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What does Hal mean when he says, "It would be argument for a week, laughter for a month, and a good jest for ever" (Act II, Scene II, Lines 90-91)?
Hal says this after Falstaff and the others have robbed the wealthy traveler on the road. He means that should Poins and he be able to rob these thieves, then they would have something to argue about for a week (in order to get the money properly distributed), something to laugh about for a month, and then a fond memory that they would have for a year.
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What does Falstaff mean when he says, "There lives not three good men unhanged in England, and one of them is fat and grows old" (Act II Scene IV Lines 127-128)?
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