ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, though the title character is seeking revenge, he is reluctant to kill Claudius while the king is ____
A
in bed
B
at dinner
C
praying
D
asleep
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet slips quietly into the room and steels himself to kill the unseeing Claudius. But suddenly it occurs to him that if he kills Claudius while he is praying, he will end the king’s life at the moment when he was seeking forgiveness for his sins, sending Claudius’s soul to heaven.

Detailed explanation-2: -Promising to report back to Claudius before Claudius retires to bed, Polonius leaves. Claudius then prays at his private altar, although he says his sin is so great that it renders him incapable of praying.

Detailed explanation-3: -The theme of revenge is woven throughout Hamlet in that multiple characters in the play-Hamlet, Laertes, and Fortinbras-are seeking revenge, though their reasons for wanting vengeance differ.

Detailed explanation-4: -After the ghost tells Hamlet that Claudius murdered him by poisoning him, Hamlet is eager seek revenge.

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