FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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He says there is no one to pay for it, since Polonius is already dead.
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He agrees and sets about preparing one.
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He says she is lucky to be getting as nice of a funeral as she is, considering the nature of her death
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He says that women are inferior beings and only deserve very simple funerals.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Laertes thinks that Ophelia should have a better funeral service. What is the priest’s answer. He says she is lucky to be getting as nice of a funeral as she is, considering the nature of her death.
Detailed explanation-2: -At the same moment, Laertes becomes infuriated with the priest, who says that to give Ophelia a proper Christian burial would profane the dead. Laertes leaps into Ophelia’s grave to hold her once again in his arms.
Detailed explanation-3: -What is Laertes’ response to the priest? The priest refuses to give Ophelia more; Laertes’ grief is also full of anger. He believes that Ophelia is more virtuous than most and deserves a better ceremony.
Detailed explanation-4: -Claudius’ command at inquest, he argues, should grant her all the rites of a Christian burial. The priest refuses, saying that, because she committed suicide, he must deny Ophelia the requiem mass and other trappings of a Christian burial, even though Ophelia will be buried on sacred ground.