Question

What does Laertes mean by the following: His means of death, his obscure funeral – No trophy, sword, nor hatchment, over his bones, No noble rite nor formal ostentation – Cry to be heard, as twere from heaven to earth, That I must call’t in question.

Answer 1

Answer:

Laertes is complaining about the simple way in which his father was buried.

Explanation:

The excerpt presented in the question above is an excerpt from the play "Hamlet" written by Shakespeare. In this play we accompany Prince Hamlet, trying to find out who murdered his father.

The excerpt is a speech by Laertes, who is the brother of Hamlet's fiancee. Laertes' father died in a mysterious way, without anyone knowing the reason, and was buried in a very simple and discreet way. As the family of Laertes is a noble family and very close to the royal family, Laertes thought that his father was very disrespected and is complaining about this in the excerpt presented above.