòî áû,
                       Óâèäåâ ýòî, ñëîâîì ÿäîâèòûì
                       Íå ïðîêëÿë áû ïðåäàòåëüñòâî Ôîðòóíû?
                       È äàæå áîãè, åñëè á óâèäàëè,
                       Êîãäà, íàä òåëîì ãíóñíî èçäåâàÿñü,
                       Ïèðð ïåðåä íåé òðóï ìóæà ðàñòåðçàë
                       È óñëûõàëè âîïëü åå èñòîøíûé -
                       Èëü óæ íè÷åì çåìíûì áîãîâ íå òðîíåøü? -
                       Ãîðÿùèå íåáåñíûå ãëàçà
                       Ñëåçàìè á çàëèëèñü, è ñàìè áîòà
                       Íàä íåþ ñæàëèëèñü".
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Âçãëÿíèòå,  êàê  îí  ïîáëåäíåë,  è  íà ãëàçàõ ó íåãî ñëåçû, Ïðåêðàòèòå,
ïðîøó âàñ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Õîðîøî.  Òû ïîòîì äîñêàæåøü ìíå îñòàëüíîå. Äîáðåéøèé ëîðä, ïîñëåäèòå çà
òåì,  ÷òîá  àêòåðîâ  õîðîøî  óñòðîèëè.  È  ÷òîá îáðàùàëèñü ñ íèìè ïîðÿäî÷íî,
ñëûøèòå?  Âåäü  îíè  -  ñîêðàùåííàÿ õðîíèêà íàøåãî âðåìåíè; è äëÿ âàñ äóðíàÿ
ýïèòàôèÿ ïîñëå âàøåé ñìåðòè ëó÷øå, ÷åì èõ ïëîõîé îòçûâ ïðè âàøåé æèçíè.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     ß îáîéäóñü ñ íèìè, ìèëîðä, ñîîáðàçíî èõ çàñëóãàì.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íåò,  ÷åðò  âîçüìè,  ÷åëîâåê  ãîðàçäî  ëó÷øå.  Åñëè  ñ êàæäûì ÷åëîâåêîì
îáðàùàòüñÿ  ñîîáðàçíî  åãî çàñëóãàì, òî êòî èçáåæèò ïîðêè? Îáîéäèòåñü ñ íèìè
ñîîáðàçíî  ñ  âàøåé  ñîáñòâåííîé  ÷åñòüþ  è  äîñòîèíñòâîì.  ×åì ìåíüøåãî îíè
çàñëóæèâàþò, òåì áîëüøå çàñëóãà âàøåé äîáðîòû. Ïðîâîäèòå èõ.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Èäåìòå, ãîñïîäà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Èäèòå çà íèì, äðóçüÿ; çàâòðà ìû ïîãëÿäèì íà âàøå ïðåäñòàâëåíèå.
 
               Ïîëîíèé óõîäèò ñî âñåìè àêòåðàìè, êðîìå 1-ãî.
 
Ïîñëóøàé, ñòàðûé äðóã, ìîæåòå âû ñûãðàòü "Óáèéñòâî Ãîíçàãî"?
 
                                 1-é àêòåð
 
     Ìîæåì, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ìû  ïîãëÿäèì åãî çàâòðà âå÷åðîì. À åñëè ïîíàäîáèòñÿ, âû ñìîæåòå âûó÷èòü
äâåíàäöàòü  èëè  øåñòíàäöàòü  ñòðîê, êîòîðûå ÿ íàïèøó è âñòàâëþ òóäà? Ìîæåòå
èëè íåò?
 
                                 1-é àêòåð
 
     Ìîæåì, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Î÷åíü  õîðîøî. Ñòóïàé çà òåì ãîñïîäèíîì, äà, ñìîòðè, íå èçäåâàéòåñü íàä
íèì.
 
                             1-é àêòåð âûõîäèò.
 
Ìîè  äîáðûå  äðóçüÿ,  ÿ  îñòàâëÿþ  âàñ  äî  âå÷åðà. ß î÷åíü ðàä âèäåòü âàñ â
Ýëüñèíîðå.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Ìèëîðä ìîé äîáðûé!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Èäèòå ñ Áîãîì.
 
                     Ðîçåíêðàíö è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí âûõîäÿò.
 
                   Âîò è îäèí ÿ.
                   Î, ÷òî çà äðÿíü ÿ, ÷òî çà ïîäëûé ðàá!
                   È íå ÷óäîâèùíî ëè, ÷òî àêòåð
                   Îäíîé ëèøü âûäóìêîé, ëèøü ñíîì î ñòðàñòè,
                   Òàê âûìûñëó ñâîé ïîä÷èíÿåò äóõ,
                   ×òî îò åãî ðàáîòû îí áëåäíååò,
                   È ñëåçû ëüåò, è óæàñ íà ëèöå,
                   È ãîëîñ ðàçáèâàåòñÿ, âåñü îáðàç
                   Áåðåò ïëîòü âûìûñëà. À ÷òî - ïðè÷èíà?
                   Íè÷òî! Ãåêóáà!
                   ×òî îí Ãåêóáå? ×òî åìó Ãåêóáà?
                   À ïëà÷åò îí î íåé. ×òî á ñäåëàë îí,
                   Êîãäà á èìåë äëÿ ñòðàñòè îí ïðè÷èíó,
                   Êîãäà á îíà ïîäñêàçàíà áûëà,
                   Êàê ìíå? Ñëåçàìè çàòîïèë áû ñöåíó,
                   Âñåì ðàñòåðçàë áû óøè ñòðàøíîé ðå÷üþ,
                   Âèíîâíûõ áû ñ óìà ñâåë, à íåâèííûõ
                   Çàñòàâèë òðåïåòàòü, ñìóòèë íåâåæä
                   È çðèòåëÿì ïîòðÿñ áû ñëóõ è çðåíüå!
                   À ÿ?
                   Äóðàê òóïîé è æàëêèé, ÷àõíó çäåñü
                   È, ê ñâîåìó æå äåëó ðàâíîäóøíûé,
                   Êàê ïðîñòîôèëÿ, äàæå ãîâîðèòü
                   Íå ñìåþ ÿ, è äàæå çà íåãî,
                   Çà êîðîëÿ, ÷üÿ äîðîãàÿ æèçíü
                   È âëàñòü òàê íèçêî îòíÿòû. ß - òðóñ?
                   Êòî ïîäëåöîì çäåñü íàçîâåò ìåíÿ?
                   Ïðîáüåò áàøêó? Êëîê áîðîäû ìíå âûðâåò?
                   Â ëèöî åãî øâûðíåò? Êòî çà íîñ äåðíåò?
                   Çàãîíèò â ãëîòêó ëîæü äî ñàìûõ ëåãêèõ?
                   Êòî õî÷åò ýòî ñäåëàòü? Õà!
                   ß âûíåñ áû, åé-áîãó. Ó ìåíÿ
                   Âåäü ïå÷åíü ãîëóáèíàÿ, íåò æåë÷è,
                   Ðàç ìíå îáèäà íå ãîðüêà. À òî
                   Âñåõ ÿñòðåáîâ äàâíî áû îòêîðìèë
                   ß ýòîé ïàäàëüþ. Ïîäëåö êðîâàâûé!
                   Ñðàìíîé è íèçêèé, ãíóñíûé, çëîé ïîäëåö!
                   Î ìåñòü!
                   Êàêîé îñåë ÿ! Âîò òàê ñìåëîñòü! Ñûí
                   Ëþáèìîãî óáèòîãî îòöà,
                   ß, ê ìåñòè íåáîì ïðèçâàííûé è àäîì,
                   Êàê ïîòàñêóõà, äóøó îòâîæó
                   È êàê ïîñëåäíÿÿ ðóãàþñü øëþõà,
                   Êàê ñóäîìîéêà!
                   Î, òüôó, òüôó, òüôó! Âñòàíü, ðàçóì! ß ñëûõàë,
                   ×òî èíîãäà ïðåñòóïíèêè â òåàòðå
                   Áûâàëè òàê ïîòðÿñåíû èñêóññòâîì,
                   ×òî çäåñü æå â çëîäåÿíüÿõ ïðèçíàâàëèñü.
                   Õîòü è áåçãëàñíîå, çàãîâîðèò
                   Óáèéñòâî ñàìûì äèâíûì ÿçûêîì.
                   Ñûãðàþò ìíå àêòåðû ÷òî-íèáóäü
                   Âðîäå óáèéñòâà ìîåãî îòöà
                   Çäåñü, ïåðåä äÿäåé. Çà åãî ãëàçàìè
                   Ñëåäèòü ÿ áóäó, â ãëóáèíó ïðîíèêíó,
                   È, åñëè âçäðîãíåò îí, ÿ áóäó çíàòü,
                   ×òî äåëàòü ìíå. Áûòü ìîæåò, ýòîò äóõ -
                   Ñàì äüÿâîë. Âåäü ëåãêî åìó ïðèíÿòü
                   È ìèëûé îáðàç. È, áûòü ìîæåò, âèäÿ
                   Ïå÷àëü ìîþ è ñëàáîñòü, - íàä òàêèìè
                   Îí äóøàìè îñîáåííî ñèëåí, -
                   Ìåíÿ îí îáìàíóë, ÷òîá ïîãóáèòü.
                   Âåðíåé óëèêà ìíå íóæíà, ÷åì ýòî.
                   Òåì ïðåäñòàâëåíüåì ñåòü çàêèíó ÿ,
                   ×òîá èçëîâèòü ìíå ñîâåñòü êîðîëÿ.
 
 

ÀÊÒ III

 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ 1

 
 
                              Êîìíàòà â çàìêå.
                 Âõîäÿò êîðîëü, êîðîëåâà. Ïîëîíèé, Îôåëèÿ,
                         Ðîçåíêðàíö è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                      Âû íå ìîãëè â òå÷åíüå ðàçãîâîðà
                      Óçíàòü ñìÿòåíèÿ åãî ïðè÷èíó,
                      Êîòîðîå ãðîçèò åãî ïîêîþ
                      Áåçóìèåì è áóéíûì, è îïàñíûì?
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
                      Îí ãîâîðèò, ÷òî ÷óâñòâóåò ðàññòðîéñòâî,
                      Íî î ïðè÷èíàõ ãîâîðèòü íå õî÷åò.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
                      Ðàññïðîñîâ íàøèõ èçáåãàåò îí;
                      Ñêðûâàåòñÿ îí ñ õèòðîñòüþ áåçóìöà,
                      Êàê òîëüêî âûíóäèòü õîòèì ïðèçíàíüå
                      Î ñîñòîÿíüå èñòèííîì åãî.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      Ëþáåçíî âàñ îí ïðèíÿë?
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
                      Êàê íàñòîÿùèé äâîðÿíèí.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
                                              Íî áóäòî
                      Îí ïðèíóæäàë ñåáÿ ëþáåçíûì áûòü.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
                      Ñàì ìàëî ñïðàøèâàë, íî íà âîïðîñû
                      Ñâîáîäíî îòâå÷àë.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                                       Âû ïðåäëàãàëè
                      Åìó êàêèå-íèáóäü ðàçâëå÷åíüÿ?
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
                      Ñëó÷èëîñü, ãîñïîæà, ÷òî íà äîðîãå
                      Àêòåðîâ ïîâñòðå÷àëè ìû è ïðèíöó
                      Îá ýòîì ðàññêàçàëè. È êàê áóäòî
                      Îáðàäîâàëñÿ îí. Îíè óæ çäåñü
                      È, êàæåòñÿ, ïðèêàç óæ ïîëó÷èëè
                      Èãðàòü ñåãîäíÿ ïåðåä íèì.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                                                Äà, âåðíî;
                      È îí ïðîñèë íà ýòî ïðåäñòàâëåíüå
                      Âàøè âåëè÷åñòâà óñåðäíî çâàòü.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                      Âñåì ñåðäöåì ñîãëàøàþñü ÿ è ðàä,
                      ×òî îí íàñòðîåí òàê.
                      Âû, ãîñïîäà, ïîääåðæèâàéòå â íåì
                      Æåëàíüå óäîâîëüñòâèé.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
                                            Äà, ìèëîðä.
 
                     Ðîçåíêðàíö è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí âûõîäÿò.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                      Ãåðòðóäà ìèëàÿ, îñòàâü íàñ òàêæå.
                      Çà Ãàìëåòîì ïîñëàëè òàéíî ìû,
                      ×òîá îí "ñëó÷àéíî" âñòðåòèë çäåñü Îôåëèþ.
                      Îòåö è ÿ, çàêîííûå øïèîíû,
                      Íåâèäèìî çà íèìè ïîäãëÿäèì
                      È ïî ñâèäàíüþ èõ, è ïî òîìó,
                      Êàê îí ñåáÿ âåäåò, ðåøèì ìû òâåðäî,
                      Ëþáîâíàÿ ëü ïå÷àëü - ïðè÷èíà âñåõ
                      Åãî ñòðàäàíèé.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                                     Ïîâèíóþñü âàì.
                      Îôåëèÿ, ÿ î÷åíü áû õîòåëà,
                      ×òîá âàøà êðàñîòà áûëà ñ÷àñòëèâîé
                      Ïðè÷èíîé äèêîãî ðàññòðîéñòâà ïðèíöà, -
                      Òîãäà, íàäåþñü, âàøà äîáðîäåòåëü
                      Íà äîáðûé ïóòü åãî íàïðàâèò ê ÷åñòè
                      Äëÿ âàñ îáîèõ.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                                    Åñëè á òàê ñëó÷èëîñü!
 
                             Êîðîëåâà âûõîäèò.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                      Îôåëèÿ, ïîãóëÿéòå çäåñü. (Êîðîëþ.) Ïðîøó âàñ,
                      Âñåìèëîñòèâûé, ñïðÿ÷åìñÿ. (Îôåëèè.) ×èòàéòå
                      Âîò ýòó êíèãó, ÷òîá çàíÿòüå ýòî
                      Ïðèêðàñèëî óåäèíåíüå âàøå.
                      Äîñòîéíû âñå õóëû, à âåäü èçâåñòíî -
                      Áëàãî÷åñòèâûé âèä, ëèöî ñâÿòîå
                      È ÷åðòà â ñàõàð îáðàòÿò.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
                                (â ñòîðîíó)
 
                                               Î, ïðàâäà!
                      Êàêîé óäàð ïî ñîâåñòè ìîåé!
                      Âåäü ùåêè øëþõè, ÷òî ïîêðûòû êðàñêîé,
                      Íå òàê ãíóñíû, êàê î ìîèõ äåëàõ
                      Íàêðàøåííûå ðå÷è. Òÿæêèé ãðóç!
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                      Âîò îí èäåò. Ìèëîðä, óéäåìòå ïðî÷ü
                      Ñêîðåé.
 
                  Âûõîäÿò êîðîëü è Ïîëîíèé. Âõîäèò Ãàìëåò.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Áûòü èëü íå áûòü? - âîò â ÷åì âîïðîñ!
                      ×òî áëàãîðîäíåé äëÿ äóøè - òåðïåòü
                      Ñóäüáû-îáèä÷èöû óäàðû, ñòðåëû
                      Èëü, ïðîòèâ ìîðÿ áåä âîîðóæàñü,
                      Ïîêîí÷èòü ñ íèìè? Óìåðåòü, óñíóòü,
                      È âñå... È ãîâîðèòü, ÷òî ñíîì ïîêîí÷èë
                      Ñ ñåðäå÷íîé áîëüþ, ñ òûñÿ÷üþ ñòðàäàíèé,
                      Íàñëåäüåì òåëà. Âåäü êîíöà òàêîãî
                      Êàê íå æåëàòü íàì? Óìåðåòü, óñíóòü,
                      Óñíóòü... È, ìîæåò áûòü, óâèäåòü ñíû...
                      Àõ, â ýòîì-òî è äåëî âñå. Êàêèå
                      Ïðèñíèòüñÿ ñíû íàì ìîãóò â ñìåðòíîì ñíå,
                      Êîãäà ìû ñáðîñèì ýòîò øóì çåìíîé?
                      Âîò çäåñü ïîäóìàòü íàäî... Îòòîãî
                      Ó íàøèõ ãîðåñòåé òàê æèçíü äëèííà.
                      Êòî ñíåñ áû âðåìåíè óäàðû, ãëóì?
                      È ãíåò ãîñïîä? Íàñìåøêè íàãëåöîâ?
                      Ñòðàäàíèÿ îòâåðãíóòîé ëþáâè?
                      Ìåäëèòåëüíîñòü ñóäîâ? È ñïåñü âëàñòåé?
                      Ïèíêè, ÷òî òåðïåëèâûé è äîñòîéíûé
                      Îò íåäîñòîéíûõ ïîëó÷àåò, - åñëè
                      Ïîêîÿ ìîã áû îí äîñòè÷ü íîæîì
                      Ïðîñòûì? Êòî ñòàë áû ýòîò ãðóç òàùèòü,
                      Ïîòåÿ è âîð÷à ïîä òÿæêîé æèçíüþ?
                      Íåò, óæàñ ïåðåä ÷åì-òî ïîñëå ñìåðòè,
                      Òà íåîòêðûòàÿ ñòðàíà, îòêóäà
                      Ê íàì ïóòåøåñòâåííèê íå âîçâðàùàëñÿ,
                      Ñáèâàåò íàøó âîëþ, çàñòàâëÿåò
                      Çíàêîìûå íàì ãîðåñòè ñíîñèòü
                      È íå áåæàòü îò íèõ ê òåì, ÷òî íå çíàåì.
                      Òàê â òðóñîâ íàñ ñîçíàíüå ïðåâðàùàåò,
                      È òàê ïðèðîäíûé öâåò ðåøåíüÿ ìåðêíåò,
                      ×óòü ëÿæåò íà íåãî òåíü áëåäíîé ìûñëè,
                      È òàê äåëà âûñîêîé, ñìåëîé ñèëû,
                      Îñòàíîâèâøèñü íà ïóòè, òåðÿþò
                      Íàçâàíüå "äåéñòâèÿ". Íî òèøå! Çäåñü
                      Ïðåêðàñíàÿ Îôåëèÿ.
 
                               Âõîäèò Îôåëèÿ.
 
                                         Ïîìÿíè
                      Ìîè ãðåõè â ñâîèõ ìîëèòâàõ, íèìôà!
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                      Êàê ïîæèâàëè âû, ìèëîðä, âñå âðåìÿ?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Áëàãîäàðþ âàñ: ìèëî, ìèëî, ìèëî.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                      Ìèëîðä, åñòü ó ìåíÿ îò âàñ ïîäàðêè.
                      Äàâíî óæ ÿ õî÷ó âàì èõ îòäàòü.
                      Ïðîøó, âîçüìèòå èõ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                          Íåò, íåò, íå ÿ!
                      ß íè÷åãî âàì íå äàðèë.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                                             Ìèëîðä,
                      Îòëè÷íî çíàåòå, ÷òî âû äàðèëè,
                      È ñî ñëîâàìè íåæíûìè. Îò íèõ
                      Öåííåå ñàì ïîäàðîê ñòàíîâèëñÿ.
                      Èõ íåæíûé àðîìàò èñ÷åç. Âîçüìèòå.
                      Âåäü äëÿ äóøè è äàð öåííåéøèé ìàë,
                      Êîãäà òîò, êòî äàðèë, íåëàñêîâ ñòàë.
                      Âîò çäåñü îíè, ìèëîðä!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Õà, õà, âû äîáðîäåòåëüíû?
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     ×òî, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Âû êðàñèâû?
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     ×òî ïîäðàçóìåâàåò âàøå âûñî÷åñòâî?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Òî,  ÷òî  åñëè  âû è äîáðîäåòåëüíû, è êðàñèâû, òî íå äîïóñêàéòå íèêàêèõ
ðàçãîâîðîâ ìåæäó âàøåé äîáðîäåòåëüþ è êðàñîòîé.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Íî, ìèëîðä, ðàçâå ó êðàñîòû ìîæåò áûòü ëó÷øàÿ ïîäðóãà, ÷åì äîáðîäåòåëü?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íåò,  ïî  ïðàâäå ãîâîðÿ, êðàñîòà ñêîðåå ïðåâðàòèò äîáðîäåòåëü â ñâîäíþ,
÷åì  äîáðîäåòåëü ïðèäàñò êðàñîòå ñâîé îáðàç. Íåêîãäà ýòî áûëî ïàðàäîêñîì, íî
íàøå âðåìÿ åãî ïîäòâåðäèëî. ß êîãäà-òî âàñ ëþáèë.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Äà, ìèëîðä, è âû çàñòàâèëè ìåíÿ ïîâåðèòü â ýòî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Âàì  íå ñëåäîâàëî ìíå âåðèòü. Ñêîëüêî íè ïðèâèâàé äîáðîäåòåëü ê ñòàðîìó
ïíþ, îí âñå îñòàíåòñÿ ïíåì. ß âàñ íå ëþáèë.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Òåì áîëåå ÿ âèæó, êàê ÿ áûëà îáìàíóòà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Èäè  â ìîíàñòûðü. Çà÷åì òåáå ïëîäèòü ãðåøíèêîâ? ß äîñòàòî÷íî ÷åñòåí, íî
ÿ  ìîã áû îáâèíèòü ñåáÿ â òàêèõ âåùàõ, ÷òî ëó÷øå áûëî áû ìîåé ìàòåðè ìåíÿ íå
ðîæàòü:  ÿ  î÷åíü  âûñîêîìåðåí, ìñòèòåëåí, ÷åñòîëþáèâ.  ìîåé âëàñòè ñòîëüêî
ãðåõîâ,  ÷òî  ó  ìåíÿ íå õâàòèò ìûñëåé, ÷òîá èõ âìåñòèòü, âîîáðàæåíüÿ, ÷òîáû
äàòü  èì  ôîðìó,  è âðåìåíè, ÷òîá èõ îñóùåñòâèòü. Çà÷åì òàêèì ïàðíÿì, êàê ÿ,
ïîëçàòü  ìåæäó  íåáîì  è  çåìëåé?  Ìû  âñå  îòúÿâëåííûå  ïîäëåöû. Íå âåðü íè
îäíîìó èç íàñ. Èäè ñâîåé äîðîãîé, â ìîíàñòûðü. Ãäå âàø îòåö?
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Äîìà, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íó,  ïóñòü åãî òàì è çàïðóò, ÷òîá îí âàëÿë äóðàêà òîëüêî ó ñåáÿ äîìà, à
íå ãäå-íèáóäü â äðóãîì ìåñòå. Ïðîùàéòå.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Î ìèëîñòèâîå íåáî, ïîìîãè åìó!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Åñëè òû âûéäåøü çàìóæ, ÿ òåáå âìåñòî ïðèäàíîãî äàì âîò êàêóþ ÿçâó. Áóäü
òû  öåëîìóäðåííà,  êàê  ëåä, è ÷èñòà, êàê ñíåã, òû âñå ðàâíî íå ñïàñåøüñÿ îò
êëåâåòû.  Èäè  â  ìîíàñòûðü, èäè! Ïðîùàé. Íó, à åñëè òåáå óæ î÷åíü çàõî÷åòñÿ
çàìóæ,  âûõîäè  çà äóðàêà, ïîòîìó ÷òî óìíûå ëþäè âñå-òàêè çíàþò, êàêèõ âû èç
íèõ äåëàåòå ÷óäîâèù. Â ìîíàñòûðü èäè! È ïîñêîðåå! Ïðîùàé!
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Î íåáåñíûå ñèëû, èçëå÷èòå åãî!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Î òîì, êàê âû êðàñèòåñü, ÿ òîæå äîñòàòî÷íî íàñëûøàëñÿ. Áîã âàì äàë îäíî
ëèöî,  à  âû  ñàìè  ìàëþåòå  ñåáå  äðóãîå.  Âû  ïîäòàíöîâûâàåòå, âû ñåìåíèòå
íîæêàìè, âû ëåïå÷åòå, âû áîæüèì ñîçäàíüÿì äàåòå ïðîçâèùà è ñâîþ ïîõîòëèâîñòü
âûäàåòå çà íåâåäåíèå. Óõîäè, ìíå ýòîãî áîëüøå íå íàäî, ýòî ìåíÿ ñâåëî ñ óìà.
ß  ãîâîðþ,  ÷òî  ó  íàñ  íå  áóäåò áîëüøå ñâàäåá. Òå, êòî æåíàòû, áóäóò æèòü
âñå, êðîìå îäíîãî, à âñå äðóãèå îñòàíóòñÿ, êàê åñòü! Èäè â ìîíàñòûðü!
 
                              Ãàìëåò âûõîäèò.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                   Êàêîé âûñîêèé óì çäåñü áðîøåí çà áîðò!
                   Âçãëÿä äâîðÿíèíà è ñîëäàòà ìå÷,
                   ßçûê ó÷åíîãî; íàäåæäà, ðîçà
                   Ñòðàíû ïðåêðàñíîé, çåðêàëî ïðèëè÷üÿ
                   È îáðàçåö èçÿùåñòâà, ïðèìåð
                   Äëÿ ïîäðàæàíüÿ âñåì - ïîãèá, ïîãèá!
                   À ÿ, íåñ÷àñòíåéøàÿ èç âñåõ äàì,
                   Âïèâàâøàÿ ìåä ñëàäêèõ êëÿòâ åãî,
                   ß ñëûøó, êàê âûñîêèé, ÷èñòûé ðàçóì,
                   Êàê êîëîêîë ðàçáèòûé, ãðóá, íåñòðîåí;
                   È êðàñîòà áåñöåííàÿ è þíîñòü
                   Áåçóìüåì ðàíåíû. Ïå÷àëü ìîÿ!
                   ×òî âèäåëà! ×òî âèæó íûí÷å ÿ!
 
                          Âõîäÿò êîðîëü è Ïîëîíèé.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Ëþáîâü? Íåò, íå ñþäà åãî âëå÷åò.
                   È õîòü â ðå÷àõ åãî íåò ÿñíîé ñâÿçè,
                   Íåò, íå áåçóìåí îí. Â äóøå åãî
                   Ïå÷àëü áóäòî âûñèæèâàåò ÷òî-òî,
                   È ÿ áîþñü, êàê áû îíà áåäû
                   Íå âûñèäåëà. ×òîá èçáûòü îïàñíîñòü,
                   Âîò ÷òî ðåøèë ÿ áûñòðî ïðåäïðèíÿòü:
                   Åãî ÿ òîò÷àñ â Àíãëèþ îòïðàâëþ,
                   ×òîá òðåáîâàòü íåäîäàííóþ äàíü.
                   Áûòü ìîæåò, íîâûå ìîðÿ è ñòðàíû,
                   Ðàçíîîáðàçüå âïå÷àòëåíèé ñìîþò
                   Òî, ÷òî òàê êðåïêî óãíåçäèëîñü â ñåðäöå
                   È ìîçã åãî òåðçàåò, èñêàæàÿ
                   Åãî ïðèðîäó. Íó, êàê âàøå ìíåíüå?
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                   Äà, õîðîøî. Íî âñå æ ÿ ïîëàãàþ,
                   ×òî êîðåíü è íà÷àëî ýòèõ áåä -
                   Â ëþáâè îòâåðãíóòîé. Íó, ÷òî, Îôåëèÿ?
                   Âû ìîæåòå íå ïîâòîðÿòü íàì ñëîâ,
                   Êîòîðûå ëîðä Ãàìëåò âàì ñêàçàë, -
                   Ìû èõ ñëûõàëè. (Êîðîëþ.) Êàê óãîäíî âàì,
                   Ìèëîðä, âû äåéñòâóéòå, íî âñå æ ïîëåçíî,
                   ×òîá ïîñëå ïðåäñòàâëåíüÿ êîðîëåâà
                   Åãî ïðîñèëà åé îòêðûòü ïå÷àëü.
                   Ïóñòü áóäåò ñ íèì òâåðäà îíà. À ÿ
                   Çäåñü ñòàíó, ñ âàøåãî ñîèçâîëåíüÿ,
                   È âåñü èõ ðàçãîâîð óñëûøó. Åñëè
                   Îí íå îòâåòèò åé, âû ðàññóäèòå,
                   Ïîñëàòü ëè â Àíãëèþ åãî èëü çäåñü
                   Ãäå-ëèáî çàòî÷èòü.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                      Ðåøèì íà òîì, -
                   Áåçóìöåâ çíàòíûõ äåðæàò ïîä çàìêîì.
 
                                  Âûõîäÿò.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ 2

 
 
                               Çàëà â çàìêå.
                          Âõîäÿò Ãàìëåò è àêòåðû.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ïðîøó  âàñ, ïðîèçíîñèòå ýòè ñëîâà, êàê ÿ ïðî÷åë èõ âàì, ëåãêî è ïðîñòî;
åñëè æå âû áóäåòå èõ âîïèòü, êàê ýòî äåëàþò íåêîòîðûå èç âàøèõ àêòåðîâ, òî ÿ
ïðåäïî÷åë  áû, ÷òîá ãîðîäñêîé ãëàøàòàé ïðî÷åë ìîè ñòèõè! È íå ñëèøêîì ïèëèòå
âîçäóõ  ðóêàìè, âîò òàê. Íî áóäüòå âî âñåì ïðèñòîéíû, ïîòîìó ÷òî â ïîòîêå, â
áóðå,  ÿ  áû  äàæå  ñêàçàë:  â  ñàìîì  âèõðå  ñòðàñòè  âû äîëæíû ñîáëþäàòü è
ñîõðàíÿòü  ÷óâñòâî  ìåðû,  êîòîðîå  ïðèäàåò  åé  íåæíîñòü.  Î,  ìîå  ÷óâñòâî
îñêîðáëåíî,  êîãäà  ÿ  ñëûøó,  êàê  çäîðîâûé íå÷åñàíûé ïàðåíü ðâåò ñòðàñòü â
êëî÷üÿ,  â  íàñòîÿùèå  ëîñêóòüÿ  è  äåðåò  óøè ñòîÿùèì â ïàðòåðå, êîòîðûå ïî
áîëüøåé  ÷àñòè  íå  ñïîñîáíû íè÷åãî ïîíèìàòü, êðîìå áåññìûñëåííûõ ïàíòîìèì è
øóìà.  ß  áû  âûñåê  òàêîãî  ïàðíÿ,  êîòîðûé  õî÷åò  ïðåâçîéòè  Òåðìàãàíòà è
ðàçûðîäèòü Èðîäà. Ïîæàëóéñòà, íå äåëàéòå ýòîãî.
 
                                 1-é àêòåð
 
     ß ðó÷àþñü âàøåìó âûñî÷åñòâó.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íî  íå áóäüòå òàêæå ñëèøêîì áåçæèçíåííû, è ïóñòü âàøå ñîáñòâåííîå ÷óòüå
áóäåò  âàøèì  ó÷èòåëåì.  Ñîãëàñóéòå  äåéñòâèå ñî ñëîâîì è ñëîâî ñ äåéñòâèåì.
Îñîáåííî ñëåäèòå çà òåì, ÷òîá íå ïåðåõîäèòü ãðàíèö ñâîáîäíîé åñòåñòâåííîñòè,
ïîòîìó  ÷òî  âñå ïðåóâåëè÷åííîå èäåò âðàçðåç ñ èñêóññòâîì èãðû, à öåëü ýòîãî
èñêóññòâà  ïðåæäå  è  òåïåðü  áûëà è åñòü - äåðæàòü çåðêàëî ïåðåä ïðèðîäîé è
ïîêàçûâàòü  äîáëåñòè  åå  íàñòîÿùåå  ëèöî,  à íàãëîñòè åå íàñòîÿùèé îáðàç, à
êàæäîìó  âåêó  è êàæäîìó âîçðàñòó - èõ âèä è îòðàæåíèå. Åñëè èãðó ïåðåòÿíóòü
èëè  íåäîòÿíóòü,  òî  íåâåæäà áóäåò ñìåÿòüñÿ, íî ýòî ìîæåò îãîð÷èòü ÷åëîâåêà
ïîíèìàþùåãî,  à,  ñ âàøåãî ïîçâîëåíèÿ, åãî ñóæäåíèå äîëæíî ïåðåâåñèòü ìíåíèå
öåëîãî  òåàòðà,  íàïîëíåííîãî íåâåæäàìè. Î, ÿ âèäåë àêòåðîâ è ñëûøàë, êàê èõ
õâàëèëè,  à  ó  íèõ,  õîòü è ãðåøíî òàê ãîâîðèòü, è ãîëîñ íå õðèñòèàíñêèé, è
ïîâàäêà  íå  õðèñòèàíñêàÿ,  è  íå  ÿçû÷åñêàÿ,  è  íå  ÷åëîâå÷åñêàÿ.  Îíè òàê
êðèâëÿëèñü  è  âûëè, ÷òî ìíå êàçàëîñü, áóäòî èõ ñäåëàë êàêîé-íèáóäü ïîäåíùèê
ïðèðîäû, è íåëàäíî ñäåëàë, - òàê ìåðçêî îíè ïîäðàæàëè ÷åëîâå÷åñòâó.
 
                                 1-é àêòåð
 
     ß íàäåþñü, ÷òî ìû ìíîãîå èç ýòîãî óæå èçìåíèëè â ñåáå.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Î,  èçìåíèòå ýòî äî êîíöà. À òåì, êòî èãðàåò ó âàñ øóòîâ, ñêàæèòå, ÷òîá
îíè ãîâîðèëè òîëüêî òî, ÷òî äëÿ íèõ íàïèñàíî. Ìåæäó íèìè åñòü òàêèå, êîòîðûå
õîõî÷óò,  ÷òîá  çàñòàâèòü ñìåÿòüñÿ íåêîòîðóþ ÷àñòü íåâåæåñòâåííûõ çðèòåëåé â
òàêîé  ìîìåíò,  êîãäà  âíèìàíèå  äîëæíî  áûòü  ñîñðåäîòî÷åíî íà êàêîì-íèáóäü
çíà÷èòåëüíîì  ìåñòå  ïðåäñòàâëåíèÿ.  Ýòî  ãíóñíî  è äîêàçûâàåò òîëüêî æàëêîå
òùåñëàâèå øóòà, êîòîðûé òàê ïîñòóïàåò. Íó, ïðèãîòîâüòåñü.
 
                 Àêòåðû âûõîäÿò. Âõîäÿò Ïîëîíèé, Ðîçåíêðàíö
                              è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí.
 
Íó, êàê ìèëîðä? Æåëàåò ëè êîðîëü âèäåòü ýòî ïðåäñòàâëåíèå?
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Äà, ìèëîðä, è êîðîëåâà òàêæå, è ê òîìó æå î÷åíü ñêîðî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ïðèêàæèòå àêòåðàì ïîòîðîïèòüñÿ.
 
                              Ïîëîíèé âûõîäèò.
 
Âû ìíå îáà ïîìîæåòå èõ ïîòîðîïèòü?
 
                         Ðîçåíêðàíö è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Êîíå÷íî, ìèëîðä.
 
                     Âûõîäÿò Ðîçåíêðàíö è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí.
                               Âõîäèò Ãîðàöèî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Ýé, ýé, Ãîðàöèî!
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
                      Ìèëîðä, ÿ çäåñü ê óñëóãàì âàøèì.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Ãîðàöèî, òû ñàìûé ñïðàâåäëèâûé
                      Èç âñåõ ëþäåé, êîòîðûõ ÿ çíàâàë.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                      Î äîðîãîé ìèëîðä...
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                          Íåò, ÿ íå ëüùó,
                      Íå äóìàé - ðàäè âûãîäû êàêîé?
                      Âåäü âñå òâîå áîãàòñòâî - äîáðûé íðàâ,
                      Òåáÿ è êîðìèò îí, è îäåâàåò.
                      Çà÷åì ëüñòèòü áåäíÿêó? ßçûê ìåäîâûé
                      Ïóñòü ïûøíóþ îáëèçûâàåò ãëóïîñòü;
                      Ïóñòü ãèáêèå ñêëîíÿþòñÿ êîëåíè,
                      Ãäå âûãîäíî âèëÿòü õâîñòîì. Òû ñëûøèøü?
                      Ñ òåõ ïîð êàê âîëüíî ñåðäöå âûáèðàåò
                      È ñòàëî ðàçëè÷àòü ëþäåé, òû ñòàë
                      Åãî èçáðàííèêîì. Âåäü òû óìååøü,
                      Ïåðåíîñÿ ñòðàäàíüÿ, íå ñòðàäàòü;
                      Çà âñå óäàðû è äàðû ñóäüáû
                      Òû ðàâíî áëàãîäàðåí. Òå, ÷üÿ êðîâü
                      È óì òàê ñìåøàíû, - áëàãîñëîâåííû.
                      Îíè íå äóäêè â ïàëüöàõ ó Ôîðòóíû,
                      Êîòîðàÿ íà íèõ èãðàåò òî.
                      ×òî õî÷åò. Ïîêàæè ìíå ÷åëîâåêà,
                      Êîòîðûé íå áûë áû ðàáîì ñòðàñòåé, -
                      Åãî íîñèòü ÿ áóäó â ñâîåì ñåðäöå
                      È â ñåðäöå ñåðäöà, êàê íîøó òåáÿ.
                      Íî ãîâîðèòü äîâîëüíî íàì îá ýòîì.
                      Ïðåä êîðîëåì çäåñü íûí÷å ïðåäñòàâëåíüå.
                      Ñîáûòèÿ â îäíîé èç ñöåí ïîõîæè
                      Íà òî, ÷òî ÿ ðàññêàçûâàë òåáå
                      Î ñìåðòè ìîåãî îòöà.
                      Ïðîøó òåáÿ, êîãäà ïîéäåò òà ñöåíà,
                      Ñî âñåþ ñèëîþ äóøè çà äÿäåé
                      Ìîèì ñëåäè. È åñëè òàéíûé ãðåõ
                      Åãî íå âûðâåòñÿ ïðè òåõ ñëîâàõ, -
                      Ìû äóõà îêàÿííîãî âèäàëè,
                      È âîîáðàæåíèå ìîå ÷åðíî,
                      Êàê êóçíèöà Âóëêàíà. Òû çà íèì
                      Ñëåäè âíèìàòåëüíî è çàìå÷àé,
                      À ÿ â ëèöî åãî âêóþ ãëàçà.
                      Ïîòîì ñîåäèíèì ñâîè ñóæäåíüÿ
                      È âûâîä ñäåëàåì.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                        Ìèëîðä, îòëè÷íî.
                      È, åñëè óòàèò îí ÷òî-íèáóäü
                      È áäèòåëüíîñòü ìîþ îáìàíåò, ÿ
                      Çà êðàæó çàïëà÷ó.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Îíè èäóò íà ïðåäñòàâëåíüå. Äîëæåí
                      ß áûòü áåçóìíûì. Íó, çàéìèòå ìåñòî.
 
           Äàòñêèé ìàðø. Òðóáû. Âõîäÿò êîðîëü, êîðîëåâà. Ïîëîíèé,
                     Îôåëèÿ, Ðîçåíêðàíö, Ãèëüäåíñòåðí,
                äðóãèå ïðèäâîðíûå è ñòðàæà, íåñóùàÿ ôàêåëû.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
     Êàê ïîæèâàåò íàø ïëåìÿííèê Ãàìëåò?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Êëÿíóñü,  ïðåâîñõîäíî  æèâó,  íà äèåòå õàìåëåîíà, åì âîçäóõ, íà÷èíåííûé
îáåùàíèÿìè. Òàê êàïëóíîâ íå îòêîðìèøü.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
     Ýòîò îòâåò êî ìíå íå îòíîñèòñÿ, Ãàìëåò, è ýòî âîâñå íå ìîè ñëîâà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     À  òåïåðü  óæ è íå ìîè. (Ïîëîíèþ.) Ìèëîðä, âû ãîâîðèëè, ÷òî âû êîãäà-òî
èãðàëè, áóäó÷è â óíèâåðñèòåòå?
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Äà, èãðàë, ìèëîðä, è ñ÷èòàëñÿ õîðîøèì àêòåðîì.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Êîãî æå âû èãðàëè?
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     ß èãðàë Þëèÿ Öåçàðÿ. Ìåíÿ óáèâàëè â Êàïèòîëèè. Áðóò óáèë ìåíÿ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ñ åãî ñòîðîíû áûëî î÷åíü áðóòàëüíî óáèâàòü òàêîãî êàïèòàëüíîãî òåëåíêà.
Ãîòîâû àêòåðû?
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Äà, ìèëîðä, îíè òîëüêî æäóò âàøåãî ïðèêàçàíèÿ.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
     Ïîéäè ñþäà, Ãàìëåò, ñÿäü êî ìíå.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íåò, äîðîãàÿ ìàòü, çäåñü åñòü ìàãíèò ïðèòÿãàòåëüíåé.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Âîò, òàê, òàê, çàìå÷àåòå?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
                                  (Îôåëèè)
 
     Ãîñïîæà, ìîãó ÿ ïðèëå÷ü ê âàì íà êîëåíè?
 
                          Ëîæèòñÿ ê íîãàì Îôåëèè.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Íåò, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ß õî÷ó ñêàçàòü, ìîãó ëè ÿ ïîëîæèòü ãîëîâó ê âàì íà êîëåíè?
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Äà, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Âû ïîäóìàëè, ÷òî ó ìåíÿ áûëà ãðóáàÿ ìûñëü?
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     ß íè÷åãî íå ïîäóìàëà, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     À âåäü ýòî íåæíàÿ ìûñëü - ëåæàòü ìåæäó äåâè÷üèõ íîã.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     ×òî ýòî, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íè÷åãî.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Âû âåñåëû, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Êòî, ÿ?
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Äà, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Π áîæå,  ÿ õî÷ó áûòü âàøèì øóòîì. ×òî ÷åëîâåêó îñòàåòñÿ äåëàòü, êàê íå
áûòü  âåñåëûì?  Ïîñìîòðèòå,  êàê îæèâëåíà ìîÿ ìàòü, à ìåæäó òåì ïðîøëî âñåãî
äâà ÷àñà, êàê óìåð ìîé îòåö.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Íåò, ìèëîðä, ïðîøëî äâàæäû äâà ìåñÿöà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Òàê  ìíîãî?  Íó,  â  òàêîì  ñëó÷àå  ïóñòü äüÿâîë íîñèò ÷åðíîå, à ÿ áóäó
õîäèòü  â  ñîáîëÿõ.  Î íåáî! Îí óìåð äâà ìåñÿöà òîìó íàçàä è åùå íå çàáûò? Â
òàêîì  ñëó÷àå  âåëèêèé  ÷åëîâåê  ìîæåò  íàäåÿòüñÿ  íà  òî,  ÷òî ïàìÿòü î íåì
ïåðåæèâåò  åãî  íà  öåëûå  ïîëãîäà. Íî òîãäà, êëÿíóñü áîæüåé ìàòåðüþ, åìó áû
ñëåäîâàëî  ïîíàñòðîèòü  ïîáîëüøå  öåðêâåé,  èíà÷å  åãî òàê æå çàáóäóò, êàê è
èãðóøå÷íîãî êîíüêà, íàä êîòîðûì òàêàÿ ýïèòàôèÿ:
                          "Óâû, èãðóøå÷íûé êîíåê!
                            Óâû, çàáûò, çàáûò!"
 
Òðóáû  è  ãîáîè. Íà÷èíàåòñÿ ïàíòîìèìà. Âõîäÿò òåàòðàëüíûå êîðîëü è êîðîëåâà,
î÷åíü  íåæíî îí åå îáíèìàåò, à îíà åãî. Êîðîëåâà ñòàíîâèòñÿ ïåðåä êîðîëåì íà
êîëåíè è æåñòàìè ïîêàçûâàåò åìó ñâîþ ëþáîâü. Îí åå ïîäíèìàåò è íàêëîíÿåòñÿ ê
åå  çàòûëêó, ïîòîì ëîæèòñÿ íà ñêàìüþ, ïîêðûòóþ öâåòàìè. Êîãäà îíà âèäèò, ÷òî
îí çàñíóë, îíà åãî îñòàâëÿåò. Âäðóã âõîäèò ÷åëîâåê, ñíèìàåò ñ êîðîëÿ êîðîíó,
öåëóåò  åå, âëèâàåò â óõî êîðîëÿ ÿä è âûõîäèò. Êîðîëåâà âîçâðàùàåòñÿ, âèäèò,
÷òî  êîðîëü  ìåðòâ,  è ðàçûãðûâàåò îò÷àÿíèå. Îòðàâèòåëü ñíîâà âõîäèò ñ äâóìÿ
èëè  òðåìÿ ñòàòèñòàìè è äåëàåò âèä, ÷òî ïå÷àëèòñÿ âìåñòå ñ íåé. Òðóï óíîñÿò.
Îòðàâèòåëü  îáîëüùàåò  êîðîëåâó ïîäàðêàìè Âíà÷àëå îíà êàê áû íå ñîãëàñíà, íî
ïîòîì ñêëîíÿåòñÿ íà åãî ëþáîâü. Îíè âûõîäÿò.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     ×òî ýòî çíà÷èò, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ýòî - ïîëçóùåå ìîëý÷î. Ýòî çíà÷èò - çëîäåéñòâî.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Âåðîÿòíî, â ýòîì çàêëþ÷àåòñÿ ñîäåðæàíèå ïüåñû?
 
                               Âõîäèò Ïðîëîã.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ìû âñå óçíàåì îò ýòîãî ïàðíÿ. Àêòåðû íå óìåþò õðàíèòü òàéíû. Îíè âñåãäà
âñå ðàññêàæóò.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Îí ðàññêàæåò íàì ñìûñë òîãî, ÷òî áûëî ïîêàçàíî?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Äà,  èëè ðàññêàæåò òî, ÷òî âû åìó ïîêàæåòå. Âû íå ñòûäèòåñü ïîêàçàòü, à
îí íå ïîñòûäèòñÿ ñêàçàòü âàì, ÷òî ýòî çíà÷èò.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Âû çëîé, âû çëîé! ß õî÷ó ñìîòðåòü íà ïðåäñòàâëåíüå.
 
                                   Ïðîëîã
 
                          Äëÿ íàñ è ïðåäñòàâëåíüÿ
                          Ìû ìîëèì ñíèñõîæäåíüÿ
                          È âàøåãî òåðïåíüÿ
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ×òî ýòî, ïðîëîã èëè íàäïèñü íà êîëüöå?
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Äà, ýòî êîðîòêî, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Êàê æåíñêàÿ ëþáîâü.
 
                   Âõîäÿò äâà àêòåðà - êîðîëü è êîðîëåâà.
 
                             Òåàòðàëüíûé êîðîëü
 
                      Óæ òðèäöàòü ëåò, êàê Ôåáîâà çàðÿ
                      Áðîñàåò ñâåò íà ñóøó è ìîðÿ,
                      È ïîëíûõ ëóí óæ òðèñòà øåñòüäåñÿò
                      Çàåìíûì ñâåòîì íàä çåìëåé áëåñòÿò
                      Ñ òåõ ïîð, êàê ñïëàâèë ñâÿòîñòüþ âåíöà
                      Áðàê íàøè ðóêè, à ëþáîâü ñåðäöà.
 
                            Òåàòðàëüíàÿ êîðîëåâà
 
                      Åùå ëþáâè íàøåé ñòîëüêî æ ëåò
                      Ïóñòü ñîëíöå è ëóíà ñâîé äàðÿò ñâåò,
                      Íî îò÷åãî, óâû ìíå! òû òåïåðü
                      Ïå÷àëåí, íåçäîðîâ, âñòðåâîæåí, - âåðü,
                      Âîëíóþñü ÿ. Âîëíåíèåì ìîèì
                      Ìîé ìèëûé äðóã íå äîëæåí áûòü òîìèì.
                      Âåäü æåíñêèé ñòðàõ è æåíñêàÿ ëþáîâü
                      Èëü äðåìëþò â íàñ, èëè ñæèãàþò êðîâü,
                      È â òó æå ìåðó, êàê ÿ âàñ ëþáëþ,
                      Òàê ìóêè ñòðàõà ÿ çà âàñ òåðïëþ.
                      Ãäå ææåò ëþáîâü, òàì ææåò ìàëåéøèé ñòðàõ.
                      Áåç ñòðàõà ñòðàñòè íåò â ëþäñêèõ ñåðäöàõ.
 
                             Òåàòðàëüíûé êîðîëü
 
                      Íåò, ìèëàÿ, ÿ ðàññòàþñü ñ òîáîé,
                      Ñèë æèçíåííûõ êîí÷àåòñÿ ïðèáîé.
                      À òû íà áåëîì ñâåòå æèòü äîëæíà
                       ëþáâè è ïî÷åñòÿõ; êàê çíàòü, íåæíà
                      Ê äðóãîìó ìóæó áóäåøü...
 
                            Òåàòðàëüíàÿ êîðîëåâà
 
                                               Ðå÷ü ïðåðâè.
                      Èçìåíà ÷åðíàÿ â òàêîé ëþáâè.
                      ß íå õî÷ó ïðîêëÿòîé â áðàêå áûòü:
                      Ñ äðóãèì âåí÷àòüñÿ - ïåðâîãî óáèòü.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
                                (â ñòîðîíó)
 
     Ïîëûíü, ïîëûíü...
 
                            Òåàòðàëüíàÿ êîðîëåâà
 
                    Ïðè÷èíà, ÷òîáû âûéòè çàìóæ âíîâü, -
                    Ðàñ÷åò è âûãîäà, à íå ëþáîâü.
                    Âòîðè÷íî ìóæà ìåðòâîãî óáüþ,
                    Âòîðîãî ìóæà âçÿâ â ïîñòåëü ìîþ.
                    Òåàòðàëüíûé  êîðîëü
                    ß âåðþ, äóìàåòå òàê ñåé÷àñ,
                    Íî ìû êðóøèì ðåøåíüÿ ìíîãî ðàç.
                    Íàìåðåíüÿ, ó ïàìÿòè ðàáû,
                    Ñèëüíû ðîæäåíüåì, ïðî÷íîñòüþ ñëàáû.
                    Íà âåòêå äåðæèòñÿ íåçðåëûé ïëîä,
                    Íî, ÷óòü ñîçðåâ, áåç òðÿñêè óïàäåò.
                    Òàê áûòü äîëæíî, âñåãäà ñåáå ñàìèì
                    Ïëàòèòü íå ëþáèì, ÷òî ïëàòèòü õîòèì
                    È ÷òî â ïîðûâå ñòðàñòè ìû ðåøèì.
                    Óãàñëà ñòðàñòü - õîëîäíûé ïðàõ è äûì,
                     íåèñòîâñòâå è ñ÷àñòüå, è áåäà
                    Ðàñòðà÷èâàþò ïûë äóøè âñåãäà.
                     ÷ðåçìåðíûõ ÷óâñòâàõ - áûñòðûé ïåðåõîä,
                    Áåäà ñìååòñÿ, ñ÷àñòüå ñëåçû ëüåò.
                    Íè÷òî íå âå÷íî çäåñü, è âñëåä ñóäüáå
                    Èçìåí÷èâà ëþáîâü â ñàìîé ñåáå.
                    Ïîêîðåí êòî êîìó, ïîäóìàé âíîâü, -
                    Ñóäüáà ëþáâè èëè ñóäüáå ëþáîâü?
                    Ïàë ñèëüíûé ìèðà - ïðî÷ü ëüñòåöû áåãóò.
                    Ïðîöâåë áåäíÿê - âðàãè äðóçüÿìè ëüíóò.
                    È òóò ëþáîâü èäåò ñóäüáå âîñëåä,
                    Â äðóçüÿõ íåò íóæäû è îòáîþ íåò.
                    À âåðèòü êòî â áåäå äðóçüÿì ãîòîâ,
                    Ñàì èõ æå ïðåâðàùàåò âî âðàãîâ.
                    Íî âîò, ê íà÷àëó ñëîâ âåðíóñü íàçàä -
                    Æèâóò æåëàíüÿ òàê ñ ñóäüáîé íå â ëàä,
                    ×òî çàìûñëû ëåòÿò âíèç ãîëîâîé.
                    Ïóñòü ìûñëü - ìîÿ, èñõîä åå - íå ìîé,
                    Î áðàêå ìûñëü äîëîé òû ãîíèøü ñ ãëàç,
                    Íî ÿ óìðó - óìðåò è òâîé îòêàç.
 
                            Òåàòðàëüíàÿ êîðîëåâà
 
                    Íå çíàòü ìíå ñîëíöà áëåñê, çåìëè ïëîäîâ,
                    Íå çíàòü ìíå íî÷üþ îòäûõà ÷àñîâ,
                    Îò÷àÿíüåì íàäåæäà îáåðíèñü,
                    Â òþðüìó äâîðåö ïðîñòîðíûé ïðåâðàòèñü,
                    È ïóñòü òóìàíèò ñ÷àñòèÿ ÷åëî
                    Âíåçàïíî ïîðàæàþùåå çëî,
                    Çåìëÿ è íåáî, ìóêè ìíå ãîòîâü,
                    Êîãäà âäîâîé ÿ âûéäó çàìóæ âíîâü.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ×òî, åñëè îíà íàðóøèò êëÿòâó?
 
                             Òåàòðàëüíûé êîðîëü
 
                    Òû êðåïêî ïîêëÿëàñü. Òåïåðü óéäè, -
                    Óñòàëî ñåðäöå â ãîðåñòíîé ãðóäè,
                    Çàñíóòü ìíå íàäî.
 
                            Òåàòðàëüíàÿ êîðîëåâà
 
                                      Ñïè, ìîé íåæíûé äðóã,
                    Äà íå óçíàåì ãîðåñòåé è ìóê.
 
                                  Óõîäèò.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ãîñïîæà, êàê âàì íðàâèòñÿ ýòî ïðåäñòàâëåíèå?
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
     Ìíå êàæåòñÿ, ÷òî ýòà æåíùèíà ñëèøêîì ìíîãî íàîáåùàëà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Î, îíà ñäåðæèò ñëîâî.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
     Âû ñëûøàëè ñîäåðæàíèå ïüåñû?  íåé íåò íè÷åãî îñêîðáèòåëüíîãî?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íåò,  íåò,  îíè  òîëüêî  øóòÿò,  è  äàæå  â  øóòêó îòðàâëÿþò. Ýòî ñàìàÿ
áåçîáèäíàÿ ïüåñà.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
     À êàê îíà íàçûâàåòñÿ?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     "Ìûøåëîâêà".   Êàê   ýòî  ïîíèìàòü?    ïåðåíîñíîì  ñìûñëå.  Ýòà  ïüåñà
èçîáðàæàåò  óáèéñòâî,  ñîâåðøåííîå  â Âåíå. Èìÿ Êîðîëÿ - Ãîíçàãî, åãî æåíû -
Áàòèñòà.  Âû äàëüøå óâèäèòå - ýòî íèçêîå ïðîèñøåñòâèå. Íî ÷òî íàì çà äåëî? È
âàøå  âåëè÷åñòâî  è  ìû  ÷èñòû  äóøîé,  è  ýòî  íàñ íå êàñàåòñÿ. Ïóñòü êëÿ÷à
ëÿãàåòñÿ, åñëè ó íåå ññàäèíà íà õîëêå, à ó íàñ õðåáåò çäîðîâ.
 
                               Âõîäèò Ëóöèàí.
 
À ýòî íåêòî Ëóöèàí, ïëåìÿííèê êîðîëÿ.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Âû õîðîøî èçîáðàæàåòå õîð, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ß ìîã áû ïîÿñíèòü âñå, ÷òî ïðîèñõîäèò ìåæäó âàìè è âàøèì ëþáåçíûì, åñëè
á ÿ ìîã óâèäåòü ýòîò êóêîëüíûé òàíåö.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Âû îñòðû, ìèëîðä, âû îñòðû.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Âàì áû ïðèøëîñü ïîñòîíàòü äëÿ òîãî, ÷òîáû ïðèòóïèòü ìîå îñòðèå.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Âñå ëó÷øå è âñå õóæå.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Âîò  òàê  âàì  ïðèõîäèòñÿ  âûáèðàòü  ñåáå  ìóæåé.  Íó, íà÷èíàé, óáèéöà!
Ñèôèëèòèê,  ïåðåñòàíü ñòðîèòü ñâîè îêàÿííûå ðîæè è íà÷èíàé. Íó! "Çîâåò íàñ ê
ìåñòè êàðêàþùèé âîðîí!"
 
                                   Ëóöèàí
 
                     Äóõ ÷åðåí, êðåïêè ðóêè, ÿä ãîòîâ,
                     Íèêòî íå âèäèò â ëó÷øèé èç ÷àñîâ.
                     Èç ïîëóíî÷íûõ è îòðàâíûõ òðàâ
                     Ãåêàòîé òðèæäû ïðîêëÿòûé ñîñòàâ,
                     Ñâîåé ïðèðîäíîé è âîëøåáíîé ñèëîé
                     Òû ñèëüíîãî ãîíè ñêîðåé â ìîãèëó.
 
                         Âëèâàåò â óõî ñïÿùåìó ÿä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Îí  îòðàâëÿåò  åãî â ñàäó, ÷òîá îâëàäåòü åãî ãîñóäàðñòâîì. Êîðîëÿ çîâóò
Ãîíçàãî.  Åãî  æåíà  -  Áàòèñòà. Òàêàÿ ïîâåñòü ñóùåñòâóåò, è íàïèñàíà îíà íà
èçûñêàííåéøåì  èòàëüÿíñêîì ÿçûêå. À äàëüøå âû óâèäèòå, êàê óáèéöà äîáèâàåòñÿ
ëþáâè åãî æåíû.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Êîðîëü âñòàåò.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Êàê îí èñïóãàëñÿ áëóæäàþùåãî îãíÿ!
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
     ×òî ñ âàìè, ìèëîðä?
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Ïðåêðàòèòå ïðåäñòàâëåíüå!
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
     Äàéòå îãíÿ! Èäåì!
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Îãíÿ, îãíÿ, îãíÿ!
 
                   Âñå âûõîäÿò, êðîìå Ãàìëåòà è Ãîðàöèî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                        Ïóñòü ïëà÷åò ðàíåíûé îëåíü.
                        Çäîðîâûé âåñåëèòñÿ,
                        Êîìó çäåñü íî÷ü, êîìó è äåíü,
                        Òàê öåëûé ñâåò êðóæèòñÿ.
Íåóæåëè, ñýð, åñëè á ñóäüáà îáîøëàñü ñî ìíîé, êàê òóðîê, íåóæåëè ÿ ñ ýòèì äà
åùå ñ ëåñîì ïåðüåâ íà ãîëîâå è ñ ïðîâàíñàëüñêèìè ðîçàìè íà âûðåçíûõ áàøìàêàõ
íå áûë áû ïðèíÿò â êàêóþ-íèáóäü àêòåðñêóþ òðóïïó, ñýð?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
Íà ïîëîâèííîå æàëîâàíüå.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íåò, íà öåëîå.
 
                       Òû äîëæåí çíàòü, î Äàìîí ìîé,
                       Þïèòåð ïðàâèë çäåñü.
                       Òåïåðü öàðèò óæ íàäî ìíîé
                       Îáûäåííûé... ïàâëèí.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     Âû ìîãëè áû ñðèôìîâàòü, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Π äîáðûé  Ãîðàöèî,  ÿ  íà  êàæäîå  ñëîâî  ïðèçðàêà  ïîñòàâèë áû òûñÿ÷ó
÷åðâîíöåâ. Òû çàìåòèë?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     Î÷åíü õîðîøî çàìåòèë, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Àõ, àõ! Ýé, ìóçûêè! Ýé, ôëåéòèñòîâ!
                    Êîìåäèè íå ëþáèò íàø êîðîëü,
                    Åå íå ëþáèò îí íå îòòîãî ëü?
                    Íó, ìóçûêè, ìóçûêè!
 
                     Âõîäÿò Ðîçåíêðàíö è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Äîñòîéíûé ìèëîðä, ðàçðåøèòå ìíå ñêàçàòü âàì äâà ñëîâà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Õîòü öåëóþ èñòîðèþ, ñýð.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Ñýð, êîðîëü...
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Äà, ñýð, ÷òî ñ íèì?
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Îí óøåë ê ñåáå â ÷ðåçâû÷àéíî òÿæåëîì ñîñòîÿíèè.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Îò âèíà, ñýð?
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Íåò, ìèëîðä, ñêîðåå îò æåë÷è.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Áûëî áû ìóäðåå ñ âàøåé ñòîðîíû ñîîáùèòü îá ýòîì âðà÷ó, ïîòîìó ÷òî, åñëè
ÿ  áóäó ëå÷èòü åãî î÷èñòèòåëüíûì, áîþñü, êàê áû æåë÷ü íå ðàçëèëàñü â íåì åùå
ñèëüíåå.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Äîðîãîé  ìèëîðä,  âñòàâüòå  âàøè  ðå÷è  õîòü  â êàêèå-íèáóäü ðàìêè è íå
îòòàëêèâàéòå òàê äèêî òî äåëî, ñ êîòîðûì ÿ ê âàì îáðàùàþñü.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ß âïîëíå óñìèðåí, ñýð, - ïðîèçíîñèòå.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Êîðîëåâà, âàøà ìàòü, ãëóáîêî è äóøåâíî îãîð÷åííàÿ, ïîñëàëà ìåíÿ ê âàì.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Äîáðî ïîæàëîâàòü.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Íåò, äîðîãîé ìèëîðä, òàêàÿ ó÷òèâîñòü çäåñü íå ñîâñåì íà ìåñòå. Åñëè âàì
áóäåò  óãîäíî  äàòü  ìíå  ðàçóìíûé îòâåò, ÿ èñïîëíþ ïðèêàçàíèå âàøåé ìàòåðè.
Åñëè æå íåò, òî âàø îòêàç è ìîé óõîä çàêîí÷àò ìîå äåëî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ñýð, ÿ íå ìîãó.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     ×åãî, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Äàòü âàì ðàçóìíûé îòâåò. Ìîé ìîçã áîëåí. Íî òàêîé îòâåò, êîòîðûé ÿ ìîãó
âàì  äàòü,  âû  ìîæåòå  ïîòðåáîâàòü  îò  ìåíÿ,  èëè,  âåðíåå, ìîÿ ìàòü ìîæåò
ïîòðåáîâàòü åãî. Íî äîâîëüíî, ïåðåéäåì ê äåëó. Âû ãîâîðèòå, ÷òî ìîÿ ìàòü...
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Èòàê,  âàøà  ìàòü ãîâîðèò, ÷òî âàøå ïîâåäåíèå ïîâåðãëî åå â èçóìëåíèå è
óæàñ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Î,  èçóìèòåëüíûé  ñûí,  êîòîðûé  ìîæåò  èçóìèòü  ñâîþ  ìàòü!  À çà ýòèì
ìàòåðèíñêèì èçóìëåíèåì íå áûëî íèêàêîãî ïðîäîëæåíèÿ, êîòîðîå ñëåäîâàëî áû çà
íèì ïî ïÿòàì? Ñîîáùèòå ìíå.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Îíà æåëàåò ãîâîðèòü ñ âàìè ó ñåáÿ, ïðåæäå ÷åì âû ëÿæåòå ñïàòü.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ìû ïîâèíóåìñÿ, õîòÿ áû îíà áûëà äåñÿòü ðàç íàøåé ìàòåðüþ.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Ìèëîðä, âû êîãäà-òî ìåíÿ ëþáèëè.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
                          (óêàçûâàÿ íà ñâîè ðóêè)
 
     Êëÿíóñü ýòèìè âîðàìè è ðàçáîéíèêàìè, ÷òî ÿ è äî ñèõ ïîð ëþáëþ âàñ.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Ìîé  äîáðûé  ëîðä,  â  ÷åì  æå  ïðè÷èíà  âàøåãî  ðàññòðîéñòâà?  Âû ñàìè
çàïèðàåòå  äâåðü  ñâîåé  ñâîáîäå,  îòêàçûâàÿñü  ïîâåäàòü  âàøè ïå÷àëè âàøåìó
äðóãó.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ñýð, ìíå íå õâàòàåò äâèæåíèÿ âïåðåä.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Êàê  ýòî  ìîæåò  áûòü,  êîãäà  ñàì  êîðîëü ïðîâîçãëàñèë âàñ íàñëåäíèêîì
äàòñêîãî ïðåñòîëà?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Äà,  ñýð,  íî  "ïîêà  òðàâà  âûðàñòåò - êîáûëà èçäîõíåò"... Ïðàâäà, ýòî
íåñêîëüêî çàïëåñíåâåëàÿ ïîãîâîðêà.
 
                     Âîçâðàùàþòñÿ ìóçûêàíòû ñ ôëåéòàìè.
 
À,  ôëåéòèñòû!  Äàéòå-êà  ìíå  ôëåéòó.  ×òî?  Âûéòè ñ âàìè? ×òî âû âåðòèòåñü
âîêðóã ìåíÿ, áóäòî õîòèòå ïî âåòðó çàãíàòü ìåíÿ â ñåòü?
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Î ìèëîðä, åñëè ìîå óñåðäüå ê âàì òàê äåðçêî, çíà÷èò, ìîÿ ëþáîâü ñëèøêîì
ïðîñòîäóøíà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ß íå î÷åíü õîðîøî ýòî ïîíÿë. Ìîæåò áûòü, âû ñûãðàåòå íà ýòîé äóäêå?
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Ìèëîðä, ÿ íå óìåþ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ß ïðîøó âàñ.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Ïîâåðüòå ìíå, ìèëîðä, ÿ íå óìåþ èãðàòü.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ß óìîëÿþ âàñ.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     ß è îáðàùàòüñÿ-òî ñ íåé íå óìåþ, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ýòî  òàê  æå  ïðîñòî,  êàê ëãàòü, îòêðûâàéòå è çàêðûâàéòå ýòè îòâåðñòèÿ
ïàëüöàìè,  âäóâàéòå  â  íèõ  ñâîå  äûõàíüå - è îíà áóäåò ðàçãîâàðèâàòü ñàìîé
êðàñíîðå÷èâîé ìóçûêîé. Ïîñìîòðèòå, âîò çäåñü ëàäû.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Íî  ÿ  íå  ìîãó  âûòÿíóòü  èç ýòîé ôëåéòû íèêàêîé ãàðìîíèè - ó ìåíÿ íåò
óìåíüÿ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íó,  âîò  âèäèòå  òåïåðü,  â  êàêóþ íè÷òîæíóþ âåùü âû ìåíÿ îáðàòèëè: âû
õîòèòå  èãðàòü  íà ìíå; âû, êàæåòñÿ, äóìàåòå, ÷òî çíàåòå ìîè ëàäû; âû õîòèòå
âûðâàòü ñàìîå ñåðäöå ìîåé òàéíû; âû õîòèòå èçìåðèòü ìåíÿ ñ ñàìîé íèçêîé ìîåé
íîòû  äî  ñàìîãî âûñîêîãî ìîåãî çâóêà. È íå ìîæåòå çàñòàâèòü çàãîâîðèòü ýòîò
ìàëåíüêèé  èíñòðóìåíò  ñ  ÷óäåñíûì  ãîëîñîì,  ïîëíûì  âîñõèòèòåëüíîé ìóçûêè.
Ïðîêëÿòüå! Âû äóìàåòå, ÷òî íà ìíå ëåã÷å èãðàòü, ÷åì íà äóäêå? Âû ìîæåòå ìåíÿ
íàçâàòü  êàêèì  óãîäíî èíñòðóìåíòîì, âû ìîæåòå ìó÷èòü ìåíÿ, íî èãðàòü íà ìíå
âû íå ìîæåòå.
 
                              Âõîäèò Ïîëîíèé.
 
Áëàãîñëîâè âàñ Áîã, ñýð.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Ìèëîðä, êîðîëåâà æåëàåò ãîâîðèòü ñ âàìè íåìåäëåííî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Âû âèäèòå âîí òî îáëàêî, êîòîðîå íàïîìèíàåò âåðáëþäà?
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Êëÿíóñü, ýòî ñîâåðøåííûé âåðáëþä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ìíå êàæåòñÿ, ÷òî îíî ïîõîæå íà ëàñêó.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Äà, ó íåãî ñïèíà, êàê ó ëàñêè.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Èëè êàê ó êèòà?
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Äà, îíî î÷åíü ïîõîæå íà êèòà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íó,  â  òàêîì ñëó÷àå ÿ ïîéäó ê ìîåé ìàòåðè. Îíè, ïîæàëóé, ìåíÿ ñîâñåì ñ
óìà ñâåäóò. Íó, ÿ ñåé÷àñ èäó.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
     Òàê ÿ è ïåðåäàì.
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
 
     "Ñåé÷àñ" - ëåãêî ñêàçàòü. Îñòàâüòå ìåíÿ, äðóçüÿ.
 
                        Âñå âûõîäÿò, êðîìå Ãàìëåòà.
 
                       Íàñòàëî êîëäîâñêîå âðåìÿ íî÷è,
                       Êîãäà êëàäáèùå îòêðûâàåò çåâ
                       È ñàìûé àä äûõàíèåì ñâîèì
                       Ìèð çàðàæàåò. Ìîã áû ÿ ñåé÷àñ
                       Íàïèòüñÿ òåïëîé êðîâè è ñâåðøèòü
                       Òàêèå ãîðüêèå äåëà, ÷òî ñîëíöå á,
                       Óâèäåâ èõ, çàòðåïåòàëî. Òèøå!
                       Ìíå íàäî ê ìàòåðè ìîåé èäòè. Î ñåðäöå,
                       Ñâîåé ïðèðîäû íå òåðÿé, íå äàé
                       Â ãðóäü ñèëüíóþ âîéòè äóøå Íåðîíà.
                       ß íå ÷óäîâèùå, õîòü ÿ æåñòîê;
                       Íîæîì åé áóäåò ñëîâî, à íå äåëî.
                       Ïóñòü çäåñü ñëóêàâÿò ñåðäöå è ÿçûê,
                       È, êàê áû ÿ íè ñòàë åå êîðèòü, -
                       Óãðîçó, ñåðäöå, ìíå íå äàé ñâåðøèòü.
 
                                  Âûõîäèò.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ 3

 
 
                              Êîìíàòà â çàìêå.
                    Âõîäÿò êîðîëü, êîðîëåâà, Ðîçåíêðàíö
                              è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                      Íå íðàâèòñÿ ìíå ýòî. Äà, îïàñíî
                      Áåçóìöåâ íà ñâîáîäå îñòàâëÿòü.
                      Ïîýòîìó ãîòîâüòåñü. Ïîðó÷åíüÿ
                      Ïîëó÷èòå âû òîò÷àñ. Ñ âàìè îí
                      Òåïåðü æå äîëæåí â Àíãëèþ óåõàòü.
                      Íå ïîçâîëÿåò íàøå ïîëîæåíüå
                      Òåðïåòü òàê áëèçêî îò ñåáÿ îïàñíîñòü
                      Åãî áåçóìüÿ.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
                                   Ñîáåðåìñÿ ìû.
                      Áëàãî÷åñòèâûé è ñâÿùåííûé ñòðàõ -
                      Íå ïîäâåðãàòü îïàñíîñòè ñòîëü ìíîãèõ
                      Æèâóùèõ è êîðìÿùèõñÿ ïðè âàñ.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
                      È ÷àñòíûé ÷åëîâåê îáÿçàí óì
                      È ñèëó äóõà íàïðÿãàòü, ÷òîá æèçíü
                      Ñâîþ õðàíèòü îò çëà; òåì áîëå òîò,
                      ×üÿ æèçíü - îñíîâà æèçíè î÷åíü ìíîãèõ.
                      Êîí÷èíà êîðîëÿ íå îäèíîêà,
                      Íî, êàê âîäîâîðîò, îíà óíîñèò
                      Âñå áëèçñòîÿùåå. Êàê êîëåñî
                      Ãðîìàäíîå, îí íà ãîðå âûñîêîé;
                      Ê åãî îãðîìíûì ñïèöàì äåñÿòü òûñÿ÷
                      Ïðèëàæåíî ïðåäìåòîâ ðàçíûõ ìåëêèõ;
                      È, åñëè êîëåñî ïàäåò, çà íèì
                      Âñå ìàëûå ïðèâåñêè âîâëåêóòñÿ
                      Â êðóøåíüå áóéíîå. Êîðîëü âçäîõíåò -
                      Îòâåòèò âçäîõó ñòîíîì âåñü íàðîä.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                      Â äîðîãó ñïåøíóþ, ïðîøó, ãîòîâüòåñü.
                      Íà ÷óäèùå, ÷òî íà ñâîáîäå áðîäèò,
                      Íàäåíåì ïóòû ìû.
 
                         Ðîçåíêðàíö è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
                                       Ìû ïîñïåøèì.
 
                     Âûõîäÿò Ðîçåíêðàíö è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí.
                              Âõîäèò Ïîëîíèé.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                      Ìèëîðä, îí ê ìàòåðè ñâîåé ïîøåë.
                      ß ñïðÿ÷óñü çà êîâðîì, ÷òîá âñþ áåñåäó
                      Ïîñëóøàòü. ß ðó÷àþñü, ÷òî åãî
                      Îíà ïðèáðàòü ê ðóêàì ñóìååò ñòðîãî,
                      È, êàê ñêàçàëè âû, - óìíî ñêàçàëè, -
                      Çäåñü íóæíî, ÷òîáû êòî-íèáóäü - íå ìàòü -
                      Âñå ïî ïðèðîäå ìàòåðè ïðèñòðàñòíû -
                      Åãî ñëîâà óñëûøàë áû è âçâåñèë.
                      Ïðîùàéòå, ãîñóäàðü, ÿ ê âàì ïðèäó,
                      Ïîêà åùå âû íå ëåãëè â ïîñòåëü,
                      È ðàññêàæó âñå òî, ÷òî ÿ óçíàë.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                      Áëàãîäàðþ âàñ, äîðîãîé ìîé ëîðä.
 
                              Ïîëîíèé âûõîäèò.
 
                      Î, ãðåõ ìîé ãíóñåí, ê íåáó îí ñìåðäèò,
                      Äðåâíåéøåå ëåæèò íà íåì ïðîêëÿòüå -
                      Áðàòîóáèéñòâî. Íå ìîãó ìîëèòüñÿ,
                      Õîòü äóõ è âîëÿ - âñå âëå÷åò ê ìîëèòâå.
                      Ñèëüíåé âèíà, ÷åì ñèëüíîå æåëàíüå.
                      Êàê ñâÿçàííûé äâóìÿ äåëàìè, ìåäëþ:
                      Ñ êîòîðîãî íà÷àòü, íå çíàþ; îáà
                      ß îñòàâëÿþ. Íåóæåëè åñëè á
                      Âîò ýòà îêàÿííàÿ ðóêà
                      Îò êðîâè áðàòñêîé ñòàëà âäâîå òîëùå,
                      Óæåëè â íåáå è òîãäà íå õâàòèò
                      Äîæäÿ, ÷òîá ñäåëàòü ðóêó áåëîñíåæíîé?
                      Ê ÷åìó æ íàì ìèëîñåðäüå, åñëè â íåì
                      Íåò ïîìîùè ãëÿäåòü â ãëàçà ãðåõó?
                      Â ìîëèòâå ðàçâå íå äâîéíàÿ ñèëà:
                      Áåðå÷ü íàñ îò ïàäåíüÿ; åñëè æ ïàëè, -
                      Ïðîùåíüå âûìîëèòü? Ãðåõ óæ ñâåðøåí...
                      ß íà íåáî âçãëÿíó. Î, êàê ìîëèòüñÿ?
                      "Ïðîñòè ìíå, áîæå, ïîäëîå óáèéñòâî!"
                      Íåëüçÿ ìîëèòüñÿ òàê - âåäü ÿ âëàäåþ
                      Âñåì òåì, ðàäè ÷åãî ÿ óáèâàë:
                      Êîðîíîþ, ãîñïîäñòâîì, êîðîëåâîé.
                      Âîçìîæíî ëè ïðîùåíüå ïîëó÷èòü
                      È ñîõðàíèòü, ÷òî äîáûë ÿ ãðåõîì?
                      Âèíà ðóêîþ çîëîòîé â ìèðó
                      Ïðîäàæíîì îòñòðàíÿåò ïðàâîñóäüå,
                      È ÷àñòî áàðûøîì âèíû ñâîåé
                      Âèíîâíèê ïîäêóïàåò ñóä. Íå òàê
                      Íà íåáåñàõ. Òàì íåò óâåðòîê, òàì
                      Â èõ èñòèííîé ïðèðîäå âñå äåëà.
                      È ìû, ñâåäåííûå ëèöîì ê ëèöó
                      Ñ âèíîé ñâîåé, äàåì òàì ïîêàçàíüÿ.
                      Êàê áûòü? ×òî îñòàåòñÿ? Èñïûòàåì
                      Ðàñêàÿíüå. Îíî âñå ìîæåò. Íåò,
                      Ñ òåì, êòî íå êàåòñÿ, îíî áåññèëüíî.
                      Î ïîëîæåíüå æàëêîå! Î ñåðäöå,
                      Êàê ñìåðòü, ÷åðíî. Òû ñâÿçàíà, äóøà,
                      È, âûðûâàÿñü èç ñåòåé, âñå õóæå
                      Òû ïóòàåøüñÿ â íèõ. Î, ïîìîãèòå
                      Ìíå, àíãåëû, ïîïðîáóéòå ïîìî÷ü!
                      Âû, æåñòêèå êîëåíè, ïîäîãíèòåñü!
                      Òû, ñåðäöå ñ æèëàìè ñòàëüíûìè, ñòàíü
                      Òàê íåæíî, áóäòî ìóñêóëû ìëàäåíöà!
                      Âñå ìîæåò õîðîøî áûòü.
 
                      Îòõîäèò è ñòàíîâèòñÿ íà êîëåíè.
                               Âõîäèò Ãàìëåò.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Îí ìîëèòñÿ. Âîò ñëó÷àé âñå èñïîëíèòü.
                      Èñïîëíþ âñå... È íà íåáî âçîéäåò îí.
                      È âîò ÿ îòîìùåí... Ïîäóìàòü íàäî.
                      Îòöà óáèë ïîäëåö. À ÿ çà ýòî,
                      Åäèíûé ñûí óáèòîãî, íà íåáî
                      Øëþ ïîäëåöà.
                      Äà ýòî òðóä íàåìíûé, à íå ìåñòü!
                      Îòöà îí ìîåãî óáèë, êîãäà
                      Îí áûë ÷ðåçìåðíî ñûò, êîãäà öâåëè
                      Åãî ãðåõè, êàê ïûøíûé ìàéñêèé öâåò.
                      Êòî, êðîìå íåáà, çíàåò ñ÷åò åãî?
                      Íî ïî òîìó, î ÷åì ñóäèòü ìû ìîæåì,
                      Òîò ñ÷åò íå ëåãîê. Áóäó ëü îòîìùåí ÿ,
                      Óáèâ âðàãà, êîãäà åãî äóøà
                      Î÷èùåíà è îí ãîòîâ â äîðîãó?
                      Íåò!
                      Íàçàä, ìîé ìå÷, ãîòîâü óäàð ñòðàøíåé,
                      Êîãäà îí áóäåò ïüÿíûé, ñîííûé, â ãíåâå,
                      Èëè â êðîâîñìåñèòåëüíûõ çàáàâàõ,
                      Èëü çà èãðîé, èëü ðóãàíüþ, èëü äåëîì
                      Äðóãèì îí áóäåò çàíÿò, ãäå ñïàñåíüÿ
                      Íåò äëÿ äóøè. Òîãäà åãî óäàðü,
                      ×òîá ïÿòêàìè ëÿãíóë îí íåáåñà,
                      ×òîá îêàÿííàÿ åãî äóøà
                      Áûëà ÷åðíà, êàê àä, êóäà ïîéäåò îí.
                      Æäåò ìàòü ìåíÿ. Òåáå æ ëåêàðñòâà ýòè
                      Ëèøü òâîé íåäóã ïðîäëÿò íà áåëîì ñâåòå.
 
                                  Âûõîäèò.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
                            (ïîäíèìàÿñü ñ êîëåí)
 
                      Ëåòÿò ñëîâà, íî ìûñëü ëåæèò â ïûëè:
                      Ñëîâà áåç ìûñëè ê íåáó íå äîøëè.
 
                                  Âûõîäèò.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ 4

 
 
                             Êîìíàòà êîðîëåâû.
                         Âõîäÿò êîðîëåâà è Ïîëîíèé.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
 
                      Ñþäà ïðèäåò îí. Âû åìó âíóøèòå,
                      ×òî âûõîäêè åãî íåâûíîñèìû
                      È âû óæ ñòàëè øèðìîé ìåæäó íèì
                      È çëîáîé öàðñêîé. Çäåñü ÿ ïðèòàþñü.
                      Ïðîøó âàñ, áóäüòå ñòðîãè ñ íèì.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
                                (çà ñöåíîé)
 
                      Ìàòü, ìàòü!
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      ß îáåùàþ. Çà ìåíÿ íå áîéòåñü.
                      Âû óäàëèòåñü. Îí èäåò ñþäà.
                      Ïîëîíèé ïðÿ÷åòñÿ çà êîâåð. Âõîäèò Ãàìëåò.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      ×òî âàì óãîäíî, ìàòü ìîÿ?
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      Òû ñâîåãî îòöà îáèäåë, Ãàìëåò.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Îáèäåëè âû ìîåãî îòöà.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      Íó, ïîëíî, ïîëíî, âàø îòâåò áåçóìåí.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Íó, ïîëíî, ïîëíî, âàø âîïðîñ ïîðî÷åí.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      ×òî ãîâîðèòå, Ãàìëåò?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                            Íó, â ÷åì äåëî?
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      Çàáûëè, êòî ÿ?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                     Íåò, êëÿíóñü êðåñòîì,
                      Âû - êîðîëåâà, äåâåðÿ æåíà,
                      È - áîæå, íå áûëî áû òàê - âû ìàòü ìíå.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      Ïîøëþ ê âàì òåõ ëþäåé, ÷òî ãîâîðèòü
                      Ñóìåþò ñ âàìè.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Íåò, ñÿäüòå çäåñü, âû íå ñîéäåòå ñ ìåñòà,
                      Ïîêà âàì çåðêàëà íå ïîêàæó,
                      Ãäå ñòàíåò ÿâíûì òî, ÷òî òàéíî â âàñ.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      ×òî õî÷åøü ñäåëàòü òû? Óáèòü ìåíÿ?
                      Íà ïîìîùü!
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
                                (çà ñöåíîé)
 
                                 Ýé, íà ïîìîùü!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
                              (âûíèìàÿ øïàãó)
 
                                                Êòî òàì? Êðûñà?
                                 (Óäàðÿåò.)
                      Ìåðòâà îíà, ìåðòâà, äóêàò ïîñòàâëþ.
 
                                  Ïîëîíèé
                             (ïàäàåò è óìèðàåò)
 
                      Óáèò ÿ!
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                              Î, óâû, ÷òî ñäåëàë òû?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Äà ÿ íå çíàþ. È êîðîëü ëè ýòî?
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      Êðîâàâîå è áåøåíîå äåëî!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Äà, ìàòü, êðîâàâîå, äóðíîå äåëî.
                      Ïî÷òè êàê êîðîëÿ óáèòü è çàìóæ
                      Ïîòîì ïîéòè çà áðàòà êîðîëÿ.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      Êàê, êîðîëÿ óáèòü?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                         Äà, òàê ñêàçàë ÿ.
 
                   Ïîäíèìàåò êîâåð è âûòàñêèâàåò Ïîëîíèÿ.
 
                      Òû, æàëêèé, íàãëûé, ãëóïûé øóò, ïðîùàé!
                      Òåáÿ ñìåøàë ÿ ñ âûñøèì. Âîò òâîé ðîê!
                      Òû ñëèøêîì ñóåòèëñÿ. Ýòî âðåäíî. (Ìàòåðè.)
                      Âû íå ñæèìàéòå ðóêè. Òèõî. Ñÿäüòå.
                      Ñîæìó ÿ âàøå ñåðäöå, åñëè òîëüêî
                      Â íåãî åùå ïðîíèêíóòü ìîæíî. Åñëè
                      Îíî íå ñòàëî îò ïîðîêà áðîíçîé
                      È, áóäòî êðåïîñòü, íåäîñòóïíî ÷óâñòâó.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      ×òî ÿ ñâåðøèëà, ÷òî ñî ìíîé òû ñìååøü
                      Òàê ãðóáî ãîâîðèòü?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                          Òàêîå äåëî,
                      ×òî ÷åñòü è ñîâåñòü íåæíóþ ìàðàåò;
                      Äîáðî çîâåò ïðèòâîðñòâîì; âìåñòî ðîçû
                      Íà ëáó íåâèííîì ñëàäîñòíîé ëþáâè
                      Ñàæàåò ÿçâó: áðà÷íûå îáåòû
                      Ïðåîáðàæàåò â êëÿòâó øóëåðîâ;
                      Òàêîå äåëî, ÷òî è äîãîâîð
                      Ëèøàåò äóõà è îáðÿä ñâÿùåííûé
                      Â ñëîâà áåññìûñëåííûå ïðåâðàùàåò.
                      Ïûëàåò ãíåâîì íåáî è ñ ïå÷àëüþ
                      Ãëÿäèò íà ïëîòíûé íàø è êðåïêèé øàð,
                      ×òî äåëîì ýòèì óäðó÷åí, êàê áóäòî
                      Íàñòàë äåíü ñóäíûé.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                                          Àõ, êàêîå äåëî,
                      ×òî òàê âîïèò, ãðåìèò óæå â ïðîëîãå?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Íà ýòè äâà ïîðòðåòà âû âçãëÿíèòå -
                      Èñêóñíîå èçîáðàæåíüå áðàòüåâ.
                      Ñìîòðèòå, êàê ëèöî ïðåëåñòíî ýòî:
                      Ëîá Çåâñà è Ãèïåðèîíà êóäðè;
                      Ãëàç Ìàðñà, ïîâåëèòåëüíûé è ñòðîãèé,
                      Ñòàí âåñòíèêà - Ìåðêóðèÿ, êîãäà
                      Êîñíåòñÿ îí çàîáëà÷íûõ âåðøèí.
                      Ñîáðàíèå ïðåêðàñíîå, êàê áóäòî
                      Áîã êàæäûé ïðèëîæèë ê íåìó ïå÷àòü,
                      ×òîá ìèðó äàòü ìóæ÷èíû îáðàçåö.
                      È ýòî áûë âàø ìóæ. Ñþäà âçãëÿíèòå -
                      Âîò ìóæ âàø. Áóäòî ñïîðûíüÿ íà ðæè,
                      Ñãóáèë îí áðàòà. Åñòü ãëàçà ó âàñ?
                      Êàê ñ ÷óäíûõ ãîð ñîøëè âû, ÷òîá ïàñòèñü
                      Â áîëîòå òîì, æèðåÿ? Åñòü ãëàçà?
                      Íå ìîæåòå âû ýòî çâàòü ëþáîâüþ:
                      Æàð êðîâè â âàøè ãîäû òèõ è ñìèðåí
                      È æäåò ñóæäåíüÿ. Ãäå æå òóò ñóæäåíüå,
                      ×òîá ýòèì ýòîãî ñìåíèòü? Ó âàñ
                      Åñòü ÷óâñòâî âåäü, äâèæåíüå åñòü ó âàñ,
                      Íî ÷óâñòâî òî â ïàðàëè÷å; áåçóìüå -
                      È òî íå îøèáåòñÿ; â èññòóïëåíüå -
                      È òî íå òàê ïîðàáîùàëîñü ÷óâñòâî,
                      È îñòàâàëàñü ðàçóìà ÷àñòèöà,
                      ×òîá âèäåòü ðàçíèöó. Êàêîé æå äüÿâîë
                      Òàê çàìîðî÷èë âàñ, èãðàÿ â æìóðêè?
                      Ãëàçà - áåç ðóê, áåç îñÿçàíüÿ - çðåíüå,
                      Áåç ãëàç è îñÿçàíüÿ - óøè; íþõ îäèí,
                      Ëèøü íåìîùíàÿ ÷àñòü çäîðîâûõ ÷óâñòâ -
                      È òà á òàê íå ñäóðèëà.
                      Ãäå òâîé ðóìÿíåö, ñòûä? Ìÿòåæíûé àä,
                      Êðîâü çðåëîé æåíùèíû òû âçáóíòîâàë -
                      Ïóñòü áóäåò ÷èñòîòà äëÿ þíûõ âîñêîì
                      È â ñîáñòâåííîì îãíå ãîðèò. Ïóñòü áóäåò
                      Íå ñòûäíî ñòðàñòè ãðÿçíîé îòäàâàòüñÿ,
                      Êîãäà è ëåä òàê ÿðîñòíî ãîðèò,
                      È ðàçóì ñâîäíåé ñëóæèò ó æåëàíüÿ.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      Î Ãàìëåò, çàìîë÷è!
                      Òû â ãëóáü äóøè ìíå îáðàòèë ãëàçà.
                      Òàêèå ÷åðíûå òàì âèæó ïÿòíà,
                      ×òî èõ íè÷åì íå âûâåñòè.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                               È æèòü
                      Â ïîòó ïðîêèñøåì ïàêîñòíîé ïîñòåëè,
                      Ëþáèòüñÿ, ìèëîâàòüñÿ íà íàâîçå,
                      Â õëåâó áåññòûæåì...
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                                           Î, ìîë÷è, ìîë÷è,
                      Ñëîâà ìíå âõîäÿò â óøè, êàê íîæè.
                      Äîâîëüíî, ìèëûé Ãàìëåò!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                              Ñ íåãîäÿåì,
                      Ñ ðàáîì, ñ óáèéöåé, ÷òî è ñîòîé ÷àñòè
                      Íå ñòîèò ìóæà ïðåæíåãî; ñ øóòîì
                      È ñ âîðîì, ÷òî óêðàë è âëàñòü, è öàðñòâî,
                      È ñ ïîëêè óòàùèë âåíåö, è ñïðÿòàë
                      Åãî â êàðìàí.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                                    Äîâîëüíî!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                              Ñ êîðîëåì
                      Â çàïëàòàõ è ëîñêóòüÿõ!
 
                              Âõîäèò Ïðèçðàê.
 
                      Î ñèëû íåáà, ïîä ñâîè êðûëà
                      Ìåíÿ âû ñïðÿ÷üòå! (Ïðèçðàêó.) ×òî óãîäíî âàì,
                      Ïðåêðàñíûé îáðàç?
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                                        Îí ñ óìà ñîøåë!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Çà ëåíîñòü ñûíà óïðåêàòü ïðèøëè âû,
                      Çà òî, ÷òî, ñòðàñòü è âðåìÿ óïóñêàÿ,
                      Ïðèêàç âàø ãðîçíûé ìåäëèò îí èñïîëíèòü,
                      Î, ãîâîðèòå!
 
                                  Ïðèçðàê
 
                                    Íå çàáóäü. Ïðèøåë ÿ,
                      ×òîá íàòî÷èòü òâîé çàìûñåë òóïîé.
                      Íà ìàòü ñâîþ âçãëÿíè - îíà â ñìÿòåíüå,
                      Â áîðüáå åå äóøè ñ íåé ðÿäîì áóäü.
                      Ìå÷òàíèå îïàñíî ñëàáûì ëþäÿì.
                      Ïîãîâîðè ñ íåé, Ãàìëåò!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      ×òî ñ âàìè, ãîñïîæà?
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                                           Óâû, ÷òî ñ âàìè,
                      ×òî â ïóñòîòó ãëàçà âû óñòðåìèëè
                      È ñ âîçäóõîì áåñïëîòíûì ãîâîðèòå,
                      È áåøåíî èç ãëàç ãëÿäèò äóøà;
                      È, áóäòî òèõî ñïàâøèå ñîëäàòû,
                      Óñëûøàâ çîðþ, âîëîñû âñòàþò,
                      Êàê áóäòî åñòü â íèõ æèçíü! Î ìèëûé ñûí,
                      Íà æàð è ïëàìÿ ãíåâà òâîåãî
                      Òåðïåíèå ïðîõëàäíîå ïðîëåé.
                      Íà ÷òî âû ñìîòðèòå?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                          Àõ, íà íåãî!
                      Êàê ãíåâåí îí, êàê áëåäåí, ïîñìîòðèòå!
                      Êîãäà áû íà ñâîþ îáèäó êàìíþ
                      Ïîæàëîâàëñÿ îí, âñå á ïîíÿë êàìåíü.
                      Î, íå ãëÿäèòå íà ìåíÿ òàê æàëêî,
                      Âàø âèä ïå÷àëüíûé îòíèìàåò ñèëû, -
                      Ðåøåíèå ìîå èçìåíèò öâåò,
                      È âìåñòî êðîâè âäðóã ïðîëüþòñÿ ñëåçû.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      Êîìó âû ýòî ãîâîðèòå?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                            Òàì
                      Íå âèäèòå âû íè÷åãî?
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      Íåò, íè÷åãî. Íåò, âñå, ÷òî åñòü, ÿ âèæó.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Íå ñëûøàëè âû íè÷åãî?
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      Íåò, íè÷åãî. Ñåáÿ è âàñ ÿ ñëûøó.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Ãëÿäèòå âîí òóäà. Âîò îí óõîäèò...
                      Îòåö ìîé... è îäåò îí, êàê æèâîé.
                      Ñìîòðèòå, îí óõîäèò, îí ó äâåðè!
 
                              Ïðèçðàê âûõîäèò.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      Òî èçìûøëåíüÿ âàøåãî ðàññóäêà,
                      Áåñïëîäíîå ñîçäàíèå ãîðÿ÷êè,
                      Â êîòîðûõ òàê îíà èñêóñíà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Ãîðÿ÷êè!
                      Ìîé ïóëüñ, êàê âàø. È ìåðíî îòáèâàåò
                      Îí òàêò, êàê â ìóçûêå. È íå áåçóìüå
                      Âñå, ÷òî ñêàçàë ÿ. Âû ìåíÿ çàñòàâüòå
                      Âñå ïîâòîðèòü, - äîñëîâíî ïîâòîðþ.
                      Áåçóìåö áû íå ìîã. Î ìàòü, ìîëþ âàñ,
                      Ñåáå åëååì íå ñìÿã÷àéòå äóøó!
                      Âî ìíå êðè÷èò âàø ãðåõ, à íå áåçóìüå.
                      Âû ýòèì ëèøü çàòÿíåòå íàðûâ,
                      È ãíîé íåçðèìûé ðàñïîëçåòñÿ âñþäó
                      Ïî òåëó âàøåìó. Ïîêàéòåñü Áîãó,
                      Ðàñêàéòåñü â ïðîøëîì, áóäóùåãî áîéòåñü;
                      Íå óäîáðÿéòå ïëåâåëû íàâîçîì,
                      ×òîáû ïûøíåé îíè íå ðàçðîñëèñü.
                      Ïðîñòèòå ÷èñòîòó ìîþ. Íî â ýòîò
                      Õðèïÿùèé îò îäûøêè æèðíûé âåê
                      Äîëæíà è ÷èñòîòà ìîëèòü ïîðîê,
                      ×òîá îí åé ðàçðåøèë ïîìî÷ü åìó.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      Òû íàäâîå ðàññåê ìíå ñåðäöå, Ãàìëåò.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Î, áðîñüòå ïðî÷ü åãî äóðíóþ ÷àñòü
                      È ñ ïîëîâèíîé ÷èñòîþ æèâèòå.
                      Ïîêîéíîé íî÷è. Ñ äÿäåé íå ëîæèòåñü.
                      È åñëè íå ÷èñòû, òî ïðèòâîðèòåñü.
                      Ïðèâû÷êà - ÷óäèùå, ÷òî ïîæèðàåò
                      Âñå ÷óâñòâà â íàñ, - çäåñü àíãåë, à íå äüÿâîë.
                      Ïîñòóïêàì äîáðûì ïðèäàåò îíà
                      Óäîáíóþ îäåæäó èëü ëèâðåþ.
                      Âû íûí÷å íî÷üþ òîëüêî âîçäåðæèòåñü,
                      À çàâòðà âîçäåðæàòüñÿ áóäåò ëåã÷å,
                      À òàì âñå ëåã÷å. Âåäü ïðèâû÷êà íàøà
                      Ïî÷òè ñòåðåòü ïå÷àòü ïðèðîäû ìîæåò,
                      Èëü äüÿâîëà ñîãíóòü, èëü âûãíàòü ïðî÷ü
                      Ñ ÷óäåñíîé ñèëîé. Íó, ïîêîéíîé íî÷è.
                      Êîãäà æ áëàãîñëîâåíèé çàõîòèòå,
                      Ìåíÿ áëàãîñëîâèòå.
                           (Óêàçûâàÿ íà Ïîëîíèÿ.)
                                         Íó, à â ýòîì
                      ß êàþñü. Íåáåñàì óãîäíî áûëî
                      Ìåíÿ èì ïîêàðàòü, à ìíîé åãî,
                      ×òîá ñòàë îðóäüåì ÿ è ïàëà÷îì.
                      Î íåì ÿ ïîçàáî÷óñü è îòâå÷ó
                      Çà ñìåðòü, ÷òî äàë åìó. Ïîêîéíîé íî÷è.
                      ß äîëæåí áûòü æåñòîê, ÷òîá äîáðûì áûòü.
                      Çëî íà÷àòî, è çëî íå îòâðàòèòü.
                      Äâà ñëîâà, ãîñïîæà.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                                           ×òî äåëàòü ìíå?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Äà íè÷åãî. ×òî ñäåëàòü ÿ ïðîñèë.
                      Ïóñòü ïóõëûé âàø êîðîëü â ïîñòåëü âàñ òàùèò,
                      Ðàñïóòíî ùèïëåò âàñ, çîâåò âàñ ìûøêîé,
                      À âû çà ïàðó ãðÿçíûõ ïîöåëóåâ,
                      Çà ïàëüöû ãíóñíûå, ÷òî âàñ ëàñêàþò
                      È øåþ òðåïëþò âàì, âî âñåì ñîçíàéòåñü.
                      Ñêàæèòå, ÷òî ÿ âîâñå íå áåçóìåí;
                      ×òî òóò ïðèòâîðñòâî. Áóäåò òàê îòëè÷íî.
                      Êàê êîðîëåâå ìóäðîé, íåæíîé, ÷èñòîé
                      Îò ýòîé æàáû, ôèëèíà, êîòà
                      Âñå ýòî ñêðûòü? Êàê ýòî ñäåëàòü ìîæíî?
                      Íåò, çäðàâûé ñìûñë è ñêðîìíîñòü îòòîëêíóâ,
                      Âòàùèòå êëåòêó ñ ïòèöàìè íà êðûøó,
                      Òàì âûïóñòèòå ïòèö; êàê òà ìàðòûøêà,
                      Âû â âèäå îïûòà çàëåçüòå â êëåòêó
                      È, ïàäàÿ, ñåáå ñâåðíèòå øåþ.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      Ïîâåðü ìíå, åñëè âñå ñëîâà - äûõàíüå,
                      Äûõàíüå - æèçíü, - íåò æèçíè ó ìåíÿ,
                      ×òîá âûäîõíóòü òâîè ñëîâà êî ìíå.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      ß åäó â Àíãëèþ, èçâåñòíî âàì?
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      Óâû, çàáûëà ÿ, âñå ðåøåíî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Óæ ïèñüìà çàïå÷àòàíû. Ïðèêàç
                      Â ðóêàõ ó äâóõ òîâàðèùåé ìîèõ,
                      Êîòîðûì âåðþ ÿ, êàê äâóì ãàäþêàì.
                      Îíè äîëæíû ðàñ÷èñòèòü ìíå äîðîãó
                      È ïðèâåñòè ìåíÿ â êàïêàí. Ïóñòü òàê.
                      Çàáàâíî áóäåò ñàìîãî ñàïåðà
                      Âçîðâàòü åãî æå ìèíîé. Íåóæåëè
                      Ìíå íå óäàñòñÿ ïîäâåñòè ïîäêîï
                      Íà ôóò ïîãëóáæå? Òóò îíè âçëåòÿò
                      Ê ñàìîé ëóíå. Àõ, áóäåò î÷åíü ìèëî,
                      Êàê ñ òàéíîé ñèëîþ ñòîëêíåòñÿ ñèëà.
                           (Óêàçûâàÿ íà Ïîëîíèÿ.)
                      À ýòîò ÷åëîâåê ìåíÿ çàñòàâèò
                      Óêëàäûâàòüñÿ ïîñêîðåå â ïóòü.
                      Ïîêà åãî êèøêè ñòàùó ÿ âîí.
                      Ïîêîéíîé íî÷è, ìàòü. Ñîâåòíèê ýòîò
                      Êàê òèõ, êàê ìîë÷àëèâ, êàê âàæåí ñòàë,
                      À áûë ïðè æèçíè ãëóïûì áîëòóíîì.
                      Íó, ñýð, ïîðà ìíå ñ âàìè è ïîêîí÷èòü.
                      Ïîêîéíîé íî÷è, ìàòü.
 
                      Âûõîäÿò - êîðîëåâà â îäíó äâåðü,
                Ãàìëåò â äðóãóþ, òàùà çà ñîáîé òðóï Ïîëîíèÿ.
 
 

ÀÊÒ IV

 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ 1

 
 
                                  Òàì æå.
                   Âõîäÿò êîðîëü, êîðîëåâà, Ðîçåíêðàíö è
                               Ãèëüäåíñòåðí.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                    Ïðè÷èíà åñòü ó ýòèõ òÿæêèõ âçäîõîâ.
                    Ñêàæèòå íàì åå - âñå çíàòü äîëæíû ìû.
                    Ãäå ñûí âàø?
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
                       (Ðîçåíêðàíöó è Ãèëüäåíñòåðíó)
 
                    Îñòàâüòå íàñ îäíèõ çäåñü íå íàäîëãî.
 
                     Ðîçåíêðàíö è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí âûõîäÿò.
 
                    Àõ, äîáðûé ìîé ñóïðóã, ÷òî ÿ âèäàëà!
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                    Íó ÷òî, Ãåðòðóäà? Ãàìëåò ÷òî, ñêàæèòå?
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                    Áåçóìèå îí, êàê âåòåð è êàê ìîðå,
                    Êîãäà îíè çàñïîðÿò. Îí â ïðèïàäêå,
                    Óñëûøàâ øîðîõ çà êîâðîì, ñõâàòèë
                    Ðàïèðó ñ äèêèì êðèêîì: "Êðûñà, êðûñà!" -
                    È â óìîèññòóïëåíèè, íå âèäÿ,
                    Óáèë îí ñòàðèêà.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                     Àõ, çëîå äåëî!
                    Òàê áûëî á ñ íàìè, åñëè á òàì ìû áûëè.
                    Ïîëíà îïàñíîñòåé åãî ñâîáîäà:
                    Îïàñåí îí è âàì, è íàì, è âñåì.
                    Óâû, êòî çäåñü îòâåò÷èê çà óáèéñòâî?
                    Íà íàñ âñå âçâàëÿò. Âåäü äîëæíû ìû áûëè
                    Äåðæàòü íà ïðèâÿçè, íå âûïóñêàòü
                    Áåçóìíîãî. Íî îò ëþáâè ê íåìó
                    Íå ïîíÿëè, ÷òî ñäåëàòü áûëî äîëæíî.
                    Íî, òàê æå êàê áîëüíîé äóðíîé áîëåçíüþ,
                    Ñêðûâàþùèé åå, äàåò ðàñòè åé
                    Äî ñåðäöåâèíû æèçíè, - òàê è ìû.
                    Êóäà óøåë îí?
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                                 Òðóï óíåñ êóäà-òî.
                    Êàê çîëîòî ñðåäü íèçêèõ ìèíåðàëîâ
                    Ñèÿåò ÷èñòîòîé, - â ñàìîì áåçóìüå
                    Îí ÷èñò è ïëà÷åò î ñâîåì ïîñòóïêå.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                    Óéäåì, Ãåðòðóäà.
                    Åäâà âåðøèí êîñíåòñÿ ïåðâûé ëó÷,
                    Íà êîðàáëå îòïðàâèì ìû åãî,
                    À ýòî äåëî ìåðçêîå âñåé âëàñòüþ,
                    Ñî âñåþ ëîâêîñòüþ ìû îáúÿñíèì,
                    Ñìÿã÷èâ åãî. Ýé, ýé, ýé, Ãèëüäåíñòåðí!
 
                     Âõîäÿò Ðîçåíêðàíö è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí.
 
                    Äðóçüÿ, ëþäåé âîçüìèòå âû â ïîäìîãó.
                    Ïîëîíèÿ óáèë â áåçóìüå Ãàìëåò
                    È òðóï èç ñïàëüíè ìàòåðè óíåñ.
                    Çà íèì ïîéäèòå, ñãîâîðèòåñü ñ íèì,
                    À òðóï â ÷àñîâíþ ïîñêîðåé ñíåñèòå.
                    Ïðîøó âàñ òîðîïèòüñÿ!
 
                     Ðîçåíêðàíö è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí âûõîäÿò.
 
                                         Íó, Ãåðòðóäà,
                    Äðóçåé ìóäðåéøèõ ñîçîâåì ñâîèõ,
                    Ìû îáúÿñíèì èì, ÷òî ñâåðøèòü íàì íàäî
                    È ÷òî â íåäîáðûé ÷àñ çäåñü ñîâåðøèëîñü.
                    Òîãäà è êëåâåòû îòðàâíûé øåïîò,
                    ×òî ïóøå÷íûì ÿäðîì ëåòèò ÷ðåç ìèð,
                    Íå ïîïàäåò â íàñ, ïîðàçèâ ëèøü âîçäóõ
                    Íåóÿçâèìûé. Î, èäåì æå ïðî÷ü!
                     äóøå ìîåé óíûíüå, ñòðàõ è íî÷ü.
 
                                  Âûõîäÿò.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ 2

 
 
                          Äðóãàÿ êîìíàòà â çàìêå.
                               Âõîäèò Ãàìëåò.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Õîðîøî óïðÿòàí.
 
                         Ðîçåíêðàíö è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
                                (çà ñöåíîé)
 
     Ãàìëåò! Ìèëîðä Ãàìëåò!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íî òèøå... ×òî òàì çà øóì? Êòî çîâåò Ãàìëåòà? Àõ, âîò îíè èäóò.
 
                     Âõîäÿò Ðîçåíêðàíö è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
                   Ìèëîðä, ÷òî ñäåëàëè âû ñ ýòèì òðóïîì?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                   Â ïûëü âîçâðàòèë, ñ êîòîðîé îí â ðîäñòâå.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
                   Ñêàæèòå íàì, ãäå îí, ÷òîá ìû ìîãëè
                    ÷àñîâíþ îòíåñòè åãî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Âû è íå äóìàéòå ýòîãî.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
×åãî íå äóìàòü?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ×òî  ÿ ñòàíó ñîõðàíÿòü âàøè òàéíû, à íå ñâîè. À åùå îòâå÷àòü íà âîïðîñû
ãóáêè. Êàêèå ðàçãîâîðû ìåæäó ãóáêîé è ñûíîì êîðîëÿ?
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Âû ìåíÿ ïðèíèìàåòå çà ãóáêó, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Äà,  ñýð,  çà  ãóáêó,  êîòîðàÿ  âïèòûâàåò êîðîëåâñêèå ìèëîñòè, ïîäàðêè,
âëàñòü. Íî òàêèå ñëóãè ëó÷øå âñåãî ñëóæàò êîðîëþ ïîä êîíåö: êîðîëü èõ êëàäåò
çà  ùåêó,  êàê  îáåçüÿíà, ñíà÷àëà õîðîøåíüêî ïðîæóåò, à ïîòîì è ïðîãëîòèò. À
êîãäà  åìó  ïîíàäîáèòñÿ  òî,  ÷òî âû âïèòàëè â ñåáÿ, îí âàñ âûæìåò. Âîò âû è
ñóõè, ãóáêà âû ýòàêàÿ.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     ß âàñ íå ïîíèìàþ, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ß î÷åíü ýòîìó ðàä: õèòðàÿ ðå÷ü ñïèò â ãëóõîì óõå.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
     Ìèëîðä, âû äîëæíû íàì ñêàçàòü, ãäå ìåðòâîå òåëî, è îòïðàâèòüñÿ ñ íàìè ê
êîðîëþ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Òåëî ïðè êîðîëå, õîòÿ êîðîëü íå ïðè òåëå. Êîðîëü åñòü íå÷òî.
 
                                Ãèëüäåíñòåðí
 
     Íå÷òî, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Èëè íè÷òî. Âåäèòå ìåíÿ ê íåìó. Íó, ïîèãðàåì â ïðÿòêè.
 
                                Âñå âûõîäÿò.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ 3

 
 
                          Äðóãàÿ êîìíàòà â çàìêå.
                          Âõîäèò êîðîëü ñî ñâèòîé.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                       Ïîñëàë ÿ ðàçûñêàòü åãî è òðóï.
                       Îïàñåí ýòîò ÷åëîâåê íà âîëå,
                       Íî ñòðîãîñòè ê íåìó íå ïðèìåíèòü:
                       Ëþáèìåö îí áåññìûñëåííîé òîëïû,
                       ×òî ëèøü ãëàçàìè ëþáèò, íå óìîì
                       È â ñëó÷àÿõ òàêèõ ëèøü íàêàçàíüå,
                       Íå ïðåñòóïëåíüå íà âåñû êëàäåò.
                       ×òîá ãëàäêî, ðîâíî âñå ïðîøëî, îòúåçä
                       Åãî âíåçàïíûé äîëæåí âñåì êàçàòüñÿ
                       Çàðàíåå ðåøåííûì. À áîëåçíü
                       Îò÷àÿííóþ ìîæíî èçëå÷èòü
                       Îò÷àÿííûì ëåêàðñòâîì èëè âîâñå
                       Óæ íå ëå÷èòü.
 
                             Âõîäèò Ðîçåíêðàíö.
 
                       Íó ÷òî? ×òî òàì ñëó÷èëîñü?
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
                       Ìèëîðä, íèêàê äîáèòüñÿ íå ìîãëè ìû,
                       Êóäà îí ñïðÿòàë òðóï.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                             À ãäå îí ñàì?
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
                       Çà äâåðüþ çäåñü, ïîä êðåïêèì íàáëþäåíüåì,
                       È çîâà æäåò îí.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                      Ïóñòü åãî ââåäóò.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
                       Ìèëîðäà Ãàìëåòà ââåäèòå, ñýð.
 
                       Âõîäÿò Ãàìëåò è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                       Íó, Ãàìëåò, ãäå Ïîëîíèé?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íà óæèíå.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
     Íà óæèíå? Ãäå?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íå  òàì,  ãäå  îí  åñò,  à  ãäå  åãî  åäÿò.  Âîêðóã íåãî ñîáðàëñÿ ñúåçä
ïîëèòè÷åñêèõ  ÷åðâåé.  À  â  ñìûñëå  åäû  âåäü  ÷åðâü  íàø ìîãóùåñòâåííåéøèé
ãîñóäàðü: ìû îòêàðìëèâàåì ðàçíûõ æèâîòíûõ, ÷òîá ñàìèì îòêîðìèòüñÿ, à ñåáÿ ìû
îòêàðìëèâàåì  äëÿ  áåëûõ  ÷åðâåé. È æèðíûé êîðîëü è òîùèé íèùèé - òîëüêî äâà
ðàçíûõ óãîùåíüÿ, äâà ðàçíûõ áëþäà, íî ïîäàþòñÿ îíè ê îäíîìó è òîìó æå ñòîëó.
Âîò è êîíåö.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
     Óâû, óâû!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ×åëîâåê  ìîæåò ïîéìàòü ðûáó íà ÷åðâÿêà, ñúåâøåãî êîðîëÿ, è ñúåñòü ðûáó,
êîòîðàÿ ñúåëà ýòîãî ÷åðâÿêà.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
     ×òî òû ïîä ýòèì ïîäðàçóìåâàåøü?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íè÷åãî, òîëüêî ÿ õîòåë ïîêàçàòü âàì, êàê êîðîëü ìîæåò ïðîïóòåøåñòâîâàòü
ïî êèøêàì íèùåãî.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
     Ãäå Ïîëîíèé?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íà  íåáåñàõ.  Ïîøëèòå  çà  íèì  òóäà.  À  åñëè òàì âàø ïîñëàííûé åãî íå
íàéäåò,  ïîèùèòå  åãî  â  ïðîòèâîïîëîæíîì  ìåñòå  ñàìè. Íó, à åñëè âû åãî íå
íàéäåòå â òå÷åíèå ýòîãî ìåñÿöà, òî âûíþõàåòå åãî, êîãäà áóäåòå ïîäûìàòüñÿ èç
ñåíåé ïî ëåñòíèöå.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
                                (ïðèäâîðíûì)
 
     Ïîéäèòå çà íèì òóäà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Îí âàñ òàì ñïîêîéíî ïîäîæäåò.
 
                            Ïðèäâîðíûå âûõîäÿò.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                    Ïîñòóïîê òâîé íàñ îãîð÷àåò, Ãàìëåò,
                    Íî ðàäè áåçîïàñíîñòè òâîåé,
                    Êîòîðîé äîðîæèì ìû, äîëæåí òû
                    Îòñþäà ñêðûòüñÿ. Ïðèãîòîâüñÿ â ïóòü.
                    Êîðàáëü â ïîðòó, ïîïóòíûé äóåò âåòåð,
                    Òîâàðèùè òâîè ãîòîâû. Æäåò
                    Âàñ Àíãëèÿ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                Àõ, Àíãëèÿ?
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                            Äà, Ãàìëåò.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Íó, õîðîøî.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                Ñêàçàë òû òàê, êàê áóäòî
                    Íàìåðåíüÿ òû íàøè âèäåë ÿñíî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ß  âèæóñü  ñ  õåðóâèìîì,  êîòîðûé èõ âèäèò. Íó, ëàäíî, ïîåäåì â Àíãëèþ.
Ïðîùàéòå, äîðîãàÿ ìàòü.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
     Òâîé ëþáÿùèé òåáÿ îòåö, Ãàìëåò.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íåò,  ìîÿ  ìàòü.  Îòåö  è  ìàòü  -  ìóæ è æåíà. Ìóæ è æåíà - îäíî òåëî,
çíà÷èò, âû - ìîÿ ìàòü. Íó, åäåì â Àíãëèþ.
 
                                  Âûõîäèò.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                     Ñêîðåé çà íèì. Âåäèòå íà êîðàáëü.
                     Íå ìåøêàéòå. Îí ïëûòü ñåãîäíÿ äîëæåí.
                     Âñå, ÷òî äëÿ äåëà ýòîãî íàì íóæíî,
                     Óæ ñäåëàíî è ñêðåïëåíî. Ñêîðåé.
 
                     Âûõîäÿò Ðîçåíêðàíö è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí.
 
                     Ìîåé ëþáîâüþ äîëæåí äîðîæèòü òû,
                     Êîðîëü àíãëèéñêèé, - ìîùü ìîþ òû çíàåøü,
                     Îò äàòñêîãî ìå÷à ðóáåö òâîé ñâåæ,
                     Åùå òû äàíü ñâîáîäíóþ íàì ïëàòèøü:
                     Íå õîëîäíî ïðèêàç íàø êîðîëåâñêèé
                     Ïðèíÿòü òû äîëæåí. Òîò ïðèêàç â ïèñüìå
                     Â íåì òðåáóåì íåìåäëåííîé ìû ñìåðòè
                     Äëÿ Ãàìëåòà. Êîðîëü, ïîñëóøåí áóäü!
                     Ãîðèò â ìîåé êðîâè ãîðÿ÷êîé Ãàìëåò.
                     Òû äîëæåí âûëå÷èòü ìåíÿ. Âîò ïóòü -
                     Ìíå ñ÷àñòüå, ðàäîñòü ïðåæíþþ âåðíóòü.
 
                                  Âûõîäèò.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ 4

 
 
                              Ðàâíèíà â Äàíèè.
                    Âõîäÿò Ôîðòèíáðàñ, Êàïèòàí è âîéñêî.
 
                                 Ôîðòèíáðàñ
 
                      Ïðèâåò ñíåñèòå äàòñêîìó ìîíàðõó.
                      Åìó ñêàæèòå, ÷òî, ñ åãî ñîãëàñüÿ,
                      Îáåùàííîãî ðàçðåøåíüÿ ïðîñèò
                      Ïðèíö Ôîðòèíáðàñ ïðîéòè åãî âëàäåíüåì.
                      Ãäå âñòðå÷à, âàì èçâåñòíî. Åñëè æ ìû
                      Åãî âåëè÷åñòâó íóæíû ÷åì-ëèáî,
                      Ìû ñàìè ÿâèìñÿ, ÷òîáû ñâîé äîëã
                      Èñïîëíèòü ïåðåä íèì. Åìó âñå ýòî
                      Âû ïåðåäàéòå.
 
                                  Êàïèòàí
 
                                    Ïåðåäàì, ìèëîðä.
 
                                 Ôîðòèíáðàñ
 
                      Èäåìòå òèøå.
 
                Ôîðòèíáðàñ ñ âîéñêîì âûõîäèò. Âõîäÿò Ãàìëåò,
                     Ðîçåíêðàíö, Ãèëüäåíñòåðí è äðóãèå.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                   ×üå ýòî âîéñêî, ñýð?
 
                                  Êàïèòàí
 
                      Íîðâåæñêîå, ñýð, âîéñêî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Êóäà îíî èäåò, ñýð?
 
                                  Êàïèòàí
 
                                          Ïðîòèâ ïîëÿêîâ, ñýð.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      À êòî åãî âåäåò, ñýð?
 
                                  Êàïèòàí
 
                      Ïðèíö Ôîðòèíáðàñ, ïëåìÿííèê êîðîëÿ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Èäåòå ëè âû â ñåðäöå Ïîëüøè, ñýð,
                      Èëü òîëüêî íà ãðàíèöó?
 
                                  Êàïèòàí
 
                      Ïî ïðàâäå ãîâîðÿ, áåç äîáàâëåíèé,
                      Èäåì ìû çàâîåâûâàòü êëî÷îê,
                      À áàðûøà â íåì - ëèøü îäíî íàçâàíüå.
                      Çà ïÿòü äóêàòîâ ÿ á íå âçÿë åãî
                      Â àðåíäó; åñëè á ïðîäàâàëè
                      Åãî êîðîëü íîðâåæñêèé èëè ïîëüñêèé,
                      Òî è òîãäà íèêòî á äîðîæå íå äàë.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Ïîëÿêè çàùèùàòü åãî íå áóäóò.
 
                                  Êàïèòàí
 
                      Äà íåò, òàì ñîáðàíû óæå âîéñêà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Äâå òûñÿ÷è ëþäåé è äâàäöàòü òûñÿ÷
                      Äóêàòîâ î ñîëîìèíêå âîïðîñà
                      Íå ìîãóò ðàçðåøèòü. Âîò ãäå íàðûâ
                      ×ðåçìåðíîãî îáèëèÿ è ìèðà -
                      Ïðîðâåòñÿ âíóòðü îí, è íèêòî íå çíàåò
                      Ïðè÷èíû ñìåðòè ÷åëîâåêà. Ñýð,
                      Ïîêîðíî âàñ áëàãîäàðþ.
 
                                  Êàïèòàí
 
                                             Õðàíè, ñýð,
                      Âàñ Áîã.
 
                                 Ðîçåíêðàíö
 
                      Ìèëîðä, óãîäíî ëü âàì èäòè?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      ß äîãîíþ âàñ. Âû âïåðåä èäèòå.
 
                        Âñå âûõîäÿò, êðîìå Ãàìëåòà.
 
                      Êàê âñå ñëó÷àéíîñòè ìåíÿ êîðÿò
                      È øïîðÿò ìåñòü ëåíèâóþ ìîþ!
                      ×òî - ÷åëîâåê, êîãäà åäó è ñîí
                      Ñ÷èòàåò îí öåííåéøèì â æèçíè áëàãîì?
                      Æèâîòíîå, íå áîëå. Âåðíî, òîò,
                      Êòî ñîçäàë íàñ ñ òàêîé øèðîêîé ìûñëüþ,
                      Óìåþùåé ãëÿäåòü âïåðåä, íàçàä,
                      Íàì äàë åå è áîãîðàâíûé ðàçóì
                      Íå äëÿ òîãî, ÷òîáû îí áåç äåëà ãíèë.
                      ×òî - ñêîòñêàÿ ëü çàáûâ÷èâîñòü âî ìíå
                      Èëè ñîìíåíüå ðîáêîå, ïðèâû÷êà
                      Î òîì, êàêîâ êîíåö, ÷ðåçìåðíî äóìàòü?
                      Ìûñëü, åñëè ðàçäåëèòü åå íà ÷àñòè:
                      Ëèøü ÷àñòü îäíà - ðàññóäîê, òðè æå - òðóñîñòü.
                      Íå çíàþ, ïî÷åìó âñå ãîâîðþ ÿ:
                      "Òàê íàäî ñäåëàòü", êîãäà åñòü ïðè÷èíà,
                      Æåëàíèå, è ñèëà, è âîçìîæíîñòü,
                      ×òîá ñäåëàòü. Íà çåìëå ìåíÿ âñå ó÷èò.
                      Òÿæåëîå, áîëüøîå ýòî âîéñêî,
                      ×òî íåæíûé è ïðåëåñòíûé ïðèíö âåäåò, -
                      Ïîëíà áîæåñòâåííîãî ÷åñòîëþáüÿ
                      Åãî äóøà. Ñìååòñÿ äåðçêî îí
                      Íàä ñêðûòûì áóäóùèì è îáðåêàåò
                      Âñå òî, ÷òî ñìåðòíî è íåâåðíî, ðîêó,
                      Îïàñíîñòè è ñìåðòè - ÷åãî ðàäè?
                      Ðàäè ÿè÷íîé ñêîðëóïû. Âåëèê
                      Íå òîò, êîãî âîëíóåò âàæíûé ïîâîä,
                      Íî êòî èç-çà ñîëîìèíêè äåðåòñÿ.
                      Êîãäà ñòîèò êàê ñòàâêà ÷åñòü. Êàê ÿ,
                      ×üÿ ìàòü çàïÿòíàíà, îòåö óáèò,
                      È êðîâü è óì â âîëíåíüå, ÿ ñòîþ
                      Êàê áóäòî ñîííûé, ñî ñòûäîì ãëÿæó
                      Íà òî, êàê íåìèíóåìàÿ ñìåðòü
                      Äâàäöàòè òûñÿ÷àì ëþäåé ãðîçèò?
                      Ðàäè ôàíòàçèè è ìíèìîé ñëàâû
                      Îíè èäóò â ìîãèëó, êàê â ïîñòåëü,
                      Ñðàæàòüñÿ çà êëî÷îê çåìëè, êîòîðûé
                      Òàê òåñåí, ÷òî æèâûì âîéñêàì íåò ìåñòà,
                      À ìåðòâûõ íåãäå áóäåò õîðîíèòü.
                      Îòíûíå ìûñëü ìîÿ êðîâàâà áóäü
                      Èëè íè÷òîæíà - âîò åäèíûé ïóòü.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ 5

 
 
                         Ýëüñèíîð. Êîìíàòà â çàìêå
                         Âõîäÿò êîðîëåâà è Ãîðàöèî.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                    ß íå õî÷ó ñ íåé ãîâîðèòü.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Îíà íàñòàèâàåò. Áåç ñîìíåíüÿ
                    Ïîìåøàíà îíà è òàê æàëêà.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                    ×åãî æå íóæíî åé?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Îíà òîëêóåò îá îòöå, î òîì,
                    ×òî â ìèðå õèòðîñòè îäíè, âçäûõàåò,
                    Áüåò â ñåðäöå, ñåðäèòñÿ ïî ïóñòÿêàì
                    È ãîâîðèò ñ êàêèì-òî ïîëóñìûñëîì.
                    Ñëîâà åå íè÷òî, íî òåõ, êòî ñëûøèò,
                    Èõ áåçîáðàçüå ïîáóæäàåò ê ìûñëè.
                    Ñòàðàþòñÿ ïîíÿòü èõ è äîïîëíèòü,
                    È ïðèìåíèòü ê ñåáå. Ïîæàëóé, ìîæíî
                    Ïî âçäðàãèâàíüþ âåê, è ïî êèâêàì,
                    È ïî äâèæåíèÿì åå ïîâåðèòü,
                    ×òî åñòü â ñëîâàõ åå êàêîé-òî ñìûñë,
                    Õîòü è íåâíÿòíûé, íî çàòî óæàñíûé.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                    Ñ íåé íàäî ãîâîðèòü. À òî îíà
                    Îïàñíûå ïîñååò ðàçìûøëåíüÿ
                    Â ñåðäöàõ íåäîáðûõ. Ïóñòü îíà âîéäåò.
 
                              Ãîðàöèî âûõîäèò.
 
                    Â áîëüíîé äóøå, ãäå ãðåõ îñòàâèë ñëåä,
                    Áåçäåëêà êàæåòñÿ ïðîëîãîì áåä.
                    Òàêîâ óæ ãðåõ. Ñ íèì ãëóïûé ñòðàõ èäåò.
                    È ñàì ñåáÿ âèíîâíèê âûäàåò.
 
                          Âõîäÿò Ãîðàöèî è Îôåëèÿ.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Ãäå ïðåêðàñíàÿ êîðîëåâà Äàíèè?
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
     ×òî ñ âàìè, Îôåëèÿ?
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
                                   (ïîåò)
 
                            Êàê ëþáèìîãî óçíàòü?
                             Âîò èäåò îí ìèìî.
                            Ñ ïîñîõîì, â ñàíäàëüÿõ îí.
                             Â øëÿïå ïèëèãðèìà.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
     Óâû, ìèëàÿ äåâî÷êà, ÷òî ýòî çíà÷èò?
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     ×òî âû ãîâîðèòå? Íåò, ïðîøó âàñ, ñëóøàéòå. (Ïîåò.)
                          Ãîñïîæà, îí óìåð, óìåð,
                              Óìåð îí è ñïèò,
                          À íàä íèì çåëåíûé äåðí,
                              Êàìåíü òàì ëåæèò.
                                  Ox, ox!
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
     Íî, ìèëàÿ Îôåëèÿ...
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Ïðîøó âàñ, çàìå÷àéòå. (Ïîåò.)
                          Ñàâàí ñíåãà áûë áåëåé...
 
                               Âõîäèò êîðîëü.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
     Óâû, ìèëîðä, âçãëÿíèòå!
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
                          Âåñü óòûêàí öâåòîì.
                          Ïëà÷åò ìèëàÿ íàä ãðîáîì,
                          Áóäòî äîæäèê ëåòîì.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
     Êàê âû ïîæèâàåòå, ïðåëåñòíàÿ ãîñïîæà?
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Õîðîøî,  áëàãîñëîâè  âàñ  áîæå.  Ãîâîðÿò, ÷òî ñîâà áûëà äî÷åðüþ ïåêàðÿ.
Ìèëîðä,  ìû  çíàåì,  ÷òî  ìû  òàêîå,  íî íå çíàåì, ÷åì ìû ìîæåì ñòàòü. Áîæå,
áëàãîñëîâè âàø ñòîë.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
     Ýòî ìûñëü îá îòöå.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Ïðîøó  âàñ,  íå áóäåì îá ýòîì ãîâîðèòü. Íî, åñëè îíè ñïðîñÿò ó âàñ, ÷òî
ýòî çíà÷èò, îòâåòüòå èì âîò òàê. (Ïîåò.)
                        Âåäü çàâòðà Âàëåíòèíîâ äåíü,
                              ß óòðà ïîäîæäó,
                        ×òîá âàøåé Âàëåíòèíîé ñòàòü,
                              Ê îêîøêó ïîäîéäó.
                        Âñòàë áûñòðî è îäåëñÿ îí,
                        È â äâåðü ê íåìó âîøëà
                        Òà äåâóøêà, ÷òî îò íåãî
                              Íå äåâóøêîé óøëà.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
     Ìèëåíüêàÿ Îôåëèÿ!
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Íó äà, áåç âñÿêîé êëÿòâû ÿ êîí÷ó. (Ïîåò.)
                     Àõ, ñòûä ìàëü÷èøêàì, ñòûä è ñðàì!
                     Áëàãèì êëÿíóñü Õðèñòîì.
                     Ëèøü äîïóñòè, - âîçüìåò âñå ñàì,
                     Êëÿíóñü ÿ ïåòóõîì.
                     Ïîêà ìåíÿ íå ïîâàëèë,
                     Æåíèòüñÿ îáåùàë.
                     "×òî æ òû â ïîñòåëü êî ìíå ïðèøëà?" -
                     Âîò ÷òî îí ìíå ñêàçàë.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
     À äàâíî îíà òàêàÿ?
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     ß íàäåþñü, âñå áóäåò õîðîøî. Ìû äîëæíû áûòü òåðïåëèâû. Íî ÿ ìîãó òîëüêî
è  äåëàòü, ÷òî ïëàêàòü, êîãäà ïîäóìàþ î òîì, ÷òî îíè ïîëîæèëè åãî â õîëîäíóþ
çåìëþ.  Ìîé  áðàò  óçíàåò îá ýòîì. Áëàãîäàðþ âàñ çà äîáðûé ñîâåò. Íó, ãäå æå
ìîÿ  êàðåòà?  Ïîêîéíîé íî÷è, ãîñïîæè, ïîêîéíîé íî÷è, ìèëûå ãîñïîæè, ïîêîéíîé
íî÷è, ïîêîéíîé íî÷è.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
     Çà íåþ ïîñëåäèòå, ÿ ïðîøó âàñ.
 
                              Ãîðàöèî âûõîäèò.
 
                   Âîò ÿä ãëóáîêîé ñêîðáè. Ñìåðòü îòöà -
                   Åå ïðè÷èíà. Î, ñìîòðè, Ãåðòðóäà,
                   Ãåðòðóäà, î Ãåðòðóäà!
                   Ëàçóò÷èêîì íå îäèíîêèì âõîäèò
                   Áåäà, à öåëûì âîéñêîì: ñìåðòü îòöà
                   È ñûíà âàøåãî îòúåçä, - îí ñàì
                   Âèíîâíèê ñïðàâåäëèâîãî èçãíàíüÿ, -
                   Áðîæåíüå ìóòíîå è øåïîò ÷åðíè
                   Òóïîé è çëîáíîé î âíåçàïíîé ñìåðòè
                   Ïîëîíèÿ. È òî, ÷òî øèòî-êðûòî
                   Åãî ìû çàêîïàëè, áûëî ãëóïî;
                   È áåäíàÿ Îôåëèÿ â ðàçëóêå
                   Ñ ñàìîé ñîáîé è ðàññóæäåíüåì çäðàâûì.
                   À áåç íåãî - êàðòèíû ìû èëü çâåðè?
                   À õóæå îñòàëüíûõ âîò ýòà âåñòü:
                   Òàéêîì èç Ôðàíöèè Ëàýðò âåðíóëñÿ;
                   Îí íàñûùàåòñÿ áåäîé, ñêðûâàÿñü,
                   Îí ñëóøàåò äîíîñ÷èêîâ îòðàâíûõ,
                   ×òî ãðÿçíî ëãóò åìó ïðî ñìåðòü îòöà.
                   È ðàç óáèéöû ïîä ðóêîþ íåò,
                   Ñòîóñòàÿ ìîëâà ïðèëåïèò ê íàì
                   Âñå îáâèíåíüÿ. Ìèëàÿ Ãåðòðóäà,
                   Âñå ýòî, êàê ñìåðòåëüíîå îðóäüå,
                   Ìíå ìíîãî ëèøíèõ øëåò ñìåðòåé.
 
                                Ñíàðóæè øóì.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                   Àõ, ÷òî çà øóì?
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Øâåéöàðöû ãäå? Ïóñòü çàùèùàþò äâåðè;
 
                             Âõîäèò Ïðèäâîðíûé.
 
                   ×òî òàì ñòðÿñëîñü?
 
                                 Ïðèäâîðíûé
 
                   Ìèëîðä, ñêîðåé ñïàñàéòåñü!
                   È îêåàí, ÷òî âûøåë èç ãðàíèö,
                   Òàê ÿðîñòíî íå ñîòðÿñàåò áåðåã,
                   Êàê âî ãëàâå ìÿòåæíèêîâ Ëàýðò
                   Êðóøèò âñåõ âàøèõ ñëóã. È ÷åðíü åãî
                   Çîâåò âëàñòèòåëåì, êàê áóäòî ìèð
                   Íà÷àòüñÿ äîëæåí çàíîâî. Çàáûò
                   Óêëàä ñòàðèííûé, ìåðòâ çàêîí îáû÷íûé -
                   Îñíîâà, óòâåðæäåíüå âñåõ âåùåé.
                   Îíè êðè÷àò: "Òåïåðü ìû âûáèðàåì!
                   Ëàýðò ïóñòü áóäåò êîðîëåì!" - è ðóêè,
                   È âîçãëàñû, è øëÿïû ââåðõ ëåòÿò -
                   "Ëàýðò - êîðîëü!", "Ëàýðò êîðîëü - ïóñòü áóäåò!"
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                   Êàê âåñåëî ïî ëîæíîìó ñëåäó
                   Çàëàÿëè âû, äàòñêèå ñîáàêè!
 
                             Øóì ïðîäîëæàåòñÿ.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Âñå äâåðè âçëîìàíû!
 
             Âõîäèò âîîðóæåííûé Ëàýðò, çà íèì ñëåäóþò äàò÷àíå.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                   Êîðîëü ãäå ýòîò? Ãîñïîäà, óéäèòå!
 
                                  Äàò÷àíå
 
                   Íåò, äàéòå íàì âîéòè!
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                                         Íåò, ÿ ïðîøó âàñ.
 
                                  Äàò÷àíå
 
                   Íó, ëàäíî, ëàäíî.
 
                         Äàò÷àíå âûõîäÿò çà äâåðü.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                   Áëàãîäàðþ âàñ. Äâåðü õðàíèòå. Òû,
                   Äðÿííîé êîðîëü, îòäàé îòöà!
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                                              Ñïîêîéíåé,
                   Ëàýðò!
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                   Òà êàïëÿ êðîâè, ÷òî âî ìíå
                   Îñòàíåòñÿ ñïîêîéíîé, íàçîâåò
                   Ìåíÿ óáëþäêîì, ðîãà÷îì îòöà
                   È ëîá íåâèííîé ìàòåðè ìîåé
                   Íàçâàíüåì ïîòàñêóõè çàêëåéìèò.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Íî äëÿ ÷åãî, Ëàýðò, ìÿòåæ ãèãàíòîâ?
                   Îñòàâü, Ãåðòðóäà, è çà íàñ íå áîéñÿ.
                   Áîæåñòâåííîñòü - îãðàäà êîðîëåé;
                   Ðàáîòàåò èçìåíà íà ñëîâàõ,
                   Â äåëàõ îíà áåññèëüíà. Íî ñêàæè,
                   Ëàýðò, ÷åì òû ãîðèøü? Îñòàâü, Ãåðòðóäà!
                   Íó, ãîâîðè æå, ÷åëîâåê.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                                           Ãäå ìîé îòåö?
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Óáèò.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                         Íå êîðîëåì.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                     Äàé âñå åìó ñêàçàòü!
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                   Êàê îí óáèò? Ìåíÿ âàì íå íàäóòü!
                   Îáåòû â àä! È êëÿòâû âñå ê ÷åðòÿì!
                   È â ïðåèñïîäíþþ ñòðàõ áîæèé! Ñîâåñòü!
                   Ïóñòü ïðîïàäåò äóøà! ß â ýòîì òâåðä!
                   ß ïðåçèðàþ ýòîò ìèð è òîò!
                   È áóäü, ÷òî áóäåò! Òîëüêî á îòîìñòèòü
                   Ìíå çà îòöà!
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                               Êòî â ýòîì âàì ìåøàåò?
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                   Ìîÿ ëèøü âîëÿ, à íå ìèð - ïðåãðàäà,
                   È ìàëûìè ÿ ñðåäñòâàìè äîñòèãíó
                   Òîãî, ÷òî ÿ ðåøèë.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                      Ëàýðò ìîé äîáðûé,
                   Õîòèòå âû óçíàòü âñå äîñòîâåðíî
                   Ïðî ñìåðòü îòöà ëþáèìîãî? À åñëè
                   Óçíàåòå, âû, êàê ñîðâàâøèé áàíê
                   Èãðîê, îäíèì äâèæåíèåì âñåõ ñãðåáåòå,
                   È äðóãà, è âðàãà, è ïðîèãðàâøèõ,
                   È âûèãðàâøèõ?
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                                 Íåò, îäíèõ âðàãîâ!
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Õîòèòå èõ óçíàòü?
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                   Äðóçüÿì îòöà îòêðîþ ÿ îáúÿòüÿ.
                   Êàê ïåëèêàí, ïòåíöîâ êîðìÿùèé êðîâüþ,
                   Èì êðîâü îòäàì.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                   Òåïåðü âû ãîâîðèòå,
                   Êàê äîáðûé ñûí è âåðíûé äâîðÿíèí.
                   ß â ñìåðòè âàøåãî îòöà íåâèíåí
                   È ñàì åå îïëàêèâàþ ãîðüêî,
                   È ñêîðî ýòî â ðàçóì âàì âîéäåò,
                   Êàê âõîäèò ñâåò â ãëàçà.
 
                                  Äàò÷àíå
                                (çà ñöåíîé)
 
                   Âïóñòèòü åå!
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                                ×òî òàì? ×òî òàì çà øóì?
 
                 Âõîäèò Îôåëèÿ, óáðàííàÿ öâåòàìè è ñîëîìîé.
 
                   Çíîé, èññóøè ìîé ìîçã! Ñîëü ñëåç ìîèõ,
                   Ñåìü ðàç ñîëåíûõ, âûæãè çðåíüå ìíå.
                   Êëÿíóñü, ÿ îòïëà÷ó òâîå áåçóìüå,
                   È ïåðåâåñèò ìåñòü. Î ðîçà ìàÿ,
                   Ñåñòðà, Îôåëèÿ, äåâî÷êà ìîÿ!
                   Î íåáî! Ìîæåò ëè áûòü þíûé ìîçã
                   Òàê ñìåðòåé, êàê è ñòàð÷åñêàÿ æèçíü?
                   Íåæíà ëþáâè ïðèðîäà, è îíà
                   Âñå ëó÷øåå, ÷òî èçëó÷àåò, øëåò
                   Âñëåä çà ëþáèìûì!
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
                                   (ïîåò)
 
                   Ñ íåïîêðûòûì ëèöîì îí â ãðîáó ëåæàë,
                   Ýé, âåðòèñü, âåðòèñü, ýé, âåðòèñü!
                   Ëèâåíü ãîðüêèõ ñëåç åãî ïîëèâàë...
                   Ïðîùàéòå, ìîé ãîëóáü.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                   Êîãäà á, çäîðîâàÿ, çâàëà òû ê ìåñòè, -
                   Íå óáåäèëà á òàê.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Âû  âñå  äîëæíû ïåòü: "Ââåðõ è âíèç, ïîêëîíèñü ââåðõ è âíèç, íàçîâèñü!"
Àõ, êàê ýòî ïîäõîäèò ê ïðÿëêå! Ýòî âåäü âåðîëîìíûé óïðàâèòåëü, êîòîðûé óêðàë
äî÷ü ñâîåãî õîçÿèíà.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                   Íè÷òî ñèëüíåå, ÷åì íå÷òî.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     Âîò  çäåñü ðîçìàðèí, ýòî äëÿ ïàìÿòè, - ïðîøó âàñ, ïîìíèòå, ëþáèìûé, - à
çäåñü áàðõàòöû, îíè äëÿ ìûñëåé.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
     Â áåçóìüå - íàñòàâëåíüå: ïàìÿòü è ìûñëè äîëæíû áûòü âìåñòå.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
 
     À  âîò  óêðîï  äëÿ âàñ è êîëîêîëü÷èêè. À âîò ìàòü-ìà÷åõà äëÿ âàñ, à òóò
íåìíîãî  äëÿ  ìåíÿ.  Îíà íàçûâàåòñÿ òàêæå òðàâîé âîñêðåñíîé áëàãîäàòè. Î, âû
äîëæíû  íîñèòü  åå  êàê  ãåðá  ñ  îòëè÷èåì. À âîò ðîìàøêè. ß õîòåëà äàòü âàì
íåñêîëüêî  ôèàëîê, íî îíè âñå çàâÿëè, êîãäà óìåð ìîé îòåö. Ãîâîðÿò, îí ëåãêî
óìèðàë. (Ïîåò.)
                    Ìîé ìèëûé Ðîáèí, âñÿ ðàäîñòü ìîÿ...
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                        Îíà êðàñó è ïðåëåñòü ïðèäàåò
                        Ïå÷àëè, ñêîðáè, ñòðàñòè, äàæå àäó.
 
                                   Îôåëèÿ
                                   (ïîåò)
 
                            Îí íå âåðíåòñÿ ñþäà!
                            Îí íå âåðíåòñÿ ñþäà!
                            Óìåð îí è ñïèò,
                            Îí â ãðîáó ëåæèò,
                            Íèêîãäà íå âåðíåòñÿ ñþäà.
                            Êàê ñíåã, åãî ãîëîâà,
                            Êàê ëåí, åãî áîðîäà,
                            Îí óøåë, îí óøåë äîìîé, -
                            Íå âåðíóòü åãî íèêîãäà!
                            Áîæå, ñìèëóéñÿ íàä åãî äóøîé.
È íàä âñåìè õðèñòèàíñêèìè äóøàìè, ÿ ìîëþ Áîãà. Áîã ñ âàìè!
 
                                  Âûõîäèò.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                   Î áîæå, âèäèøü ëè òû ýòî?
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Ëàýðò, ñêîðáü ñ âàìè ðàçäåëèòü õî÷ó ÿ,
                   Íå îòâåðãàéòå æå ìåíÿ. Ïîéäåìòå.
                   Äðóçåé óìíåéøèõ âàøèõ ñîáåðèòå,
                   È ïóñòü îíè ðàññóäÿò ñ âàìè íàñ.
                   Êîãäà íàéäóò, ÷òî ïðÿìî ìû âèíîâíû
                   Èëü êîñâåííî, ñîãëàñíû ìû îòäàòü
                   Âàì æèçíü, âåíåö, âñå äîñòîÿíüå íàøå
                   Â íàãðàäó çà ïîòåðþ. Åñëè æ íåò,
                   Ñâîèì òåðïåíüåì ïîäàðèòå íàñ,
                   È äðóæíî ñ âàìè áóäåì ìû ñòàðàòüñÿ
                   Ìåñòü âàøó óòîëèòü.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                                       Ïóñòü áóäåò òàê.
                   Ñìåðòü, ïîõîðîíû òàéíûå åãî,
                   Ãäå íå áûëî ãåðáà, ìå÷à, òðîôååâ,
                   Íè ïî÷åñòåé, íè íàáîæíûõ îáðÿäîâ,
                   Êðè÷àò, è íåáî çåìëþ óêîðÿåò
                   È òðåáóåò ñóäà.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                   Ñóä áóäåò ñêîð.
                   È ïóñòü âèíîâíèêà ðàçèò òîïîð.
                   Ïðîøó, ïîéäåì ñî ìíîé.
 
                                  Âûõîäÿò.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ 6

 
 
                          Äðóãàÿ êîìíàòà â çàìêå.
                          Âõîäÿò Ãîðàöèî è ñëóãà.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                      Êòî õî÷åò òàì ñî ìíîþ ãîâîðèòü?
 
                                   Ñëóãà
 
     Ìàòðîñû, ñýð. Îíè ãîâîðÿò, ÷òî ó íèõ åñòü äëÿ âàñ ïèñüìà.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     Ïóñòü âîéäóò.
                     Íå çíàþ, èç êàêîé ìíå ÷àñòè ñâåòà
                     È êòî ïðèâåò øëåò? Ìîæåò áûòü, ëîðä Ãàìëåò?
 
                              Âõîäÿò ìàòðîñû.
 
                                 1-é ìàòðîñ
 
     Áîã áëàãîñëîâè âàñ, ñýð.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     Ïóñòü îí è òåáÿ áëàãîñëîâèò.
 
                                 1-é ìàòðîñ
 
     Òàê  îí è ñäåëàåò, åñëè åìó çàõî÷åòñÿ. Âîò òóò ïèñüìî äëÿ âàñ, ñýð. Îíî
îò ïîñëàííèêà, êîòîðûé øåë â Àíãëèþ; åñëè òîëüêî âàøå èìÿ - Ãîðàöèî, êàê ìíå
ñêàçàëè.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
                          (áåðåò ïèñüìî è ÷èòàåò)
 
     "Ãîðàöèî,  êîãäà  òû  ïðî÷òåøü  ýòî ïèñüìî, ïîìîãè ýòèì ëþäÿì ïîïàñòü ê
êîðîëþ  -  ó íèõ åñòü ïèñüìà ê íåìó. Íå ïðîøëî åùå äâóõ äíåé, ÷òî ìû âûøëè â
ìîðå,  êàê  çà íàìè ñòàëî îõîòèòüñÿ âîèíñòâåííî ñíàðÿæåííîå ïèðàòñêîå ñóäíî.
Íàø ïàðóñíèê áûë òèõîõîäíåå èõ êîðàáëÿ, è íàì ïðèøëîñü ïðèáåãíóòü ê îò÷àÿííî
ìóæåñòâåííîìó  ðåøåíèþ:  ìû  âçÿëè  èõ  íà  àáîðäàæ,  è  âî  âðåìÿ ñõâàòêè ÿ
ïåðåñêî÷èë  ê íèì íà ïàëóáó. Íî â ýòó ìèíóòó îíè îò÷àëèëè îò íàøåãî ñóäíà, è
ÿ  îêàçàëñÿ èõ åäèíñòâåííûì ïëåííèêîì. Îíè îáîøëèñü ñî ìíîé, êàê ìèëîñåðäíûå
âîðû,  êî,  ïðàâäà,  îíè çíàëè, ÷òî äåëàëè, òàê êàê ÿ ìîãó îêàçàòüñÿ äëÿ íèõ
âûãîäíûì  äåëîì.  Äîñòàâü  ê êîðîëþ ïèñüìà, êîòîðûå ÿ ïîñûëàþ, è ïðèåçæàé êî
ìíå òàê ñïåøíî, êàê åñëè áû òû áåæàë îò ñìåðòè. Ìíå íàäî ñêàçàòü òåáå íà óõî
òàêèå ñëîâà, îò êîòîðûõ òû îíåìååøü. È âñå æå îíè ñëèøêîì ëåãêè ñðàâíèòåëüíî
ñ  òÿæåñòüþ  âåùåé, êîòîðûå îíè íåñóò. Ýòè ñëàâíûå ïàðíè ïðèâåçóò òåáÿ òóäà,
ãäå  ÿ  íàõîæóñü.  Ðîçåíêðàíö  è  Ãèëüäåíñòåðí ïðîäîëæàþò ñâîå ïóòåøåñòâèå â
Àíãëèþ.  Π íèõ  ÿ  òåáå  òîæå  ìíîãîå  ðàññêàæó.  Ïðîùàé. Òâîé ëþáÿùèé òåáÿ
Ãàìëåò".
                       Èäåìòå, ñïîñîá ÿ äîñòàâëþ âàì
                       Òå ïèñüìà ïåðåäàòü. Ïîòîðîïèòåñü.
                       Äîëæíû âû ñïåøíî îòâåçòè ìåíÿ
                       Ê òîìó, êòî âàì èõ ïîðó÷èë.
 
                                  Âûõîäÿò.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ 7

 
 
                              Êîìíàòà â çàìêå.
                           Âõîäÿò êîðîëü è Ëàýðò.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Òåïåðü ïî ñîâåñòè äîëæíû, Ëàýðò,
                   Ìåíÿ âû îïðàâäàòü è ñòàòü ìíå äðóãîì,
                   Ñ òåõ ïîð êàê âû óçíàëè äîñòîâåðíî,
                   ×òî âàøåãî îòöà óáèéöà ìåòèë
                   Â ìåíÿ.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                           Äà, êàæåòñÿ ìíå ýòî ÿñíûì.
                   Íî ïî÷åìó âèíîâíèê ýòèõ äåë,
                   Ñòîëü òÿæêèõ è ïðåñòóïíûõ, íå íàêàçàí,
                   Õîòü âàøà ìóäðîñòü, âàøà áåçîïàñíîñòü
                   Íàñòîé÷èâî ïîäñêàçûâàëè ýòî?
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Î, ó ìåíÿ äâå âàæíûå ïðè÷èíû,
                   Õîòü âàì îíè è ìîãóò ïîêàçàòüñÿ
                   Íåîñíîâàòåëüíûìè è ïóñòûìè.
                   Âåäü êîðîëåâà, ìàòü åãî, ëèøü èì
                   Îäíèì è äûøèò. Íó, à ÿ, - íå çíàþ,
                   Ìîÿ ëè äîáëåñòü â ýòîì èëü íàïàñòü, -
                   Òàê ñâÿçàí ñ íåé è æèçíüþ è äóøîé,
                   Êàê ñî ñâîåé îðáèòîþ çâåçäà.
                   ß ñ íåé âñåãäà. Äðóãàÿ æå ïðè÷èíà,
                   ×òî ãëàñíûé ñóä îòâåðã ÿ â ýòîì äåëå, -
                   Ëþáîâü ê íåìó áîëüøàÿ íèçêîé ÷åðíè:
                   Îíà îìûëà áû åãî ïðîñòóïîê
                   Â ñâîåé ëþáâè, êàê òîò ðîäíèê, ãäå êàìíåì
                   È äåðåâî ñòàíîâèòñÿ; îíà
                   Åãî áû öåïè â ìèëîñòü îáðàòèëà.
                   Ìîè áû ëåãêîâåñíû ñòàëè ñòðåëû
                   Ïðè ýòîì ñèëüíîì âåòðå è îáðàòíî
                   Âåðíóëèñü áû â ìîé ëóê, íå äîëåòåâ.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                   È âñå æå áëàãîðîäíîãî îòöà
                   ß ïîòåðÿë, è çàãíàíà ñåñòðà
                    ïðåäåëüíîå îò÷àÿíüå. Îíà -
                   Âåäü ìîæåì ìû õâàëèòü òî, ÷òî ïîãèáëî, -
                   Âî âñå âåêà âåðøèíîþ áûëà áû
                   Âñåõ ñîâåðøåíñòâ. Íî ìåñòü ìîÿ ïðèäåò.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Âñå æå ñïîêîéíî ñïèòå. Íå äîëæíû âû
                   Ïðåäïîëàãàòü, ÷òî ìû òóïû è äðÿáëû,
                   Êîãäà îïàñíîñòü çà áîðîäó ñõâàòÿò,
                   Çàáàâîé ýòî íå ñ÷èòàåì ìû.
                   Âû ñêîðî âñå óçíàåòå. Ëþáèë
                   ß âàøåãî îòöà - ñåáÿ ìû ëþáèì,
                   È ýòî âàñ, íàäåþñü, óáåäèò...
 
                         Âõîäèò Âåñòíèê ñ ïèñüìàìè.
 
                   Êòî òàì?
 
                                  Âåñòíèê
 
                            Îò Ãàìëåòà âàì ïèñüìà.
                   Âîò âàì, ìèëîðä, à ýòî êîðîëåâå.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Îò Ãàìëåòà? Êòî èõ ïðèíåñ?
 
                                  Âåñòíèê
 
                   Ìàòðîñû, ãîâîðÿò, ÿ èõ íå âèäåë,
                   Ìíå Êëàâäèî èõ äàë, åìó æå äàë èõ
                   Òîò, êòî ïðèâåç.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                    Ëàýðò, ÿ âàì ïðî÷òó èõ.
                   Îñòàâü íàñ.
 
                              Âåñòíèê âûõîäèò.
 
     "Âåëèêèé  è  ìîãóùåñòâåííûé,  ñîîáùàþ  âàì, ÷òî ÿ âûñàæåí ãîëûì â âàøåì
êîðîëåâñòâå. Çàâòðà ÿ áóäó ïðîñèòü ðàçðåøåíèÿ ÿâèòüñÿ ïåðåä âàøè êîðîëåâñêèå
î÷è.  À èñïðîñèâ íàøåãî ñîèçâîëåíèÿ, ÿ ðàññêàæó âàì ïðè÷èíû ìîåãî âíåçàïíîãî
è åùå áîëåå ñòðàííîãî âîçâðàùåíèÿ".
                   ×òî ýòî çíà÷èò? Òå âåðíóëèñü òîæå?
                   Èëè îáìàí çäåñü è íåâåðíî âñå?
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                   Ðóêà çíàêîìà âàì?
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                    Åãî ðóêà!
                   Äà, "ãîëûì"... è â ïðèïèñêå çäåñü "îäèí".
                   ×òî ñêàæåòå âû ìíå?
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                   Ìèëîðä, ðàñòåðÿí ÿ. Íî ïóñòü ïðèäåò îí.
                   Áîëüíóþ äóøó ñîãðåâàåò ìíå,
                   ×òî êèíó ïðÿìî â çóáû ÿ åìó:
                   "Òû ýòî ñäåëàë!"
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                    Åñëè òàê, Ëàýðò, -
                   À êàê áû òî ìîãëî èíà÷å áûòü? -
                   Ñîãëàñíû ëü, ÷òîá ÿ âåë âàñ?
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                                               Äà, ìèëîðä.
                   Íî åñëè âû íå ê ìèðó ïðèâåäåòå?
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Íåò, ê ìèðó, òîëüêî âàøåìó. Òåïåðü,
                   Ðàç îí âåðíóëñÿ, îí óæ íå óåäåò:
                   Âåäü è òîãäà ïðåòèë åìó îòúåçä.
                   Íî ÿ åìó ïðèäóìàë íåêèé ïîäâèã,
                   Â êîòîðîì äîëæåí áóäåò îí ïîãèáíóòü.
                   È ñìåðòü åãî íè ñëóõîâ, íè ñîìíåíèé
                   Íè â êîì íå âîçáóäèò, è äàæå ìàòü
                   Ïðîñòîé ñëó÷àéíîñòè åå ïðèïèøåò.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                   Ìèëîðä, ÿ áóäó âàì âî âñåì ïîñëóøåí,
                   Îñîáåííî êîãäà îðóäüåì ìåñòè
                   Ìåíÿ íàçíà÷èòå.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                   Ïóñòü áóäåò òàê.
                   Ïîñëå îòúåçäà âàøåãî î âàñ
                   Ïðè Ãàìëåòå çäåñü ìíîãî òîëêîâàëè,
                   Îñîáåííî î êà÷åñòâå îäíîì,
                   Êîòîðûì áëåùåòå âû, ãîâîðÿò.
                   Ñîåäèíåíüå âñåõ äîñòîèíñòâ âàøèõ
                   Òàêîé â íåì çàâèñòè íå âîçáóäèëî,
                   Êàê ýòî, õîòü, íà ìîé âçãëÿä, è îíî
                   Íå òàê óæ âàæíî.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                                    ×òî æ ýòî, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Íà øëÿïå þíîøè îíî ëèøü ëåíòà,
                   Õîòÿ è íóæíàÿ. Âåäü ìîëîäåæè
                   Èäåò îäåæäà ëåãêàÿ, êàê ìåõ
                   È ñóêíà ëþäÿì ïîæèëûì ïîäõîäÿò:
                   Îíè õðàíÿò çäîðîâüå è ïî÷òåííû.
                   Äâà ìåñÿöà òîìó íàçàä çäåñü áûë
                   Íîðìàíäñêèé äâîðÿíèí. ß âèäåë ñàì
                   È âîåâàë ñ ôðàíöóçàìè, îíè
                   Îòëè÷íûå íàåçäíèêè, íî ýòîò
                   Çäåñü ïðîñòî êîëäîâàë - ê ñåäëó ïðèêîâàí,
                   Âûäåëûâàë îí ÷óäåñà ñ êîíåì,
                   Êàê áóäòî ñ áëàãîðîäíûì çâåðåì îí
                   Åäèíûì ñóùåñòâîì áûë. Âñå, ÷òî ÿ
                   Èç ôîêóñîâ âîîáðàçèòü áû ìîã,
                   Äàëåêî áûëî äî íåãî.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                                        Íîðìàíäåö?
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Íîðìàíäåö.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                              Ëàìîíä, êëÿíóñü ÿ æèçíüþ.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Äà, îí ñàìûé.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                   ß çíàþ õîðîøî åãî. Îí âïðàâäó
                   Êðàñà è äðàãîöåííîñòü âñåé ñòðàíû.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Î âàñ îí äàë âåëèêîëåïíûé îòçûâ,
                   Ïðèçíàâ, ÷òî â ôåõòîâàëüíîì äåëå âû,
                   Îñîáåííî â âëàäåíèè ðàïèðîé,
                   Âñåõ ïðåâîñõîäèòå, è áûëî á ÷óäîì,
                   Êîãäà áû êòî-íèáóäü âàñ ïîáåäèë.
                   Âñå ôåõòîâàëüùèêè åãî ñòðàíû,
                   Òàê êëÿëñÿ îí, òåðÿþò ãëàçîìåð.
                   Íè çàùèòèòüñÿ, íè íàïàñòü íå ìîãóò,
                   Êîãäà âû - èõ ïðîòèâíèê. Ñýð, òîò îòçûâ
                   Òàê çàâèñòü Ãàìëåòà ðàçáåðåäèë,
                   ×òî îí ëèøü îäíîãî ïðîñèë è æäàë -
                   ×òîá âû ñþäà ñêîðåå âîçâðàòèëèñü
                   È äðàëèñü ñ íèì. Âîò ýòèì-òî òåïåðü...
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                   Ìèëîðä, ÷òî çíà÷èò "ýòèì-òî òåïåðü"?
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Ëàýðò, îòåö âàì äîðîã áûë èëü âû -
                   Êàðòèíà ëèøü ïå÷àëè è ëèöî
                   Áåç ñåðäöà?
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                               Ïî÷åìó òàêîé âîïðîñ?
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Íå ïîòîìó, ÷òîá ñîìíåâàëñÿ ÿ
                   Â âàøåé ëþáâè ê îòöó. Íî ìíå èçâåñòíî,
                   ×òî âðåìåíè ëþáîâü ïîä÷èíåíà.
                   Ïî îïûòó è íàáëþäåíüÿì çíàþ,
                   Êàê âðåìÿ ãàñèò æàð è áëåñê ëþáâè.
                   Âåäü â ñàìîé ñóùíîñòè ëþáâè æèâåò
                   Êàê áû íàãàð, ÷òî òó ëþáîâü ïîòóøèò.
                   Íè÷òî íå îñòàåòñÿ íåïîäâèæíûì;
                   È, äîðàñòàÿ äî ïðåäåëà, áëàãî
                   Îò ñâîåãî èçáûòêà óìèðàåò.
                   È òî, ÷åãî õîòèì, äîëæíû ìû äåëàòü,
                   Ïîêà õîòèì, - èçìåí÷èâî õîòåíüå;
                   Âåäü ñòîëüêî â íåì îòñðî÷åê è ïîìåõ,
                   Êàê ÿçûêîâ, è ðóê, è ïðèêëþ÷åíèé.
                   È "äîëæíîå" òîãäà ëèøü ìîòà âçäîõ,
                   Êîòîðûé âðåäåí òåì, ÷òî îáëåã÷àåò.
                   Âåðíåìñÿ ê íàøåé ÿçâå: Ãàìëåò åäåò.
                   ×òî ñîâåðøèòå âû, ÷òîá äîêàçàòü,
                   ×òî ñûí âû âàøåãî îòöà, - íà äåëå,
                   Íå íà ñëîâàõ?
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                                 Åãî çàðåæó â öåðêâè!
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                   Óáèéñòâî ýòî ìåñòü íå îñâÿòèò,
                   Íî íåò ïðåãðàä äëÿ ìåñòè. Âû, Ëàýðò,
                   Ñèäèòå ñìèðíî â êîìíàòå ñâîåé;
                   Óçíàåò Ãàìëåò, ÷òî è âû âåðíóëèñü,
                   Òóò ñòàíóò âîñõâàëÿòü èñêóññòâî âàøå
                   È áëåñê äâîéíîé íà ñëàâó íàâåäóò,
                   Êîòîðóþ î âàñ ïóñòèë ôðàíöóç.
                   Ïîòîì ìû âàñ ëèöîì ê ëèöó ïîñòàâèì
                   È âûñòàâèì çà âàñ çàêëàäû. Îí
                   Âåëèêîäóøåí, íåõèòåð è âÿë,
                   Íå ñòàíåò îí ðàññìàòðèâàòü ðàïèðû -
                   Ïî÷òè áåç ïëóòîâñòâà ëåãêî âàì âûáðàòü
                   Îðóæüå ñ íåïðèòóïëåííûì êîíöîì.
                   È âûïàäîì êîâàðíûì îòîìñòèòå
                   Âû çà îòöà.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                               Äà, òàê ÿ ïîñòóïëþ.
                   Äëÿ ýòîãî ñâîþ ðàïèðó ñìàæó.
                   Ó çíàõàðÿ ÿ ñíàäîáüå êóïèë
                   Òàêîå ñìåðòîíîñíîå, ÷òî, ñòîèò
                   Ëèøü îêóíóòü â íåãî êëèíîê è ðàíèòü,
                   Õîòÿ á èç ðàíû âûøëà êàïëÿ êðîâè,
                   Óæ íå ñïàñóò îò ñìåðòè è ïðèìî÷êè
                   Èç ñàìûõ ðåäêèõ è öåëåáíûõ òðàâ
                   Âî âñåé ïîäëóííîé òåõ, êîãî öàðàïíåò
                   Òàêîé êëèíîê. Îòðàâîé ýòîé ñìàæó
                   Ñâîþ ðàïèðó. Ëèøü áû ìíå çàäåòü -
                   Òóò Ãàìëåòó êîíåö.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                      Ïîäóìàòü íàäî
                   È âçâåñèòü îáñòîÿòåëüñòâà è âðåìÿ
                   Äëÿ äåëà íàøåãî. Âåäü åñëè ýòî
                   Âàì íå óäàñòñÿ è ïîïûòêó íàøó
                   Óâèäÿò ñêâîçü ïëîõîå âûïîëíåíüå,
                   Óæ ëó÷øå íå ïûòàòüñÿ. Ýòîò ïëàí
                   Íàì íóæíî ïîäïåðåòü äðóãèì, êîòîðûé
                   Îêàæåòñÿ âåðíåå, åñëè ïåðâûé
                   Ïðîâàëèòñÿ. Ñîîáðàçèòü ìíå äàéòå...
                   Çà âàñ ïîñòàâèë âàæíûé ÿ çàêëàä.
                   Âîò ÷òî!
                   Êîãäà âû ðàçãîðèòåñü îò äâèæåíüÿ -
                   Ê êîíöó âû ÿðîñòíåå íàïàäàéòå -
                   È îí ïîïðîñèò ïèòü, òî ó ìåíÿ
                   Ãîòîâ óæ áóäåò êóáîê. ×óòü ãëîòíåò,
                   Õîòÿ á îòðàâëåííîãî èçáåæàë îí
                   Óäàðà âàøåãî, çäåñü ñîâåðøèòñÿ
                   Íàø çàìûñåë. Íî òèøå, ÷òî çà øóì?
 
                              Âõîäèò êîðîëåâà.
 
                   ×òî, êîðîëåâà íåæíàÿ ìîÿ?
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                   Áåæèò çà ãîðåì ãîðå ïî ïÿòàì -
                   Ñåñòðà âàøà, Ëàýðò, òàì óòîíóëà.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                   Î, óòîíóëà! Ãäå?
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                   Íà áåðåãó ñîñåäíåãî ïîòîêà
                   Ñåäàÿ èâà íàä âîäîé ñêëîíèëàñü...
                   Òóäà ïðèøëà Îôåëèÿ ñ âåíêîì
                   Êàêèì-òî äèêèì èç êðàïèâû, òðàâ,
                   Ðîìàøêè, äëèííûõ ïóðïóðíûõ öâåòîâ,
                   ×òî ïàñòóõè òàê ãðóáî íàçûâàþò
                   È ïàëüöåì ìåðòâåöà çîâóò äåâèöû.
                   Êîãäà îíà âñêàðàáêàëàñü íà âåòêó,
                   ×òîá ñâîé âåíîê ïîâåñèòü, ïîäëîìèëñÿ
                   Òîò âåðîëîìíûé ñóê. Îíà óïàëà
                   Ñ òðîôåÿìè ñâîèìè òðàâÿíûìè
                   Â ïîòîê ðåâóùèé. È åå îäåæäà
                   Ðàçäóëàñü, ïîíåñëà åå, êàê íèìôó...
                   Ïëûëà îíà è êëî÷üÿ ïåñåí ïåëà,
                   Íå çàìå÷àÿ ñîáñòâåííîé áåäû...
                   Èëü âïðàâäó íèìôîþ îíà áûëà?
                   Òàê ïðîäîëæàòüñÿ íå ìîãëî. Îäåæäà,
                   Âîäîþ íàïèòàâøèñü, óòàùèëà
                   Íåñ÷àñòíóþ îò ñòàðûõ íåæíûõ ïåñåí
                   Â ñìåðòü òèíèñòóþ.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                                      Óòîíóëà. Àõ!
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                   Äà, óòîíóëà, óòîíóëà.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                   Îôåëèÿ, âîäû òåáå äîâîëüíî.
                   ß âîçäåðæóñü îò ñëåç. (Ïëà÷åò.) Óâû, íàïðàñíî!
                   Õîòü ñòûäíî ÷åëîâåêó, íî ïðèðîäà
                   Èìååò ñâîé çàêîí. Ïóñòü ñëåçû ëüþòñÿ
                   È ñìîþò ñëàáîñòü æåíñêóþ. Ìèëîðä,
                   Ïðîùàéòå. Îãíåííûìè áû ñëîâàìè
                   ß çàïûëàë, êîãäà á èõ íå ãàñèëà
                   Âîò ýòà ãëóïîñòü.
 
                                  Âûõîäèò.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                     Íó, ïîéäåì, Ãåðòðóäà.
                   Êàê òðóäíî áûëî ãíåâ åãî ñìèðèòü!
                   Áîþñü, ÷òî ñíîâà ðàçãîðèòñÿ îí.
                   Èäåì ñêîðåé çà íèì.
 
                                  Âûõîäÿò.
 
 

ÀÊÒ V

 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ 1

 
 
                                 Êëàäáèùå.
                        Âõîäÿò äâà øóòà ñ ëîïàòàìè.
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     ×òî æ áóäóò åå õîðîíèòü â îñâÿùåííîé çåìëå? Âåäü îíà ñàìà óñòðåìèëàñü ê
ñïàñåíüþ.
 
                                  2-é øóò
 
     Íó  äà,  ÿ  æ  òåáå  ãîâîðþ, ÷òî áóäóò. Ïîýòîìó ðîé åé ïîñêîðåå ìîãèëó.
Ñóäåáíûé ñëåäîâàòåëü ïîñèäåë íàä íåé è ïðèñóäèë åé õðèñòèàíñêîå ïîãðåáåíèå.
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Êàê æå ýòî ìîæåò áûòü? Âåäü íå óòîïèëàñü æå îíà â çàêîííîé ñàìîçàùèòå?
 
                                  2-é øóò
 
     Òàê èìåííî è ïðèçíàëè.
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Äà  ñêîðåé,  ÷òî  òóò  áûëî  ñàìîíàïàäåíüå,  èíà÷å  íå  ìîæåò áûòü. Âîò
çäåñü-òî  è  äîêàçàòåëüñòâî: åñëè ÿ òîïëþñü ïî ñîáñòâåííîé âîëå, â ýòîì åñòü
äåéñòâèå,  à  â  êàæäîì  äåéñòâèè  åñòü  òðè ðàçäåëà - äåëàòü, äåéñòâîâàòü è
ñîâåðøàòü, ñëåäîâàòåëüíî, îíà óòîïèëàñü ïî ñîáñòâåííîé âîëå.
 
                                  2-é øóò
 
     Íó, ëàäíî, ãîñïîäèí ãðîáîêîïàòåëü.
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Íåò,  ïîçâîëüòå:  âîò çäåñü âàì âîäà - ëàäíî; çäåñü âàì ñòîèò ÷åëîâåê -
ëàäíî;  åñëè ÷åëîâåê âäåò ê âîäå è òîïèòñÿ, òî õî÷åò îí èëè íå õî÷åò, à âäåò
ê  íåé,  çàìåòüòå ýòî. Íî åñëè âîäà ñàìà âäåò ê íåìó è òîïèò åãî, çíà÷èò, îí
íå  ñàì  òîïèòñÿ, - ñëåäîâàòåëüíî, îí íå âèíîâàò, ÷òî åãî ñîáñòâåííàÿ ñìåðòü
ñîêðàòèëà åãî ñîáñòâåííóþ æèçíü.
 
                                  2-é øóò
 
     Íî çàêîííî ëè ýòî?
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Ñëåäîâàòåëüíî, ÷åðò âîçüìè, äëÿ ñëåäîâàòåëÿ ñóäåáíîãî çàêîííî.
 
                                  2-é øóò
 
     Õîòèòå  çíàòü  îá  ýòîì  ïðàâäó? Åñëè á îíà íå áûëà äâîðÿíêîé, åå áû íå
ïîõîðîíèëè ïî-õðèñòèàíñêè.
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Òàê  ýòî è åñòü, êàê òû ãîâîðèøü. À âñå æå îáèäíî, ÷òî ó äâîðÿí íà ýòîì
ñâåòå  áîëüøå  ïðàâ  òîïèòüñÿ è âåøàòüñÿ, ÷åì ó ïðî÷èõ õðèñòèàí. Íó, äàâàéòå
ìîé çàñòóï. Íåò áîëåå äðåâíèõ äâîðÿí, ÷åì ñàäîâíèê, çåìëåêîï è ìîãèëüùèê. Èõ
ðåìåñëî ïðÿìî îò Àäàìà.
 
                                  2-é øóò
 
     À ðàçâå îí áûë äâîðÿíèí?
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Îí áûë ïåðâûé, ó êîòîðîãî áûëî îðóæèå.
 
                                  2-é øóò
 
     Íèêàêîãî îðóæèÿ ó íåãî íå áûëî.
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     ×òî  òû,  ÿçû÷íèê,  ÷òî  ëè?  Êàê  òû ïîíèìàåøü Ñâÿùåííîå ïèñàíèå, à? Â
Ñâÿùåííîì ïèñàíèè ñêàçàíî: Àäàì ðûë. ×òî æå, îí ðûë áåç îðóäèÿ, ïî-òâîåìó? ß
òåáå  ñåé÷àñ  çàãàäàþ  äðóãóþ  çàãàäêó.  À  åñëè òû ìíå íåâïîïàä îòâåòèøü, -
èñïîâåäóéñÿ, ÷òîá òåáÿ ïîòîì... ïîâåñèëè.
 
                                  2-é øóò
 
     Íó, âàëÿé.
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Êòî ñòðîèò êðåï÷å, ÷åì êàìåíùèê, êîðàáëåñòðîèòåëü è ïëîòíèê?
 
                                  2-é øóò
 
     Òîò,  êòî  ñòðîèò  âèñåëèöó,  ïîòîìó ÷òî åãî ïîñòðîéêà ïåðåæèâåò òûñÿ÷ó
æèëüöîâ.
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Ëàäíî  ñêàçàíî,  ÷åñòíîå  ñëîâî.  Âèñåëèöà  -  ýòî  õîðîøî. Íî äëÿ êîãî
õîðîøî?  Äëÿ  òåõ,  êòî  ñàì  ïëîõ.  Íó, à òû-òî è ïëîõ, êîãäà ãîâîðèøü, ÷òî
âèñåëèöà  êðåï÷å  ïîñòðîåíà, ÷åì öåðêîâü: ñëåäîâàòåëüíî, âèñåëèöà õîðîøà äëÿ
òåáÿ. Íó-êà, âàëÿé ñíîâà.
 
                                  2-é øóò
 
     Êòî ñòðîèò êðåï÷å, ÷åì êàìåíùèê, êîðàáëåñòðîèòåëü è ïëîòíèê?
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Íó, ñêàæè ìíå ýòî è ìîæåøü îòïðàâëÿòüñÿ.
 
                                  2-é øóò
 
     Åé-áîãó, íå ìîãó ñêàçàòü.
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Íó!
 
                                  2-é øóò
 
     Ê ÷åðòÿì, íå ìîãó.
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Íå  ðàñêîëà÷èâàé ñåáå áîëüøå áàøêó - ñêîëüêî ãëóïîãî îñëà íè êîëîòè, îí
îò  êîëîòóøåê  ñêîðåé  íå  ïîáåæèò;  à  êîãäà òåáÿ â äðóãîé ðàç ñïðîñÿò ýòî,
îòâå÷àé: ãðîáîêîïàòåëü. Ïîòîìó ÷òî åãî äîìîâèíà ïðîñòîèò äî Ñóäíîãî äíÿ. Íó,
ñáåãàé òåïåðü ê Èîãåíó è ïðèíåñè ìíå øòîôèê âîäêè.
 
                              2-é øóò âûõîäèò.
 
                                  1-é øóò
                                   (ïîåò)
 
                        Êîãäà ÿ â þíîñòè ëþáèë,
                        Êàçàëîñü ìíå ñëàäêî, ñëàäêî
                        Ïðîâîäèòü - îõ! - âðåìÿ - àõ! - íå æàëåÿ ñèë -
                        Ox! - ñ òîé, ÷òî âñòðå÷àë óêðàäêîé.
 
                          Âõîäÿò Ãàìëåò è Ãîðàöèî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ýòîò  ïàðåíü  íå  ñîîáðàæàåò,  ÷åì  îí çàíèìàåòñÿ, - ÷òî îí ïîåò, êîïàÿ
ìîãèëó?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     Ïðèâû÷êà íàó÷èëà åãî îòíîñèòüñÿ ïîïðîñòó ê ýòîìó äåëó.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Äà,  ýòî  âåðíî:  ðóêà, êîòîðàÿ ìåíüøå âñåãî ðàáîòàåò, - ÷óâñòâèòåëüíåå
âñåãî.
 
                                  1-é øóò
                                   (ïîåò)
 
                        Íî ñòàðîñòü øàãîì âîðîâñêèì
                        Ïîäêðàëàñü, ñõâàòèëà ìåíÿ,
                        Íà êîðàáëå ñâåçëà â òîò êðàé,
                        Ñëîâíî ÿ íå áûë òàêèì.
 
                         Âûêèäûâàåò èç çåìëè ÷åðåï.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Âíóòðè  ýòîãî  ÷åðåïà  áûë  ÿçûê,  è êîãäà-òî îí ìîã ïåòü, - à ýòîò õàì
øâûðÿåò åãî, áóäòî ýòî ÷åëþñòü Êàèíà, ïåðâîãî óáèéöû. Ýòî, ìîæåò áûòü, áàøêà
êàêîãî-íèáóäü   ãîñóäàðñòâåííîãî   ìóäðåöà,   êîòîðîãî   ýòîò   îñåë  ñåé÷àñ
ïåðåìóäðèë, ìóäðåöà, êîòîðûé ìîã íàäóòü ñàìîãî Áîãà. Ìîãëî òàê áûòü?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     Ìîãëî, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     À ìîæåò áûòü, ýòîò ÷åðåï ïðèíàäëåæàë êàêîìó-íèáóäü ïðèäâîðíîìó, êîòîðûé
ãîâîðèë:   "Çäðàâñòâóéòå,   ïðåëåñòíåéøèé   ìèëîðä!",  "Êàê  âàøå  çäîðîâüå,
ïðåëåñòíåéøèé  ìèëîðä?"  Ìîæåò  áûòü,  ýòî  ÷åðåï ìèëîðäà êàêîãî-òî, êîòîðûé
âîñõâàëÿë êîíÿ ìèëîðäà òàêîãî-òî, ñîáèðàÿñü âûêëÿí÷èòü åãî. Ìîãëî òàê áûòü?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     Êîíå÷íî, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íó,  êîíå÷íî.  À  òåïåðü  îí  ïðèíàäëåæèò  ìèëåäè  ×åðâîòî÷èíå. Íà ýòèõ
÷åëþñòÿõ  íåò  ìÿñà,  è  ïî  íèì  êîëîòèò  ñâîèì  çàñòóïîì  ìîãèëüùèê. Çäåñü
çàìå÷àòåëüíûé  ïåðåâîðîò,  åñëè  á  òîëüêî  ìû  óõèòðèëèñü  çà íèì óñëåäèòü.
Íåóæåëè  áûëî òàê ëåãêî âûðàñòèòü ýòè êîñòè, ÷òî ñåé÷àñ îíè ãîäíû òîëüêî äëÿ
èãðû â êåãëè? Ìîè êîñòè áîëÿò, êîãäà äóìàþò îá ýòîì.
 
                                  1-é øóò
                                   (ïîåò)
 
                         Êèðêà, êèðêà è çàñòóï ìîé!
                         Ãîòîâ è ñàâàí â ñðîê.
                         Âîò òîëüêî ÿìó â ãëèíå ðîé,
                         ×òîá ãîñòÿ âñòðåòèòü ìîã.
 
                          Âûêèäûâàåò âòîðîé ÷åðåï.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     À âîò è äðóãîé. Ïî÷åìó áû åìó íå áûòü ÷åðåïîì êàêîãî-íèáóäü çàêîíîâåäà?
Ãäå  òåïåðü  åãî êëÿóçû, åãî óëîâêè, åãî äîêàçàòåëüñòâà, åãî çàêëþ÷åíèÿ, åãî
óõèùðåíèÿ?  Êàê  îí  òåðïèò, ÷òî ýòîò ãðóáûé ñêîò ñòóêàåò åãî ïî áàøêå ñâîåé
ãðÿçíîé  ëîïàòîé,  è  êàê îí íå ïðèâëåêàåò åãî ê ñóäó çà òÿæåëîå óâå÷üå? Ãì!
Ýòîò ïàðåíü ìîã â ñâîå âðåìÿ áûòü êðóïíûì ñêóïùèêîì çåìåëü ïðè ïîìîùè ðàçíûõ
çàêëàäíûõ,  èñïîëíèòåëüíûõ ëèñòîâ, êóï÷èõ êðåïîñòåé, äâîéíûõ ïîðó÷èòåëüñòâ è
ïåíåé.  ×òî  æå,  ýòî ïîðó÷èòåëüñòâî çà ïîðó÷èòåëüñòâî èëè ïåíÿ íà ïåíþ, ÷òî
ñåé÷àñ  åãî  ãðÿçíàÿ  áàøêà íàáèòà ãðÿçíîé çåìëåé? Íåóæåëè âñå åãî çåìåëüíûå
ïðèîáðåòåíèÿ   è   îáåñïå÷åíèÿ   íå   îáåñïå÷èëè   åìó,   äàæå  ïîä  äâîéíûì
ïîðó÷èòåëüñòâîì,   õîòü   âäâîå  áîëüøå  çåìëè,  ÷åì  äâå  êóï÷èå  êðåïîñòè,
ïîëîæåííûå â äëèíó è øèðèíó? Âñå åãî çåìåëüíûå áóìàãè îòëè÷íî ïîìåñòèëèñü áû
â ýòîì ÿùèêå, à åãî òîëüêî è óíàñëåäîâàë èõ âëàäåëåö, íå ïðàâäà ëè?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     Äà, íè íà éîòó áîëüøå, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Âåäü ïåðãàìåíò äåëàåòñÿ èç áàðàíüåé êîæè, ïðàâäà?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     Äà, ìèëîðä, íî òàêæå èç òåëÿ÷üåé.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íó, çíà÷èò áàðàíû è òåëÿòà îáåñïå÷èâàþò çàêîííîñòü òîãî, ÷òî ïèøåòñÿ íà
ïåðãàìåíòå. ß ïîãîâîðþ ñ ýòèì ïàðíåì. ×üÿ ýòî ìîãèëà, ìàëûé?
 
                                  1-é øóò
     Ìîÿ, ñýð. (Ïîåò.)
                        Âîò òîëüêî ÿìó â ãëèíå ðîé,
                        ×òîá ãîñòÿ âñòðåòèòü ìîã.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ß äóìàþ, ÷òî îíà òâîÿ, ðàç òû â íåå ëîæèøüñÿ.
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     À  âû  â  íåå  íå ëîæèòåñü, ñýð, ïîýòîìó îíà íå âàøà; à ÷òî äî ìåíÿ, òî
õîòÿ îíà è íå ìîå ëîæå, íî âñå æå îíà ìîÿ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Âîò òû è ëæåøü, ãîâîðÿ, ÷òî îíà òâîÿ, - âåäü ýòî ëîæå äëÿ ìåðòâûõ, à íå
äëÿ æèâûõ, ïîýòîìó òî, ÷òî òû ãîâîðèøü, - ëîæü.
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Ýòî æèâàÿ ëîæü, ñýð, îíà æèâî ïåðåéäåò ñ ìåíÿ íà âàñ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Äëÿ êîãî òû åå ðîåøü? Äëÿ ìóæ÷èíû?
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Íå äëÿ ìóæ÷èíû, ñýð.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Òîãäà äëÿ æåíùèíû?
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Íå äëÿ æåíùèíû.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Êîãî æå â íåé ïîõîðîíÿò?
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Òó,  ÷òî  áûëà  æåíùèíîé,  íî  -  óïîêîé,  áîæå,  åå äóøó - íûí÷å ñòàëà
ïîêîéíèöåé.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Äî ÷åãî äîòîøíûé ìàëûé! Ñ íèì íàäî ðàçãîâàðèâàòü îñòîðîæíî, à òî îí íàñ
çàãóáèò äâîéíûì ñìûñëîì. Êëÿíóñü Áîãîì, Ãîðàöèî, çà ýòè ïîñëåäíèå òðè ãîäà ÿ
óáåäèëñÿ  â òîì, ÷òî âñå íà ñâåòå îáîñòðèëîñü è ìóæèê òàê íàñòóïàåò íà ïÿòêè
äâîðÿíèíó, ÷òî ñäèðàåò åìó ìîçîëè. À äàâíî òû ìîãèëüùèêîì?
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Èç  âñåõ  äíåé  â  ãîäó  ÿ  ïîìíþ, ÷òî íà÷àë ýòèì çàíèìàòüñÿ, êîãäà íàø
ïîêîéíûé êîðîëü Ãàìëåò ïîáåäèë Ôîðòèíáðàñà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     À ñêîëüêî âðåìåíè ñ òåõ ïîð ïðîøëî?
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Âû íå ìîæåòå ýòîãî ñêàçàòü? Äà êàæäûé äóðàê ýòî âàì ñêàæåò: â ýòîò äåíü
ðîäèëñÿ ìëàäøèé Ãàìëåò, òîò, ÷òî ñïÿòèë ñ óìà è îòïðàâëåí â Àíãëèþ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Àõ, ÷åðò âîçüìè, ïî÷åìó åãî îòïðàâèëè â Àíãëèþ?
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Íó,  "ïî÷åìó"? Ïîòîìó ÷òî îí ñîøåë ñ óìà. Ïîñëå îí ñíîâà íàáåðåòñÿ óìà,
à åñëè è íå íàáåðåòñÿ, òàê òàì ýòî è íå âàæíî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ïî÷åìó?
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Òàì ýòî íà íåì áóäåò íåçàìåòíî, òàì âñå òàêèå æå ñóìàñøåäøèå, êàê îí.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     À êàê îí ñîøåë ñ óìà?
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Ãîâîðÿò, î÷åíü ñòðàííî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Êàê "ñòðàííî"?
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Äà âîò òàê, ÷òî ïîòåðÿë ðàçóì.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íà êàêîé ïî÷âå?
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Äà  çäåñü  æå, íà äàòñêîé. ß óæ çäåñü òðèäöàòü ëåò ìîãèëüùèêîì, ñíà÷àëà
ìàëü÷èøêîé, à ïîòîì è âçðîñëûì.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ñêîëüêî ëåò äîëæåí ïðîëåæàòü ÷åëîâåê â çåìëå, ÷òîá ñãíèòü?
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Ïî ïðàâäå ñêàçàòü, åñëè îí íå ñãíèë åùå äî ñìåðòè, - ó íàñ çà ïîñëåäíåå
âðåìÿ ìíîãî òàêèõ ãíèëûõ òðóïîâ, êîòîðûå è äî ïîõîðîí-òî åäâà äîòÿíóò, - íó,
òàêîé  ïðîëåæèò  âàì  âîñåìü  èëè  äåâÿòü  ëåò. Äóáèëüùèê - òîò âàì ïðîëåæèò
äåâÿòü ëåò.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     À ïî÷åìó äóáèëüùèê - äîëüøå äðóãèõ?
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Äà  ïîòîìó,  ñýð,  ÷òî  øêóðà  ó íåãî îò åãî ðåìåñëà òàê âûäóáëåíà, ÷òî
äîëãî  íå  ïðîïóñòèò  âîäó,  à âîäà ÷óâñòâèòåëüíåå âñåãî ãíîèò ýòèõ øëþõèíûõ
äåòåé  -  ìåðòâåöîâ.  Âîò  âàì åùå ÷åðåï. Ýòîò ïðîëåæàë â çåìëå äâàäöàòü òðè
ãîäà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     À ÷åé îí?
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Ñóìàñøåäøåãî îäíîãî øëþõèíà ñûíà. Êàê âû äóìàåòå, ÷åé îí?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íå çíàþ, ïðàâî.
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     ×òîá  åìó  î÷óìåòü,  ïîìåøàííîé  áåñòèè!  Îí  ìíå  îäíàæäû  âûëèë  øòîô
ðåéíñêîãî íà ãîëîâó. Ýòîò ÷åðåï, ñýð, - ÷åðåï Éîðèêà, êîðîëåâñêîãî øóòà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ýòîò?
 
                                  1-é øóò
 
     Ýòîò ñàìûé.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Äàé  ìíå  ïîñìîòðåòü.  (Áåðåò  ÷åðåï â ðóêè). Óâû, áåäíûé Éîðèê! ß çíàë
åãî,  Ãîðàöèî.  Îí áûë íåèñòîùèì â øóòêàõ è ÷óäåñíûõ âûäóìêàõ. Îí òûñÿ÷ó ðàç
òàñêàë  ìåíÿ  íà  ñïèíå.  À òåïåðü êàêîå îòâðàùåíèå îí âîçáóæäàåò! È òîøíîòà
ïîäñòóïàåò  ó ìåíÿ ê ãîðëó. Çäåñü âèñåëè ãóáû, êîòîðûå ÿ íå çíàþ ñêîëüêî ðàç
öåëîâàë. Ãäå âàøè øóòêè òåïåðü? Âàøè èãðû? Âàøè ïåñíè? Îãîíü âàøåãî âåñåëüÿ,
îò  êîòîðîãî,  áûâàëî,  õîõîòàëè  çà ñòîëîì âñå êîðîëåâñêèå ãîñòè? Óæ íåò íè
îäíîé  øóòêè,  ÷òîá  ïîñìåÿòüñÿ  íàä  ñîáñòâåííûì îñêàëîì? Ñîâñåì îòâàëèëàñü
÷åëþñòü? Íó, îòïðàâëÿéñÿ â ñïàëüíþ ê êàêîé-íèáóäü äàìå è ñêàæè åé, ÷òî, åñëè
äàæå  îíà íàëîæèò ñåáå íà ëèöî ðóìÿíà â ïàëåö òîëùèíîé, âñå ðàâíî îíà ïðèäåò
ê  òàêîìó  æå  âèäó,  êàê  ó  òåáÿ.  Ðàññìåøè  åå ýòèì. Ñêàæè ìíå îäíó âåùü,
Ãîðàöèî.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     ×òî, ìèëîðä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Òû äóìàåøü, ÷òî ó Àëåêñàíäðà Ìàêåäîíñêîãî áûë òàêîé æå âèä â çåìëå?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     Ðàçóìååòñÿ, òàêîé.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     È îí òàê æå âîíÿë? Ôó!
 
                               Áðîñàåò ÷åðåï.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     Òî÷íî òàê æå, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Êàêîå  íèçêîå óïîòðåáëåíèå ìîæíî èç íàñ ñäåëàòü, Ãîðàöèî! Âåäü ìû ìîæåì
ïðîñëåäèòü  âîîáðàæåíèåì ïóòü áëàãîðîäíîãî ïðàõà Àëåêñàíäðà äî òîãî ìîìåíòà,
êàê èì çàòûêàþò äûðêó â áî÷êå.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     Òàê âûñëåæèâàÿ, ìû ïðîÿâèëè áû ñëèøêîì áîëüøîå ëþáîïûòñòâî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Äà  íåò,  íè÷óòü. Ìû ìîãëè áû ñ äîñòàòî÷íîé ñêðîìíîñòüþ è áîëüøîé äîëåé
âåðîÿòèÿ   ïðîñëåäèòü  çà  íèì  òàêèì  îáðàçîì:  Àëåêñàíäð  óìåð,  Àëåêñàíäð
îáðàòèëñÿ  â  ïðàõ,  ïðàõ  åñòü çåìëÿ; èç çåìëè ìû äîáûâàåì ãëèíó: ïî÷åìó áû
èç  òîé ãëèíû, â êîòîðóþ îí îáðàòèëñÿ, íå ìîãëè áû ñäåëàòü âòóëêó äëÿ ïèâíîé
áî÷êè?
                     Âåëèêèé Öåçàðü óìåð, ãëèíîé ñòàë.
                     Òîé ãëèíîé ñòåíó êòî-òî çàïëàòàë.
                     È òîò, êîãî áîÿëñÿ öåëûé ìèð,
                     Îò çèìíèõ âåòðîâ ñòàë çàòû÷êîé äûð,
Íî òèøå, òèøå, âîò èäåò êîðîëü.
 
       Âõîäèò ïðîöåññèÿ ñî ñâÿùåííèêàìè âî ãëàâå; çà ãðîáîì Îôåëèè -
                 Ëàýðò è ïëà÷óùèå êîðîëü, êîðîëåâà è ñâèòà.
 
                     È êîðîëåâà, ñâèòà. Íî êîãî æå
                     Îíè õîðîíÿò áåç îáðÿäîâ ïûøíûõ?
                     Äîëæíî áûòü, îí îò÷àÿííîé ðóêîé
                     Ñåáÿ ñãóáèë? È, âèäíî, êòî-òî çíàòíûé.
                     Íó, ñïðÿ÷åìñÿ è áóäåì íàáëþäàòü.
 
                   Óäàëÿåòñÿ â ãëóáèíó âìåñòå ñ Ãîðàöèî.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                     Êàêîé åùå îáðÿä çäåñü ñîâåðøèòñÿ?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                     Ëàýðò çäåñü áëàãîðîäíûé, ïîñìîòðè.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                     Êàêîé åùå îáðÿä?
 
                               1-é ñâÿùåííèê
 
                     Â äîçâîëåííûõ ïðåäåëàõ ìû ñâåðøèëè
                     Îáðÿä. Ñîìíåíüå ñìåðòü åå âíóøàåò,
                     È, åñëè á íå ðàñøèðåí áûë êàíîí
                     Ïðèêàçîì ñâûøå, - äî òðóáû ïîñëåäíåé
                     Ëåæàòü áû åé â çåìëå íåîñâÿùåííîé
                     È âìåñòî íàáîæíûõ ìîëèòâ åé êàìíè,
                     È ÷åðåïêè, è êðåìíè âñëåä ëåòåëè á.
                     À åé âåíîê íåâåñòû ðàçðåøèëè
                     È äåâè÷üè öâåòû; è çâîí åå
                     Â ïîñëåäíåå æèëèùå ïðîâîæàåò.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                     È áîëüøå íè÷åãî?
 
                               1-é ñâÿùåííèê
 
                                       Íåò, íè÷åãî.
                     Îáðÿä ìû ïîìèíàëüíûé îñêâåðíèëè á,
                     Êîãäà áû ñïåëè ðåêâèåì íàä íåé
                     È ïðî÷èå ìîëèòâû, êàê íàä òåìè,
                     Êòî ñ ìèðîì îòîøåë.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                                         Êëàäèòå æ â çåìëþ!
                     È ïóñòü èç ýòîé íåæíîé, ÷èñòîé ïëîòè
                     Ôèàëêè âûðàñòóò. Æåñòîêèé ïàñòûðü,
                     Êàê àíãåë, áóäåò áîãà ñëàâîñëîâèòü
                     Ìîÿ ñåñòðà, êîãäà òû áóäåøü âûòü
                     Â àäó!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                             Êàê? Ýòî íåæíàÿ Îôåëèÿ?
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                     Öâåòû öâåòêó! Ïðîùàé! Ìå÷òàëà ÿ,
                     ×òî Ãàìëåòó æåíîþ áóäåøü òû,
                     ×òî ÿ öâåòàìè óáåðó ïîñòåëü
                     Òâîþ, äèòÿ, íå ãðîá!
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                                          Î, òðèæäû òðèäöàòü
                     Òðåêëÿòûõ áåä ïðîêëÿòüåì òðîåêðàòíûì
                     Ïóñòü óïàäóò íà ãîëîâó òîãî,
                     ×üå çëîå äåëî óì âûñîêèé òâîé
                     Çàòìèëî. Çåìëþ íå áðîñàéòå, ïðåæäå
                     ß îáíèìó åå â ïîñëåäíèé ðàç.
 
                             Ïðûãàåò â ìîãèëó.
 
                     Òåïåðü íà ìåðòâóþ è íà æèâîãî
                     Âû çåìëþ ñûïüòå, ÷òîáû ýòîò õîëì
                     Ãîðîþ ñòàë áû âûøå Ïåëèîíà
                     È âûøå, ÷åì íåáåñíàÿ âåðøèíà
                     Îëèìïà ñèíåãî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
                              (âûõîäèò âïåðåä)
 
                     Êòî òîò, ÷üÿ ñêîðáü
                     Âûñîêîìåðíà? È ÷üÿ áîëü òàê ãðîìêî
                     Áëóæäàþùèå çâåçäû çàêëèíàåò
                     Îñòàíîâèòüñÿ è ïîêîðíî åé
                     Âíèìàòü? Äàò÷àíèí Ãàìëåò - çäåñü ÿ!
                     Ïðûãàåò òîæå â ìîãèëó.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                     Ïóñòü äüÿâîë äóøó çàáåðåò òâîþ!
 
                           Áðîñàåòñÿ íà Ãàìëåòà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                     Íåõîðîøî òû ìîëèøüñÿ.
                     Ïðîøó òåáÿ, ìíå ãîðëî îòïóñòè!
                     Õîòü íå ãíåâëèâ ÿ è íå áåçðàññóäåí.
                     Íî åñòü âî ìíå îïàñíîå. Ðàçóìíåé
                     Ìåíÿ áîÿòüñÿ. Ðóêó óáåðè!
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                               Ðàçíÿòü èõ!
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                     Ãàìëåò, Ãàìëåò!
 
                                    Âñå
 
                                    Ãîñïîäà!
 
             Ïðèäâîðíûå ðàçíèìàþò èõ, è îíè âûõîäÿò èç ìîãèëû.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                     Íåò, ÿ çà ýòî áóäó ñ íèì ñðàæàòüñÿ.
                     Ïîêà ðåñíèöû áóäóò òðåïåòàòü.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                     Çà ÷òî, î ñûí ìîé?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                        ß ëþáèë Îôåëèþ.
                     È ñîðîê òûñÿ÷ áðàòüåâ, âñþ ëþáîâü
                     Ñîáðàâ, ëþáâè ìîåé íå ïåðåñèëÿò.
                     ×òî ñäåëàåøü òû äëÿ íåå?
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                     Ëàýðò, îí ñóìàñøåäøèé!
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                     Î, áóäüòå òåðïåëèâû, ðàäè Áîãà!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                     Íó, ÷åðò âîçüìè, ÷òî ñäåëàòü òû ãîòîâ?
                     Ðûäàòü èëü äðàòüñÿ? Ãîëîäàòü? Èëü ãðóäü
                     Òåðçàòü? Ïèòü óêñóñ? Êðîêîäèëà ñúåñòü?
                     ß òîæå. Òû ïðèøåë ñþäà, ÷òîá íûòü?
                     ×òîá íàãëî ê íåé â ìîãèëó ñîñêî÷èòü?
                     Æèâûì òåáÿ çàðîþò? - È ìåíÿ.
                     Áîëòàë òû î ãîðàõ? - Ïóñêàé íàâàëÿò
                     Íà íàñ ìèëëèîíû àêðîâ, ÷òîá ìîãèëà
                     Âåðõóøêîé ïîÿñ çíîéíûé áû çàäåëà
                     È ïîêàçàëàñü Îññà ðÿäîì ñ íåþ
                     Ïðûùîì. Íåò, åñëè áóäåøü ãîðëî äðàòü, -
                     ß çàðåâó íå õóæå!
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                                       Î, áåçóìüå!
                     Íî ñêîðî âñå ïðîéäåò, è áóäåò îí,
                     Êàê íåæíàÿ ãîëóáêà, òåðïåëèâî
                     Íàä çîëîòèñòûì âûâîäêîì ñâîèì
                     Ñèäåòü â ìîë÷àíüå.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                        Ñýð, ïðîøó, ñêàæèòå,
                     Âû ïî÷åìó òàê íå äîáðû êî ìíå?
                     ß âàñ âñåãäà ëþáèë. Äà âñå ðàâíî,
                     È, ÷òî áû Ãåðêóëåñ íè ñäåëàë, êîò
                     Ìÿóêàåò è ñðîê ñâîé ïåñ æèâåò.
 
                                  Âûõîäèò.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                     Ñëåäè çà íèì, Ãîðàöèî ìîé äîáðûé.
 
                              Ãîðàöèî âûõîäèò.
 
                                 (Ëàýðòó.)
                     Âû áóäüòå òåðïåëèâû, - ðàçãîâîð
                     Íàø ïîìíèòå. Ìû ñêîðî âñå çàêîí÷èì.
                                (Êîðîëåâå.)
                     Çà ñûíîì âàøèì ïóñòü ñëåäÿò, Ãåðòðóäà.
                     Çäåñü ïàìÿòíèê æèâîé âîçäâèãíåì ìû.
                     Ïîêîÿ ÷àñ äëÿ íàñ óæ íåäàëåê,
                     Íó, áóäåì òåðïåëèâû ýòîò ñðîê.
 
                                  Âûõîäÿò.
 
 

ÑÖÅÍÀ 2

 
 
                               Çàëà â çàìêå.
                          Âõîäÿò Ãàìëåò è Ãîðàöèî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Äîâîëüíî, ñýð, îá ýòîì; âû ñêàæèòå,
                    Âñå îáñòîÿòåëüñòâà èçâåñòíû âàì?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Íó äà, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Ñýð, â ñåðäöå ó ìåíÿ ñðàæåíüå áûëî.
                    Íå ìîã ÿ ñïàòü. Ìÿòåæíèêó â êîëîäêàõ
                    Ëåæàòü óäîáíåå. ß áûñòðî âñòàë.
                    Áëàãîñëîâëÿþ ýòó áûñòðîòó:
                    Íåîñòîðîæíîñòü ÷àñòî íàì ïîëåçíåé
                    Îáäóìàííûõ, ðàñ÷åòëèâûõ ðåøåíèé.
                    È ýòî ó÷èò íàñ, ÷òî áîæåñòâî
                    Êàêîå-òî ïðèâîäèò âñå ê êîíöó
                    Íàïåðåêîð ðåøåíüÿì íàøèì.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                              Âåðíî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    ß âûøåë èç êàþòû, ëèøü íàêèíóâ
                    Äîðîæíûé ïëàù, è îùóïüþ âïîòüìàõ
                    Ñòàë èõ èñêàòü. È, èç êàðìàíà âûêðàâ
                    Ïèñüìî, ê ñåáå âåðíóëñÿ. Îñìåëåâ
                    (Îò ñòðàõà ÿ ïðèëè÷üÿ ïîçàáûë),
                    Ïèñüìî ÿ ðàñïå÷àòàë. Òàì, Ãîðàöèî...
                    Î öàðñòâåííàÿ ãíóñíîñòü! ß íàøåë
                    Ïðèêàç, íàáèòûé ïûøíûìè ñëîâàìè
                    Î áëàãîäåíñòâèè äâóõ ãîñóäàðñòâ:
                    È Äàíèè è Àíãëèè ãðîçÿò
                    Âñå ÷óäèùà è çëûå äóõè, åñëè
                    Îñòàíóñü ÿ â æèâûõ, è ïîòîìó
                    Òîò÷àñ æå ïî ïðî÷òåíèè ïèñüìà,
                    Íå äàâøè äàæå íàòî÷èòü òîïîð, -
                    Ïðèêàç ìíå ãîëîâó ñðóáèòü.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Âîçìîæíî ëü?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Âîò çäåñü ïèñüìî. Ïðî÷òè òû íà äîñóãå.
                    Íî õî÷åøü çíàòü, êàê äåéñòâîâàë ÿ äàëüøå?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    ß âàñ ïðîøó.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Ñî âñåõ ñòîðîí èõ ïîäëîñòüþ îïóòàí,
                    Íå ñòàë â äóøå ÿ ñî÷èíÿòü ïðîëîã,
                    À ïðÿìî ê ïüåñå ïåðåøåë. ß ñåë
                    È íîâûé ñî÷èíèë ïðèêàç. Êðàñèâî
                    Åãî ïåðåïèñàë. Ñ÷èòàë ÿ ïðåæäå
                    Õîðîøèé ïî÷åðê íèçîñòüþ, ñòàðàëñÿ
                    Óìåíüå ýòî ïîçàáûòü. Íî íûí÷å
                    Îíî ìíå ïîñëóæèëî. Õî÷åøü çíàòü
                    Òî, ÷òî ÿ íàïèñàë?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                       Äà, ëîðä ìîé äîáðûé.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    "Îò êîðîëÿ íàñòîé÷èâàÿ ïðîñüáà:
                    Ââèäó òîãî, ÷òî äàííèöåþ âåðíîé
                    Áûëà íàì Àíãëèÿ; ââèäó òîãî,
                    ×òî ïàëüìîþ öâåëà ëþáîâü ìåæ íàìè;
                    Ââèäó òîãî, ÷òî ìèð â âåíêå ïøåíè÷íîì
                    Ñîåäèíÿë íàñ â äðóæáå; è åùå
                    Ââèäó âåñüìà ñåðüåçíûõ îáñòîÿòåëüñòâ, -
                    Ïðî÷åñòü ïîñëàíüå è íå ðàññóæäàÿ
                    È áåç ñóäà ïîäàòåëåé êàçíèòü
                    Âíåçàïíî è íå äàâ èì äàæå âðåìÿ
                    Äëÿ èñïîâåäè".
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                   ×åì ïðèêàç ñêðåïëåí?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Âîò äàæå â ýòîì ïîìîãëî ìíå íåáî:
                    Ïå÷àòü îòöà áûëà ñî ìíîé, îíà
                    Ñëóæèëà îáðàçöîì ïå÷àòè äàòñêîé.
                    Ïèñüìî ñâîå ñëîæèë ÿ òî÷íî òàê,
                    Êàê òî, è ïîäïèñàë, è çàïå÷àòàë.
                    Ïîòîì òèõîíüêî ïîëîæèë íà ìåñòî
                    Ïîäêèíóòûì, íåâåäîìûì ðåáåíêîì.
                    Íà ñëåäóþùèé äåíü ñëó÷èëñÿ áîé,
                    À âñå ïîñëåäñòâèÿ åãî òû çíàåøü.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    À Ãèëüäåíñòåðí è Ðîçåíêðàíö â ïóòè?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    ×òî æ, ïî ñåðäöó èì áûëî ýòî äåëî.
                    Ìåíÿ çà íèõ íå óêîðÿåò ñîâåñòü,
                    Èõ ñìåðòü - ëèøü ïëîä èõ ëèøíåãî óñåðäüÿ.
                    Îïàñíî íèçìåííîìó ÷åëîâåêó
                    Ïîïàñòüñÿ ìåæäó äâóõ êëèíêîâ ãîðÿ÷èõ
                    Ìîãó÷èõ äâóõ âðàãîâ.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                         Êàêîâ êîðîëü!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Òû âèäèøü, ÷òî ìîé äîëã - óáèòü òîãî,
                    Êòî ìîåãî îòöà óáèë, êòî ìàòü
                    Ìîþ ðàñïóòíîé ñäåëàë è êòî âëåç
                    Ìåæäó ìîåé íàäåæäîé íà èçáðàíüå
                    È âîëåþ íàðîäà; êòî êîâàðíî
                    Çàêèíóë óäî÷êó íà æèçíü ìîþ.
                    Âåäü, ïðàâäà, äåëî ñîâåñòè - âîò ýòîé
                    Ðóêîþ îòîìñòèòü? ß áóäó ïðîêëÿò,
                    Íåïðàâäà ëè, êîãäà ÿ äàì íàðûâó
                    Âúåäàòüñÿ â íàñ âñå ãëóáæå?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                    Îí ñêîðî âåñòü èç Àíãëèè ïîëó÷èò
                    Î ïðîèñøåñòâèÿõ, ÷òî òàì ñëó÷àòñÿ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                    Äà, ñêîðî. Íî åñòü âðåìÿ ó ìåíÿ.
                    Âåäü ÷àñòî íå ïîñïååøü "ðàç" ñêàçàòü,
                    Êàê æèçíè ÷åëîâå÷åñêîé êîíåö.
                    Íî ÿ æàëåþ, äîáðûé ìîé Ãîðàöèî,
                    ×òî ÿ ñ Ëàýðòîì äåðçîê áûë. ß çíàþ,
                    Ìîÿ áåäà - ïîðòðåò è îòðàæåíüå
                    Åãî áåäû. ß èçâèíþñü ïðåä íèì.
                    À ðàçîçëèëñÿ ÿ íà âûðàæåíüå
                    Õâàñòëèâîå åãî ïå÷àëè.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                           Êòî òàì?
 
                               Âõîäèò Îñðèê.
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
     Ïðèìèòå ïîçäðàâëåíèå, âàøå âåëè÷åñòâî, ñ âîçâðàùåíèåì â Äàíèþ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ïîêîðíî áëàãîäàðþ âàñ, ñýð. (Ãîðàöèî.) Òû çíàåøü ýòî íàñåêîìîå?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     Íåò, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Äà  áóäåò òåáå áëàãî çà ýòî, ïîòîìó ÷òî çíàòü åãî - ïîðîê. Ó íåãî ìíîãî
çåìåëü,  è î÷åíü ïëîäîíîñíûõ. Åñëè íàä ñêîòàìè áóäåò ïîñòàâëåí êîðîëåì ñêîò,
òî îí ñâîþ êîðìóøêó ïðèñòðîèò ê êîðîëåâñêîìó ñòîëó. Õîòü îí è ãàëêà, íî, êàê
ÿ ñêàçàë, ïî ÷àñòè ãðÿçè îí î÷åíü áîãàò.
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
     Ïðåëåñòíåéøèé  ìèëîðä,  åñëè ó âàøåãî âûñî÷åñòâà åñòü äîñóã, ÿ áû õîòåë
ñîîáùèòü âàì íå÷òî îò åãî âåëè÷åñòâà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ß  ïðèìó  ýòî,  ñýð, ñî âñåé áûñòðîòîé ìîåãî óìà. Íî ïðåäîñòàâüòå âàøåé
øëÿïå ïîäîáàþùåå åé ìåñòî - îíà äëÿ ãîëîâû.
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
     ß áëàãîäàðþ âàøå âûñî÷åñòâî, çäåñü î÷åíü æàðêî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íåò, ïîâåðüòå ìíå, çäåñü î÷åíü õîëîäíî. Âåòåð ñ ñåâåðà.
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
     Äåéñòâèòåëüíî, ìèëîðä, çäåñü êàê áóäòî õîëîäíî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íî ìíå êàæåòñÿ, ÷òî äóøíî è æàðêî, èëè æå ìîå ñëîæåíüå...
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
       âûñøåé  ñòåïåíè äóøíî, ìèëîðä, êàê áóäòî... ß äàæå íå ìîãó ñêàçàòü -
êàê!  Íî, ìèëîðä, åãî âåëè÷åñòâî ïîðó÷èë ìíå äîâåñòè äî âàøåãî ñâåäåíèÿ, ÷òî
åãî âåëè÷åñòâî ïîñòàâèë çà âàñ êðóïíûé çàêëàä. Äåëî â òîì, ñýð...
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Óìîëÿþ âàñ, âñïîìíèòå...
 
                        Çàñòàâëÿåò åãî íàäåòü øëÿïó.
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
     Íåò,  ìèëîðä, êëÿíóñü âàì, ìíå òàê óäîáíåå, ìèëîðä. Ñýð, âû çíàåòå, ÷òî
íåäàâíî  ïðèáûë  êî  äâîðó Ëàýðò. Ïîâåðüòå ìíå, îí äâîðÿíèí ñ íîã äî ãîëîâû,
ïðåèñïîëíåííûé   âñÿ÷åñêèõ  äîñòîèíñòâ;  îí  -  îáëàäàòåëü  áåçóêîðèçíåííîãî
ñâåòñêîãî  âîñïèòàíèÿ  è  ïðåêðàñíîé  âíåøíîñòè.  Ïðàâî, åñëè ãîâîðèòü î íåì
÷óâñòâèòåëüíî,  òî íàäî íàçâàòü åãî êàðòîé è êàëåíäàðåì áëàãîðîäñòâà, èáî âû
íàéäåòå â íåì ñîáðàíèå âñåõ ñâîéñòâ, êîòîðûå æåëàë áû âèäåòü äâîðÿíèí.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ñýð,  åãî îïðåäåëåíèå íè÷åãî íå òåðÿåò â âàñ. ß çíàþ, ÷òî, ðàçäåëÿÿ åãî
èíâåíòàðíî, àðèôìåòèêà ïàìÿòè çàïóòàåòñÿ, òåì áîëåå ÷òî ïðèøëîñü áû ãîíÿòüñÿ
çà  íèì  â  îòíîøåíèè  åãî  áûñòðîõîäíîñòè.  Íî  â  èñòèííîñòè  âîñõèùåíèÿ ÿ
ïî÷èòàþ  åãî çà äóøó âûñîêèõ êà÷åñòâ, è, ãîâîðÿ î íåì â èñòèííîì ñìûñëå, åãî
ïîäîáèå  -  ëèøü çåðêàëî, à åñëè á êòî çàõîòåë ïîäðàæàòü åìó, òî áûë áû ëèøü
åãî òåíüþ è íè÷åì áîëüøå.
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
     Âàøå âûñî÷åñòâî ãîâîðèò áåçóêîðèçíåííî î íåì.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íî  îòíîøåíèå,  ñýð?  Çà÷åì  íàì  òåìíèòü  ñâîèì  ãðóáûì äûõàíèåì ýòîãî
äâîðÿíèíà?
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
     Êàê, ñýð?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     ×òî,  âû  íå  ïîíèìàåòå,  êîãäà  äðóãîé  ãîâîðèò òàêèì ÿçûêîì? Ïðèäåòñÿ
ïîíÿòü, ñýð, ïðàâî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ïî êàêîìó ïîâîäó âû íàçâàëè ýòîãî äâîðÿíèíà?
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
     Ëàýðòà?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     Åãî êîøåëåê óæ ñîâåðøåííî ïóñò. Âñå çîëîòûå ñëîâà èñòðà÷åíû.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Äà, åãî, ñýð.
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
     ß çíàþ, ÷òî âàì íå íåâåäîìî...
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ß õîòåë áû, ñýð, íå áûòü íåâåæäîé â âàøåì ìíåíèè. Íî ïðàâî, åñëè âû ýòî
äóìàåòå, ýòî åùå ìíå íå äåëàåò áîëüøîé ÷åñòè. Ïðîäîëæàéòå, ñýð.
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
     Âàì íå íåâåäîìî âûñîêîå èñêóññòâî Ëàýðòà...
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ýòîãî  áû  ÿ  íå  ïîñìåë  ïðèçíàòü,  áîÿñü  ñðàâíåíèÿ  ñ  íèì â âûñîêîì
èñêóññòâå. ×òîáû çíàòü ÷åëîâåêà õîðîøî, íàäî çíàòü ñàìîãî ñåáÿ.
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
     ß  ãîâîðþ, ñýð, î âûñîêîì èñêóññòâå Ëàýðòà âî âëàäåíèè îðóæèåì. Ñóäÿ ïî
îáùåìó î íåì ìíåíèþ, îí íå çíàåò â ýòîì ðàâíûõ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Êàêîå åãî ëþáèìîå îðóæèå?
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
     Ðàïèðà è øïàãà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Òóò óæ äâà îðóæèÿ. Íó, õîðîøî.
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
     Ñýð,  êîðîëü  ïîñòàâèë  øåñòü  áåðáåðèéñêèõ  êîíåé,  ïðîòèâ  êîòîðûõ, ÿ
ñëûøàë, ïîñòàâëåíî øåñòü ôðàíöóçñêèõ ðàïèð è øïàã ñî âñåìè ïðèíàäëåæíîñòÿìè,
êàê  ïåðåâÿçè, ïîÿñà è ïðî÷åå. Òðè èç ýòèõ ïîâÿçîê, ïðàâî, î÷åíü èçûñêàííîãî
âêóñà,   âïîëíå  äîñòîéíûå  ðóêîÿòîê,  âåñüìà  ïðåëåñòíûå  ïîâÿçêè  è  î÷åíü
èñêóñíîãî âäîõíîâåíèÿ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ×òî âû íàçûâàåòå ïîâÿçêàìè?
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
     Ïîâÿçêè, ñýð, - ýòî ïåðåâÿçè.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     ß  çíàë, ÷òî âàì ïðèäåòñÿ åùå ñïðàâèòüñÿ â ïðèìå÷àíèÿõ, ïîêà âû äîéäåòå
äî êîíöà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ýòî âûðàæåíèå áûëî áû óìåñòíî, åñëè áû ìû íîñèëè íà áîêó ïóøêó. Ïîêà æå
îñòàâèì íàçâàíèå "ïåðåâÿçü". Íî äàëåå: øåñòü áåðáåðèéñêèõ êîíåé ïðîòèâ øåñòè
ôðàíöóçñêèõ   ðàïèð   ñ   ïðèíàäëåæíîñòÿìè   è   ïîâÿçêàìè  î÷åíü  èñêóñíîãî
âäîõíîâåíèÿ  -  ýòî  ôðàíöóçñêèé  çàêëàä  ïðîòèâ  äàòñêîãî.  Íî  íà  ÷òî  îí
"ïîñòàâëåí", êàê âû ãîâîðèòå?
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
     Ñýð,  êîðîëü  ïîáèëñÿ îá çàêëàä, ÷òî èç äâåíàäöàòè ñõâàòîê ìåæäó âàìè è
Ëàýðòîì  Ëàýðò  íå íàíåñåò âàì áîëüøå òðåõ óäàðîâ. À Ëàýðò áüåòñÿ îá çàêëàä,
÷òî  èç  äâåíàäöàòè  ñõâàòîê  îí  íàíåñåò âàì íå ìåíüøå äåâÿòè óäàðîâ. Ìîæíî
òîò÷àñ æå ðàçðåøèòü ýòîò ñïîð, åñëè âàøå âûñî÷åñòâî óäîñòîèò äàòü îòâåò.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     À åñëè ÿ îòâå÷ó "íåò"?
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
     ß  õî÷ó  ñêàçàòü,  ÷òî  âàøå  âûñî÷åñòâî óäîñòîèò ïðîòèâîïîñòàâèòü ñâîþ
îñîáó â ýòîì ñïîðå.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Ñýð,  ÿ  áóäó ãóëÿòü ïî ýòîé çàëå. Òàê ÿ åæåäíåâíî îòäûõàþ â ýòî âðåìÿ.
Åñëè  êîðîëþ  óãîäíî  è  åñëè  ýòîò  äâîðÿíèí  æåëàåò  ýòîãî, ïóñòü ïðèêàæóò
ïðèíåñòè  ðàïèðû.  Åñëè  êîðîëü  ïðîäîëæàåò  ñòîÿòü  íà  ñâîåì, ÿ ïîñòàðàþñü
âûèãðàòü  äëÿ  íåãî  çàêëàä.  Åñëè æå ÿ íå âûèãðàþ, òî ìíå äîñòàíåòñÿ òîëüêî
ñòûä è ðàçíîîáðàçíûå óäàðû.
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
     Äîëæåí ëè ÿ òî÷íî ïåðåäàòü âàø îòâåò?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Òî÷íî òàê, íî ïîñëå òîãî, êàê âû åãî ðàñöâåòèòå ïî-ñâîåìó.
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
     Ïîðó÷àþ ìîþ âåðíîñòü âàøåìó âûñî÷åñòâó.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ß âàø, âàø.
 
                               Îñðèê âûõîäèò.
 
Îí õîðîøî äåëàåò, ÷òî ñåáÿ ïîðó÷àåò, à òî çäåñü íåò ÿçûêîâ, êîòîðûå âçÿëè áû
ýòî ïîðó÷åíèå íà ñåáÿ.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     Ïîáåæàëà ïèãàëèöà ñ ÿè÷íîé ñêîðëóïîé íà ãîëîâêå.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Îí  òàê  æå  ðàñêëàíèâàëñÿ  ïåðåä  ñîñêàìè  ñâîåé ìàòåðè, ïåðåä òåì êàê
ïðèñîñàòüñÿ. Òàê æå êàê ìíîãèå ïòèöû èç ýòîé æå ñòàè, êîòîðûõ áîãîòâîðèò íàø
ñóåòíûé  âåê,  îí  ñõâàòèë  òîëüêî  ñîâðåìåííûé òîí è âíåøíþþ ó÷òèâîñòü. Ïðè
ïîìîùè   ýòîé   âçáèòîé   ïåíû   îíè   âñþäó  âûñêàçûâàþò  ñàìûå  äóðàöêèå è
íååñòåñòâåííûå  ìíåíèÿ. À åñëè íà íèõ ïîäóòü, ÷òîá èñïûòàòü èõ, âîò ïóçûðè è
ëîïíóëè.
 
                             Âõîäèò Ïðèäâîðíûé.
 
                                 Ïðèäâîðíûé
 
     Ìèëîðä, êîðîëü ïðèâåòñòâîâàë âàñ ÷åðåç ìîëîäîãî Îñðèêà, êîòîðûé ïåðåäàë
åìó,  ÷òî âû åãî æäåòå â ýòîé çàëå. Åãî âåëè÷åñòâî ïîñëàë ìåíÿ óçíàòü ó âàñ,
ðàñïîëîæåíû  ëè  âû òåïåðü ñðàçèòüñÿ ñ Ëàýðòîì èëè âû ýòî õîòèòå îòëîæèòü íà
äðóãîå âðåìÿ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ß  ïîñòîÿíåí â ñâîèõ æåëàíèÿõ. È îíè ñîâïàäàþò ñ æåëàíèÿìè êîðîëÿ. Åñëè
åãî  ðåøåíèå òâåðäî, òî ìîå ðåøåíèå ãîòîâî. Òåïåðü èëè êîãäà óãîäíî, ëèøü áû
ÿ áûë òàê æå ñïîñîáåí ê ýòîìó, êàê ñåé÷àñ.
 
                                 Ïðèäâîðíûé
 
     Êîðîëü, êîðîëåâà è ñâèòà ñåé÷àñ ñïóñòÿòñÿ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
      äîáðûé ÷àñ.
 
                                 Ïðèäâîðíûé
 
     Êîðîëåâà  æåëàåò,  ÷òîáû  âû,  ïðåæäå  ÷åì  íà÷àòü  ñîñòÿçàíèå, ñêàçàëè
÷òî-íèáóäü ëþáåçíîå Ëàýðòó.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Îíà äàåò ìíå õîðîøåå óêàçàíèå.
 
                            Ïðèäâîðíûé âûõîäèò.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     Âû ïðîèãðàåòå ýòîò çàêëàä, ìèëîðä.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     ß  íå äóìàþ. Ñ òåõ ïîð êàê îí óåõàë âî Ôðàíöèþ, ÿ âñå âðåìÿ óïðàæíÿëñÿ.
ß  îäåðæó  âåðõ  â  ýòîé èãðå. Íî òû íå ìîæåøü ñåáå ïðåäñòàâèòü, êàê áîëèò ó
ìåíÿ ñåðäöå, âîò çäåñü. Íî ýòî íåâàæíî.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     Íåò, äîðîãîé ìèëîðä...
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Äà  íåò,  ýòî  ïðîñòî ãëóïîñòü. Æåíùèíó, ìîæåò áûòü, è ñìóòèëî áû òàêîå
ïðåä÷óâñòâèå.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
     Åñëè âàøà äóøà íå ëåæèò ê ÷åìó-òî, ïðèñëóøàéòåñü ê íåé. ß ïðåäóïðåæó èõ
è ñêàæó, ÷òî âû íå ðàñïîëîæåíû äðàòüñÿ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
     Íè÷åãî  íå  íàäî.  ß íå âåðþ â ïðèìåòû. Åñòü îñîáîå ïðîâèäåíèå, êîòîðîå
óïðàâëÿåò...  äàæå  ãèáåëüþ  âîðîáüÿ.  Åñëè  ýòî  ñëó÷èòñÿ íå ñåé÷àñ, çíà÷èò
ïîçæå; åñëè íå ïîçæå, çíà÷èò ñåé÷àñ, à åñëè ýòî íå ñëó÷èòñÿ è ñåé÷àñ, âñå æå
ýòî  äîëæíî  êîãäà-íèáóäü  ñëó÷èòüñÿ.  Âñå äåëî â ãîòîâíîñòè. Ðàç ÷åëîâåê íå
èìååò  ïîíÿòèÿ  î  òîì,  ÷òî îí ïîêèäàåò, - íå âñå ëè ðàâíî, ðàíî èëè ïîçäíî
ïîêèíóòü! Áóäü ÷òî áóäåò.
 
Âõîäÿò êîðîëü, êîðîëåâà, Ëàýðò, Îñðèê, ñâèòà è ñëóãè ñ ðàïèðàìè, ïåð÷àòêàìè,
                   âíîñÿò ñòîë, ãðàôèíû ñ âèíîì è êóáêè.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                      Ïîéäè ñþäà, ìîé Ãàìëåò. Ýòó ðóêó
                      Òû îò ìåíÿ ïðèìè.
 
                   Âêëàäûâàåò ðóêó Ëàýðòà â ðóêó Ãàìëåòà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
                                  (Ëàýðòó)
 
                                        Ïðîñòèòå, ñýð,
                      ß âàñ îáèäåë. Íî ìåíÿ ïðîñòèòå
                      Êàê äâîðÿíèí. Âñåì, êòî çäåñü åñòü, èçâåñòíî,
                      È âû, êîíå÷íî, ýòî óæ ñëûõàëè,
                      ×òî óãíåòåí ÿ òÿæêîþ áîëåçíüþ.
                      È åñëè îñêîðáèë ÿ âàøó ÷åñòü,
                      ×óâñòâèòåëüíîñòü èëü ÷óâñòâî, óòâåðæäàþ
                      Áåçóìèå ìîå âèíîâíî. Ãàìëåò
                      Ëàýðòà îñêîðáèë? Íåò, íèêîãäà!
                      È åñëè Ãàìëåò ñàì ñ ñîáîé â ðàçëóêå
                      È åñëè íå â ñåáå îí îñêîðáèë,
                      Òî Ãàìëåò îñêîðáëåíüå îòðèöàåò.
                      Êòî æ îñêîðáèë? Áåçóìèå åãî,
                      È Ãàìëåò ñàì ñðåäü òåõ, êòî îñêîðáëåí.
                      Áåçóìüå - âðàã. Îáèæåí áåäíûé Ãàìëåò.
                      Â ñîáðàíüå ýòîì, ñýð,
                      Çëîé óìûñåë ÿ â äåëå îòâåðãàþ.
                      Ïóñòü âèäèò æå âåëèêîäóøüå âàøå
                      Âî ìíå òîãî, êòî âûïóñòèë ñòðåëó
                      Íàä äîìîì è, íå âèäÿ, ðàíèë áðàòà.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                      Âû óäîâëåòâîðèëè êðîâü ìîþ,
                      À âåäü îíà ñèëüíåå âñåõ ïðè÷èí
                      Çîâåò ê âîçìåçäèþ. Íî â äåëå ÷åñòü -
                      Ñòàòüÿ îñîáàÿ. Íå ïðèìèðþñü ÿ,
                      Ïîêà èñïûòàííûå ñòàðèêè
                      È ìàñòåðà â òàêèõ äåëàõ íå ñêàæóò,
                      ×òî ÿ ìîãó ìèðèòüñÿ áåç óùåðáà
                      Äëÿ ÷åñòè èìåíè. À äî òåõ ïîð
                      Ëþáîâü âàøó ïðèìó ëèøü êàê ëþáîâü,
                      Åå íå ïîñðàìëþ.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                     ß ðàä âñåì ñåðäöåì!
                      È â áðàòñêîì ñîñòÿçàíüå ÷åñòíî áüþñü.
                      Ïîäàòü ðàïèðû! Íó, ñêîðåé!
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                                                 È ìíå!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Ìîå âàì íåóìåíüå áóäåò ôîëüãîé.
                      Çâåçäîé íà ÷åðíîì íåáå çàáëåñòèò
                      Èñêóññòâî âàøå.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                                      Âû ñìååòåñü, ñýð!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Ñ íåò, ðó÷àþñü âàì.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                      Ðàçäàéòå èì ðàïèðû, Îñðèê. Ãàìëåò,
                      Èçâåñòåí âàì çàêëàä?
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                          Ìèëîðä, èçâåñòåí.
                      Íà ñëàáîãî âû ñòàâèòå ëþáåçíî.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                      ß íå áîþñü. Îáîèõ âàñ ÿ âèäåë.
                      Åñòü ïðåèìóùåñòâî ó âàñ, õîòü îí
                      È ñòàë èñêóñíåé.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                                       Ýòà òÿæåëà.
                      Äðóãóþ ìíå ðàïèðó ïîêàæèòå.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Ïîäõîäèò ýòà. Âñå ðàâíû â äëèíó?
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
                      Äà, äîáðûé ëîðä.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                      Ñþäà íà ñòîë ïîñòàâüòå ýòè êóáêè,
                      È, åñëè Ãàìëåò íàíåñåò óäàð,
                      È ñíîâà íàíåñåò, è â òðåòèé ðàç
                      Óäàðîì îí îòâåòèò íà óäàð, -
                      Ïóñòü èçî âñåõ áîéíèö ïàëÿò âñå ïóøêè:
                      Êîðîëü çà çäðàâüå Ãàìëåòà çäåñü âûïüåò
                      È áðîñèò â êóáîê æåì÷óã, ÷òî äîðîæå
                      Òîãî, êîòîðûé óêðàøàë êîðîíó
                      Òðåõ äàòñêèõ êîðîëåé. Ïîäàéòå êóáêè.
                      È ïóñòü ëèòàâðû âîçâåñòÿò òðóáå,
                      È âîçâåñòèò òðóáà âñåì ïóøêàðÿì,
                      È ïóøêè íåáó, íåáî æå çåìëå:
                      "Çà Ãàìëåòà êîðîëü ïüåò!" Íà÷èíàéòå.
                      À âû ãëÿäèòå çîðêèì ãëàçîì, ñóäüè.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Íà÷íåìòå, ñýð.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                                    Íà÷íåì ìèëîðä.
 
                              Íà÷èíàåòñÿ áîé.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Ðàç!
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                           Íåò!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                Ïóñòü ñóä ðåøèò.
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
                      Óäàð, óäàð çàìåòíûé.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                      Íó, õîðîøî, åùå ðàç.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                      Íåò, äàéòå êóáîê. Æåì÷óã òâîé, ìîé Ãàìëåò.
                      Ïüþ çà òåáÿ!
 
                              Òðóáû è ïàëüáà.
 
                                  Åìó ïîäàéòå êóáîê!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Åùå ÿ âûïàä ñäåëàþ. Ïîòîì.
                      Íó! Âîò åùå óäàð! Ñêàæèòå, âåðíî?
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                      Óäàð, óäàð, ÿ ýòî ïðèçíàþ.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                      Äà, ñûí íàø ïîáåäèò.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                                           Îí òÿæêî äûøèò
                      Îò ïîëíîòû. Âîçüìè ïëàòîê, ìîé Ãàìëåò,
                      Ëîá îáîòðè. Çà ñ÷àñòèå òâîå
                      Ïüåò êîðîëåâà.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                     Ãîñïîæà, äîáðû âû.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                      Íå ïåé, Ãåðòðóäà!
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      Ìèëîðä, ÿ âûïüþ, âû ìåíÿ ïðîñòèòå.
                                  (Ïüåò.)
 
                                   Êîðîëü
                                (â ñòîðîíó)
 
                      Îòðàâëåí ýòîò êóáîê! Ñëèøêîì ïîçäíî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Åùå ÿ ïèòü íå áóäó. Ïîçæå, ïîçæå.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      Ïîäè, äàé îáòåðåòü òâîå ëèöî.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                      Ìèëîðä, òåïåðü êîñíóñü.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                              ß ñîìíåâàþñü.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
                                (â ñòîðîíó)
 
                      Õîòü ýòî ïðîòèâ ñîâåñòè ìîåé...
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Íó, â òðåòèé ðàç, Ëàýðò. Âû íå èãðàéòå
                      È áåéòåñü ñ ïîëíîé ÿðîñòüþ. Áîþñü ÿ -
                      Âû áàëîâíåì ñ÷èòàåòå ìåíÿ.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                      Òàê äóìàåòå âû? Íó çàùèùàéòåñü!
 
                               Ñíîâà äåðóòñÿ.
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
                      È çäåñü è òàì íàïðàñíî!
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                      Òåïåðü ãîòîâî!
 
           Ëàýðò ðàíèò Ãàìëåòà. Â ñõâàòêå îíè ìåíÿþòñÿ ðàïèðàìè,
                           è Ãàìëåò ðàíèò Ëàýðòà.
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                                      Ðàçíèìèòå èõ!
                      Îíè îæåñòî÷èëèñü.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                        Íåò åùå!
 
                              Êîðîëåâà ïàäàåò.
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
                      Íà êîðîëåâó âû âçãëÿíèòå. Î!
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                      Êðîâü ñ äâóõ ñòîðîí. Ìèëîðä, ìèëîðä, ÷òî ñ âàìè?
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
                      Ëàýðò, ÷òî ñ âàìè?
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                                         Òî æå, ÷òî ñëó÷èëîñü
                      Ñ òåì êóëèêîì, ÷òî â ñâîé ñèëîê ïîïàëñÿ,
                      È ñîáñòâåííûì êîâàðñòâîì ÿ óáèò.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      ×òî ñ êîðîëåâîé?
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                      Ïðè âèäå êðîâè â îáìîðîê óïàëà.
 
                                  Êîðîëåâà
 
                      Íåò, íåò, âèíî, âèíî! Î ìèëûé Ãàìëåò!
                      Âèíî! Âèíî! ß âûïèëà îòðàâó!
 
                                  Óìèðàåò.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Î, ãíóñíîñòü! Ýé, ñêîðåé çàìêíèòå äâåðè!
                      Èçìåíà! Ãäå âèíîâíèê?
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                      Îí çäåñü, î Ãàìëåò, Ãàìëåò, òû óáèò,
                      È äëÿ òåáÿ óæ íåò ëåêàðñòâà â ìèðå.
                      È ïîëó÷àñà æèçíè íåò â òåáå.
                      Â òâîèõ ðóêàõ îðóäèå èçìåíû
                      Îòòî÷åíî, îòðàâëåíî... Êîâàðñòâî
                      Ìîå ïðîòèâ ìåíÿ æå îáðàòèëîñü.
                      Âîò çäåñü ëåæó ÿ... Óæ íå âñòàòü ìíå áîëüøå.
                      Çäåñü ìàòü òâîÿ îòðàâëåíà... À ÿ
                      Óæ íå ìîãó... Êîðîëü, êîðîëü - âèíîâíèê.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Êëèíîê îòðàâëåí!
                      Çà äåëî, ÿä!
 
                          Óäàðÿåò êîðîëÿ ðàïèðîé.
 
                                    Âñå
 
                                    Èçìåíà! Î, èçìåíà!
 
                                   Êîðîëü
 
                      Î, ïîìîãèòå ìíå, ÿ òîëüêî ðàíåí!
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Ïðîêëÿòûé äàòñêèé áëóäíèê è óáèéöà,
                      Äîïåé ñâîå âèíî! Çäåñü æåì÷óã òâîé!
                      Çà ìàòåðüþ ñòóïàé!
 
                              Êîðîëü óìèðàåò.
 
                                   Ëàýðò
 
                                         Òàê, ïî çàñëóãàì!
                      Âåäü ýòîò ÿä áûë èçãîòîâëåí èì.
                      Î Ãàìëåò áëàãîðîäíûé ìîé, ïðîùåíüåì
                      Ìû îáìåíÿåìñÿ. Ïóñòü íå ïàäåò
                      Ñìåðòü íà òåáÿ ìîÿ è ñìåðòü îòöà.
                      Êàê íà ìåíÿ òâîÿ ïóñòü íå ïàäåò!
 
                                  Óìèðàåò.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                      Ïóñòü Áîã òåáå åå îòïóñòèò. Âñëåä
                      ß çà òîáîé èäó! ß ìåðòâ, Ãîðàöèî.
                      Î êîðîëåâà æàëêàÿ, ïðîùàéòå!
                      À âû, ÷òî, ñîäðîãàÿñü è áëåäíåÿ,
                      Ãëÿäèòå ñ óæàñîì íà ýòî äåëî,
                      Êàê çðèòåëè áåçìîëâíûå òðàãåäèé...
                      Î, áûëî á âðåìÿ - ÿ áû ðàññêàçàë âàì...
                      Íî ñìåðòü - æåñòîêèé, òîðîïëèâûé ñòîðîæ.
                      Ïóñòü áóäåò òàê. Ãîðàöèî, ÿ ìåðòâ.
                      À òû æèâåøü - òàê ðàññêàæè ïðàâäèâî
                      Âñå îáî ìíå è î ìîèõ äåëàõ
                      Âñåì, êòî çàõî÷åò çíàòü.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                      Íåò, íå íàäåéòåñü!
                      ß äðåâíèé ðèìëÿíèí, à íå äàò÷àíèí.
                      Îñòàëîñü çäåñü âèíî.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                           Ìóæ÷èíà òû?
                      Òàê äàé ìíå êóáîê! Íó, ïóñòè! Ñõâà÷ó!
                      Êàêîå ðàíåíîå èìÿ, ìèëûé,
                      Ìåíÿ ïåðåæèâåò, êîãäà âñå ýòî
                      Îñòàíåòñÿ áåçâåñòíûì? Åñëè òû
                      Ìåíÿ ëþáèë, íà âðåìÿ îòäàëè
                      Ñâîå áëàæåíñòâî è äûøè ñ òðóäîì
                      Â æåñòîêîì ìèðå, ÷òîáû ðàññêàçàòü
                      Èñòîðèþ ìîþ.
 
                         Ìàðø è âûñòðåëû çà ñöåíîé.
 
                      ×òî òàì çà øóì âîåííûé?
 
                                   Îñðèê
 
                      Òàì þíûé Ôîðòèíáðàñ ïðèøåë ñ ïîáåäîé
                      Ñþäà èç Ïîëüøè è ïîñëàì àíãëèéñêèì
                      Îí ñàëþòóåò.
 
                                   Ãàìëåò
 
                                   Î, ÿ óìèðàþ...
                      Ìîãó÷èé ÿä ìîé ïîáåæäàåò äóõ.
                      Óæ íå ñëûõàòü àíãëèéñêèõ ìíå âåñòåé.
                      Íî âèæó ÿ, ÷òî Ôîðòèíáðàñ - èçáðàííèê.
                      Åìó ïðåäñìåðòíûé ãîëîñ îòäàþ.
                      Òàê è ñêàæè. È îáúÿñíè ïîäðîáíî
                      Ïðè÷èíû ýòèõ äåë. Ïîòîì - ìîë÷àíüå.
 
                                  Óìèðàåò.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                      Çäåñü ñåðäöå áëàãîðîäíîå ðàçáèëîñü...
                      Ïîêîéíîé íî÷è, ìèëûé ïðèíö, ñïè ñëàäêî!
                      Ïóñòü àíãåëû áàþêàþò òâîé ñîí.
                      À øóì âñå áëèæå.
 
             Âõîäÿò Ôîðòèíáðàñ è àíãëèéñêèå ïîñëû ñ áàðàáàííûì
                         áîåì, çíàìåíàìè è ñâèòîé.
 
                                 Ôîðòèíáðàñ
 
                      Ãäå ýòî çðåëèùå?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                       ×òî âû õîòèòå?
                      È åñëè ãîðåñòíûå ÷óäåñà
                      Âû èùåòå, - îñòàíîâèòåñü çäåñü.
 
                                 Ôîðòèíáðàñ
 
                      Ñìåðòü íàãëàÿ! Êàêóþ òû äîáû÷ó -
                      Êðîâàâóþ è öàðñòâåííóþ - ðàçîì
                      Ñãóáèëà, ÷òîá â ñâîåì æèëèùå âå÷íîì
                      Ïîìèíêè ñïðàâèòü!
 
                                 1-é ïîñîë
 
                                        Çðåëèùå óæàñíî.
                      Èç Àíãëèè âåñòü íàøà îïîçäàëà,
                      È óæ íå ñëûøèò òîò, êòî ñëûøàòü äîëæåí,
                      ×òî ìû èñïîëíèëè åãî ïðèêàç -
                      È Ðîçåíêðàíö è Ãèëüäåíñòåðí ìåðòâû.
                      Êòî íàãðàäèò íàñ?
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                                        Íåò óæå äûõàíüÿ
                      Â åãî óñòàõ, ÷òîá âàñ áëàãîäàðèòü.
                      Äà îí è íå ïðèêàçûâàë óáèòü èõ.
                      Íî âû, èç Àíãëèè, è âû, èç Ïîëüøè,
                      Ïðèøåäøèå ê êðîâàâîìó ñóäó,
                      Âåëèòå íà ïîìîñò ïîäíÿòü òåëà,
                      ×òîá âñå ìîãëè èõ âèäåòü. È ïîçâîëüòå
                      Ìíå âñå, âàì íå èçâåñòíîå, îòêðûòü.
                      Óñëûøèòå âû òî, ÷òî çäåñü ñëó÷èëîñü:
                      Î ïðîòèâîåñòåñòâåííûõ, êðîâàâûõ
                      Äåëàõ óæàñíûõ, îá óáèéñòâàõ òàéíûõ,
                      Î æåðòâàõ õèòðîñòè èëè âîçìåçäüÿ,
                      È â çàêëþ÷åíüå î êîâàðñòâå, ïàâøåì
                      Íà ãîëîâû åãî òâîðöîâ. Âñå ýòî
                      Ïðàâäèâî ðàññêàæó.
 
                                 Ôîðòèíáðàñ
 
                                         Æäåì ñ íåòåðïåíüåì.
                      Ïóñòü ïîçîâóò ñþäà ëþäåé çíàòíåéøèõ,
                      À ÿ ñâîå ïðèìó ñ ïå÷àëüþ ñ÷àñòüå:
                      Íà äàòñêèé òðîí èìåþ ÿ ïðàâà -
                      Ñóäüáà âåëèò èõ íûíå ïðåäúÿâèòü.
 
                                  Ãîðàöèî
 
                      Îá ýòîì òîæå äîëæåí ÿ ñêàçàòü
                      Îò èìåíè òîãî, ÷åé ãîëîñ ìíîãî
                      Ïîòÿíåò çà ñîáîþ ãîëîñîâ.
                      Íî íàäî íàì ñ èçáðàíüåì ïîñïåøèòü,
                      Ïîêà åùå ïîðàæåíû âñå ëþäè,
                      ×òîá íå âîçíèêëè çàãîâîð, îøèáêè
                      È ãîðåñòè.
 
                                 Ôîðòèíáðàñ
 
                                 ×åòûðå êàïèòàíà
                      Ïóñòü Ãàìëåòà ïîäûìóò íà ïîìîñò,
                      Êàê âîèíà. Êîãäà á îí æèë, - ÿ âåðþ, -
                      Äîñòîéíî á öàðñòâîâàë. Ïóñòü ïåðåä íèì
                      Âîèíñòâåííàÿ ìóçûêà ãðåìèò,
                      Ïóñòü ïî÷åñòè âîåííûå åìó
                      Âîéñêà îêàæóò.
                      Óáðàòü òåëà!.. Â áîþ ïðèâûê íàø ãëàç
                      Ãëÿäåòü íà òî, ÷òî çäåñü ïå÷àëèò íàñ.
                      Ïðèêàç âîéñêàì - ñòðåëÿòü!
 
               Òðàóðíûé ìàðø. Óíîñÿò òðóïû. Ðàçäàåòñÿ ïàëüáà.