53 usurp'st wrongfully occupies (both the night and the form of the dead king) 55 Denmark the King of Denmark
56 sometimes formerly
56 charge order
63 on't of it
65 sensible perceptible to the senses
65 avouch assurance
70 Norway King of Norway
71 parle negotiation
72 steeled pole-axe halberd or similar long-handled weapon (tempered with steel) carried by the bodyguard of a king 76 In ... not i.e. I don't know exactly what to think
76 work occupy myself, engage
77 gross and scope general drift
78 eruption disturbance, turmoil
79 Good now a polite entreaty for attention
81 toils causes to toil
81 subject subjects
82 cast casting, manufacturing
82 brazen brass
83 mart trading
84 impress conscription
85 Does ... week i.e. they work seven days a week including Sundays 86 toward impending/afoot
90 whisper rumor
93 Thereto ... pride refers to Fortinbras, not Hamlet, the Danish king 93 pricked spurred
93 emulate ambitious, rivalrous
96 sealed compact formally certified agreement
99 seized on legally possessed of
100 moiety competent sufficient portion
101 gaged pledged
101 had returned would have gone
103 cov'nant i.e. the sealed compact
104 carriage ... designed carrying out of the clause that had been drawn up in it 106 unimproved untested/undisciplined/uncensured