ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
By the end of Act III, how does Hamlet feel about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
A
He recognizes them to be true friends and appreciates their camaraderie.
B
He does not trust them and resents their continued presence in his life.
C
He feels sorry for them that Claudius and Gertrude have involved the duo in their concerns.
D
He wishes them well, but views their presence in his life as temporary.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -By the end of Act 3, how does Hamlet feel about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? He does not trust them and resents their continued presence in his life.

Detailed explanation-2: -His friends ask him to confess the reasons of his sorrow to him, but Hamlet feels that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are more loyal to the King and Queen in this situation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hamlet finally reveals his full disdain for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, saying that he has neither love nor respect for them or their King, to whom he refers as a “thing.” Hamlet calls his classmates the worst kind of parasites.

Detailed explanation-4: -He tells Horatio that he has no sympathy for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, who betrayed him and catered to Claudius, but that he feels sorry for having behaved with such hostility toward Laertes.

Detailed explanation-5: -How does Hamlet feel about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? Why? He know they were sent by the king and queen when he saw the guilty look in their eyes after he asked if they had come on their own free will. He knew they would be honest.

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