Note to Hamlet, 1.5.174: "With arms encumber'd thus"

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Crossing the arms is still (C.E. 2020) a common physical expression of doubt, and Hamlet uses body language to demonstrate what he means.

Man with a skeptical expression and crossed arms.

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