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Question 22 • English IV

Which excerpts from Act III of Hamlet show that plot events have resulted in Claudius feeling guilty? Choose three correct answers.

Answer
A
Claudius: I your commission will forthwith dispatch, And he to England shall along with you.
B
Claudius: A brother’s murder! Pray can I not, Though inclination be as sharp as will:
C
Claudius: Is there not rain enough in the sweet heavens To wash it white as snow?
D
Claudius: I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.
E
Claudius: But, O! what form of prayer Can serve my turn? 'Forgive me my foul murder?'

Explanation

In the prayer scene, Claudius recognizes that he murdered his brother and feels unable to pray for forgiveness. He asks whether heaven has enough rain to wash his guilt “white as snow,” and he directly considers asking forgiveness for “my foul murder.” These excerpts show his guilt; the other choices focus on sending Hamlet to England and fearing Hamlet’s behavior.

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