FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Rosencrantz
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Guildenstern
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Gertrude
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Emily
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Detailed explanation-1: -’ When Hamlet says Rosencrantz is a sponge, he is accusing Rosencrantz of doing whatever Claudius asks him to do. Hamlet is accusing Rosencrantz of being a pushover and a blind follower.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rosencrantz and Guildenstern catch up to Hamlet and try to convince him to give up Polonius’ body, which Hamlet has hidden. Hamlet is uncooperative, and then he calls Rosencrantz a sponge.
Detailed explanation-3: -What does Hamlet compare Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to? Why? He compares them to a sponge because they “suck up” information, and if you “squeeze” them they give up the information. What is Claudius’s response when Gertrude tells him that Hamlet murdered Polonius?
Detailed explanation-4: -Claudius and Gertrude are worried about Hamlet, who’s been acting crazy in court, so they dispatch Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on him.