Both your majesties Might, by the sovereign power you have of us, Put your dread pleasures more into command Than to entreaty.

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Way to cut through all the politics there, Rosencrantz. Just slice right through all the decoration and elaboration, the nicey nice, the attempts to suggest future fortunes – Rosencrantz just calls it out.
You don’t need to persuade us. We’re duty bound to do whatever you say.
There’s no need for this pretense of us doing you a favor, and you potentially rewarding us with profit.
Sometimes I wish I could be this direct when someone is pretending that I’m not obligated to do something that I am actually obligated to do if I want to keep my job. I’d like to call out those dread pleasures as the commands they are.