ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hamlet’s soliloquy in Act 2, Scene 2 expresses
A
frustration with his weak and indecisive nature
B
anticipation of how he will feel if the plan works
C
satisfaction with the plan he has made
D
anxiety over the action he must take
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The ghost I have seen may be the devil, because the devil has the power to appear in a welcome shape. Yes, and perhaps as I was feeling so sad and weak (as he is so effective with such people) the devil abuses me to send me to hell. I need better evidence than the ghost to work with.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hamlet is stunned by the revelation and echoes of the Ghost’s words asking him to remember it. This soliloquy reveals an important secret to Hamlet and carries his rage and grief. He is shocked, stunned, and in great grief upon realizing that his father was rather murdered by Hamlet’s uncle.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hamlet hopes that seeing his crime reenacted in front of the assembled audience will make Claudius act guilty and reveal that he murdered King Hamlet. Such an admission will prove to Hamlet, once and for all, that the Ghost is real and not simply a devil or the figment of his imagination.

Detailed explanation-4: -In act II of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, through the words of Hamlet’s long Rogue soliloquy, Shakespeare uses a series of poetic devices such as: mood, understatement, rhythm, simile, and symbol to identify that Hamlet is indeed going mad, specifically mad at himself.

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