ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How will Hamlet’s love sickness be proven?
A
Ophelia will answer Hamlet’s letter.
B
Polonius and the King will hide and listen to Hamlet speak with Ophelia.
C
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern will hide and listen to Hamlet speak with Ophelia.
D
The King of Norway’s nephew will pass through Denmark.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Polonius says that Hamlet must be mad with his love for Ophelia, for she has distanced herself from him ever since Polonius ordered her to do so.

Detailed explanation-2: -Polonius then tells Gertrude and Claudius that he thinks Hamlet’s behavior is due to his feelings for Ophelia. They hatch a plan to figure out what’s really going on: Polonius will send Ophelia to talk to the mad Hamlet and prove once and for all that he’s crazy with love. Hamlet then enters, mad as ever.

Detailed explanation-3: -What do the King and Polonius decide about Hamlet’s condition after eavesdropping on Hamlet and Ophelia? They decided he is not love-sick; rather, he has some other trouble deep in his soul. Hamlet’s famous “To be or not to be soliloquy is in scene one.

Detailed explanation-4: -How will Hamlet’s lovesickness be proved? Ophelia will answer Hamlet’s letter. Polonius and the King will hide and listen to Hamlet speak with Ophelia.

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