ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
After the death of her father, Ophelia only communicates through ____
A
writing
B
sign language
C
songs
D
blinking
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet indirectly causes Ophelia’s madness by killing Polonius. Ophelia goes crazy because her father has died and Hamlet being the one who killed him, it is too much for her to bear.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ophelia’s songs all concern unrequited love. The third song, in fact, blatantly indicts a lover who has left his love’s bed. “Before you tumbled me, you promised me to wed.” This song provides another proof that Ophelia’s madness may stem from her having been intimate with Hamlet and then rejected by him.

Detailed explanation-3: -Act 4, Scene 5 | myShakespeare.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ophelia goes mad because her father, Polonius, whom she deeply loved, has been killed by Hamlet. In addition, Hamlet, whom she also loved, has cruelly rejected her.

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