ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False:Horatio is treated with respect by the guards.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Horatio has been brought to Elsinore because he is a “scholar; ” the guards hope that he will be able to communicate with the apparition when it appears.

Detailed explanation-2: -Horatio has joined them because Bernardo and Marcellus have seen a ghost, Horatio doesn’t believe them so they bring him to see the ghost.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bernardo and Marcellus invited Horatio to stand watch with them because they claimed to have seen an apparition for the previous two nights. The ghost appears to be the deceased King Hamlet. Horatio was close to the king so the guards assumed that he would be able to identify the King better than them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Synopsis: On the guards’ platform at Elsinore, Horatio waits with Barnardo and Marcellus to question a ghost that has twice before appeared. The Ghost, in the form of the late King Hamlet of Denmark, appears but will not speak. Horatio decides to tell his fellow student, Prince Hamlet, about the Ghost’s appearance.

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