Read the excerpt from Hamlet . Gertrude: O Hamlet! speak no more; Thou turn’st mine eyes into my very soul; And there I see such black and grained spots As will not leave their tinct. Hamlet: Nay, but to live In the rank sweat of an enseamed bed, Stew’d in corruption, honeying and making love Over the nasty sty,— Gertrude: O! speak to me no more; These words like daggers enter in mine ears; No more, sweet Hamlet! The excerpt supports the conclusion that Gertrude
Answer
A
can’t bear listening to Hamlet because she knows he’s right.
B
doesn’t really pay attention to Hamlet because he’s ranting.
C
ignores what Hamlet says because she thinks he’s crazy.
D
has difficulty understanding Hamlet because he’s yelling so loud.
Explanation
Gertrude says Hamlet’s words turn her eyes inward, where she sees “black and grained spots” on her soul, suggesting that she recognizes guilt in herself. She then begs him to stop because his words feel like daggers entering her ears. This supports the conclusion that she cannot bear listening because she knows he is right, rather than ignoring or failing to understand him.
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