Question

In Act III, scene iv, moderate insight is given into Queen Gertrude's character when she says: “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.” What is Gertrude revealing about herself here? Question 9 options: A: She feels guilty for her sins and yet she cannot face the reality of what she has done. B: She feels like her marriage to Claudius has had a negative effect on her complexion.

C: She cannot bear Hamlet's feigned madness any longer. D: She is angry with Hamlet for trying to get her to admit to a crime that she had no part in.

Answer 1

I believe the answer is options A) because the act 3 scene 4 part sounds alot like self reflection.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A: She feels guilty for her sins and yet she cannot face the reality of what she has done.

She clearly says it. She asks Hamlet to "speak no more" because he forces her to "turn'st mine eyes into my very soul", and since all she sees there are "black and grained spots", she does not like it. This mention of black spots in her soul symbolizes her guilt, and her unwilligness to see it reveals that she cannot face her own sins.