ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” soliloquy, Hamlet concludes that humanity is
A
Fearful of revenge
B
Fearful of going insane
C
Fearful of the unknown after death
D
Fearful of being alone
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The “To be or not to be” soliloquy appears in Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. In this scene, often called the “nunnery scene, ” Prince Hamlet thinks about life, death, and suicide.

Detailed explanation-2: -This soliloquy begins with Hamlet desiring death, saying, ‘this too solid flesh would melt’, but this desire comes coupled with the fear that God does not condone ‘self-slaughter’. This reveals that Hamlet is feeling melancholic. It’s possible that he is suffering from depression.

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