Question

054va v. english 12 sem a- a
hamlet, part 1: an introduction to elizabethan theater
for so this side of our known world esteem’d him—
did slay this fortinbras, who, by a seal’d compact,
well ratified by law and heraldry,
did forfeit with his life all those his lands (105)
which he stood seiz’d of, to the conqueror;
against the which, a moiety competent
was gaged by our king; which had return’d
to the inheritance of fortinbras,
had he been vanquisher, as, by the same covenant, (110)
and carriage of the article design’d,
his fell to hamlet. now, sir, young fortinbras,
of unimproved mettle hot and full,
hath in the skirts of norway here and there
shark’d up a list of lawless resolutes, (115)
for food and diet, to some enterprise
that hath a stomach in ’t, which is no other—
as it doth well appear unto our state—
but to recover of us, by strong hand
and terms compulsative, those foresaid lands (120)
so by his father lost. and this, i take it,
is the main motive of our preparations,
the source of this our watch and the chief head
of this post-haste and ronge in the land.
?
according to horatio, who is making plans to attack denmark?

the ghost
king hamlet
young fortinbras of norway
the king of poland

Explanation:

From the text, lines like "Now, sir, young Fortinbras, Of unimproved mettle hot and full... But to recover of us, by strong hand... those foresaid lands So by his father lost" show young Fortinbras of Norway is planning to attack Denmark to regain lost lands. The ghost, King Hamlet, and the king of Poland are not indicated as the attacker here.

Answer:

C. young Fortinbras of Norway