...overtop — this surely is implied in the seemingly cryptic words with which he abandons his own effort : "Let Hercules himself do what he may, / The cat will mew, and dog will have his day" (Vi285^86). Hamlet's attempt to rival Hercules, the Renaissance model for hyperbolic passion, leaves...

...lásky, jii obëtoval svému podniku. Teprve pak napeti stoupá, kdyz Hamlet koncí jako na omluvu (ib.): »Let Hercules himself do what he may, The cat will mew and dog will have his day.«58 Kolár: »Byf Herkul cokoli mël dëlati, chce kocka mñoukat a pes stèkati.« Maly: »nechf...

...Laertes, gives way to various wild imaginings and speeches, and finally flings off the stage, crying, Jjet Hercules himself do what he may, The cat will mew, and dog will have his day. The interval between the two scenes may be supposed to be of the briefest, and it must be noted that...

...which are written in no pessimist's spirit, but simply in the hope to do good (although I fear that — Let Hercules himself do what he may, The cat will mew, and dog will have his day, and so will these institutions) by showing [how money can be raised without their aid, and without...

...HAMLET Hear you, sir. What is the reason that you use me thus ? I loved you ever. But it is no matter. Let Hercules himself do what he may, The cat will mew, and dog will have his day. KING I pray thee, good Horatio, wait upon him. Exeunt Hamlet and Horatio (To Laertes) a»o Strengthen...

...of the fight in the graveyard Hamlet turns on himself and Laertes with an ironic animal comparison : Let Hercules himself do what he may, The cat will mew and dog will have his day (5-1.3I3-4) His sardonic wit often expresses itself in the rejection of familiar proverbs or in forcing...

...school, we had to memorize some Shakespeare. I can't believe I still remember it. (Again quoting.) "Let Hercules himself do what he may, The cat will mew and the dog will have his day." MRS. FREDRICKS. I don't understand a word of it, but you're pretty good....

...Nay, an thou'lt mouth, I'll rant as well as thou. I leave the scene, uttering quietly for everyone: Let Hercules himself do what he may, The cat will mew, and dog will have his day. Holding Claudius in my eye on the last few words. The company retreats to the seats, leaving Horatio...

...beside Ophelia, his hands shaping her loveliness in the air, spoke the last phrase as a promise to her: Let Hercules himself do what he may, The cat will mew, and dog will have his day. The riddle need not be solved, but we may guess that in spite of Laertes' ranting, which recalls the...

...it would appear that Hamlet does make birth and nature central.62 For instance, he rejects Hercules: "Let Hercules himself do what he may, / The cat will mew, and dog will have his day" (Vi2.86— 87). In this figure Hamlet dismisses the idea that man can bring nature into perfect order....