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6 June, 12:22

Paraphrase Hamlet's speech from Act II.

What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason! how infinite in faculties! in form and moving, how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension, how like a god! the beauty of the world! the paragon of animals! And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust?

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    In this passage Hamlet is admiring how incredible humans are. He says they are capable of anything and represent the absolute beauty of the world, the best of all animals. However, to Hamlet, men are nothing more than dust so why do they even matter at all?
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