Question

Much has been written already about Hamlet’s mental state (Bynum & Neve, 1985). There has been much dispute about whether Hamlet was melancholic, maniacal, neurotic, neurasthenic, hysterical or a malingerer. The analysis and understanding of Hamlet’s character has also been influenced by the predominant theory of human personality of the relevant period – in the 20th century this was psychoanalytic theory. What is clear is that Hamlet is a complex, dark and opaque enough character to generate potentially inexhaustible description and categorization. That itself is a triumph of the genius of Shakespeare. THERE ARE AT LEAST THREE ASPECTS OF HAMLET OF INTEREST TO A STUDENT OF HUMAN EMOTIONS: HIS GRIEF, HIS BEING LOVE-STRUCK, AND HIS MADNESS. These aspects are obviously intertwined but need not be regarded as other than co-extensive.
Which of the following will strengthen parallel structure in the capitalized sentence above?

A. There are at least three aspects of Hamlet of interest to a student of human emotions: grief, his being love-struck, and his madness.B. There are at least three aspects of Hamlet of interest to a student of human emotions: grief, infatuation, and madness.C. There are at least three aspects of Hamlet of interest to a student of human emotions: the death of his father, his being love-struck, and his mental state.D. There are at least three aspects of Hamlet of interest to a student of human emotions: his grief, his infatuation, and his madness.

Answer 1

D. There are at least three aspects of Hamlet of interest to a student of human emotions: his grief, his infatuation, and his madness.



The parallel structures are

his grief / his infatuation / his madness