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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).
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What does clubs mean in shakespeare?
It means the same as it does now: heavy sticks which you can clunk someone over the head with. As a character in Titus Andronicus says, "What work's, my countrymen, in hand? Where go you with bats and clubs?"
What did shakespeare do in London to keep his work alive?
Shakespeare did his work in London to keep William Shakespeare alive.
What Renaissance ideas did Shakespeare's work address?
What Renaissance ideas did Shakespeare's work address?
What does the word doth mean in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar?
"Doth" means does, not only in Julius Caesar but also in any other work by Shakespeare, or any other contemporary work in English like the King James Bible.
What sports did Shakespeare like to play?
The sport most alluded to in Shakespeare's work is bowls. Shakespeare was a bowler.
What does shakespeare mean by the work 'oft'?
Often
What does a piece of work mean?
DOODLE
What does clubs mean in shakespeare?
It means the same as it does now: heavy sticks which you can clunk someone over the head with. As a character in Titus Andronicus says, "What work's, my countrymen, in hand? Where go you with bats and clubs?"
What does it mean when it says describe the composition of the art work?
It means that you should describe the way the art piece is organized. Talk about what shapes there are and how they are placed in relationship to each other. Try and work in the art terms "balance", and "symmetry".
What did shakespeare do in London to keep his work alive?
Shakespeare did his work in London to keep William Shakespeare alive.
What Renaissance ideas did Shakespeare's work address?
What Renaissance ideas did Shakespeare's work address?
How often did Shakespeare work on his plays?
We don't know anything about Shakespeare's work schedule.
Should I believe that Shakespeare's work was authentic?
Shakespeare's work was authentic. He was best at what he did. His work was authentic because he was a playwright.
What does the word doth mean in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar?
"Doth" means does, not only in Julius Caesar but also in any other work by Shakespeare, or any other contemporary work in English like the King James Bible.
When did William Shakespeare become known for his work?
People started noticing Shakespeare's work in about 1592 or so.
What does the old mean when he says he will have to do the 'slave work'?
He means he has do all the dirty work that no one wants to do in the world
What is the meaning of comedy in Shakespeare's work?
Shakespeare's comedies have happy endings
