B. Grieving is considered cowardly and serves for the weak of heart.
In King Claudius' lines from "Shakespeare," he expresses to Hamlet that he should not be sad over the loss of his father. First, because it is the natural law of life - parents die and their children outlast them. Secondly, it is not manly - mourning a father is not a masculine attitude a man should possess. Likewise, such behavior belongs to those who have a sensitive heart and a weak mind. He also suggests that Hamlet starts calling him father.
The correct answer in this question is option B. The passage can be answered using the question "What happened at Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980?". This literary piece describes events that happened on May 18, 1980. The descriptions used were very detailed.
