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What does Hamlet mean by "shuffled off this mortal coil"? dying living dreaming sleeping

A. Dying

B. Living

C. Dreaming

D. Sleeping

User Milin
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Answer:

Dying

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User Vighnesh
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Answer:

A). Dying.

Step-by-step explanation:

The phrase 'shuffled off this mortal coil' was uttered by Hamlet during his popular soliloquy 'To be or not to be.' It stands for 'dying or to die' as a result of the sufferings or troubles of this mortal life and this constant state of being in conflict. When Hamlet says this phrase, he is tired of the regular 'turmoils of his mortal life' and thus, he wishes to 'die.' Thus, option A is the correct answer.

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