ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In Act I why are there guards 24/7, weapons being made, and ships being built?
A
Denmark is a medieval kingdom
B
They fear being in war with Polan
C
Fortinbras is thought to attack
D
Someone is killing kings!
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Why are they working day and night? It’s all for war.

Detailed explanation-2: -He vows to carry out the ghost’s wishes, and Horatio and a guard (Marcellus) enter, worried sick for Hamlet’s well-being. Hamlet assures them that he is okay, but asks them to promise never to tell what they saw that night.

Detailed explanation-3: -Act 1 scene 1 Horatio comes to investigate and Marcellus informs the other guards that Horatio has said ‘’tis but our fantasy, / And will not let belief take hold of him’. Suddenly, the apparition appears looking exactly like Old Hamlet, the dead King of Denmark. The ghost of the king is dressed in his battle armour.

Detailed explanation-4: -The previous two nights, the guards had seen a silent ghost resembling Hamlet’s dead father. They ask Hamlet’s friend Horatio to watch on the third night, and he sees the ghost. Horatio convinces Hamlet to watch the next night. Hamlet confronts his father’s ghost, who tells him that Claudius murdered him.

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