Question

the tragedy of hamlet, \
act iii, scene i. \
\\t\\t\ta room in the castle.\
enter claudius, gertrude, polonius, ophelia, rosencrantz, \
\\t\\t\tand guildenstern.\
claudius: and can you, by no drift of circumstance,\
get from him why he puts on this confusion,\
grating so harshly all his days of quiet (5)\
with turbulent and dangerous lunacy?\
rosencrantz: he does confess he feels himself distracted;\
but from what cause he will by no means speak.\
guildenstern: nor do we find him forward to be sounded,\
but, with a crafty madness, keeps aloof. (10)\
when we would bring him on to some confession\
of his true state.\
gertrude: did he receive you well?\
rosencrantz: most like a gentleman.\
guildenstern: but with much forcing of his disposition. (15)\
\
is sicklied oer with \
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?\
\tthus conscience does make cowards of us all\
\tand thus the native hue of resolution\
\tand enterprises of great pith and moment\
\twith this regard their currents turn awry

Explanation:

To determine the phrase adding self - loathing, we analyze each option:

• "Thus conscience does make cowards of us all": This phrase implies that the speaker (Hamlet, in the context of his soliloquy) blames his conscience for making him a coward. This self - accusation reflects self - loathing as he is critical of his own inability to act due to his conscience.
• "And thus the native hue of resolution": This is just a part of a line that describes the original color of resolution, without self - loathing.
• "And enterprises of great pith and moment": This refers to important undertakings, not related to self - loathing.
• "With this regard their currents turn awry": This describes how things change direction, not self - loathing.

Answer:

"Thus conscience does make cowards of us all"