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Hamlet, Part 2: Word Choice and Tone — Quiz

Question 4 • English Language Arts 12

Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene v. Ophelia: And, with his other hand thus o’er his brow, He falls to such perusal of my face As he would draw it. Long stay’d he so; At last, a little shaking of mine arm, And thrice his head thus waving up and down, He rais’d a sigh so piteous and profound That it did seem to shatter all his bulk And end his being. Based on the context clues, which word from the passage means examination ?

Answer
A
perusal
B
shaking
C
piteous
D
shatter
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