What is the pun involved in Hamlet's statement, "This man [Polonius] shall set me packing" (This is the seventh from the last li

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What is the pun involved in Hamlet's statement, "This man [Polonius] shall set me packing" (This is the seventh from the last li

ne of Act III, Scene 4.)?

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kari74 [83] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-14T15:25:07+03:00

The pun in Hamlet's statement "This man shall set me packing" is 'packing'. 'Packing' can mean go away, and Hamlet is referring to the fact that he has to flee because he killed a man.

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