Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet. Thus conscience does make cowards of us all; And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought, And enterprises of great pith and moment With this regard their currents turn awry And lose the name of action
Which word does Hamlet use to describe those who choose to live?
a. cowards
b. resolution
c. enterprises
d. currents

A.

Explanation:

The given text is taken from the play 'Hamlet' penned by William Shakespeare. The speaker is Hamlet. It is a famous soliloquy in the literature, in this Hamlet questions the living and the dead realms.

The word that Hamlet used to describe the ones who choose to live is a coward. He says that 'conscience' makes one coward. As Hamlet desires to die he questions about life or what is stored up after one dies. He said that the one who chooses to live because of the fear of the unknown world of the dead is a coward.

So, the correct answer is Coward.

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