Shakespeare Quick Quotes

A countenance more in sorrow than in anger.

- Hamlet (1.2.231), Horatio, describing to Hamlet the apparition he has seen on the platform.

Even though the Ghost was in full battle armour, Horatio could see his face because "he wore his beaver up" (229) [beaver = helmet visor].

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