Question

[Hamlet:]


What is a man,

If his chief good and market of his time


Be but to sleep and feed? a beast, no more.


Sure he that made us with such large discourse,


Looking before and after, gave us not


That capability and god-like reason


To fust in us unus’d.


—Hamlet,

William Shakespeare


How does Hamlet’s speech reflect the ideals of Renaissance humanism?


Hamlet thinks that people are no different than animals.

Hamlet expresses his admiration for the works of classical writers.

Hamlet thinks that people are unable to make rational decisions.

Hamlet explores the purpose of living and places a high value on reason.

ANSWER-Hamlet explores the purpose of living and places a high value on reason.

Answer 1

Answer:

Hamlet explores the purpose of living and places a high value on reason.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Hamlet's speech reflect the ideals of Renaissance humanism because:

• Hamlet explores the purpose of living and places a high value on reason.

Renaissance humanism

In the play 'Hamlet', and specifically in the speech, Hamlet speaks about the reason being the only thing that makes us not being beasts. He also explores the purpose of living by asking what is a man and describing that a man has reason.

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