It was used as a secret code among the slaves.
He would have become stone
Answer: C. The central conflict
Explanation:
In a story, the central conflict is referred to as the main conflict as the characters in the story revolves around it and the whole story is centered around this particular conflict.
Therefore, in a play, the central conflict is is introduced in act 1 built up in act 2 and resolved in act 3. Therefore, the correct option is C.
What this excerpt about Hecuba suggests about her state of mind is that she is deeply distraught by the sight of her murdered husband. Hamlet describes a scene when Hecuba saw Pyrrhus killing her husband before her own eyes, and was devastated by the scene. He probably uses this scene to allude to the murder of his own father and the grief his mother felt / should have felt.