WAEC Literature in English 2010 Objective — Question 49
Question 49 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2010 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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[Extract, Act II Scene One, Lines 1-4] "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?" Read the extract and answer questions 46-50. The response given to this speech indicates that the attempt was
- A. A. unsuccessfulCorrect
- B. B. successful
- C. C. progressing
- D. D. dangerous
Explanation
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern report that their attempt to draw out the true cause of Hamlet's behaviour was unsuccessful. (Note: per the source's own notice, the WAEC syllabus changed the year this paper was set, and only the General Literary Principles/Appreciation questions [1-30] had official published answers; this Hamlet section [31-50] answer and explanation are derived from the play's text itself.)
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