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MONTRIUL.
Montreuil is located in northern France. The place Yorick visits after buying his chaise.
http://www.getty.edu/vow/TGNServlet?english=Y&find=+Montreuil&place=&page=1&nation=
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tis
The word tis is a short form for it is. The word has been used throughout the text in place of “it is.”
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chaise
The object is usually a two or four wheeled carriage that Yorick bought to aid his journey to Montreuil.
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cabal
According to the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, a cabal is a small group of people that are secretly planning to seize political power. The term is used in the text to signify the struggle for power and dominance in Europe.
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cabal?q=cabals
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tunick
or Tunic The Oxford Learner’s Dictionary defines the word tunic as a long piece of cloth that extends to the knees usually worn in ancient Rome and Greece. The fact that a character is depicted in the text as wearing a tunic, the author was able to convey the time setting of the story.
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/tunic?q=tunic
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quoth
According to the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, the word quoth means said. In the reading, the word was used in place of said, particularly on the first page.
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/quoth?q=quoth
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CALAIS
The place in northern France. Where Yorick begun his journey.
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jeſter
The word jester refers to a historical entertainer. Yorick was mistaken for a jester.
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VERSAILLES
He later travelled to Versailles after escaping a looming prison sentence at Bastille.
http://www.getty.edu/vow/TGNServlet?english=Y&find=Versailles&place=&page=1&nation=
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Hamlet,
The hamlet is a tragedy story that was authored by Shakespeare and Yorick noticed it when he was applying for his passport.
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