Read the excerpt from Hamlet.Gertrude: O Hamlet! speak no more; Thou turn’st mine eyes into my very soul; And there I see such black and grained spots As will not leave their tinct.Hamlet: Nay, but to live In the rank sweat of an enseamed bed, Stew’d in corruption, honeying and making loveOver the nasty sty,—Gertrude: O! speak to me no more; These words like daggers enter in mine ears; No more, sweet Hamlet!
Answer
A
ignores what Hamlet says because she thinks he’s crazy.
B
can’t bear listening to Hamlet because she knows he’s right.
C
has difficulty understanding Hamlet because he’s yelling so loud.
D
doesn’t really pay attention to Hamlet because he’s ranting.
Explanation
Gertrude says Hamlet’s words turn her eyes inward, where she sees “black and grained spots,” suggesting she recognizes her own guilt. She begs him to stop because his accusations are painful to hear, not because she thinks he is crazy or cannot understand him. The best choice is that she can’t bear listening because she knows he’s right.
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