ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How does Horatio find & reunite with Hamlet?
A
Hamlet sends a letter with sailors who guide Horatio to Hamlet.
B
Hamlet sends a letter to Ophelia who guides Horatio to Hamlet.
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -” Horatio is carrying out Hamlet’s orders of having the sailors deliver their letters to Claudius as quickly as possible. He wants them to show him where Hamlet is hiding in Denmark so that he can tell Horatio the rest of his story in person.

Detailed explanation-2: -Horatio receives a letter from Hamlet saying that he has been kidnapped by pirates but they’ve taken mercy on him. Meanwhile, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have gone to England. Hamlet demands that Horatio meet him at once so that he can impart some shocking news to him.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Act 4, Scene 6 of Hamlet by William Shakespeare, two sailors deliver a letter to Horatio. The letter is from Hamlet and tells Horatio of what has occurred to Hamlet since he set sail from Denmark. Hamlet says that pirates took over their ship two days into their voyage to England.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is the content of the letters the king sends with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to England with Hamlet? To kill him when he reaches shore. What prompts Hamlet to say “my thoughts be bloody or nothing worth"! He knows he has nothing to lose, he is going to fight until the end.

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