Question

read the excerpt from hamlet.
hamlet: o! that this too too solid flesh would melt,
thaw and resolve itself into a dew;
or that the everlasting had not fixd
his canon gainst self - slaughter! o god! o god!
how weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable
seem to me all the uses of this world.
fie on t! o fie! tis an unweeded garden,
that grows to seed; things rank and gross in nature
possess it merely. that it should come to this!
which phrase from the excerpt best reflects hamlets
state of mind?
○ thaw and resolve itself into a dew;
○ his canon gainst self - slaughter!
○ how weary, stale,
○ fie on t! o fie!

Explanation:

To determine the phrase reflecting Hamlet’s state of mind, we analyze each option:

• "Thaw and resolve itself into a dew;" focuses on a wish for his flesh to melt, not his overall mindset.
• "His canon 'gainst self - slaughter!" refers to divine prohibition of suicide, not his general mental state.
• "How weary, stale," (along with the full phrase "How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world") directly conveys Hamlet’s weariness and disillusionment with the world, capturing his depressed and dissatisfied state of mind.
• "Fie on ’t! O fie!" is an exclamation of disgust at the world’s state but is more about the world’s condition than his internal mental state.

Answer:

C. How weary, stale,