After hamlet kills polonius, which word best characterizes hamlet's mood when claudius questions him? defiant fearful contrite introspective

In my opinion, the correct answer is A. defiant. Claudius wants to find out where is Polonius' body, but Hamlet doesn't want to tell him that. Instead, he shoots all kinds of hidden insults at him, such as that even fat kings, just like skinny beggars, eventually meet death and end up being the worms' food. He goes even further: a beggar can eat the fish that ate the worm, so basically a king can end up in a beggar's bowels. Hamlet still pretends to be mad, using the opportunity to provoke the king whenever he can.

I’d go with letter d