Read the excerpt from Hamlet, Act I, Scene ii.Hamlet: O! that this too too solid flesh would melt, Thaw and resolve itself into a dew; Or that the Everlasting had not fix’dHis canon ’gainst self-slaughter! O God! O God! How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world. Fie on ’t! O fie! ’tis an unweeded garden, That grows to seed; things rank and gross in naturePossess it merely. That it should come to this!
Answer
f
face both conflict and tragedy but will keep a sense of humor.
b
be involved in conflict but the story will have a happy ending.
b
become a tragic hero and the story will have an unhappy ending.
f
face tragedy but will pull through and resolve his conflicts.
Explanation
Hamlet says that life feels “weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable,” and wishes his body would melt away. He also refers to the divine prohibition against suicide, showing his despair and inner conflict. These lines foreshadow that Hamlet will become a tragic hero and that the story will have an unhappy ending, matching choice C.
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