Read the excerpt from act iii of hamlet. the oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely, the pangs of dispriz’d love, the law’s delay, the insolence of office, and the spurns that patient merit of the unworthy takes, when he himself might his quietus make with a bare bodkin? what does hamlet mean when he refers to the "pangs of dispriz’d love"? courtship romance passion heartache

When Hamlet refers to the "pangs of dispriz’d love", he means heartache.

When Hamlet says "pangs of dispriz’d love", he refers to the pangs of unrequited love, that is to say love that is not reciprocated and causes emotional pain in the lover. The word 'pangs' is a noun and it makes reference to a brief but sharp pain. In that way, the pangs of unrequited love can be considered a heartache, an emotional grief that can be triggered by the rejection of someone loved.

id say it means hes fearful and/or cautious

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