It is the thesis statement, claim, or argument.
Shakespeare is the answer
The correct answer is C. Dreary.
This is because Le Morte d'Arthur is full of melancholy inducing moments due to the fact that everything will fall apart at a certain point. Arthur's death, and his loss, is inevitable, so is the fall of Camelot, and of his Knights of the Round Table.
Anxious and anticipatory mood
