Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.Laertes: For he himself is subject to his birth; He may not, as unvalu’d persons do, Carve for himself, for on his choice dependsThe safety and the health of the whole state; And therefore must his choice be circumscrib’d Unto the voice and yielding of that body Whereof he is the head.
Answer
e
emphasizes Hamlet’s independence.
a
adds gruesome images to Laertes speech.
c
continues his comparison of government to a human body.
c
creates a scary tone that contrasts with Ophelia’s innocence.