Question

read the excerpt from act ii of hamlet. king: welcome, dear rosencrantz and guildenstern! moreover that we much did long to see you. which adaptation best maintains the original meaning and tone of the underlined part of the excerpt? we were not sure when we would see you we are pretty glad to see you we did not expect to see you so soon we have been waiting to see you

Explanation:

The phrase "that we much did long to see you" means that the speaker (the King) had a strong desire or had been waiting to see Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Analyzing each option:

• "we were not sure when we would see you" does not convey the sense of longing.
• "we are pretty glad to see you" focuses on gladness rather than the act of longing/waiting.
• "we did not expect to see you so soon" is about expectation of timing, not longing.
• "we have been waiting to see you" captures the essence of "longing" (waiting with desire) as in the original phrase.

Answer:

we have been waiting to see you