ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Laertes’ father is ____
A
Polonio
B
King Hamlet
C
Roderigo
D
Claudio
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Polonius is a counsellor to the new king and queen. He is Ophelia and Laertes’ father. Laertes is the only son of Polonius and brother of Ophelia. He leaves Denmark to study in Paris.

Detailed explanation-2: -Laertes is the son of Polonius and the brother of Ophelia. In the final scene, he mortally stabs Hamlet with a poison-tipped sword to avenge the deaths of his father and sister, for which he blamed Hamlet. While dying of the same poison, he implicates King Claudius.

Detailed explanation-3: -Laertes. Laertes is the son of Polonius and brother of Ophelia.

Detailed explanation-4: -Polonius is a proud and concerned father. In his first line he tells us he hesitates to let his son Laertes go abroad, and he draws out his last meeting with Laertes because he’s reluctant to see him go. In the same scene, Polonius advises his daughter Ophelia to avoid Hamlet because he’s worried about her.

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