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Your worm is your only emperor for diet. We fat all creatures else to feed us, and we fat ourselves for maggots.
These words are another example of Hamlet saying something clever that helps convince his adversaries that he is insane. They are directed at Claudius in Act 3, Scene 4 after Hamlet is brought before Claudius for killing Polonius. Read more about this quote and the meaning behind Hamlet’s words in Quotes by Character: Hamlet (the ninth quote).
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