ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hamlet is dressed in mourning clothes in defiance of his stepfather’s requests
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What about Prince Hamlet’s appearance indicates he is still mourning his father? Use lines from the play to support your answer. He is still wearing black mourning clothes and has a dour appearance. Claudius asks why “the clouds still hang” upon him and Gertrude urges him to cast off his “nightly colour."

Detailed explanation-2: -Gertrude Lines 68-73 Gertrude tells Hamlet that he should no longer wear black mourning clothes and that he should look happier. She tells him he should not keep his eye downward as if he were looking for his father in the dirt. She reminds him that all people must die.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prince Hamlet is still seen in mourning clothes. Claudius and Gertrude question him on the same and Hamlet talks of the mourning duties of a son to his beloved father. Claudius tries to make Hamlet understand that a son has to lose his father and it is the nature of life.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet is actually mourning the death of his father, who, it turns out, was murdered by Hamlet’s uncle Claudius. 6. Tragic figures may lose their money, their mind, or even their life, but not their dignity. 7.

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