When Rosencrantz and Gildenstern ask Hamlet what he had done with Polonius’ body, Hamlet replies, “Compounded it with dust, whereto ’tis kin” (IV, ii). GENESIS 2:7; 3:19; JOB 10:9; 33:6 and ISAIAH 64:8 all testify that not only Adam, but all men are composed of dust and clay.
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