Question

Which of these adaptations of the excerpt is most likely to portray Hamlet as worried and thoughtful?

A. The actor playing hamlet shouts his lines to the audience while wildly gesturing with his hands.
B. The actor playing hamlet speaks slowly & deliberately, weighing the meaning of every word as he goes along
C. The actor playing hamlet cries to himself as he tearfully speaks the lines to himself
D. The actor playing hamlet sings the lines, adding an impromptu melody to the soliloquy

Answer 1

The answer is B:

The actor playing hamlet speaks slowly & deliberately, weighing the meaning of every word as he goes along

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Answer 2

The correct answer is B. The actor playing hamlet speaks slowly & deliberately, weighing the meaning of every word as he goes along.

By speaking slowly and emphasizing the tone of the words he uses, he would be protraying a sense of distress and cautiousness that in the other options provided the actor would not achieve. As the saying goes: less is more.