FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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for a pleasant holiday
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to have him killed.
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because Claudius didn’t want the danish people to realize Hamlet was crazy
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to clear his head
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Gertrude’s room, Polonius hides behind a tapestry. Hamlet’s entrance so alarms Gertrude that she cries out for help. Polonius echoes her cry, and Hamlet, thinking Polonius to be Claudius, stabs him to death. Hamlet then verbally attacks his mother for marrying Claudius.
Detailed explanation-2: -Claudius explains that he acted as he did, burying Polonius secretly and not punishing Hamlet for the murder, because both the common people and the queen love Hamlet very much. As a king and as a husband, he did not wish to upset either of them.
Detailed explanation-3: -Claudius responded to the death of Polonius with anger. He does understand the implications of what happened. Claudius understands that Polonius was hidden behind the tapestry and was killed by Hamlet. He understands that Hamlet had intended to kill him, but accidentally killed Polonius instead.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet continues to show no remorse for killing Polonius by mistake; he seems to think it was worth it for taking the risk of rashly slaying whoever was behind the curtain for the chance that it might be Claudius.