ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How does Claudius find out that Hamlet has killed Polonius?
A
Ophelia tells Claudius.
B
Gertrude tells Claudius.
C
Hamlet tells Claudius.
D
Ghost tells Claudius.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When Rosencrantz and Guildenstern exit, she tells Claudius about her encounter with Hamlet. She says that he is as mad as the sea during a violent storm; she also tells Claudius that Hamlet has killed Polonius. Aghast, the king notes that had he been concealed behind the arras, Hamlet would have killed him.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hamlet sees the ghost of his father. The ghost tells him that it was his brother Claudius, the new king, who killed him and commands Hamlet to get revenge. Hamlet has been behaving strangely and Claudius asks Hamlet’s childhood friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to find out why.

Detailed explanation-3: -What does Gertrude tell Claudius? She tells him that Hamlet has killed Polonius and dragged away the body.

Detailed explanation-4: -What does Gertrude tell Claudius? She tells him that Hamlet has killed Polonius.

Detailed explanation-5: -Terms in this set (35) How does Claudius respond when Gertrude tells him what happened to Polonius? Gertrude tells Claudius that Hamlet “weeps for what is done.” Why does she say this?

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