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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“Wit is a weapon. Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority. But humour is the pursuit of a gentle grin, usually in solitude.”
—Frank Muir (b. 1920)