ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Claudius convinces Laertes that:
A
his father’s death was an accident
B
Ophelia’s madness is only temporary
C
Hamlet is to blame and that together they can get revenge
D
Hamlet must not be harmed and to return to France
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -By exercising his skill with posturing emotions, Claudius convinces Laertes that he has restrained his actions toward Hamlet for reasons that make him look like a kind man and a responsible monarch.

Detailed explanation-2: -Claudius’ plan is to stage a fencing bout between Hamlet and Laertes, in which Laertes’ sword will remain ‘accidentally’ sharp. Laertes loves this plan, and adds that he’ll put some poison on the sword, so that Hamlet will die, even if he’s only scratched.

Detailed explanation-3: -Claudius and Laertes launch a poisonous plot. The king, furious that Hamlet is returning, convinces Laertes to duel Hamlet with a poisoned, sharpened sword. He also plans to offer Hamlet a poisoned drink if Laertes fails to kill him. Laertes agrees to Claudius’s plan, hoping to kill Hamlet in revenge.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the final scene of the play, Laertes, fueled by his anger and lust for revenge, stabs Hamlet with a poisoned sword during a duel and delivers Hamlet to one of the many finale deaths, even though it comes at the cost of Laertes’s own life.

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