Hamlet 3.1 Word Nerd: Quietus

The transcript explores the evolution of the term 'quietus' from its classical Latin meaning of being quiet or discharged of debt, through its medieval financial usage, to its interpretation in Shakespeare's Hamlet as settling one's debt to God through death. The modern English meaning of 'quietus' as death is derived from this Shakespearean context, and the phrase 'to give or put the quietus' now means to end something.

What does Hamlet imply about life and death through the concept of 'quietus'?

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Explain the modern usage of the expression 'to give or put the quietus'.

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