ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
QUEEN More matter, with less art.-What does this mean?
A
Polonius needs to shut up and get to the point.
B
Polonius needs to paint better pictures.
C
Polonius needs to take art classes.
D
Polonius needs to talk more.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -S2When Polonius tells Gertrude that he has discovered the cause of her son’s madness, she says, “More matter with less art". What does she mean? She means that he needs to focus more on talking to his children rather than having someone else find out what is happening in their lives.

Detailed explanation-2: -But let that go. QUEEN More matter with less art. With that business out of the way, Polonius says he’ll get right to the point. It takes him eleven lines to say that he’ll be brief, which leads Gertrude to say, “Out with it, already."

Detailed explanation-3: -Polonius hides behind Gertrude’s curtain to eavesdrop, but calls out in fear after Gertrude does so. Hamlet hears him and stabs him through the curtain, killing him. The prince angrily confronts his mother, and, hearing Polonius’s calls for help, mistakes him for Claudius and stabs him through the curtain.

Detailed explanation-4: -Polonius hatches a new plan: he’ll make sure Hamlet and his mother have some alone time after the play, and he’ll spy on them to see if Gertrude can figure out what’s bothering Hamlet once and for all. If that doesn’t work, they’ll ship him off to England, where his crazy act can do no harm.

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