Question 17 • (OC27) ENG 4-1001400-S1-VRobinson-VOL7006P
Read the excerpt from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard.ROS Shouldn’t we be doing something—constructive?GUIL What did you have in mind? . . . A short, blunt human pyramid . . . ?ROS We could go.GUIL Where?ROS After him.GUIL Why? They’ve got us placed now—if we start moving around, we’ll all be chasing each other all night. Hiatus.ROS (at footlights) How very intriguing! (Turns.) I feel like a spectator—an appalling business. The only thing that makes it bearable is the irrational belief that somebody interesting will come on in a minute.
Answer
A
He feels excited about seeing Hamlet soon.
B
He feels restless because they are inactive.
C
He feels confused about what the king wants them to do.
D
He feels guilty because they should be looking for Hamlet.
Explanation
Rosencrantz asks whether they should be doing something “constructive” and suggests that they could go after someone, showing his frustration with sitting still. He then says he feels like a spectator and finds the situation hard to bear. This best matches feeling restless because they are inactive; he does not specifically say he is excited to see Hamlet.
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