FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To promise to protect his mother, and to defend the country against Fortinbras.
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To promise to attend mass for him everyday for a year if he dies, and to marry Opheila.
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To not reveal the events of the evening, and to go along with him (Hamlet) if he pretends to be crazy.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Q. Hamlet swears Horatio to two things. What are they? To promise to protect his mother, and to defend the country against Fortinbras.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hamlet answers the worried calls of Horatio and Marcellus, telling them nothing specific but demanding that they both take an oath to tell no one what they have seen and heard. In confidence, Hamlet tells Horatio that he will pretend to be mad so that he may spy on his mother and uncle.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hamlet swears Horatio and Marcellus to secrecy and garners further support from his audience. His genuine leadership capability and honest friendship for Horatio inspire great loyalty from the two men, and that loyalty is clearly Hamlet’s earned reward for his strength of character.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet tells Horatio again that he is dying, and urges his friend not to commit suicide in light of all the tragedies, but instead to stay alive and tell his story. He says that he wishes Fortinbras to be made King of Denmark; then he dies.
Detailed explanation-5: -Hamlet swears he will do what the ghost asks and avenge his father’s murder. Horatio and Marcellus find him, and Hamlet asks them to swear not to reveal anything of the ghost.