FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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Hamlet hits him with the sword AND forces him to drink from the poisoned cup.
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Hamlet pierces his heart with the fencing sword
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Hamlet decapitates his head
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet, in a fury, runs Claudius through with the poisoned sword and forces him to drink down the rest of the poisoned wine. Claudius dies crying out for help. Hamlet tells Horatio that he is dying and exchanges a last forgiveness with Laertes, who dies after absolving Hamlet.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hamlet first cuts Claudius with his rapier, then forces him to drink from the poisoned cup. Each of Claudius’ “deaths” represents different things to Hamlet. One death represents the death of King Hamlet, and the other represents the death of Hamlet’s id. As soon as Gertrude dies, Hamlet is able to kill Claudius.
Detailed explanation-3: -Old Hamlet, the king, tells his son that his brother, Claudius, poisoned him in the garden by pouring poison into his ear.
Detailed explanation-4: -As they fight, Gertrude drinks the poisoned wine that Claudius had intended for Hamlet and dies. Laertes manages to wound Hamlet slightly with the poisoned tip of his sword. In the heat of the fight, the swords are switched. Laertes is in turn wounded by Hamlet, using the poisoned weapon, and dies.
Detailed explanation-5: -Gertrude dies, prompting Laertes to point out that this is all Claudius’s fault. Finally, Hamlet seizes the opportunity and stabs Claudius with the poisoned blade. Before he dies, Laertes begs for Hamlet’s forgiveness, which he grants.