ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“Oh, my lord! My lord! I have been so affrighted!”
A
Ophelia
B
Gertrude
C
Hamlet
D
Polonius
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -I shall obey, my lord. After briefly attempt to argue that Hamlet’s love for her is genuine, Ophelia finally concedes to her father’s will. The shortness of her reply that she is willing to “obey” her father even though she still loves Hamlet, emphasizes her submissive character.

Detailed explanation-2: -I shall obey, my lord. Polonius.

Detailed explanation-3: -In this part of Act 3 Scene 1, Ophelia goes to return the gifts Hamlet gave to her in the past. He confuses her with mixed messages. One moment he says ‘I did love you once’, the next ‘I loved you not’. He goes on to insult Ophelia and tells her to go to a nunnery.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ophelia’s final words are addressed to either Hamlet, or her father, or even herself and her lost innocence: “And will a not come again? / No, no, he is dead, / Go to thy death-bed, / He never will come again. / … / God a mercy on his soul. And of all Christian souls. God buy you.” Next, she drowns herself.

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