Read the excerpt from act ii of hamlet. hamlet: then i would you were so honest a man. polonius: honest, my lord! hamlet: ay, sir; to be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand. which is the most accurate adaptation of the underlined part of the excerpt? it is very rare to be an honest person in this world. most people in the world just don’t want to be honest. honest people don’t show up in the world too often. honesty is an overrated virtue in the world.

Honest people don't show up in the world too often.

Explanation:

Hamlet says: "To be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand" what he means is that it is very difficult to find honest people in this world beause there aren't many, as a result, the most accurate way of saying this is that "Honest people don't show up in the world too often".

Moreover, he uses the expression "one man picked out of ten thousand"; nowadays we would say "one in a million" to state that something is very hard to find. It is important to bear in mind that there is "ONE" in the million, so honest people don't show up very often, but maybe someday you may find one.

A. It is very rare to be an honest person in this world.

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