Question

Which is the best definition of poor, as it is used in the passage?

Answer 1

Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene v.

Hamlet: And now, good friends, 
As you are friends, scholars, and soldiers, 
Give me one poor request. 
Horatio: What is ’t, my lord? we will.
Hamlet: Never make known what you have seen to-night.

Which is the best definition of poor, as it is used in the passage?

A: inexpensiveB: meagerC: pitifulD: unfortunate

The answer is: meager.