LITERATURE QUESTIONS
INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY STUDIES
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Hamlet is deeply disturbed by his father’s death.
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It is never proven within the play that Claudius murdered King Hamlet.
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Hamlet doubts the proper course of action to take.
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Ophelia dies by drowning.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet Summary. The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, Hamlet’s uncle. Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. His uncle, fearing for his life, also devises plots to kill Hamlet.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hamlet is not a true story. It is a work of fiction inspired by the tale of the mediaeval Danish ruler, Amleth, from Gesta Danorum a 1200 AD history of Denmark by historian Saxo Grammaticus.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are three plots in Shakespeare’s Hamlet: the main revenge plot and two subplots involving the romance between Hamlet and Ophelia, and the looming war with Norway.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet is driven by his emotions, while Claudius is selfish yet intelligent. In terms of cognitive resources, each leader demonstrates a different ethical stance. The social and cultural resources enable both Hamlet and Claudius to act in ways that are only sometimes emotional appreciate.