ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False Claudius is scared of Hamlet.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Claudius’ fear of Hamlet causes him to make decisions that prove his selfishness. Although Claudius is concerned about his brother and good friend Polonius’ death, he is more concerned with what would have happened if he were there. He is not affected by the danger his wife Gertrude was in at that time.

Detailed explanation-2: -As the play progresses, Claudius’s mounting fear of Hamlet’s insanity leads him to ever greater self-preoccupation; when Gertrude tells him that Hamlet has killed Polonius, Claudius does not remark that Gertrude might have been in danger, but only that he would have been in danger had he been in the room.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fear plays an important role in Shakespeare’s tragic play, Hamlet. Within the play, the main character, Hamlet, attempts to overcome his fear and fulfill his father’s revenge. Hamlet’s apprehension toward death prevents him from carrying out the murder of Claudius.

Detailed explanation-4: -Claudius is the brother of Old Hamlet and Hamlet’s uncle. After his brother’s death, he married Gertrude and became the King of Denmark and criticises Hamlet for being too upset over the death of his father.

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