[Hamlet:] What is a man,
If his chief good and market of his time
Be but to sleep and feed? a beast, no more.
Sure he that made us with such large discourse,
Looking before and after, gave us not
That capability and god-like reason
To fust in us unus’d.
—Hamlet,
William Shakespeare
How does Hamlet’s speech reflect the ideals of Renaissance humanism?
Hamlet thinks that people are no different than animals.
Hamlet expresses his admiration for the works of classical writers.
Hamlet thinks that people are unable to make rational decisions.
Hamlet explores the purpose of living and places a high value on reason.