FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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When the gravedigger says, “Oh, a pit of dirt is what we need / For a guest like this one here.”
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When Polonius says, “Give him his money and these notes, Reynaldo.”
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When Hamlet says, “Why, may not that be the skull of a lawyer?”
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When Hamlet says, “Not so, my lord. I am too much i’ the sun.”
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Detailed explanation-1: -I am too much in the sun.” The joke here, is that “sun” really means “son.” And because he really is “too much in the son, ” his father’s death (murder) rightly has him feeling severely depressed.
Detailed explanation-2: -When Claudius asks Hamlet, “How is it that the clouds still hang on you?” (1.2. 68) Hamlet responds sarcastically, “Not so, my lord; I am too much in the sun” (1.2.
Detailed explanation-3: -“sun” as in light, meaning that the court is not properly mourning the recent death of the old king, Hamlet Sr. “sun” as royal symbolism in that Hamlet is too close to the throne for his own comfort. (auditorily) “son” as in he is too much the son of Hamlet Sr. to lighten up.
Detailed explanation-4: -SARAH: There’s also a subtle reference here to the fact that Ophelia is in danger of getting pregnant from Hamlet himself-the sun is a symbol traditionally associated with royalty, and, of course, Prince Hamlet is the “son” of old King Hamlet.