In Hugger Mugger to Inter Him?

The king in Hamlet says of Polonius: “We have done but greenly in hugger-mugger to inter him” —i.e. to smuggle him into the grave clandestinely and without ceremony.

What do the rabble call Laertes?

The rabble call him Lord. The ratifiers and props of every word. They cry, "Choose we! Laertes shall be king!"

What does Hamlet say about worms?

Hamlet says that a man can fish with a worm that has, like the worms eating Polonius, fed in the earth filled with the decay of a king. Then, the man can eat the fish that has been caught with that worm, thus making him indirectly the eater of the king, also.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.