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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.
[Laertes:] Then weigh what loss your honour may sustain,
If with too credent ear you list his songs,
Or lose your heart ...
From the context in the passage, the reader can conclude that credent means
heavy.
doubtful.
dishonest.
believing.
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believing.
In context Laertes warns Ophelia not to be too credulous—if she listens with a "too credent ear" (too ready to believe Hamlet's songs) she'll risk losing her honour and her heart.
In context Laertes warns Ophelia not to be too credulous—if she listens with a "too credent ear" (too ready to believe Hamlet's songs) she'll risk losing her honour and her heart.
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