Question

Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet. Hamlet: To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep; No more; and, by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to, ’tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish’d. To die, to sleep; To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause In his adaptation of this excerpt, Laurence Olivier uses high cliffs as a background and he holds onto a knife. What effect do these choices have? These choices emphasize the possibility that Hamlet has gone mad. These choices emphasize the idea that the ghost may be imagined. These choices emphasize the fact that Hamlet is seeking revenge against Claudius. These choices emphasize the fact that Hamlet is considering taking his own life.

Answer 1

The effect that these choices have is that "These choices emphasize the fact that Hamlet is considering taking his own life."

Step-by-step explanation:

The background and the prompts that are used in a scene can add emotional changes or increment the effect of the message on the audience, as they communicate something as words do within the dialogue, these two elements are representations of aggression, stress, and tragedy for their visual shape and the social connotation they have.

Answer 2

Answer: These choices emphasize the fact that Hamlet is considering taking his own life.

Explanation: In Act III, Scene I, of "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" by William Shakespeare, in the adaptation of this excerpt by Laurence Olivier the effect that these choices have is that they emphasize the fact that Hamlet is considering taking his own life. Hamlet is placed on a rock located on a cliff overlooking the sea. He looks at the sea in fear. He considers his life as a sea of troubles, and thinks of ending his life to finish with his suffering.