Any corrections to this sentence? Claudius tells Hamlet that his grief is a fault to heaven, a fault against the dead, a fault to nature. (1.2.15-16)

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Any corrections to this sentence? Claudius tells Hamlet that his grief is “a fault to heaven, a fault against the dead, a fault to nature.” (1.2.15-16)

A	Add a / to indicate a line break after “a fault to heaven /
B	move the period AFTER the citation nature” (1.2.15-16).
C	Both of the above.
D	It’s fine the way it is.

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Claudius Lines 87-117 Claudius tells Hamlet that while grief for his father is appropriate, it’s inappropriate for him to continue grieving for so long. He tells him it is weak and unmanly to wallow in this grief. He tells Hamlet to think of him as being a new father to him.

Detailed explanation-2: -* Claudius says that Prince Hamlet’s grief is “incorrect to heaven", meaning it’s not what God wants and a sin. * Claudius says that Prince Hamlet’s grief shows his “heart unfortified", “mind impatient", and “understanding simple and unschooled."

Detailed explanation-3: -Gertrude and Claudius encourage him to cease grieving and to get on with life. Gertrude asks Hamlet why he seems so particularly affected by his father’s death, and Hamlet snaps at her that, unlike his mother and her husband, he has no pretenses.

Detailed explanation-4: -1. Claudius tells Hamlet that it’s natural for a father to die and that life goes on. 2. He calls Hamlet’s grief “unmanly, ” meaning that Hamlet is acting too girlish with all of this depression and moping around.

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