ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many times before have the guards seen the ghost?
A
three times
B
once
C
none
D
twice
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -2. How many times have the guards seen the ghost before? They have seen the ghost twice. 3.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Hamlet. The Ghost appears 4 times throughout the play: in Act I, Scene i; in the continuum of Act I, Scenes iv and v; and in Act III, Scene iv.

Detailed explanation-3: -How many times have Barnardo and Marcellus seen the Ghost? Marcellus says they have seen the Ghost “twice” (line 30).

Detailed explanation-4: -All three men agree that the Ghost is real; in fact, they recognize it as the “majesty of buried Denmark”-the recently dead King Hamlet.

Detailed explanation-5: -How many times does the ghost appear in Act 1, Scene 1? In Act 1 Scene 1, the ghost apepars twice, dissapearing the final time when the sun comes up. However, the watchmen also say the ghost appeared to them twice before the play began.

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