ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At first Gertrude refuses to see Ophelia after Polonius’s murder, but changes her mind when she finds out what?
A
Ophelia is behind a locked door in her private room.
B
Ophelia is acting crazy in Elsinore.
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Why does Gertrude state that she won’t see Ophelia? Why does she soon change her mind? Because Hamlet killed her father, Polonius and Ophelia will be depressed and sad. / Because Horatio says that Ophelia should be pitied, explaining that her grief has made her disordered and incoherent.

Detailed explanation-2: -What doesn’t Gertrude want to see Ophelia? She is feeling guilty that her son Hamlet killed her father Polonius. Why does Gertrude decide to speak with Ophelia? Ophelia could make false accusations about her fathers death and spread rumors if she doesn’t speak to someone.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Act 4, scene 1 Gertrude reports Polonius’s death to Claudius, who sends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to find Hamlet and recover the body. Act 4, scene 2 Hamlet refuses to tell Rosencrantz and Guildenstern where he has put Polonius’s body.

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