Question

read the excerpt from act ii of hamlet. could force his soul so to his own conceit that from her working all his visage wannd, tears in his eyes, distraction in s aspect, a broken voice, and his whole function suiting with forms to his conceit? and all for nothing! for hecuba! shakespeares allusion to hecuba suggests that hamlet is irritated by the actors emotional performance of the speech. is impressed by the actors ability to cry for a fictional character. wishes the actor had shown more emotion during the speech. feels that the actor does not know who hecuba really was.

Explanation:

In the excerpt, Hamlet observes an actor showing intense emotion for Hecuba, a fictional character. He is struck by the actor's ability to generate such real - seeming feelings for a non - existent person.

Answer:

B. is impressed by the actor's ability to cry for a fictional character.