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Hamlet's words about catching 'the conscience of the King' rely on which assumption?
AThat Polonius is loyal to Hamlet
BThat Claudius believes in ghosts
CThat Gertrude will denounce Claudius
DThat stage representation can provoke involuntary guilt
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. That stage representation can provoke involuntary guilt
1. The premise is that watching a mirrored crime startles the guilty conscience.
2. Aristotle's pity-and-fear effect is inverted here as a diagnostic test.
3. Hamlet treats drama as an evidence-gathering instrument.
_Source: Project Gutenberg #1524 — Shakespeare's Hamlet — "Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King"_
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