ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to the grave diggers, why is Ophelia allowed to have a proper Christian burial?
A
Her family is wealthy. The rich get to buy their way toward a better situation. In heaven all will be judged equally.
B
Because she was saved and baptized.
C
Because all souls deserve a Christian burial. This is the only way they can gain entrance into Heaven.
D
This way her final request.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Why is one of the gravediggers irritated that Ophelia will be given a Christian burial in the graveyard? Ophelia seems to have taken her own life and therefore she should not receive a Christian burial.

Detailed explanation-2: -Claudius’ command at inquest, he argues, should grant her all the rites of a Christian burial. The priest refuses, saying that, because she committed suicide, he must deny Ophelia the requiem mass and other trappings of a Christian burial, even though Ophelia will be buried on sacred ground.

Detailed explanation-3: -The grave digger is mad that Ophelia is getting a traditional Christian burial, since she allegedly committed suicide. She is getting a Christian Burial because King Claudius ordered for that to occur for her.

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