Question

read the excerpt from act iii of hamlet.
hamlet: thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
and thus the native hue of resolution
is sicklied oer with the pale cast of thought,
and enterprises of great pith and moment
with this regard their currents turn awry,
and lose the name of action.
which phrase from the excerpt most adds a tone of self - loathing to the speech?

• thus conscience does make cowards of us all
• and thus the native hue of resolution
• and enterprises of great pith and moment
• with this regard their currents turn awry

Explanation:

To determine the phrase with self - loathing tone, analyze each option:

• "Thus conscience does make cowards of us all": Hamlet blames conscience for making people (including himself) cowards. This shows self - criticism as he implies his own cowardice due to conscience, adding self - loathing.
• "And thus the native hue of resolution": Just describes resolution's color, no self - loathing.
• "And enterprises of great pith and moment": Describes enterprises, no self - loathing.
• "With this regard their currents turn awry": Talks about enterprises' direction change, no self - loathing.

Answer:

A. Thus conscience does make cowards of us all