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Willedever
Sep 15, 2015, 6:53:06 PM9/15/15
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In Scene 5, the correct word is "unanviled," exactly as originally printed in the Second Quarto. It's a figurative usage on the idea of mettle being shaped.
By the way, a huge amount of attention has been paid to that line, down the long history of ''Hamlet'' commentary, but all the interpreters and commentators have missed "unanviled" completely, even though it's the word printed in the Second Quarto.
Gluttons for punishment can wade through some of the historical commentary on that line courtesy of the herculean efforts of Hamlet Works:
Have fun!
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