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 ?
“Perusal” means a careful reading or examination. In the passage, Hamlet studies Ophelia’s face as if he would draw it, so “perusal” describes his close examination. “Shaking,” “piteous,” and “shatter” do not mean examination.
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