Read the excerpt from Act 4, Scene 3 of Hamlet.(30) HAMLET: A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of aking, and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm.KING CLAUDIUS: What dost you mean by this?HAMLET: Nothing but to show you how a king may go aprogress through the guts of a beggar.What message does Hamlet convey to King Claudius? A. Though he is king, Claudius is no better than a beggar. B. Everyone dies, no matter their wealth or social status. C. King Claudius is destined to die at the hands of a beggar. D. He knows Claudius does not come from a royal family.Reset

Read the excerpt from Act 4, Scene 3 of Hamlet.HAMLET: Not where he eats, but where he is eaten: a certainconvocation of politic worms are e'en at him. Yourworm is your only emperor for diet: we fat all(25) creatures else to fat us, and we fat ourselves formaggots: your fat king and your lean beggar is butvariable service, two dishes, but to one table:that's the end.KING CLAUDIUS: Alas, alas!What does Hamlet's wordplay and riddle reveal about his character? A. He has a strong sense of humor. B. He does not respect Claudius. C. He recognizes Claudius as his equal. D. He does not think Claudius is smart.

Select the correct text in the passage.Which excerpt provides the best evidence that Hamlet believes King Claudius is an immoral person?HAMLET: Nothing but to show you how a king may go aprogress through the guts of a beggar.(35) KING CLAUDIUS: Where is Polonius?HAMLET: In heaven; send hither to see: if your messengerfind him not there, seek him i' the other placeyourself.But indeed, if you find him not withinthis month, you shall nose him as you go up the(40) stairs into the lobby.

Which of the following lines from Act I of Hamlet provides exposition? Select all that apply.[HAMLET] But two months dead!—nay, not so much, not two: / So excellent a king[CLAUDIUS] Though yet of Hamlet our dear brother's death / The memory be green; and that it us befitted / To bear our hearts in grief, our whole kingdom / To be contracted in one brow of woe[LAERTES] Fear it, Ophelia, fear it, my dear sister; / And keep within the rear of your affection, / Out of the shot and danger of desire[GHOST] Thus was I, sleeping, by a brother's hand / Of life, of crown, of queen, at once despatch'd

Read the excerpt and answer the question.But, you must know, your father lost a father;That father lost, lost his (Act I, scene ii)What message is Claudius giving Hamlet with these words?It is time to stop grieving.His father was a worthy man.Hamlet should accept Claudius as his father.Hamlet will be Claudius’s heir.

In Act I, how do King Claudius and Queen Gertrude try to reason with Hamlet? What does Hamlet’s soliloquy suggest about his response to their reasoning? Cite evidence from the text to support your response.