Philip Weller caricature
Philip and Weller hugging

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Dr. Weller, an Eastern Washington University professor of English and Shakespearean scholar for more than 50 years.

Note to Hamlet, 4.5.146: "thus wide I'll ope my arms"

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Hamlet,
Act 4, Scene 5, lines 146

thus wide I'll ope my arms: this wide I will open my arms. This is an implied stage direction; in order for the line to make sense, the actor has to spread his arms as though inviting a huge hug.