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In Shakespeare's "Hamlet," the phrase "What a piece of work is man" reflects a complex view of humanity. It conveys the idea that humans possess remarkable qualities—intellect, reason, and creativity—yet it also hints at a sense of disillusionment and despair. Hamlet's observation underscores the contrast between the potential for greatness in humanity and the existential struggles and moral complexities that often diminish that potential. Ultimately, it captures the duality of human nature, simultaneously celebrating and critiquing what it means to be human.
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What does it mean when shakespeare says what a piece of work is a man?
Shakespeare doesn't say this: Hamlet does, in Act II of the play Hamlet. It is part of a speech he makes to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. He has just sussed them out as spies for the King and Queen and makes a guess out loud as to why they are supposed to spy on him: He is depressed, he doesn't laugh, he doesn't exercise, and as far as he is concerned the earth is a "sterile promontory" and the sky is "a pestilential congregation of vapours." And how does he feel about the human race? Listen up. "What a piece of work is a man! how noble in reason! how infinite in faculties! in form and moving how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals! And yet to me what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me." Human beings are the best of God's creation, his best "piece of work" but as far as Hamlet is concerned, they are just piles of dust. He doesn't care about men (stop smirking--that includes women).
Was Shakespeare a good man?
shakespeare was a very good man
Was William Shakespeare a man or a woman?
William Shakespeare was a man.
How was Shakespeare a renaissance man?
What skills did William Shakespeare have
How effective has She's the man been as an appropriation to Shakespeare's Twelfth Night?
The appropriation of shakespeare's twelfth night is a movie called She's the Man
What does this quote mean what a piece of work is a man?
In my view, it refers to the uniqueness of human beings among living things.
What does the ditloid '7 A of M' mean?
7 Ages of Man (Shakespeare)
Which figure of speech is the quote what a piece of work is man?
It sounds like an idiom to me. Metaphor. (Because man cannot literally be "a piece of work"... that refers to cloth).
What does it mean when shakespeare says what a piece of work is a man?
Shakespeare doesn't say this: Hamlet does, in Act II of the play Hamlet. It is part of a speech he makes to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. He has just sussed them out as spies for the King and Queen and makes a guess out loud as to why they are supposed to spy on him: He is depressed, he doesn't laugh, he doesn't exercise, and as far as he is concerned the earth is a "sterile promontory" and the sky is "a pestilential congregation of vapours." And how does he feel about the human race? Listen up. "What a piece of work is a man! how noble in reason! how infinite in faculties! in form and moving how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals! And yet to me what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me." Human beings are the best of God's creation, his best "piece of work" but as far as Hamlet is concerned, they are just piles of dust. He doesn't care about men (stop smirking--that includes women).
Was Shakespeare a good man?
shakespeare was a very good man
Was William Shakespeare a man or a woman?
William Shakespeare was a man.
Modern day films based on Shakespeare's work?
ten things i hate about you & shes the man
How is the story taxi man by Catherine lim?
The story the 'Taxi Man' by Catherine Lim is a famous piece of work. It is a good story and it is an important piece of literature about a taxi man who looks out for others.
How was Shakespeare a renaissance man?
What skills did William Shakespeare have
What does it mean when a man says You won a piece of my heart?
Answer It means he cares about you to some degree. What I would want to hear from a man I care about is you have won my heart - not just a piece of it. ;-)
Will Shakespeare used i' what does this mean?
usually it means "in"... for example, in A midsummer night's dream, the character named starveling says "i the man i' the moon" meaning "i'm the man in the moon"
How man kids did Shakespeare have?
3
