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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, January 3, 1891

Volume 100 — PICTORIAL NOTE TO HAMLET.

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Illustration from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, January 3, 1891

HAMLET AS HE REALLY OUGHT TO BE, ACCORDING TO SHAKSPEARE.

"O that this too too solid flesh would melt!"

Note.—Shakespeare was the originator of the aesthetic expression "Too, too."

Queen. "He's fat, and scant of breath, Here, Hamlet, take my napkin, rub thy brows."

Illustration from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, January 3, 1891
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