ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At the end of Act 4, it is made known that someone has died. Who died?
A
Polonius
B
Claudius
C
Hamlet
D
Ophelia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ophelia, mad with grief, has drowned in the river. Anguished to have lost his sister so soon after his father’s death, Laertes flees the room. Claudius summons Gertrude to follow.

Detailed explanation-2: -Claudius confirms that Hamlet killed Polonius, though seeking to take Claudius’ life.

Detailed explanation-3: -After they settle on the plan, Gertrude arrives to inform the king and Laertes that Ophelia is dead. She was found drowned in a brook, surrounded by flowers. Laertes grieves over the loss of his sister, while Claudius frets about his plans.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ophelia kills herself because the fate of Denmark is placed on her shoulders when she is asked to more or less spy on Hamlet, her father has been murdered (by her former lover no less), from the confusion created by her father and brother with regard to the meaning of love, and her suicide is even an act of revenge.

Detailed explanation-5: -Act 4, Scene 7-Video Note: Ophelia’s Death | myShakespeare.

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