All 3 Uses of
grapple
in
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel; But do not dull thy palm with entertainment Of each new-hatch'd, unfledg'd comrade.†
Scene 1.3 *
- Finding ourselves too slow of sail, we put on a compelled valour, and in the grapple I boarded them: on the instant they got clear of our ship; so I alone became their prisoner.†
Scene 4.6
- [Grappling with him.†
Scene 5.1
Definition:
to wrestle or struggle
(This can be a mental struggle -- as in coming to terms with something; or it can be a physical struggle -- as in hand-to-hand combat or moving something heavy or awkward.)
(This can be a mental struggle -- as in coming to terms with something; or it can be a physical struggle -- as in hand-to-hand combat or moving something heavy or awkward.)