Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

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Was pouring poison in the ear a common method used during Hamlet's time of existence?

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Posted by jmcarthur1 on October 6, 2008 at 11:58 PM and tagged with ear, hamlet, poison

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No, but there was the discovery by Bartolommeo Eustachio at the time of a connection between the ear and throat which Shakespeare was probably aware of. The ancient Greeks also knew of the...

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