Question

hamlet, part 3: figurative language and allusions
quiz complete
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
read the excerpt from act ii of hamlet.
could force his soul so to his own conceit
that from her working all his visage wannd,
tears in his eyes, distraction in s aspect,
a broken voice, and his whole function suiting
with forms to his conceit? and all for nothing!
for hecuba!
shakespeare’s allusion to hecuba suggests that hamlet
○ is irritated by the actor’s emotional performance of
the speech.
○ is impressed by the actor’s ability to cry for a fictional
character.
○ wishes the actor had shown more emotion during the
speech.
○ feels that the actor does not know who hecuba really
was.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze Hamlet's reaction to the actor's performance about Hecuba. The excerpt shows Hamlet reflecting on how the actor can emotionally engage (tears, broken voice) for a fictional character (Hecuba). Option 1 is wrong as he's not irritated. Option 3 is wrong as the actor does show emotion. Option 4 is irrelevant. Option 2 matches: Hamlet is impressed the actor can cry for a fictional character.

Answer:

B. is impressed by the actor’s ability to cry for a fictional character.