Question

read the excerpt from hamlet.
laertes: be wary then; best safety lies in fear:
youth to itself rebels, though none else near.
ophelia: i shall th effect of this good lesson keep,
as watchman to my heart. but, good my brother,
do not, as some ungracious pastors do,
show me the steep and thorny way to heaven,
whiles, like a puffd and reckless libertine,
himself the primrose path of dalliance treads,
and recks not his own rede.
with its focus on the worldly theme of proper dating
behavior, this excerpt provides an example of
○ allegorical figures.
○ biblical concepts.
○ elizabethan drama.
○ flat characters.

Explanation:

The excerpt is from Hamlet, a play written during the Elizabethan era. Elizabethan drama includes works from the time of Queen Elizabeth I, and Hamlet is a prime example of this genre. Allegorical figures are symbolic representations (not applicable here as the excerpt focuses on dialogue about behavior). Biblical concepts would involve direct religious allusions, but this excerpt’s focus is on dating behavior and sibling advice, not biblical themes. Flat characters are one - dimensional, but the characters here (Laertes, Ophelia) have more depth. So the excerpt is an example of Elizabethan drama.

Answer:

C. Elizabethan drama