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Hamlet act I scene III. "Hamlet.. but tell

Why thy canoniz'd bones, hearsed in death, Have burst their cerements; why they sepulchre, Wherein we saw thee quietly inurn'd, Hath op'd his ponderous and marble jaws, To cast thee up again. What may this mean, That thou, dead corse, again in complete steel, Revisit'st thus the glimpses of the moon..."
Which phases provide clues that sepulchre means "grave"? check all that apply
1. canoniz'd bones
2. hearsed in death
3. we saw thee
4. ponderous and marble jaws
5. the glimpses of the moon

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the answer would be 1 and 2 since they reference death.
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In Act I, Scene IV of "Hamlet", by William Shakespeare, the phrases that provide clues that sepulchre means "grave" are option 1. canoniz'd bones and 2. hearsed in death. Hamlet is with Horatio and Marcellus waiting for the ghost of his father to appear. When it does Hamlet addresses him with these words meaning that his bones were buried in sacred soil.


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