ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hamlet:The air bites shrewdly. The personification in the dialogue above most likely means?
A
The sun is shining
B
The wind is blowing
C
There is frost bite
D
It is cold
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Claudius and Laertes launch a poisonous plot. The king, furious that Hamlet is returning, convinces Laertes to duel Hamlet with a poisoned, sharpened sword. He also plans to offer Hamlet a poisoned drink if Laertes fails to kill him. Laertes agrees to Claudius’s plan, hoping to kill Hamlet in revenge.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hamlet, in full Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1599–1601 and published in a quarto edition in 1603 from an unauthorized text, with reference to an earlier play.

Detailed explanation-3: -Act 4, scene 7 Claudius gets a letter from Hamlet announcing the prince’s return. Claudius enlists Laertes’s willing help in devising another plot against Hamlet’s life. Laertes agrees to kill Hamlet with a poisoned rapier in a fencing match. If he fails, Claudius will give Hamlet a poisoned cup of wine.

Detailed explanation-4: -The opening line by the characters in Hamlet is, “Who’s there?”This itself is a great question in the context of the play and the western literature. This is also a question of identity asking, “Who am I?” and “Who are you?” And the answer only increases the puzzle when it is said, “Nay, answer me.

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