WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet Read the extract below and answer the question A : What, has this thing appeared again tonight? B : I have seen nothing (Act I, ...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2007 (Objective) Subject: Literature In English

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet

Read the extract below and answer the question

A : What, has this thing appeared again tonight?
B : I have seen nothing
(Act I, Scene one, lines 21-22)

This thing refers to a
Answer Details
The word "this thing" in the given extract refers to a "ghost". In the play, Hamlet encounters the ghost of his father who appears to him and speaks to him. In this particular exchange between two characters, A asks if the ghost has appeared again and B denies seeing anything. Therefore, "this thing" can be interpreted as a reference to the ghost that has been previously sighted by A.

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