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"And we have done but greenly in huggermugger to inter him." (Hamlet 4,5) "Huggermugger" seems to be a word Shakespeare made up; the signet edition of Hamlet glosses it as "secret haste". To do something in 'hugger-mugger' was to do it secretly.
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∙ 10y agoThis word is used in Hamlet, Act 4, scene 5, as he describes the ills which have come upon Denmark. One of these is "; the people muddied, Thick and and unwholesome in their thoughts and whispers For good Polonius' death, and we have done but greenly
In hugger-mugger to inter him." Polonius was an important man in Denmark, the king's chief counsellor, but he has been given an "obscure burial", a burial without pomp or ceremony as befitted a man of his station. It was a rushed affair, thrown together without much thought. "Greenly" here implies without experience, awkwardly. Hugger-mugger suggests any which way, in a casual and confused way. It could also imply secrecy.
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What do you mean if Shakespeare have it? If you mean does Shakespeare have what it takes, then yes. He should any way.
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Shakespeare cannot be mean - he has been dead for centuries.
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Did William Shakespeare have it?
What do you mean if Shakespeare have it? If you mean does Shakespeare have what it takes, then yes. He should any way.
