Read the excerpt below from Little Women and answer the question:

"He did look round, came back, put his arms about her as she stood on the step above him, and looked up at her with a face that made his short appeal eloquent and pathetic."

Which definition below is an antonym or opposite to the word 'eloquent'?

A. uncommunicative

B. indicative

C. fluent

D. loud

Hamlet's aside is: " A little more than kin, and less than kind." This shows indifference and sarcasm.

Explanation:

Claudius is his mother's lover who would soon become his stepfather, thus, he is "more than kin." Still grieving for his father's death, Hamlet finds it unkind for both Claudius and Gertrude to make their relationship public. This is heightened by his suspicion that it was Claudius who killed his father, hence the expression "less than kind."