Question

the tragedy of hamlet, prince of denmark
act iii, scene i.
a room in the castle.
enter claudius, gertrude, polonius, ophelia, rosencrantz,
and 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)
rosencrantz: higgard of question, but of our demands
read the excerpt from act iii of hamlet
thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
and thus the native hue of resolution
is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought,
and enterprises of great pith and moment
with this regard their currents turn awry,
and lose the name of action.
which word does hamlet use to describe those who choose to live?
cowards
resolution
enterprises
currents

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the excerpt from Hamlet. The line "Thus conscience does make cowards of us all" shows that Hamlet uses "cowards" to describe those who choose to live (due to over - thinking that makes them hesitant to act, hence being like cowards). The other words: "resolution" refers to the initial urge to act, "enterprises" are great undertakings, and "currents" refer to the course of actions, so they don't fit the description of those who choose to live.

Answer:

cowards