Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.Rosencrantz: To visit you, my lord; no other occasion.Hamlet: Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks; but I thank you: and sure, dear friends, my thanks are too dear a halfpenny. Were you not sent for? Is it your own inclining? Is it a free visitation? Come, come, deal justly with me: come, come; nay, speak.Guildenstern: What should we say, my lord?
Answer
A
It establishes that Hamlet is poverty-stricken.
B
It establishes that Hamlet dislikes his friends.
C
It establishes that Hamlet suffers hardships.
D
It establishes that Hamlet has little gratitude.
Explanation
Hamlet says he is “poor in thanks,” suggesting that he has little gratitude to offer. He is speaking figuratively, not saying he is literally poverty-stricken; he then questions whether his friends came on their own or were sent for.
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