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Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

… The spirit that I have seen
May be the devil: and the devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape; yea, and perhaps
Out of my weakness and my melancholy, …
[He] abuses me to dam(n) me… (Hamlet; Act II, scene ii)

What is the meaning of the word melancholy, as it is used above?
A: depression
B: ecstasy
C: greed
D: outrage

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Answer: greed

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Answer:

The first is wrong, the correct answer is Depression. The context clues make it clear.

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