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| | + | =====06-008===== |
| | + | ''Enquire me first what Danskers are in Paris,'' |
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| | + | As pointed out in the regular Note, the word ''Danskers'' means persons of Danzig, Poland (now usually called Gdansk, in English.) It is a mistake by Polonius, for amusement. |
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| | + | Every single editor and commentator in the history of ''Hamlet'' editing and commentary has missed the joke. Until me. It is '''not''' that hard to get, for Pete's sake. |
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| | + | A long, long line of people has simply glossed ''Danskers'' as Danes, or explained it as "Danes," when in fact it does not mean that, and Shakespeare did not use it to mean that. |
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| | + | The ones who have gotten it wrong include: Hoadly (1751,) Rann (1791,) Seymour (1805,) Singer (1826,) Valpy (1833,) Staunton (1860,) Hudson (1872,) White (1883,) Parrott & Craig (1938,) Kittredge (1939,) Rylands (1947,) Farnham (1957,) Spencer (1980,) Jenkins (1982,) Edwards (1985,) Hibbard (1987,) Bevington (1988,) Mowat & Werstine (1992,) and Thompson & Taylor (2006,) and more, all of whom "played Polonius" by making the same mistake Polonius does in imagining ''Danskers'' means "Danes," when in fact it does not. |
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| | + | Shakespeare did this for amusement at Polonius, but as it's turned out, there's plenty of amusement at others, as well. |
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| | + | Anyway, everybody, please take heed, so this preposterous historical blunder in ''Hamlet'' commentary can be corrected, at last. The word usage is a joke at Polonius's expense. You are supposed to smile at it. |
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| | + | By the way, it is not an ethnic joke. Polonius isn't even Polish, he's Danish. It's a wordplay joke (and for characterization, it's for amusement at the Polonius character.) |
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| | + | Return: [[Scene 6#06-008]] |
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| | Very reasonable questions, either way, so it would seem. But, how is Laertes going to view all this, when he hears about Reynaldo being in town, before Reynaldo visits Laertes to explain his presence? | | Very reasonable questions, either way, so it would seem. But, how is Laertes going to view all this, when he hears about Reynaldo being in town, before Reynaldo visits Laertes to explain his presence? |
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| − | Return: [[Scene 6#06-009]] | + | Return: [[Scene 6#06-009]] |
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| | In late August of 1579 the Earl of Oxford arrived at a tennis court while Sidney was playing. The Earl pulled rank, and ordered Sidney from the court. Among those in attendance were French marriage commissioners, there to promote a marriage between Queen Elizabeth I and the Duke of Anjou and Alençon, Hercule François de France, a marriage that did not happen. | | In late August of 1579 the Earl of Oxford arrived at a tennis court while Sidney was playing. The Earl pulled rank, and ordered Sidney from the court. Among those in attendance were French marriage commissioners, there to promote a marriage between Queen Elizabeth I and the Duke of Anjou and Alençon, Hercule François de France, a marriage that did not happen. |
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