Question
Read the excerpt from Hamlet.
Hamlet: O! that this too too solid flesh would melt,
Thaw and resolve itself into a dew;
Or that the Everlasting had not fix’d
His canon ’gainst self-slaughter! O God! O God!
How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable
Seem to me all the uses of this world.
Fie on ’t! O fie! ’tis an unweeded garden,
That grows to seed; things rank and gross in nature
Possess it merely. That it should come to this!
Which phrase from the excerpt best reflects Hamlet’s state of mind?
A: Thaw and resolve itself into a dew;
B: His canon ’gainst self-slaughter!
C: How weary, stale,
D: Fie on ’t! O fie!
Hamlet: O! that this too too solid flesh would melt,
Thaw and resolve itself into a dew;
Or that the Everlasting had not fix’d
His canon ’gainst self-slaughter! O God! O God!
How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable
Seem to me all the uses of this world.
Fie on ’t! O fie! ’tis an unweeded garden,
That grows to seed; things rank and gross in nature
Possess it merely. That it should come to this!
Which phrase from the excerpt best reflects Hamlet’s state of mind?
A: Thaw and resolve itself into a dew;
B: His canon ’gainst self-slaughter!
C: How weary, stale,
D: Fie on ’t! O fie!
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The phrase that best reflects Hamlet’s state of mind is **C: How weary, stale,**. This expression conveys his deep sense of disillusionment and despair regarding life and existence.