ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In Scene 1, Hamlet visits Ophelia “with his doublet all unbraced, / No hat upon his head” to ____
A
declare his love for her.
B
convince her of his madness.
C
ask her how she feels about him.
D
tell her about the ghost of his father.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet’s main goal in visiting Ophelia is therefore to convince everyone, through her, that his insanity is due to heartbreak, instead of something else. In this way, he hopes to avoid suspicion from the King.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hamlet visits Ophelia “with his doublet all unbraced, / No hat upon his head” to. ask her how she feels about him. declare his love for her.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hamlet and Ophelia both display symptoms of it, but each become mad for different reasons. Hamlet’s madness is fueled by his father’s death and his desire to seek revenge on the man who killed him. Ophelia’s madness stems from her lack of identity and her feelings of helplessness regarding her own life.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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