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 Scene 2 expresses ____
A
anxiety over the action he must take.
B
satisfaction with the plan he has made.
C
frustration with his weak and indecisive nature.
D
anticipation of how he will feel if his plan works.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The primary function of the soliloquy is to reveal to the audience Hamlet’s profound melancholia and the reasons for his despair. In a disjointed outpouring of disgust, anger, sorrow, and grief, Hamlet explains that, without exception, everything in his world is either futile or contemptible.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which line from Hamlet’s soliloquy in Scene 2 expresses the cause of the conflict he is feeling? “O, most wicked speed, to post / With such dexterity to incestuous sheets!” he distrusts Hamlet’s constancy.

Detailed explanation-3: -He is mad only some of the time and at other times is sane. Polonius enters to announce the arrival of the players, who follow him into the room. Hamlet welcomes them and entreats one of them to give him a speech about the fall of Troy and the death of the Trojan king and queen, Priam and Hecuba.

Detailed explanation-4: -In this soliloquy of Hamlets, we witness a collision between the classic revenger and the intellectual. Hamlet is arguing with himself. Rationally, he is willing himself to be logical and bring no harm to his Mother. But Hamlet’s blood is hot, and he feels his soul tearing for violence and bloodshed.

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