Question

Which excerpt best reveals that Prince Henry thinks Poins is not particularly intelligent?

PRINCE HENRY: Shall I tell thee one thing, Poins?
POINS: Yes, faith; and let it be an excellent good thing.
(35) PRINCE HENRY: It shall serve among wits of no higher breeding than thine.
POINS: Go to; I stand the push of your one thing that you
will tell.
PRINCE HENRY: Marry, I tell thee, it is not meet that I should be
sad, now my father is sick: albeit I could tell
(40) thee, as to one it pleases me, for fault of a
better, to call my friend, I could be sad, and sad
indeed too.
POINS: Very hardly upon such a subject.
PRINCE HENRY: By this hand thou thinkest me as far in the devil's
(45) book as thou and Falstaff for obduracy and
persistency: let the end try the man. But I tell
thee, my heart bleeds inwardly that my father is so
sick:

Answer 1

The excerpt that best reveals that Prince Henry thinks Poins is not particularly intelligent is when Prince Henry says, 'It shall serve among wits of no higher breeding than thine.'

Step-by-step explanation:

The excerpt that best reveals that Prince Henry thinks Poins is not particularly intelligent is:

PRINCE HENRY: It shall serve among wits of no higher breeding than thine.

This excerpt shows that Prince Henry believes Poins is of lower intelligence compared to other witty individuals.