Hamlet, Part 3: Figurative Language and Allusions — Quiz
Question 8 • Language Arts 12
Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet . Could force his soul so to his own conceit That from her working all his visage wann’d, Tears in his eyes, distraction in ’s aspect, A broken voice, and his whole function suiting With forms to his conceit? and all for nothing! For Hecuba! Shakespeare’s allusion to Hecuba suggests that Hamlet
Answer
A
wishes the actor had shown more emotion during the speech.
B
is irritated by the actor’s emotional performance of the speech.
C
is impressed by the actor’s ability to cry for a fictional character.
D
feels that the actor does not know who Hecuba really was.