WAEC Literature in English 2006 Question 34

Question 34

Set Text: Hamlet
William Shakespeare: Hamlet (Act I Scene I, lines 128–139)
The passage, as printed

Hamlet (William Shakespeare). The speaker's mood is

  1. A.anger
  2. B.regret
  3. C.anxiety
  4. D.disappointment
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (anxiety)

Explanation

Horatio begs the ghost again and again to speak and say whether it warns of danger to the country. His urgent, repeated pleading shows anxiety.