Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.

Laertes: Fear it, Ophelia, fear it, my dear sister;
And keep you in the rear of your affection,
Out of the shot and danger of desire.

The word shot, as used in the passage, makes Laertes’ argument more effective because it has a

negative connotation of peril.
negative connotation of war.
positive connotation of excitement.
positive connotation of devotion.

Question

Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.

Laertes: Fear it, Ophelia, fear it, my dear sister; 
And keep you in the rear of your affection, 
Out of the shot and danger of desire.

The word shot, as used in the passage, makes Laertes’ argument more effective because it has a

negative connotation of peril.
negative connotation of war.
positive connotation of excitement.
positive connotation of devotion.

anonymous · Answer

In that sense it would be a negative connotation , as he is obviously warning Ophelia against something so it has to be either peril or war. Is there a threat of war in the story hamlet?