Cultural AllusionCultural AllusionAct 4,Scene 2Lines 26-28An allusion to a game in Act 4, Scene 2 of myshakespeare's Hamlet. Hamlet the body. The king is a thing ... Guildenstern A thing, my lord? Hamlet Of nothing. Bring me to him. Hide fox, and all after! [Exit.] Hamlet is alluding to the children's game of Fox and Hounds.