ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
After speaking with the captain inFortinbras’s army, what conclusion does Hamlet reachabout his revenge against Claudius?
A
He must pursue it for the honor.
B
He will let Claudius suffer with his guiltinstead of taking revenge.
C
He will be doomed to hell if he pursues it.
D
He must forgive Claudius.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When the ghost discovers Hamlet idle it turns up again to invigorate his action and urge him to an act of prompt revenge. On the contrary, Hamlet realized the time ‘out of joint’ and decided to fix it. At last, Hamlet accomplishes the revenge for the murder of his father at the cost of his own life.

Detailed explanation-2: -When he does at last kill Claudius in the dying moments of Act 5, he does so suddenly, without forethought, poisoning the King in revenge for conniving to poison him and for accidentally poisoning Gertrude.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hamlet asks the Captain of Fortinbras’s army the purpose of their expedition. The Captain tells him they are fighting for a piece of worthless land. The Poles and Norwegians will fight for it simply to win honour (line 56).

Detailed explanation-4: -what did Hamlet decide after he met a captain in Fortinbras’s army? he decided that he would act upon Claudius immediately because Fortinbras is doing this for just a piece of land.

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