ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Act 3 Scene 4:Why does the ghost return?
A
to attack Hamlet
B
to remind Hamlet to avenge his murder
C
to help Hamlet
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Polonius echoes her cry, and Hamlet, thinking Polonius to be Claudius, stabs him to death. Hamlet then verbally attacks his mother for marrying Claudius. In the middle of Hamlet’s attack, the Ghost returns to remind Hamlet that his real purpose is to avenge his father’s death.

Detailed explanation-2: -King Hamlet’s Ghost reappears to Hamlet, but only Hamlet can see him. Hamlet believes that the Ghost has come to chide his tardy son into carrying out the “dread command, ” but Hamlet then perceives the Ghost as his mother’s protector. The Ghost tells his son to be kinder to her.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ghost intones that it has come to remind Hamlet of his purpose, that Hamlet has not yet killed Claudius and must achieve his revenge. Noting that Gertrude is amazed and unable to see him, the ghost asks Hamlet to intercede with her.

Detailed explanation-4: -The ghost reappears to caution Hamlet Jr. to quit harassing his mother. Hamlet Jr. is furious with Gertrude for marrying her brother in law, whom he considers inferior to her first husband, Hamlet Jr’s father.

Detailed explanation-5: -She refuses to see the Ghost because of her own guilt. Gertrude’s black heart impedes her vision, refusing her the sight of her loving husband.

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