Question

select the correct answer. which theme is reinforced in the excerpt below from shakespeares hamlet? rightly to be great is not to stir without great argument, but greatly to find quarrel in a straw when honors at the stake. how stand i, then, that have a father killd, a mother staind, excitements of my reason and my blood, and let all sleep? a. appearance versus reality b. complexity of action c. impossibility of certainty d. mystery of death

Explanation:

The excerpt discusses the idea of when to take action. It says that true greatness is not acting without good cause, but also being ready to fight for honor even over small things. Hamlet is conflicted about his course of action given his father's murder and mother's infidelity, highlighting the complexity of deciding to act.

Answer:

B. complexity of action