Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet . . . . To die: to sleep; No more; and, by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to, ’tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish’d. To die, to sleep; To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause. What does this part of the soliloquy reveal about Hamlet?
Answer
A
He is ready to move forward.
B
He is decisive and confident.
C
He is distraught and unsure.
D
He is about to kill Claudius.
Explanation
Hamlet considers death as a way to end suffering, but then wonders what might happen after death. That uncertainty “must give us pause,” showing that he is distressed and hesitant rather than decisive or ready to act. The best choice is “He is distraught and unsure.”
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