Shakespeare 'Alas Poore Yoricke' Pencil Topper

Product Description: This Skull pencil topper is made from lead-free pewter and is a 3D model of a skull. It is supplied on a 13cm red or blue wooden pencil with the inscription "Alas poore Yoricke, Hamlet: Act 5, scene i" printed on it in silver.

Information: Yorick is a court jester in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. He entertained Hamlet when he was a child, and his skull is famously discovered by Hamlet in the graveyard scene. In Act 5, Scene 1, Hamlet holds Yorick's skull and delivers his famous monologue beginning with the lines "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy."