FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet slips quietly into the room and steels himself to kill the unseeing Claudius. But suddenly it occurs to him that if he kills Claudius while he is praying, he will end the king’s life at the moment when he was seeking forgiveness for his sins, sending Claudius’s soul to heaven.
Detailed explanation-2: -At that moment, the Ghost reappears, and the guards and Horatio decide to tell Hamlet. Claudius, Hamlet’s uncle, married Hamlet’s recently-widowed mother, becoming the new King of Denmark. Hamlet continues to mourn for his father’s death and laments his mother’s lack of loyalty.
Detailed explanation-3: -They chose Claudius. In real life, Denmark was indeed an elective monarchy. Almost always, the king’s oldest son was selected as the heir, but the aristocracy could opt to hand the throne to someone else if they believed he would be a better ruler.
Detailed explanation-4: -Claudius, King of Denmark Dead King Hamlet’s brother who has usurped the throne and married his sister-in-law. Gertrude, Queen of Denmark Prince Hamlet’s mother, King Hamlet’s widow, King Claudius’ wife.