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Hamlet, Part 7: Plot and Character — Quiz

Question 7 • British Literature and Composition

Read the excerpt from Act IV of Hamlet . Ophelia: Larded with 'sweet flower; Which bewept to the grave did go With true-love showers. Claudius: How do you, pretty lady? Ophelia: Well, God 'ild you! They say the owl was a baker's daughter. Lord! we know what we are, but know not what we may be. God be at your table! Which words describe Ophelia in the excerpt? Choose three correct answers.

Answer
A
melancholy
B
deceitful
C
muddled
D
controlling
E
illogical

Explanation

Ophelia’s references to flowers, burial, and “true-love showers” give her words a sorrowful, melancholy tone. Her remarks about an owl being a baker’s daughter and not knowing what she may be seem illogical and muddled. She is not being deceitful or controlling in this excerpt.

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