Question

the tragedy of hamlet, prince of denmark
ct 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: niggard of question, but of our demands
polonius: ... to ophelia. read on this book;
that show of such an exercise may colour
your loneliness.
which adaptation of this excerpt best indicates a change in time period?

• if you read this book, it will show hamlet that you

are alone.

• to show her that you are indeed alone, read this

book.

• read this book; that will emphasize that you dont

need him.

• look at this computer tablet to highlight that you

are all alone.

Explanation:

To determine the adaptation indicating a time - period change, we analyze each option. The original excerpt has "Read on this book". The option "Look at this computer tablet to highlight that you are all alone" replaces the book (a pre - modern reading medium) with a computer tablet (a modern technology). This change in the object used (from a book to a computer tablet) clearly shows a shift from a historical (Shakespearean) time period to a modern one. Other options only rephrase the original text without introducing a modern - era element.

Answer:

The option "Look at this computer tablet to highlight that you are all alone" (the bottom - most option with the purple border)