Claudius: ] o wretched state! o bosom black as death! o limed soul, that struggling to be free art more engaged! , angels! make assay; bow, stubborn knees; and heart with strings of steel be soft as sinews of the new-born babe. all may be well. –hamlet, william shakespeare how does this passage show that king claudius is a round character? 1. he represents the idea of religious devotion. 2. he has suddenly decided to step down and make hamlet king. 3. he shows a range of emotions, including guilt. 4. he behaves exactly as he did earlier in the play.

The answer is: 3. He shows a range of emotions, including guilt.

A round character is behaves in a realistic way and grows in complexity within the story. In Act 3, Scene 3 from "Hamlet," Claudius is able to reveal his bad conscience after killing his own brother to become king. Thus, he exclaims his soul is as black as death and that his guilt cannot leave his soul. He even asks angels to help him get rid of his sin, so that his heart can become soft again.

option C

Explanation:

answer: b. grete might have remained as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the story.

one of the most interesting characteristics of gregor's metamorphosis is that, although he is the only character who has physically changed, it is this same change which triggered a transformation in the rest of his family.

by taking care of gregor, grete has become stronger and more confident. she has found a life outside of the house, and has become more independent and self-sufficient. the novel implies that the trigger for the change is gregor's own transformation, and that without it, grete was likely to remain as shy and immature as she was at the beginning of the book.

explanation:

i feel like it is actually b.