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 soon realizes that the corpse is Ophelia’s. When Laertes in his grief leaps into her grave and curses Hamlet as the cause of Ophelia’s death, Hamlet comes forward.
Detailed explanation-2: -The gravedigger tells Hamlet how long he has been in the grave-digging business and how long a corpse will physically hold up until it begins the decaying process. He then picks up a skull, comments how long it has been buried, and identifies the skull as that of the former King’s jester, Yorick.
Detailed explanation-3: -At Ophelia’s burial, the Priest reveals a widely held belief that Ophelia committed suicide, angering Laertes. Hamlet fights Laertes over Ophelia’s grave, angered by Laertes’ exaggerated emphasis of his sorrow and because he believes he loved Ophelia much more than her brother, Laertes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Shakespeare reiterates his theme of death as the great equalizer in this scene. He also explores the absolute finality of death. Each of the gravediggers’ references to death foreshadows Hamlet’s imminent participation in several deaths, including his own.