Question

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 1

The above excerpt supports the conclusion that Gertrude can’t bear listening to Hamlet because she knows he’s right.

The correct option is B.

in Act III Scene IV in the play “Hamlet,” Hamlet rants out at his mother when she asks him to stop going against the King (Claudius). In reply, he asks her that why had she betrayed his father and married his father's brother. Gertrude pleads Hamlet to stop speaking such things as she gets shattered on listening to the truth. She very well knows that Claudius has killed the King and had taken his place.

Answer 2

Answer:

The excerpt supports the conclusion that Gertrude b. can’t bear listening to Hamlet because she knows he’s right.

Explanation:

The tone of Gertrude words begs to Hamlet to stop talking as well as showing a sense of denial. If we quote "These words like daggers enter in mine ears; " we have a clear example of this.