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The Ghost in Hamlet describes his murder weapon as 'juice of cursed':
ABelladonna
BHenbane
CWolfsbane
DHebenon
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Hebenon
1. The Ghost recounts the regicide in Act I, Scene V.
2. The poison is 'juice of cursed hebenon' poured into the king's ear.
3. The exact botanical referent of 'hebenon' is debated but the play's word is hebenon.
_Source: Project Gutenberg #1524 — Shakespeare's Hamlet — "juice of cursed hebenon"_
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