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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.

To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub;
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause.

What does Hamlet mean by "shuffled off this mortal coil"?

dying
living
dreaming
sleeping

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Answer:

a. dying

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The answer means dying because if you read the second sentence and it says death so it kind of gives you a hint.
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