Jokes
When together, the Gravediggers speak mainly in riddles and witty banter regarding death, with the first asking the questions and the second answering.
Gravedigger
What is he that builds stronger than either the mason, the
shipwright, or the carpenter?
Other
The gallows-maker, for that frame outlives a thousand
tenants. (V.i., 38-41)
And later in the scene:
Gravedigger
And when you are asked
this question next, say “A grave-maker.” The houses that
he makes last till doomsday. (V.i., 53-55)
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Famous quotes containing the word jokes:
“Don’t make jokes about food.”
—David Lean (1908–1991)
“Both gossip and joking are intrinsically valuable activities. Both are essentially social activities that strengthen interpersonal bonds—we do not tell jokes and gossip to ourselves. As popular activities that evade social restrictions, they often refer to topics that are inaccessible to serious public discussion. Gossip and joking often appear together: when we gossip we usually tell jokes and when we are joking we often gossip as well.”
—Aaron Ben-Ze’Ev, Israeli philosopher. “The Vindication of Gossip,” Good Gossip, University Press of Kansas (1994)