Question

Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene v.

Hamlet: And now, good friends,
As you are friends, scholars, and soldiers,
Give me one poor request.
Horatio: What is ’t, my lord? we will.
Hamlet: Never make known what you have seen to-night.

Which is the best definition of poor, as it is used in the passage?

inexpensive
meager
pitiful
unfortunate

Answer 1

meager

("Poor" here means small or modest — "one small request.")