neither a borrower nor a lender be

Ssuan90 · #1 (permalink) Wed Mar 02, 2011 20:19 pm *neither a borrower nor a lender be*

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what means "neither a borrower nor a lender be"
Somebody can explain me , please

E2e4 · #2 (permalink) Wed Mar 02, 2011 20:39 pm *neither a borrower nor a lender be*

Hello

In my opinion, it means, 'not any of the two of them be.'

Anyway, in my opinion you should tell us at least the complete sentence.

Alan · #3 (permalink) Wed Mar 02, 2011 20:54 pm *neither a borrower nor a lender be*

Hi,

This comes from the play, Hamlet by Shakespeare. It means 'Do not lend anyone money or borrow any money from someone. 'Be' here is the imperative form.

This is the quotation:

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