Read the excerpt from act iii of hamlet. to sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub; for in that sleep of death what dreams may come when we have shuffled off this mortal coil, must give us pause. what does hamlet mean by "shuffled off this mortal coil"? a. dying b. living c. dreaming d. sleeping

In this excerpt from Hamlet's "To Be or Not to Be" soliloquy in Act III of Hamlet, Hamlet's mention of "When we have shuffled off this mortal coil," "shuffled off this mortal coil" refers to death.  The term "mortal coil" is a poetic term that refers to the struggles and difficulties of daily life.  To "shuffle" is to slowly walk away or to drag one's feet while walking.  The term "shuffled off this mortal coil," then, refers to someone slowly walking away from their life and into the realm of death.  

Well where is the passage!