The mood created by the words spoken by the Ghost in this passage is primarily one of A. fear and dread. The language used conveys a sense of horror and the ability to instill deep fear in Hamlet, suggesting that the tale the Ghost could tell would be unsettling and terrifying.
Read the passage from Act I, Scene V, of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Ghost. . . . I could a tale unfold whose lightest word
Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood,
Make . . . Thy knotted and combined locks to part,
And each particular hair to stand an end, . . .
What mood is created by these words?
A. fear and dread
B. sadness and sorrow
C. outrage and anger
D. spitefulness and revenge
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