Gertrude: O Hamlet! speak no more;
Thou turn’st mine eyes into my very soul;
And there I see such black and grained spots
As will not leave their tinct.
Hamlet: Nay, but to live
In the rank sweat of an enseamed bed,
Stew’d in corruption, honeying and making love
Over the nasty sty,—
Gertrude: O! speak to me no more;
These words like daggers enter in mine ears;
No more, sweet Hamlet!
The excerpt supports the conclusion that Gertrude
a. ignores what Hamlet says because she thinks he’s crazy.
b. can’t bear listening to Hamlet because she knows he’s right.
c. has difficulty understanding Hamlet because he’s yelling so loud.
d. doesn’t really pay attention to Hamlet because he’s ranting.
Answer:
b. can’t bear listening to Hamlet because she knows he’s right.
Explanation:
According to the given excerpt in the play "Hamlet", there is a dialogue between Hamlet and his mother as she tries to dissuade him from antagonising Claudius, the king.
Hamlet wants to know why his mother betrayed his father, and his mother tells him to stop because she cannot bear to hear him as she knows that he is right.
Therefore, the excerpt supports the conclusion that Gertrude can’t bear listening to Hamlet because she knows he’s right.
