What undermines Gertrude’s confidence is the fact that she
is dependent on Claudius. If she was a
confident woman then she would find out for herself whether or not the rumor
was true that the King was murdered.
Hamlet also called her fickle when he said “Frailty is thy name woman.” Even when Hamlet tells her enough to know
that there is something wrong Gertrude would still stand by her new husband and
that is what undermines her confidence.
I believe A is the best option
You can ask “would this be useful to someone else” and “if I was teaching this to someone else how would I explain it?”
The thing Reggie should do first is B) step away from Tom, apologize, and ask him to talk about it. You shouldn't get into unnecessary conflicts.
