ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -When Claudius asks Hamlet, “How is it that the clouds still hang on you?” (1.2. 68) Hamlet responds sarcastically, “Not so, my lord; I am too much in the sun” (1.2.

Detailed explanation-2: -I am too much in the sun.” The joke here, is that “sun” really means “son.” And because he really is “too much in the son, ” his father’s death (murder) rightly has him feeling severely depressed.

Detailed explanation-3: -It has since become a standard English proverb. To be, or not to be, that is the question. Spoken by Hamlet during his soliloquy in the nunnery scene. It remains one of Shakespeare’s most famous quotes.

Detailed explanation-4: -SARAH: There’s also a subtle reference here to the fact that Ophelia is in danger of getting pregnant from Hamlet himself-the sun is a symbol traditionally associated with royalty, and, of course, Prince Hamlet is the “son” of old King Hamlet.

Detailed explanation-5: -In this part of Act 3 Scene 1, Ophelia goes to return the gifts Hamlet gave to her in the past. He confuses her with mixed messages. One moment he says ‘I did love you once’, the next ‘I loved you not’. He goes on to insult Ophelia and tells her to go to a nunnery.