FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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Happy about what she had thought Hamlet was, but what he never was
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sad about what Hamlet had been, but is no more
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angry about what Ophelia wishes Hamlet were
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the previous scene, Hamlet has boasted of his love for Ophelia, saying that his grief far outweighs that of Laertes. Yet moments later, Hamlet seems to have forgotten all about Ophelia’s death.
Detailed explanation-2: -Polonius asks Ophelia what her relationship with Hamlet is, whether the young man has made advances to her. She answers that Hamlet has told her he loves her and that she believes him. Polonius calls her a “green girl, ” accusing her of being too naive to judge Hamlet’s sincerity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Was Hamlet really in love with Ophelia? It is likely that Hamlet really was in love with Ophelia. Readers know Hamlet wrote love letters to Ophelia because she shows them to Polonius. In addition, Hamlet tells Ophelia, “I did love you once” (3.1.
Detailed explanation-4: -Enraged, Hamlet curses her, predicting a disaster for her dowry. He tells her again to go to a nunnery. As Ophelia frets over his apparently fled sanity, he says that he knows that women are two faced and cannot be trusted; they all deserve to be cast aside. Then he leaves.