FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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identical twins
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members of Claudius’s court
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slimy sellouts
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actor’s in Hamlet’s play
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Detailed explanation-1: -They represent corruption and deceit in the play, and their existence and actions are full of irony. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are depicted as silly, unintelligent, and spineless in that they betray an old friend for money.
Detailed explanation-2: -They think, feel, joke, gamble, and reason. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern clearly want to help Hamlet, and they attempt to ascertain whether Hamlet has, in fact, gone insane through the game of question-and-answer.
Detailed explanation-3: -’ When Hamlet says Rosencrantz is a sponge, he is accusing Rosencrantz of doing whatever Claudius asks him to do. Hamlet is accusing Rosencrantz of being a pushover and a blind follower.
Detailed explanation-4: -What does Hamlet compare Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to? Why? He compares them to a sponge because they “suck up” information, and if you “squeeze” them they give up the information. What is Claudius’s response when Gertrude tells him that Hamlet murdered Polonius?