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Which excerpt best reveals that Prince Henry believes Poins is not particularly intelligent? PRINCE HENRY: Shall I tell the one thing, Poins? POINS: Yes, faith; and let it be an excellent good thing (35) PRINCE HENRY: It shall serve among wits of no higher breeding than thine POINS: Go to; I stand the push of your one thing that you will tell. PRINCE HENRY: Marry, I tell thee, it is not meet that I should be sad, now my father is sick: albeit I could tell (40) thee, as to one it pleases me for fault of a better, to call my friend, I could be sad, and sad indeed too. POINS: Very hardly upon such a subject. PRINCE HENRY: By this hand thou thinkest me as far in the devil's (45) book as thou and Falstaff for obduracy and persistency: let the end try the man. But I tell thee, my heart bleeds inwardly that my father is so sick

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Which excerpt best reveals that Prince Henry believes Poins is not particularly intelligent? PRINCE HENRY: Shall I tell the one thing, Poins? POINS: Yes, faith; and let it be an excellent good thing (35) PRINCE HENRY: It shall serve among wits of no higher breeding than thine POINS: Go to; I stand the push of your one thing that you will tell. PRINCE HENRY: Marry, I tell thee, it is not meet that I should be sad, now my father is sick: albeit I could tell (40) thee, as to one it pleases me for fault of a better, to call my friend, I could be sad, and sad indeed too. POINS: Very hardly upon such a subject. PRINCE HENRY: By this hand thou thinkest me as far in the devil's (45) book as thou and Falstaff for obduracy and persistency: let the end try the man. But I tell thee, my heart bleeds inwardly that my father is so sick

Which excerpt best reveals that Prince Henry believes Poins is not particularly intelligent?
PRINCE HENRY: Shall I tell the one thing, Poins?
POINS: Yes, faith; and let it be an excellent good thing
(35) PRINCE HENRY: It shall serve among wits of no higher breeding than thine
POINS: Go to; I stand the push of your one thing that you
will tell.
PRINCE HENRY: Marry, I tell thee, it is not meet that I should be
sad, now my father is sick: albeit I could tell
(40) thee, as to one it pleases me for fault of a
better, to call my friend, I could be sad, and sad
indeed too.
POINS: Very hardly upon such a subject.
PRINCE HENRY: By this hand thou thinkest me as far in the devil's
(45) book as thou and Falstaff for obduracy and
persistency: let the end try the man. But I tell
thee, my heart bleeds inwardly that my father is so
sick

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The excerpt that best reveals Prince Henry's belief that Poins is not particularly intelligent is when Prince Henry says, "It shall serve among wits of no higher breeding than thine."
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