ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
It’s appropriate that Fortinbras speaks the last line of the play because
A
he has returned victorious from Poland
B
only he knew the true chain of events.
C
he will likely succeed to the throne of Denmark
D
he admires Hamlet more than anyone else in the play
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is significant about the fact that Fortinbras delivers the last line of the play? In Shakespearean tragedy, the character who speaks the last lines is the character who will restore the shaken society to order.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fortinbras orders that Hamlet be given military honors, “with music and rite of war.” He orders his soldiers to carry the bodies out, and the play ends.

Detailed explanation-3: -He says that he wishes Fortinbras to be made King of Denmark; then he dies.

Detailed explanation-4: -what function might fortinbras serve in the play? fortinbras is the king of norway. he enters denmark with an army to fight back land that his father had lost to king hamlet. at the end of play he assumes the crown of denmark.

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