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Which correctly evaluates Shakespeare’s use of theme in the passage?

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Answer: Therefore, your best answer is (A)  When Claudius uses flattery to convince Laertes to kill Hamlet, Shakespeare emphasizes the theme “Pride leads to downfall.”

Explanation: In scene seven of act four, Claudius is talking with Laertes about how Hamlet killed Polonius (Laertes's father and Claudius's advisor). Laertes asks Claudius why he hasn't killed Hamlet, to which he answers by saying that he couldn't because it would hurt Gertrude (The Queen and Hamlet's mother), and it would turn the nation against him (Claudius) because everyone loved Hamlet.

Then, Claudius started flattering Laertes's skills at fencing and saying that Hamlet would challenge him, and asking Laertes if he was a man of empty words like Hamlet or a man who was ready to avenge his father's death.