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Though Hamlet is famous for being _________, he still manage
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03 Oct 2017, 06:23
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Though Hamlet is famous for being _________, he still manages to go on something of a killing spree in Shakespeare’s play, proving that he is hardly paralyzed with depression.
A. indecisive
B. melancholy
C. monological
D. morose
E. violent
F. barbaric
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Melancholy, morose
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Question: 100
Page: 116-117
Question: 100
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Re: Though Hamlet is famous for being _________, he still manage
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14 Oct 2017, 15:45
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The key to this sentence comes at the very end, when you learn that Hamlet is not “paralyzed with depression.” We’ve already read in the middle part of the sentence that he is not paralyzed, so the depression part must come from the blank.
Indecisive and monologic both fit the famous character of Hamlet, but they don’t fit the sentence (nor do they make a pair). Similarly, violent and barbaric would be accurate in describing Hamlet, but they don’t fit the sentence. Only melancholy and morose match the meaning you want.
Hence options melancholy, morose are best fit!
The key to this sentence comes at the very end, when you learn that Hamlet is not “paralyzed with depression.” We’ve already read in the middle part of the sentence that he is not paralyzed, so the depression part must come from the blank.
Indecisive and monologic both fit the famous character of Hamlet, but they don’t fit the sentence (nor do they make a pair). Similarly, violent and barbaric would be accurate in describing Hamlet, but they don’t fit the sentence. Only melancholy and morose match the meaning you want.
Hence options melancholy, morose are best fit!
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07 Apr 2024, 05:54
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Though Hamlet is famous for being _________, he still manages to go on something of a killing spree in Shakespeare’s play, proving that he is hardly paralyzed with depression
Can be rewritten by replacing "hardly" with "not" to clarify the meaning.
Though Hamlet is famous for being _________, he still manages to go on something of a killing spree in Shakespeare’s play, proving that he is not paralyzed with depression
By his killing spree he proved that he was not paralyzed with depression. The "though" at the start of the sentence demands a contrast. So the phrase "Hamlet is famous for being _________" should convey the meaning that Hamlet was depressed.
Only melancholy and morose fit the bill.
Can be rewritten by replacing "hardly" with "not" to clarify the meaning.
Though Hamlet is famous for being _________, he still manages to go on something of a killing spree in Shakespeare’s play, proving that he is not paralyzed with depression
By his killing spree he proved that he was not paralyzed with depression. The "though" at the start of the sentence demands a contrast. So the phrase "Hamlet is famous for being _________" should convey the meaning that Hamlet was depressed.
Only melancholy and morose fit the bill.
