...greater in the grave-digger's next syllogism: Here lies the water—good. Here stands the man—good. If the man go to this water and drown himself, it...is, will he nill he, he goes, mark you that. But if 1' Baldwin, Small Latine & Lesse Greek, vol. 2, p. 121. the water come to him and drown him. he drowns...

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...as it appears to adapt it to the circumstances of both Ophelia's death and that of Sir James Hales: "Give me leave. Here lies the water — good. Here...guilty of his own death shortens not his own life" (5.1.15-20). New Arden editor Harold Jenkins, unlike some of his predecessors, recognizes that the...

...2ND CLOWN Nay, but hear you goodman delver 1ST CLOWN Give me leave. Here lies the water - good. 15 Here stands the man - good. If the man go to this...that is not guilty of his own death, shortens not 20 his own life. 2ND CLOWN But is this law? 1ST CLOWN Ay marry is 't, crowner's quest law. 2ND CLOWN...

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...to perform. Argal, she drowned herself wittingly. 2 Clown Nay, but hear you, Goodman Delver 1 Clown Give me leave. Here lies the water - good. Here stands...guilty of his own death shortens not his own life. 2 Clown But is this law? 1 Clown Ay, marry is't: crowner's quest law. 2 Clown Will you ha' the truth...

...argal, she drowned herself wittingly. Second Clown Nay, but hear you, goodman delver, — First Clown Give me leave. Here lies the water; good: here stands...guilty of his own death shortens not his own life. Second Clown But is this law? First Clown Ay, marry, is't; crowner's quest law. Second Clown Will you...

...with his usual affected air of authority, persists by supporting his conclusion with another argument: Give me leave. Here lies the water — good. Here...guilty of his own death shortens not his own life. (5.1.15-20) The Grave-digger will offer three pseudosyllogisms ("Argal"). This is the second. Although...

...remarks bear on the play as a whole. The first clown is the more talkative, and sets out a problem: Here lies the water; good. Here stands the man; good....guilty of his own death shortens not his own life. (V, i, 15-20) 91 He asks whether one who is the target of forces greater than himself can be guilty...

...to perform. Argal, she drowned herself wittingly. OTHER Nay, but hear you, Goodman Delver. 14 CLOWN Give me leave. Here lies the water - good. Here stands...himself, it is, will he nill he, he goes, mark you 17 that. But if the water come to him and drown him, he drowns not himself. Argal, he that is not guilty...