Double MeaningDouble MeaningAct 5,Scene 1Lines 65-66 Double meaning of the "hand of little employment" in Act 5, Scene 1 of myshakespeare's Hamlet. Hamlet 'Tis e'en so. The hand of little employment has the daintier sense. This line can be interpreted in two ways: The hand of the unemployed is more sensitive for not having done any manual labor. The idle rich are not accustomed to unpleasant tasks such as grave digging.
