ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ is Hamlet’s tone when he speaks to Ophelia.
A
He crazy in love with her and asks her to marry him.
B
He respectfully asks her to come with him after the play.
C
He’s angry & tells her to become a nun & not have children.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Describe Hamlet’s tone when he speaks to Ophelia: Hamlet is angry and he tells Ophelia to become a nun and to never marry or have children. Because, he reasons, that children become people and they become terrible. Hamlet’s kind of losing it.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Hamlet’s infamous soliloquy, Hamlet conveys a questioning tone with contemplative language to explore the pains of life and uncertainty of death. At the start of his soliloquy, Hamlet begins with a reflective state of mind and develops into a resigned anger demonstrating his use of dramatic tonal shift.

Detailed explanation-3: -He goes on to insult Ophelia and tells her to go to a nunnery. He tells her that this will be the best place for her and, by being a nun, Ophelia won’t have children and produce wicked men like his uncle.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet’s most mad-seeming outburst, against Ophelia, may be explained by the fact that Claudius and Polonius are spying on the conversation: if Hamlet suspects that he’s being spied on, he may be acting more deranged than he really is for the benefit of his listeners.

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