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WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2010 (Objective)

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Read the extract and answer the question

And can you, by no drift of circumstance,
Get from him why he puts on this confusion,
Grating so harshly all his days of quiet.
With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
(Act 111, scene one line, 1-4)

The enquiry is about
Answer Details
The enquiry is about Hamlet. The speaker is asking whether there is any way to find out from Hamlet himself why he is behaving in such a confused and disturbed manner, which is causing great discomfort to himself and others. The use of phrases like "turbulent and dangerous lunacy" suggests that the speaker is deeply concerned about Hamlet's mental state and is seeking answers to help him.
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