ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ghost has come again to
A
revenge the killing of Polonius.
B
scold Queen Gertrude.
C
scold King Claudius.
D
remind the Prince to take revenge.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The ghost intones that it has come to remind Hamlet of his purpose, that Hamlet has not yet killed Claudius and must achieve his revenge. Noting that Gertrude is amazed and unable to see him, the ghost asks Hamlet to intercede with her.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ghost exhorts Hamlet to seek revenge, telling him that Claudius has corrupted Denmark and corrupted Gertrude, having taken her from the pure love of her first marriage and seduced her in the foul lust of their incestuous union.

Detailed explanation-3: -So art thou to revenge, when thou shalt hear. Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 5. The Ghost to Hamlet, telling him that he must revenge his death. This foreshadows Hamlet’s decision to take action against Claudius and seek revenge over his father’s death.

Detailed explanation-4: -Commanded by his father’s ghost in Act 1 to ‘Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder’ by his brother Claudius, who has robbed him of his wife and throne as well as his life, Hamlet swears that ‘with wings as swift / As meditation, or the thoughts of love, ’ he will ‘sweep to [his] revenge’ (1.5. 25, 29–31).

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