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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.
To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub;
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause.
What does Hamlet mean by "shuffled off this mortal coil"?
dying
living
dreaming
sleeping
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dying
He means casting off the "mortal coil" — the troubles and turmoil of earthly life — i.e., to die.
He means casting off the "mortal coil" — the troubles and turmoil of earthly life — i.e., to die.
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