Which of the following statements best summarizes the main idea behind Anthony DiMatteo’s essay, “Shakespeare and the Public Discourse of Sovereignty: ’Reason of State’ in ’Hamlet’” ?

• A. Hamlet is a tragedy focusing on the plight of the early-modern self.
• B. Hamlet is a tragedy that reflects Shakespeare’s own political circumstances.
• C. Hamlet is a tragedy that focuses on the Elizabethan era’s loss of faith in humanity’s ability to govern itself without violence.
• D. Hamlet is a tragedy that reflects upon enlightened and progressive political systems that developed during Shakespeare’s time.