Consider these lines spoken in Hamlet by Shakespeare’s title character: “To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them.” Hamlet is sometimes said to be the first modern character in drama because he __________.
a. is as mysterious to himself as he is to others
b. is caught between acting and not acting
c. rejects the love of Ophelia
d. sells his soul to the devil
Answer: a. is as mysterious to himself as he is to others
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