Some Say That Ever ‘Gainst That Season Comes (Hamlet, Act I, Scene I) Poem by William Shakespeare

Some Say That Ever ‘Gainst That Season Comes (Hamlet, Act I, Scene I)

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Marcellus to Horatio and Bernardo, after seeing the Ghost,

Some say that ever ‘gainst that season comes
Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated,
This bird of dawning singeth all night long;
And then, they say, no spirit dare stir abroad,
The nights are wholesome, then no planets strike,
No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm,
So hallow'd and so gracious is the time.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: ghosts
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
* Sunprincess * 02 July 2015

........beautiful poem and lovely tribute ★

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Rajesh Thankappan 02 February 2016

Light dispels darkness and the birth of the Lord dispels evil spirits both in man and supposedly in nature.

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Kudakwashe Kasio 14 April 2019

Even in death I think this guy still excels I like oh his poem. Oh hail king Shaky

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Prabir Gayen 06 January 2019

then, they say, no spirit dare stir abroad, The nights are wholesome, then no planets strike, No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm, So hallow'd and so gracious is the time.

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Bhagabat Prasad Hotta 01 November 2018

I REACTED BY THE ALL LINES OF THE POEM.....

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Fabrizio Frosini 09 March 2016

These lovely lines make me remember that when I was a child of about 5 y.o., I believed than nothing bad could happen on Christmas Day.. Then it happened that a man died close to my granny's house.. and so, that dream of mine sank.. :)

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Fabrizio Frosini 09 March 2016

- In ITALIAN: ''Alcuni dicono che quando si avvicina la stagione in cui si celebra la nascita del nostro Salvatore, l’uccello dell’alba canti tutta la notte: ed allora, dicono, nessuno spirito osa muoversi intorno; le notti sono salubri; e nessun pianeta si accende. Nessuna fata ti prende, e nessuna strega ha il potere di incantare talmente santo e benigno è il giorno''

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