Question
Read the excerpt from Hamlet.
Gertrude: O Hamlet! speak no more;
Thou turn’st mine eyes into my very soul;
And there I see such black and grained spots
As will not leave their tinct.
Hamlet: Nay, but to live
In the rank sweat of an enseamed bed,
Stew’d in corruption, honeying and making love
Over the nasty sty,—
Gertrude: O! speak to me no more;
These words like daggers enter in mine ears;
No more, sweet Hamlet!
The excerpt supports the conclusion that Gertrude
ignores what Hamlet says because she thinks he’s crazy.
can’t bear listening to Hamlet because she knows he’s right.
has difficulty understanding Hamlet because he’s yelling so loud.
doesn’t really pay attention to Hamlet because he’s ranting.
Gertrude: O Hamlet! speak no more;
Thou turn’st mine eyes into my very soul;
And there I see such black and grained spots
As will not leave their tinct.
Hamlet: Nay, but to live
In the rank sweat of an enseamed bed,
Stew’d in corruption, honeying and making love
Over the nasty sty,—
Gertrude: O! speak to me no more;
These words like daggers enter in mine ears;
No more, sweet Hamlet!
The excerpt supports the conclusion that Gertrude
ignores what Hamlet says because she thinks he’s crazy.
can’t bear listening to Hamlet because she knows he’s right.
has difficulty understanding Hamlet because he’s yelling so loud.
doesn’t really pay attention to Hamlet because he’s ranting.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The excerpt supports the conclusion that Gertrude **can’t bear listening to Hamlet because she knows he’s right.** Her reaction to Hamlet's words indicates that they deeply affect her, and she feels pain from the truth he is expressing. The phrase "these words like daggers enter in mine ears" suggests that she feels wounded by his comments, implying that she recognizes their validity and finds them hard to endure.