WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet Read the extract and answer the question Think it no more: For nature, crescent, does not grow alone In thews and bulk, as this ...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2009 (Objective) Subject: Literature In English

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet

Read the extract and answer the question

Think it no more:
For nature, crescent, does not grow alone
In thews and bulk, as this temple waxes,
The inward service of the mind and soul
Grows wide withal. Perhaps he loves you now.
And now no soil or cantle doth besmirch
The virtue of his will
(Act One, Scene 111, Lines 10 - 16)

A character being addressed is
Answer Details
The character being addressed is Ophelia. The speaker is advising Ophelia to stop thinking about Hamlet because as people grow physically, their mental and emotional capabilities also increase. The speaker suggests that Hamlet may love her at present and his intentions are pure.

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