ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Any corrections to this sentence?When speaking to Hamlet, Claudius tells him “But you must know your father lost a father, that father lost, lost his ____ in filial obligation for some term to do obsequious sorrow” (1.2.3-6)
A
Choose the most relevant phrases
B
Make sure the whole sentence including the quotation makes sense
C
Both of the above
D
It’s fine the way it is.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Claudius Lines 87-117 Claudius tells Hamlet that while grief for his father is appropriate, it’s inappropriate for him to continue grieving for so long. He tells him it is weak and unmanly to wallow in this grief. He tells Hamlet to think of him as being a new father to him.

Detailed explanation-2: -Summary: Act IV, scene vii Claudius explains that he acted as he did, burying Polonius secretly and not punishing Hamlet for the murder, because both the common people and the queen love Hamlet very much. As a king and as a husband, he did not wish to upset either of them.

Detailed explanation-3: -Act 1 scene 5 The ghost tells Hamlet how he was murdered by his brother, Claudius. He reveals that Claudius poured poison in his ear while he was asleep and managed to seduce Gertrude. He instructs Hamlet to ‘Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder’.

Detailed explanation-4: -I can’t pray, even though I desperately want to, the strength of my guilt defeats the strength of my intention. And, like someone who can’t decide which of two actions to make, I stand here unable to do anything. So if I am guilty of this crime, is there not enough forgiveness in the heavens to make me free of it?

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