... monologue. In Genesis 4:8, it described: "Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose against Abel his brother and killed him." After that the God cursed Cain: "When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth." Shakespeare cited "Cain killed Abel" this allusion to display Claudius' guilty conscience mentality ... 6. 2.4 The Significance of Shakespeare's Use of The Bible Shakespeare, born in 1564, probably was exposed to the Great Bible, the Bishop's Bib...

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