2 uses
(click/touch triangles for details)
Definition
a snake
- 'tis given out that, sleeping in my orchard, A serpent stung me; so the whole ear of Denmark Is by a forged process of my death Rankly abus'd; but know, thou noble youth, The serpent that did sting thy father's life Now wears his crown.1.5 — Act 1 Scene 5 — A more remote part of the Castle (20% in)
- 'tis given out that, sleeping in my orchard, A serpent stung me; so the whole ear of Denmark Is by a forged process of my death Rankly abus'd; but know, thou noble youth, The serpent that did sting thy father's life Now wears his crown.1.5 — Act 1 Scene 5 — A more remote part of the Castle (21% in)
There are no more uses of "serpent" in Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.
Typical Usage
(best examples)