− | ''sirrah'' - is the wrong way to address the church sexton. Hamlet is misled by how the Clown Sexton is dressed. | + | ''sirrah'' - is the wrong way to address the church sexton. Hamlet is misled by how the Clown Sexton is dressed. The word ''sirrah'' is used in addressing men of the lowest social order, men who are only simple workers, with no educational attainment or regular occupation. The sexton is not one of the higher church officials, but he's higher than that. |