FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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to spy on Hamlet
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to flip a coin 92 times
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to guard the castle
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all of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are minor characters that hold major significance in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. They are two old school friends of Hamlet, and they come to visit him after his father’s death, though it turns out that they are called to Denmark by King Claudius and Queen Gertrude to spy on Hamlet.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rosencrantz and Guildenstern agree to spy on their friend, Hamlet. Yes, they are betraying their friend, Hamlet. What is the bedridden King of Norway’s response to Claudius’s request?
Detailed explanation-3: -Synopsis: Claudius and Gertrude set Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two boyhood friends of Hamlet, to spy on him.
Detailed explanation-4: -Synopsis: Claudius orders Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to take Hamlet to England. Polonius tells Claudius of his plans to spy on Hamlet’s conversation with Gertrude.
Detailed explanation-5: -Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are childhood friends of Hamlet who do not visit Hamlet of their own volition; instead, they are summoned by the king and queen to distract Hamlet from his depressed state. Hamlet recognizes immediately that these two “friends” are merely opportunists, following his uncle’s orders.