ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
I died behind the curtains in the Queen’s chamber
A
Horatio
B
Ghost
C
Polonius
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In Gertrude’s room, Polonius hides behind a tapestry. Hamlet’s entrance so alarms Gertrude that she cries out for help. Polonius echoes her cry, and Hamlet, thinking Polonius to be Claudius, stabs him to death. Hamlet then verbally attacks his mother for marrying Claudius.

Detailed explanation-2: -Polonius reacts from behind the curtain and yells for help. Hamlet draws his sword and thrusts it through the tapestry, killing Polonius. When Hamlet lifts the wallhanging and discovers Polonius’ body, he tells the body that he had believed he was stabbing the King. He then turns his attention to punishing Gertrude.

Detailed explanation-3: -In his last attempt to spy on Hamlet, Polonius hides himself behind an arras in Gertrude’s room. Hamlet deals roughly with his mother, causing her to cry for help. Polonius echoes the request for help and is heard by Hamlet, who then mistakes the voice for Claudius’ and stabs through the arras and kills him.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet Kills Polonius "Thou wretched, rash, intruding fool, farewell!” Hamlet continues by expressing disappointment in Polonius whom he had previously thought to be a better man. In the end, Polonius proved to be nothing more than a busy body.

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