Question

Hamlet tells Horatio and Marcellus in Act I, scene v, that he is going to “put an antic disposition on”. What does this line tell the audience of Hamlet’s planned personality changes: Question 5 options: A: He plans to join an acting troupe composed of talented players. B: He will pretend to love Claudius and forgive his mother even though he hates them both. C: He plans to tell Bernardo about how burdened he feels now that he has been prompted to revenge. D: He plans to pretend that he has gone mad.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D: He plans to pretend that he has gone mad.

Hamlet tried to seem like he had gone mad in very opportnuities in order to confuse the king and his attendants.

He not only said he was going to put an antic disposition on, but also he said that he was only mad north-north-west.

Answer 2

the answer is D. he pretends to go mad