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Hamlet, Part 8: Themes

Question 4 • *HSA 26-27 English IV A -IC

Read the passage from Act V of Hamlet.Hamlet: To what base uses we may return, Horatio! Why may not imagination trace the noble dust of Alexander, till he find it stopping a bung-hole?Horatio: ’Twere to consider too curiously, to consider so.

Answer
A
You can never ask too many questions.
B
Too much questioning is dangerous.
C
It is important to question everything.
D
Be cautious of anyone who questions you.

Explanation

Hamlet imagines that even Alexander the Great’s remains could eventually become something ordinary, like a plug for a barrel. Horatio replies that it would be “too curious” to think through this possibility so closely, suggesting that excessive questioning or analysis can be unwise. Therefore, the best choice is “Too much questioning is dangerous.”

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