except from act iv, scene iv of shakespeare's hamlet
norwegian captain. yes, it is already garrison'd.
hamlet. [referring to fortinbras' army] two thousand souls and twenty thousand ducats
will not debate the question of this straw.
this is th' imposthume of much wealth and peace,
that inward breaks, and shows no cause without 2815
why the man dies.- i humbly you, sir.
norwegian captain. god b' wi' you, sir. [exit.]
rosencrantz. will't you go, my lord?
hamlet. i'll be with you straight. go a little before.
[exeunt all but hamlet.] 2820
how all occasions do inform against me
and spur my dull revenge! what is a man,
if his chief good and market of his time
be but to sleep and feed? a beast, no more.
sure he that made us with such large discourse, 2825
looking before and after, gave us not
that capability and godlike reason
to fust in us unus'd. now, whether it be
bestial oblivion, or some craven scruple
of thinking too precisely on th' event,- 2830
a thought which, quarter'd, hath but one part wisdom
and ever three parts coward,- i do not know
why yet i live to say 'this thing's to do,'
sith i have cause, and will, and strength, and means
to do't. examples gross as earth exhort me.
how does hamlet feel at the beginning of this soliloquy?
a) he is worried about his relationship with ophelia.
b) he is not interested at all in discussing fortinbras' army.
c) he thinks that his desire for revenge is pointless.
d) he believes the entire world is telling him to do his revenge.