itt: things that you didn't realize the first time you read them but which should have been obvious
Yorick is a fellow of "infinite jest" because he appears to be laughing long after he has died; his skull continues to mock human pretension and vanity as a reminder of death, grinning all the while
It’s more of a grim joke; but yes, the skull grins for ever, hence ‘a fellow of infinite jest’.
Personally I didn’t realise that in TCitRhe rapes his sister, Phoebe.
mmm maybe, he says
>i knew him, horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy
he's describing the way he was in life
he was merry and funny, he was the king's jester
>>7750833
of course. but there's the added sense that he was a fellow of INFINITE jest, a jest that goes on and on. Did you ever consider why it is that they kept a jester's skull? The jester reminds the king that he is mortal; his skull remains long after as the same reminder. Even in death, he is still the jester, a fellow of infinite jest.
>>7751043
They didn't keep it, he was being dug up to make room for Ophelia in that scene.
>>7750726
not textual
Oh, so thats where the title of "Infinite Jest" came from
>>7751189
hmmmm
ok, I haven't read Hamlet since high school and I forgot some details
>>7750726
>TCitR
To Catch an Intolerable Teen Rapist
