Word: diggers
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...disposition of the Fool in order to strike at the insincerity and unreality of the world about him. Hamlet derived his disposition from his former friend, Yorrick, the court jester, which friendship is emphasized and illustrated in the play by Hamlet's sad reminiscences in the grave-digger's scene...
...Larkin discovers in Charlestown a grave-digger whose gruesome sense of humor helps the author to an understanding of a scene in "Hamlet." The narrative of the encounter is paradoxically pleasant...