ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hamlet is pleased that his mother is not suffering from loneliness after her husband’s death.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For Hamlet, his mother’s marriage is as disgusting as incest, and he is sure that “it is not, nor it cannot come to good.” However, perhaps because no one else sees it his way, he says “I must hold my tongue."

Detailed explanation-2: - How does Hamlet treat his mother? Hamlet is angry at his mother for marrying Claudius. However, he still loves her, which is shown in the ways he treats her. Hamlet regularly visits her and tries to protect her from his plans to kill Claudius.

Detailed explanation-3: -He begs her to confess her guilt to him and to heaven. At the very least, he begs her, don’t sleep with Claudius or let him “go paddling in your neck with his damned fingers.” He asks if she knows that Claudius is sending him to England; she had forgotten.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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