Question

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

Answer 1

Answer: perusal

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Perusal .

Explanation:

William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" revolves around the story of a young prince Hamlet trying to avenge and find out the culprit of his father's murder. And in the process, he also endured and even pretended to be an insane person, concealing his real nature to those around him.

In the given scene, we see Ophelia telling her father Polonius about her strange encounter with Hamlet. She reveals that he (Hamlet) looked at her as if he was painting a picture of her face, staring at him at length, and then retreated, leaving her with an eerie feeling. And her use of the word "perusal" is the same as the act of "examining" a thing.

Thus, the correct answer is perusal.