Question
Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.
Polonius: How now, Ophelia! what’s the matter?
Ophelia: Alas! my lord, I have been so affrighted.
Which is the best adaptation of the underlined part of the excerpt?
I have been saddened.
I have been angry.
I have been confused.
I have been scared.
Polonius: How now, Ophelia! what’s the matter?
Ophelia: Alas! my lord, I have been so affrighted.
Which is the best adaptation of the underlined part of the excerpt?
I have been saddened.
I have been angry.
I have been confused.
I have been scared.
Answers
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"I have been scared."
"Affrighted" is an archaic/formal word meaning frightened or terrified, so "scared" is the best modern equivalent.
"Affrighted" is an archaic/formal word meaning frightened or terrified, so "scared" is the best modern equivalent.
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