Question

409ava n english 12 sem a - a
hamlet, part 5: characteristics of elizabethan drama
hamlet: then i will come to my mother by and by. aside they fool me to the top of my bent. aloud i will come by and by.
polonius: i will say so. exit (275)
hamlet: by and by is easily said. leave me, friends. exeunt all but hamlet.
tis now the very witching time of night,
when churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out
contagion to this world: now could i drink hot blood,
and do such bitter business as the day (280)
would quake to look on. soft! now to my mother.
o heart! lose not thy nature; let not ever
the soul of nero enter this firm bosom;
let me be cruel, not unnatural:
i will speak daggers to her, but use none. (285)
my tongue and soul in this be hypocrites:
how in my words soever she be shent,
to give them seals never, my soul, consent! exit
what does hamlet intend to do when he speaks with his mother?
he plans to convince her
to go to church.
he plans to attack her with
words but not with actual
weapons.
he plans to forgive her for
marrying claudius.
he plans to threaten her
with a dagger.

Explanation:

To determine Hamlet's intention, we analyze his lines: "I will speak daggers to her, but use none" and "Let me be cruel, not unnatural". This shows he plans to confront her with harsh words (like attacking with words) but not physical weapons. The other options don't match: he doesn't aim to convince her to go to church, he's not forgiving her, and he won't use a real dagger (only "speak daggers", metaphorical).

Answer:

He plans to attack her with words but not with actual weapons.