Alas, poor Yorick
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| One of the best-known examples of [[skull symbolism]] occurs in [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Hamlet]]'', where the title character recognizes the skull of an old friend: "[[Alas, poor Yorick]]! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest. . ." Hamlet is inspired to utter a bitter soliloquy of despair and rough ironic humor. | One of the best-known examples of [[skull symbolism]] occurs in [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Hamlet]]'', where the title character recognizes the skull of an old friend: "[[Alas, poor Yorick]]! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest. . ." Hamlet is inspired to utter a bitter soliloquy of despair and rough ironic humor. | ||
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One of the best-known examples of skull symbolism occurs in Shakespeare's Hamlet, where the title character recognizes the skull of an old friend: "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest. . ." Hamlet is inspired to utter a bitter soliloquy of despair and rough ironic humor.
See also
- Alas! Poor Yorick!, 1913 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle
- Yorick
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