Read the excerpt from Act IV of Hamlet . Claudius: Where are my Switzers? Let them guard the door. What is the matter? Gentleman: Save yourself, my lord; The ocean, overpeering of his list, Eats not the flats with more impetuous haste Than young Laertes, in a riotous head, O'erbears your officers. The rabble call him lord; And, as the world were now but to begin, Antiquity forgot, custom not known, The ratifiers and props of every word, They cry, 'Choose we; Laertes shall be king!' Caps, hands, and tongues, applaud it to the clouds, 'Laertes shall be king, Laertes king!' Which statement best describes how this plot event shapes Claudius?
Answer
A
Laertes’s popular support increases Claudius’s insecurities.
B
Laertes’s arrival renders Claudius remorseful and contrite.
C
Laertes’s chaotic entrance makes Claudius become violent.
D
Laertes’s demands prompt Claudius to change his politics.
Explanation
The crowd is shouting that Laertes should be king, and Laertes has overwhelmed the officers guarding Claudius. This shows Claudius that Laertes has strong popular support and could threaten his rule, increasing his insecurity. The excerpt does not show Claudius becoming remorseful, violent, or changing his political beliefs.
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