ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In Scene 4, Hamlet responds to Horatio:“My fate cries out / And makes each petty arture in this body / As hardy as the Nemean lion’s nerve.” Which sentence clarifies his meaning in this simile?
A
He will emulate Horatio’s own courage in confronting the Ghost.
B
He feels in his heart that he is about to learn something that will require bravery.
C
He will roar at the Ghost and thus appear to be brave.
D
His conviction that he must speak to the Ghost fills him with courage.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In Scene 4, Hamlet responds to Horatio: “My fate cries out / And makes each petty arture in this body/ As hardy as the Nemean lion’s nerve.” Which sentence clarifies his meaning in this simile? His conviction that he must speak to the Ghost fills him with courage.

Detailed explanation-2: -What does Hamlet feel about this ghost? Horatio tells Hamlet about the ghost on the palace’s gates and how similar it looks to the late king of Denmark. Hamlet is disturbed about his father’s spirit roaming around the palace. He thinks that it was his father and that he should go and see him.

Detailed explanation-3: -Whether or not the ghost will reveal Hamlet’s destiny, Hamlet is one who is fated to be haunted. Not every day does a ghost visit us. “My fate cries out” means, in this sense, simply, “I am called.” Others are not called. The ghost has already refused to answer to Horatio.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet answers the worried calls of Horatio and Marcellus, telling them nothing specific but demanding that they both take an oath to tell no one what they have seen and heard. In confidence, Hamlet tells Horatio that he will pretend to be mad so that he may spy on his mother and uncle.

Detailed explanation-5: -Summary: Act I, scene iv Hamlet keeps watch outside the castle with Horatio and Marcellus, waiting in the cold for the ghost to appear. Shortly after midnight, trumpets and gunfire sound from the castle, and Hamlet explains that the new king is spending the night carousing, as is the Danish custom.

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