Gertrude believes Hamlet is going to harm her, so she screams, which leads to Poloniuss death.

HAMLET

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Gertrude believes Hamlet is going to harm her, so she screams, which leads to Polonius’s death.

A	True
B	False
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -What does Gertrude tell Claudius? She tells him that Hamlet has killed Polonius and dragged away the body.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Hamlet killed Polonius by an accident. He was attempting to avenge his father’s murder by killing Claudius, but got misled and killed Polonius.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gertrude’s shocked echo, As kill a king? (line 30) and the wringing of [her] hands (line 34) signal not only her innocence of the deed, but her shock in discovering that her new husband murdered her first. It prepares the ground for her switching loyalties from her husband to her son at the end of the scene.

Detailed explanation-4: -However, Gertrude agrees to Polonius’ plan because it affords her the hope that Hamlet’s madness merely results from unrequited love, which can be easily remedied.

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