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Fortune (luck) is often personified as a woman (Lady Luck). What jokes (double-entendres) do Hamlet, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern make regarding fortune (2.2.225-234)?

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Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's HAMLET, with notes and line numbers.

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Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's HAMLET, with notes and line numbers.

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Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's HAMLET, with notes and line numbers.

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explain the pun "Each character arrives on his ass."

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Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's HAMLET, with notes and line numbers.

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You are a fishmonger" 
 Hamlet knows Polonius is fishing for information on his state of health. However, this is lost on Polonius. 

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Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's HAMLET, with notes and line numbers.

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Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's HAMLET, with notes and line numbers.

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Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's HAMLET, with notes and line numbers.

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Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's HAMLET, with notes and line numbers.

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You are a fishmonger" 
 Hamlet knows Polonius is fishing for information on his state of health. However, this is lost on Polonius. ---------------
“words, words, words” (When Polonius asks about the book Hamlet is reading) Hamlet is dismissing Polonius as if saying that what he is reading would only be words to Polonius- insulting him kinda like saying blah blah blah as a a response but cleverly. --------------------------
 "Into my grave" Hamlet answers with "Into the grave" which means he would rather die than leave with Polonius during this period of time in which he plans his revenge.-------------
 “In the secret part of Fortune? O most true! She is a strumpet.” 
Hamlet makes a sexual innuendo when speaking to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, when they really are 

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Let her not walk i' th' sun. Conception is a blessing, but, as your daughter may conceive—Friend, look to ’t: m

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"Thrift, thrift, Horatio! the funeral baked meats / Did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables" (1.2.180-181). Hamlet  jokes that the real reason his mother's remarriage came so soon after his father's death, was so that she could save money by serving the leftover funeral refreshments to the wedding guests.

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Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's HAMLET, with notes and line numbers.

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"For if the sun breed maggots in a dead dog, being a god kissing carrion--Have you a daughter?" : 

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1. List any and all PUNS or DOUBLE ENTENDRES you see in Hamlet’s conversation with Polonius. What are the double meanings of the words? 2. List any and all PUNS or DOUBLE ENTENDRES you see in Hamlet’s conversation with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. What are the double meanings of the words? 

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"Thrift, thrift, Horatio! the funeral baked meats / Did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables" (1.2.180-181). Hamlet  jokes that the real reason his mother's remarriage came so soon after his father's death, was so that she could save money by serving the leftover funeral refreshments to the wedding guests.

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Explain the double meaning in the line “what is the matter, my lord?”

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amlet says this in reply to Rosencrantz, which is that only the beggars are real,

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Hamlet jokingly calls Polonius a fishmonger (someone who sells fish) because he knows someone has sent him to "fish" for answers.

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Emari Smith.                                  1.) fishmonger- hamlet called polonius this as he could be taken for he liters meaning or for another meaning where one uses his possessions to get ahead. 

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Emari Smith.                                  1.) fishmonger- hamlet called polonius this as he could be taken for he liters meaning or for another meaning where one uses his possessions to get ahead. 

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2.) words- polonius uses words as what is literally said versus what actions aren’t taken. By doing so he emphasizes the meaning of an action done or not done.

3.) privates-refers to r and g to getting into fortunes pants and then being army private

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1) Fishmonger- Hamlet calls Polonius a "fishmonger" because he's a fishy character due to his unusual behavior.
2)Words, words, words- This is Hamlet's response to Polonius when he was curious as to what Hamlet was reading. Hamlet didn't care to tell him and instead just says, "Words, words, words" because either way Polonius wouldn't understand him or really care, since Polonius is just making small talk.
3)Into my grave- This demonstrates how Hamlet truly detests Polonius and would rather die than go in with him.
Rose & Guild
1) Strumpet- He refers to Lady Luck as a whore. Since, luck is around everyone and anyone can have it.

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1. Fishmonger - Hamlet takes a jab at Polonius for taking Ophelia away from him. He may be implying that Polonius reeks of fishy, suspicious behavior.
2. Conception - Hamlet cleverly uses this word to refer to Ophelia's thinking but also her possibility of conceiving a child.
3. Words - Hamlet cleverly responds to Polonius's inquiry about what he is reading."Matter" be taken to mean "subject matter" or something wrong, such as in the question, "What's the matter with you?"
4. Privates - As in, a soldier or the private parts of Lady Luck.

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Hamlet and Polonius
1.) "Fishmonger"
Hamlet jokingly calls Polonius a fishmonger (someone who sells fish) because he knows someone has sent him to "fish" for answers. Also, the fact that Polonius is suddenly being so buddy-buddy with Hamlet seems "fishy" to him. "Conceive": Both meaning "to become pregnant" and also "to think," Hamlet warns Polonius of his daughter's attraction of men and her perspective of pregnancy.
2.) Conception/Conceive
Despite these two words having a similar meaning, Hamlet uses conception in a positive way and conceive in a negative way.

Hamlet with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
1.)  "Then are our beggars bodies, and our monarchs and outstretched heroes the beggars' shadows"
Hamlet says this in reply to Rosencrantz, which is that only the beggars are real, and that heroes are figments of the beggars' imaginations.
2. "She is a strumpet"
Hamlet describes R&G's situation with luck as being in lady Fortune's middle section. Hamlet jokingly calls Fortune a whore in spite of her being an unbiased, blind lady.

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(In short, a person is only what others think he is.)

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(In short, a person is only what others think he is.)

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First Conversation -
1.  Let her not walk i' th' sun. Conception is a blessing, but, as your daughter may conceive—Friend, look to ’t: meaning if Polonius is going to keep Ophelia away from Hamlet for fear that she'll get knocked up, he better keep her out of the sun, too, because even the sun can produce bastard pregnancies

2.  "For if the sun breed maggots in a dead dog, being a god kissing carrion--Have you a daughter?" : meaning it's not surprising that Polonius is such a hypocrite, because the life-giving sun can produce all kinds of disgusting things

3.  "Words, words, words" says Hamlet, in response to Polonius' question, "What do you read, my lord?" : as in Polonius wants to know the meaning of the words in the book that Hamlet is reading, while Hamlet's answer suggests that they are meaningless.

4. Polonius follows up with a clarification, "What is the matter, my lord?" By "matter," Polonius meant "subject matter," but Hamlet again deliberately misinterprets. He takes "matter" to mean "something is wrong" instead

5. Excellent well; you are a fishmonger: In Hamlet's opinion, Polonius sacrificed his daughter's happiness in order to suck up to the King. Thus, "fishmonger" is often explained as Shakespearean slang for "pimp,"

Second Conversation -
1.   "Then are our beggars bodies, and our monarchs and outstretched heroes the beggars' shadows" : is what Hamlet says in reply to Rosencrantz, which is that only the beggars are real, and heroes are figments of the beggars' imaginations

2. A few moments earlier, Hamlet had said "there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so":(In short, a person is only what others think he is.)

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1. Hamlet calls Polonius a "fishmonger," which isn't exactly a compliment. Although Polonius is a loyal friend of the King, Hamlet's use of the word "fishmonger" makes him seem of a lowly status.
2. When Polonius asks Hamlet what the matter of his book is, meaning what is it about, Hamlet responds with "Between who?" Hamlet assumes he means there is some issues between two people.
3. "Into my grave," Hamlet says to Polonius. He'd rather be caught dead than hang out with Polonius, which is honestly pretty funny.

With Rosencrantz and Guildenstern:
1. "In the secret parts of Fortune... She is a strumpet" Hamlet creates a pun of living in the goddess Fortuna's private parts, referring to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's luck which Shakespeare was speaking of a few lines earlier.
2. "Then are our beggars bodies, and our monarchs and outstretched heroes the beggars' shadows" Hamlet means that since beggars have no ambition, they are actual people while royalty are simply shadows. Ironic, considering most would think of royalty as full of ambition and success.

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"Then are our beggars bodies, and our monarchs and outstretched heroes the beggars' shadows."
What Hamlet meant by this was to show that people are real and all the stories and myths told are fake. We are who we are because of how people see us.

"You cannot, sir, take from me any thing that I will more willingly part withal: except my life, except my life, except my life. "
Hamlet basically tells Polonius to kill him. He would rather die than live the life he's living. Wow...

Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks; but I are too dear a halfpenny: too expensive at the price of a halfpenny;  thank you: and sure, dear friends, my thanks are too dear a halfpenny.
Hamlet is telling his friends that their "really good friends" and is being sarcastic in telling them that his friendship isn't even worth half a penny.

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1. "Fishmonger"- Hamlet refers to Polonius as a fishmonger even though he knows he's the royal advisor because it implies he's of a lower class. It shows how highly (or how lowly) he thinks of Polonius and his work. Also it's funny because earlier Polonius was gossiping about Hamlet and now he's basically calling him a lowly fish seller as if the rumors were smelly fish.
2. "She is a strumpet"- I think it's funny when Hamlet describes R&G's situation with luck as being in lady Fortune's middle section. Hamlet calls Fortune a whore jokingly even though she's supposed to be an unbiased, blind lady.

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1. Hamlet insults Polonius by calling him a "Fishmonger", meaning that he knows Polonius is only associating with him to reel in answers for King Claudius.
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Fishmonger- Hamlet calls Polonius both a man who sells fish and a pimp.

Conception/Conceive- Despite these two words having a similar meaning, Hamlet uses conception in a positive way and conceive in a negative way.

Words, words, words- Hamlet mocks Polonius' tendency to blabber.

privates- Guildenstern says privates as "private parts" as well as being in Lady Luck's favor.

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1. It seems that the most obvious pun in Hamlet’s conversation with Polonius is “you are a fishmonger”. This is a pun because fishmongers are dirty, low lives so Hamley is trying to insult Polonius and “bait” him into discussing what is going on. Another pun used is “you were so honest a man.” This is meant to be another insult to Polonius, discussing his obvious dishonesty.
2. In Hamlet’s conversation with Rosencratz, they say “Faith, her privates be”. This is a sexual pun obviously that means they are neither in the best of luck or the worst. One of the other puns used in this conversation is when Hamlet says, “a dream itself is but a shadow”. This makes dreams something real. He may be referring to his dreams of revenge against Claudius for his fathers death. Dreams hide in the shadows and expose themselves to be true in time.

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1. "Fishmonger": Hamlet jokingly calls Polonius a fishmonger (someone who sells fish) because he knows someone has sent him to "fish" for answers. Also, the fact that Polonius is suddenly being so buddy-buddy with Hamlet seems "fishy" to him. "Conceive": Both meaning "to become pregnant" and also "to think," Hamlet warns Polonius of his daughter's attraction of men and her perspective of pregnancy.
2. "Privates": Guildenstern gets down and dirty with this pun, saying that he and Rosencrantz are guarding Fortune as army privates and how they are also getting in her pants. "Man delights not me": Now it's Rosencrantz turn to get dirty with his thinking; after Hamlet laments about how people are temporary and offer no comfort for him, Rosencrantz thinks he means sexual comfort and giggles like a middle school boy.

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1. Hamlet first insults Polonius by pointing out his fishing for answers which ended up in calling him a "fishmonger." Hamlet also calls Polonius out for going off on a tangent by repeating "words" as if one would say "blah, blah, blah" in the modern world. Another pun Hamlet used when speaking to Polonius was referencing that he would prefer death than be around Polonius.

2. Hamlet indirectly calls Rosencrantz a whore by calling her a "strumpet." He also asks "have you gotten into her private parts?" which leads him in to the rest of his pun of humiliation towards Rosencarntz

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1. "Polonius: upon my honor - /Hamlet: Then came each actor on his ass." The literal meaning of Hamlet's words is that the players came riding on donkeys, but Hamlet here insults Polonius by saying his honor is no better than swearing on an ass.
"You are a fishmonger." This one has been explained already by manyfellow padleters.
"your daughter may conceive" Hamlet here implies that Ophelia might become pregnant with his child, but could also be using the word 'conceive' to mean think, as in Ophelia thinks that conception is a blessing.
"What is the matter, my lord" this can mean as Polonius says, what is the content of the book you are reading, or, as Hamlet hears it, what is wrong?
"Will you walk out of the air, my lord?" could mean literally would you come inside with me or, more figuratively, will you come down from your airy thoughts back to real life.

2. The references to Fortune's favors, waist, secret parts, and being a strumpet are all double entendres. These are explained in Folger's edition.
"He that plays the king shall be welcome." Hamlet here literally means that those performing a play for the king are welcome at court, but this could also mean those who deceive the king are welcome because Hamlet hates Claudius.

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"You are a fishmonger"
Hamlet knows Polonius is fishing for information on his state of health. However, this is lost on Polonius. ---------------

“words, words, words” (When Polonius asks about the book Hamlet is reading) Hamlet is dismissing Polonius as if saying that what he is reading would only be words to Polonius- insulting him kinda like saying blah blah blah as a a response but cleverly. --------------------------
"Into my grave" Hamlet answers with "Into the grave" which means he would rather die than leave with Polonius during this period of time in which he plans his revenge.-------------
“In the secret part of Fortune? O most true! She is a strumpet.”
Hamlet makes a sexual innuendo when speaking to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, when they really are referring to being "privates" of middle ranking. ---------------------------------------"Strumpet", meaning slut/whore - I think Hamlet is not rather fond of goddess of good fortune who seems to have blessed his father first and than taken it all away by serving it to his uncle.

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Hamlet insults Polonius by dubbing him as a "fishmonger", because  of his attempts to "fish" for answers. in addition, the term fishmonger, are reference as fishermen who sell their fish paralleling to Hamlet's belief about Polonius "selling his daughter" out to Claudius to please him.  It's evident Hamlet shows little if any liking to Polonius and says "into my grave" showing he shows great disgust while around Polonius and he would rather die. hints "into my grave." Hamlet presents a double entendres when he says "words words words." In this saying Hamlet reference both literally the pages in the book he is reading showing that they have no real meaning or significance to himself or in general and the saying references to his rude attitude with Polonius showing his disgust for Polonius and  in a way mocks him for his constant chattering. Guildenstern uses the word "privates" in reference to a military position and as a sexual pun. The pun he directs to Hamlet, comes from Hamlet's reference to Fortuna, a greek goddess who was famed as the goddess of luck and good fortune. The use of words privates can stem from two uses of the word. one being reference to a male or female body part, and the other referencing to a military men and his position as a private. While chattering away with G and R, Hamlet personifies lady luck and states her "she is a strumpet." putting it to present-day terms he insults lady luck by calling her a whore/prostitute directly referencing to the "luck" g and r have been receiving from ladies in the "sheets."

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"You are a fishmonger"

IT means Poloniuos iis trying to attaon or is “ Fishing ” for answers. It is also a refeence to how a fish monger sells fish and how Hamlet believes Polonious sold his daughter out to break up with Hamlet and please King Claudius. .

"Polonious: What is the matter?/Hamet: Between who?"

Polnoius is talking about what the book is about but hamlet is talking about the drama / matter between two people.

"Into my grave"

It means Hamlet would rather die than go inside with polonious

“WOrds words words”

Polonius is trying to ask what hamlet is reading and while Hamlet is reading words technically, that is not what poloniois meant. Hamlet even goes as far as saying the words are meaningless.

G AND R

“In the secret part of Fortune? O most true! She is a strumpet.”

Hamlet is calling her a whore/prostitute

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"You are a fishmonger"

IT means Poloniuos iis trying to attaon or is “ Fishing ” for answers. It is also a refeence to how a fish monger sells fish and how Hamlet believes Polonious sold his daughter out to break up with Hamlet and please King Claudius. .

"Polonious: What is the matter?/Hamet: Between who?"

Polnoius is talking about what the book is about but hamlet is talking about the drama / matter between two people.

"Into my grave"

It means Hamlet would rather die than go inside with polonious

“WOrds words words”

Polonius is trying to ask what hamlet is reading and while Hamlet is reading words technically, that is not what poloniois meant. Hamlet even goes as far as saying the words are meaningless.

G AND R

“In the secret part of Fortune? O most true! She is a strumpet.”

Hamlet is calling her a whore/prostitute

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Hamlet dubs Polonius a “fishmonger”, aware that he is trying to reel in answers. Polonius does not understand the meaning of the word and denies the title. The repetitive use of the word “pregnant” refers to both Polonius’ belief that Hamlet is lustful about Ophelia, as well as the depth of meaning behind Hamlet’s responses. When Polonius asks about the book Hamlet is reading, he replies with a dull, “words, words, words”. In saying this, Hamlet refers to both the literal words on the page he is reading, as well as the constant chatter from Polonius. This also shows that Hamlet does not believe the content he is reading is very significant, especially in the wake of his much more immediate plan for revenge against his uncle. Guildenstern’s use of the word “privates” is a sexual pun stemming from Hamlet’s reference to Fortuna, the goddess of luck, in the same scene. The term can refer to both human body parts as well as military men.

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1.) "You are a fishmonger"
A fishmonger is trained is selling fish. Hamlet intentionally calls Polonius this because he was instructed by Claudius to fish for answers.
2.) "Words, words, words."
While Hamlet seems to be answering Polonius' question about what he's reading, really Hamlet is also sassing Polonius, accusing him of making pointless conversation.
3.) "Between who?"
When Polonius asks what is wrong, Hamlet answers with this, hinting at the problems Hamlet is having with several people in his life, such as Claudius.
4.) "In the secret parts of Fortune? O, most true! She is a strumpet. What news?"
Hamlet and R&G are joking, personifying lady luck as a prostitute while talking about how luck has been favorable to R&G lately.
5.) "Denmark's a prison."
Hamlet is expressing how he feels trapped here, all alone with no one to understand. He is also is claiming that Denmark holds criminals like Claudius.

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1. The first pun/double entendre that we see in this conversation between Polonius and Hamlet is when Hamlet calls Polonius a “fishmonger”. Polonius doesn’t understand the meaning behind Hamlet saying this and thus replies by stating that he is not a fishmonger. Hamlet basically replies by saying that that’s too bad. We, the reader, understand that Hamlet says this because he is implying that at least fishmongers are honest men who only have one thing to do. Because Polonius says that he is not a fishmonger, his words have the double meaning of saying that he is up to no good. Also, we can take the simple meaning and think that Hamlet is calling Polonius “fishy” as well.

2. The example of a pun that can be seen in the dialogue between Hamlet and R&G is when they are talking about how they do not have the best of luck, but are rather more in the middle. Hamlet uses this to say how Fortune is a lady and that both R&G are around her middle (waist). They then say that no they are in her private army. Hamlet then laughs and says that “oh, you  have gotten into her private parts?”. Though the conversation is just about the concept of luck, Hamlet personifies Fortune into being a lustful lady and a “strumpet”. This pun gives a whole new meaning to the conversation.

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1. Hamlet insults Polonius and calls him a "fishmonger." A Fishmonger refers to someone who is trained in selling/trading fish at markets. In relation to Polonious, he uses this to say that he is constantly "fishing" for answers/information and that it is all he is good at, commenting on his deceitful nature.
2. Hamlet says "then I would you were so honest a man." Polonious thinks he's complementing him here as he later agrees to Hamlet's statement, however Hamlet is actually insulting him for helping Claudius and being as low as him, as seen with focus on the word "WERE."
3. Hamlet replies "words, words, words" when Polonious asks him to tell him what he reads. Polonious think's Hamlet is too mad to comprehend anything but rather Hamlet doesn't care about it and sees it as pointless.

1. Hamlet exclaims that "She is a strumpet" when talking to G and R. Here Hamlet talks bad and relates her to a female prostitute.

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"You are a fishmonger"
This is basically Hamlet saying that Polonious is fishing for answers but Polonious does not understand that there is an actual meaning to what Hamlet is saying.
"Polonious: What is the matter?/Hamet: Between who?"
Polonious is asking what the book is about but Hamlet takes it to mean what is the matter between two people.
"Into my grave"
Polonious asks Hamlet if he wishes to go "out of the air" which means inside. Hamlet answers with "Into the grave" which means he would rather die then go anywhere with Polonious.
“In the secret part of Fortune? O most true! She is a strumpet.”
Hamlet uses this sexual innuendo when speaking to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
"Words, words, words"
When Polonious asks what Hamlet is reading, he does not give a straightforward answer and even implies that words are meaningless.

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Besides the pun about the fishmonger that Hamlet uses to mess with Claudius, he also uses the word “conception” as a double entendre. He says that conception is a blessing but clarifies that if Ophelia were to conceive he (Claudius) would not consider it so. And he also is suggesting that if Claudius is keeping Ophelia from him because of his fear that she will conceive, then he might as well just keep her inside because even the sun may cause her become pregnant, This confuses Claudius and all he can focus on is the fact that hamlet mentioned Ophelia, “How say you by that? Still harping on my daughter…”. Furthermore, Hamlet replies to Claudius's inquiry about what he is reading by saying, “words, words, words…” which functions as a double entendre because he is indeed reading words, but he is also emphasizing the fact that Claudius’s talk is falling upon his ears as merely "words, words, words", suggesting that they are meaningless. He also uses words to tell Claudius that he too will grow old and Claudius's inability to grasp what hamlet is saying only emphasizes his ignorance.  Ten when Polonius seemingly suggests that they go to a less “drafty” room hamlet replies with, “into my grave” which suggests that he is implying he would rather die than to join Polonius. Although he maintains his seriousness about wishing to die because he later says, “You cannot take from me anything that I will more willingly part withal- except my life…” Another notable double entendre/paradox that hamlet uses is when he implies that Claudius does not love Ophelia when he says, “Nay that follows not” in reply to Polonius’s allusion to Jephthah. Then, When he is talking to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern he uses sexual innuendo to discuss Fortune’s favors, “In the secret part of Fortune? O most true! She is a strumpet.”  And the list goes on as Hamlet continues to employ word play throughout the whole of act II scene II.

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i didnt mean to do this in two seperate one_s but the previous one wouldnt allow me to type anymore. anyways, in relation to his convo with G, he mentions dreams a s shawdows which could be seem as cloaking allusions to claduis’s action.

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when polonius is called a fishmonger, he brushes it off as a reassurance hamlet just belongs in a loony bin and to be frank i was unaware of the meaning behind it too at first. apparently, by fishmonger he has references towards his trying to “bait” or trick hamlet into confiding him after he expressed fake interest in hamlet. like how fisherman set the net/trap and wait for the prey to fall into it

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1) Hamlet calls Polonius a fishmonger. In this case, fishmonger refers to someone who sells fish or someone who trades in a cheap way with frivolous words. When Hamlet replies, "into my grave", to Polonius' question, he implies that he would rather be dead than go anywhere with Polonius.
2) "Then are our beggars bodies, and our monarchs and outstretched heroes the beggars' shadows." Hamlet is saying that monarchs and outstretched heroes are only what they are because the beggars think so.

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Polonius:
-Hamlet calls Polonius a "fishmonger." He means this as an insult, that Polonius is being nosy and trying to bait him into talking, but Polonius just waves it off as Hamlet beign mad.
-"You were so honest a man"/"one man picked out of ten thousand"---Hamlet is clearly pointing out Polonius's dishonesty and being affiliated with his uncle, and Polonius agrees with him thinking they're still talking about fishermen.
-"What is the matter?" Polonius is asking what Hamlet is reading, but Hamlet understands it as him asking if there is something wrong. Again, he is aware of Polonius trying to seek answers.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern:
-"On Fortune's cap we are not the very button...Faith, her privates we." This is a sexual joke/pun that the two are living in "Lady Luck's" private parts, because they are not at the top of their luck nor at the bottom.
-"Then our beggars bodies.." This comment is implying that things aren't always what they appear. He's calling out his two friends without them realizing it for being King C's spies, and he is claiming that ambition is just a shadow of a dream

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1. Hamlet refers to Polonius as a "fishmonger" to insult him. Though Polonius does not understand and dismisses Hamlet's comments as those of madness, Hamlet knows that Polonius has kept Ophelia away from him and is now fishing answers from him to suck up to the king. He then indicates Polonius's dishonesty: "to be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man pick'd out of ten thousand". Hamlet's next comment about the sun and the maggots is another insult to Polonius, because the analogy proves that even the sun can produce things as disgusting as maggots so it is not surprising that Polonius is doing wrong.
Hamlet's reply to Polonius's inquiry as to what he is reading is "Words, words, words" meaning that he is reading words and that the words are meaningless in the context of what knowledge Polonius seeks to gain.
2. Hamlet asks if Rosencrantz and Guildenstern live in Fortune's "favors" and Rosencrantz continues the sexual pun with "Faith, her privates we." Hamlet's comment about "beggars bodies" is him explaining that a person is what others think he is, indicating his distrust for his friends (which is justified as they are spies for the king) and understanding that not everything is as it seems.

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Polonius and Hamlet
"You are a fishmonger"
Polonius is looking for reasons to prove that Hamlet is mad. In a way, he's fishing for causation
"You were so honest a man"
Notice the use of the past tense, were. Hamlet might have known Polonius as an honest man before, but now that he is an adviser to his despicable uncle, Hamlet feels differently
"Since the sun breeds maggots on a dead dog"
I think this joke goes onto say don't let your daughter around me(the sun-"I am far too much in the sun) or she may find herself pregnant. I'M NOT POSITIVE! This one confuses me a bit:)
"Slanders,sir"
Hamlet is saying that he hears the slanders Polonius makes against him. Furthermore Hamlet goes on to say that he believes Polonius is foolish, but says so in an under-the-table way.
"Into my grave"
Except my life"
I think Hamlet is aware that in his quest for revenge, he is not going to survive. I think this is him foreshadowing his death
Hamlet and R and G
"Faith,  her privates we"
This is a sexual innuendo implying that Rand G have been kept in luck and faith very intamately.
"Beggars bodies"
This pun shows that things are not all they seem. Ambition is just a shadow and for this reason the heroes and nobility are the shadows of the beggars because they remind the beggars of their ambition
"Man delights not me"
This is a pun where Hamlet says that mans company in general no longer makes him not feel lonely. However his friends take this as Hamlet admitting that he has had romantic experiences with men.

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Polonius:
Polonius asks "What is the matter" and means what is Hamlet reading about, but Hamlet interprets it as him asking what's wrong
Polonius asks Hamlet if he will walk "out of the air," insinuating he go inside, but Hamlet satirically interprets it as walking into his own grave.
Rosencratz/ Guildenstern:
Rosencratz and Guildenstern say that Fortune hasn't had them living the best life in the world, but they're also not living the worst. They're right in the middle, about her waist. This turns into a double entendre about living in her private parts.
Hamlet says "a dream itself is but a shadow," which not only establishes dreams as something abstract but also as dark, like how he dreams of avenging his father.

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Conversation with Polonius:
Hamlet does double-speak the whole time, obviously trying to make Polonius think that he is mad.
“You are a fishmonger.”
Hamlet is insulting Polonius and is also saying that Polonius is "fishing" for answers from Hamlet.  This also makes Hamlet look crazy because he doesn't recognize Polonius, who he knows.
“Then I would you were so honest a man.”
There are several puns in "honest".  Polonius is lowkey trying to get information from Hamlet, so that makes him, in a way, "dishonest".

Conversation with Rosencrantz and Guilenstern:
"Then are our beggars bodies, and our monarchs and outstretched heroes the beggars' shadows"
Hamlet says this in reply to Rosencrantz, who is trying to get Hamlet to talk about his ambition by saying that ambition is but "a shadow's shadow."
Rosencrantz probably doesn't even understand Hamlet's point, which is that only the beggars are real, and heroes are figments of the beggars' imaginations

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There are a few words that are in Act 2, Scene 2 that I didn't realize had a double meaning. Some of the words are pregnant, brave, and the phrase buzz, buzz. Pregnant in this context means filled up, either with an emotion or feeling. Brave, instead of meaning tough or fearless, it means splendid. Lastly, the phrase buzz, buzz means to blow off, like something is not of much importance. I thought this was kind of funny because Hamlet was the person to say this, and to Polonius of all people. Hamlet saying this phrase demonstrates the emotional nature of Hamlet, and how he is sot of like a n emotional teenager at times.