Question
Read the passage from Act V of Hamlet.
Hamlet: To what base uses we may return, Horatio! Why may not imagination trace the noble dust of Alexander, till he find it stopping a bung-hole?
Horatio: ’Twere to consider too curiously, to consider so.
One purpose of Horatio’s line is to further the development of which theme?
A: You can never ask too many questions.
B: Too much questioning is dangerous.
C: It is important to question everything.
D: Be cautious of anyone who questions you.
Hamlet: To what base uses we may return, Horatio! Why may not imagination trace the noble dust of Alexander, till he find it stopping a bung-hole?
Horatio: ’Twere to consider too curiously, to consider so.
One purpose of Horatio’s line is to further the development of which theme?
A: You can never ask too many questions.
B: Too much questioning is dangerous.
C: It is important to question everything.
D: Be cautious of anyone who questions you.
Answers
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The correct answer is **B: Too much questioning is dangerous.**
Horatio's response suggests that overanalyzing or questioning the nature of existence and death can lead to unsettling or unproductive conclusions. This aligns with the theme of caution against excessive curiosity.
Horatio's response suggests that overanalyzing or questioning the nature of existence and death can lead to unsettling or unproductive conclusions. This aligns with the theme of caution against excessive curiosity.
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