Polonius' Last Monologue
HAMLET - POLONIUS’ LAST MONOLOGUE – “Fie, fie, on’t! Wounded my heart remains.” Act III, Scene 4 Iambic pentameter Decasyllable AA B CC B DD E FF E GG H II H JJ Fie, fie, on’t! Wounded my heart remains. Oh dear, oh dear, oh god – I have been slain, A foe hath worn his sword to pierce mine flesh; No longer sane, that sprout his mind hath lost My death, on Denmark, casts eternal frost. And now I take my leave, all has been said, But fie, oh fie, first I must say goodbye To my most honoured King, to my dear child, To my Ophelia, I wish thee well. Do keep thyself most pure, most true, most fair; With all, my wisest words, I prithee share. My kin, speak for thine father at the well; Do save Polonius’ some prayers. Peer down, But watch thyself, have care, thy must not… frown; My life, of love has been most plentiful. Weep not, I say, weep not, for my most sacred Soul; rather watch stand his weapon, naked. Of all, my death, my end,