more noble instead of nobler

[ripley]

Hi,
I've bought a modern version of Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet".

In the famous soliloquy by Hamlet in the third act the original text says " nobler" while the version in modern english says "more noble"
Is the form more noble more common (could I also say commoner) than nobler?
Which one would a native speaker prefer? Why?
Thanks Rip.

[Tdol]

You'll hear both being used. Google suggests that the old fashioned way comes up on top:

nobler 355,000
more noble 156,000
noblest 408,000
most noble 209,000