ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have arrived at court because:
A
They want to catch up with their friend, Prince Hamlet.
B
They came to court to see the royal wedding.
C
They were sent for by Claudius and Gertrude.
D
None of these.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -They came to court to see the royal wedding.

Detailed explanation-2: -Claudius and Gertrude are worried about Hamlet, who’s been acting crazy in court, so they dispatch Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on him.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why have Rosencrantz and Guildenstern come to the Danish court? They are both childhood friends of Hamlet and they were sent there by Claudius and Gertrude to come to the court and spy on Hamlet to get to the bottom of his abnormal behavior.

Detailed explanation-4: -Claudius finally perceives the depth of the danger Hamlet poses and entreats Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to hurry him to England to get him out of the way. Although unknown to everyone but the audience, Claudius now sees that he must instruct the king of England to kill Hamlet.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Ghost appears to Hamlet again and tells him that he was murdered by Claudius. He orders Hamlet to avenge his murder, and Hamlet agrees. Claudius has invited two of Hamlet’s college friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to Elsinore in the hope that they will be able to figure out what is bothering Hamlet.

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