ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
‘Hamlet and Oedipus’ was written by:
A
Bradley
B
Dover Wilson
C
Earnest Jones
D
Freud
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -William Shakespeare ‘s Oedipus, A Play Written By Sophocles.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ernest Jones argues that Hamlet’s misogyny stems from the sexual repression of Gertrude and Ophelia. The main point of Ernest Jones’ article “ Tragedy and the Mind of the Infant” is that Hamlet is in love with his mother. He roots Hamlet ‘s misogyny in Gertrude and Ophelia rejecting him sexually.

Detailed explanation-3: -Written between 1599 and 1601, Hamlet is widely recognised as one of the most powerful plays in the history of English theatre. It is a revenge tragedy that revolves around the agonised interior mind of a young Danish prince.

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