Question

[Hamlet:] . . . roasted in wrath and fire,

And thus o’er-sized with coagulate gore,

With eyes like carbuncles, the hellish Pyrrhus

Old grandsire Priam seeks.

–Hamlet,
William Shakespeare

Pyrrhus is a figure from Greek mythology. He is known for killing the elderly King Priam during the Trojan War.

What does this passage suggest about Pyrrhus’s state of mind?

He is enraged.
He is scared.
He is sad.
He is proud.

Answer 1

Answer: A- enraged

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

A: He is enraged

Step-by-step explanation:

The words used to describe him are:

coagulate gore

eyes like carbuncles

hellish

All this words suggest a stern looking person and later we are told that He is known for killing the elderly King Priam during the Trojan War.

Using this word with those features listed earlier, it is clear that he was angry or enraged.