ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In Act I, the Ghost appears to Hamlet in order to ____
A
tell Hamlet the truth about his birth.
B
say goodbye to him.
C
exact a promise of revenge from Hamlet.
D
warn Hamlet of the horrors of the afterlife.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The ghost tells Hamlet that his brother, the new King Claudius, murdered him and married his wife, Gertrude. The ghost demands Hamlet take revenge on his behalf. Hamlet agrees, but by the end of the scene warns his friends that he will feign madness to buy time and determine whether or not Claudius is actually guilty.

Detailed explanation-2: -Act 1, scene 1 On the guards’ platform at Elsinore, Horatio waits with Barnardo and Marcellus to question a ghost that has twice before appeared. The Ghost, in the form of the late King Hamlet of Denmark, appears but will not speak.

Detailed explanation-3: -The new king, Hamlet’s uncle, murdered Hamlet’s father. His father’s ghost appears to him to describe the murder and charge Hamlet with seeking revenge.

Detailed explanation-4: -In act 1, the ghost of Hamlet’s father appears and talks Hamlet into taking revenge on Claudius for his death. After the ghost tells Hamlet that Claudius murdered him by poisoning him, Hamlet is eager seek revenge. However, he ends up having a difficult time carrying out the plan.

Detailed explanation-5: -And there’s more: the ghost claims that Claudius killed him, taking his throne and his wife in the process. He wants Hamlet to kill Claudius in revenge. Shocked, Hamlet agrees and vows to avenge his father’s death.

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