Read the excerpt from Hamlet, Act I, Scene ii.Gertrude: Good Hamlet, cast thy nighted colour off, And let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark. Do not for ever with thy vailed lids Seek for thy noble father in the dust: Thou know’st ’tis common; all that live must die, Passing through nature to eternity.Hamlet: Ay, madam, it is common.Gertrude: If it be, Why seems it so particular with thee?
Answer
G
Gertrude is oblivious to her son’s grief and focuses on her own happiness.
G
Gertrude is sympathetic of her son’s obvious distress and tries to comfort him.
G
Gertrude is critical of her son’s continued mourning and urges him to move on.
G
Gertrude is saddened by her son’s unhappiness and tries to distract him.