FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sometime in the past, the late King Hamlet had killed King Fortinbras of Norway and seized his lands. Young Fortinbras, his son, is now gathering an army to Denmark to take back the lands his father lost.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fortinbras is also the name of the former king of Norway and father of the crown prince Fortinbras. King Fortinbras was slain in the play’s antecedent action in a duel with King Hamlet. The duel between the two is described by Horatio in Act One, Scene One (I, i) of the play.
Detailed explanation-3: -Prince Hamlet is the title character and protagonist of William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet (1599–1601). He is the Prince of Denmark, nephew to the usurping Claudius, and son of King Hamlet, the previous King of Denmark.
Detailed explanation-4: -His dad Old Fortinbras, former King of Norway, made a bet with Old Hamlet and wound up losing his life and some important Norwegian territory in the process. Naturally, young Fortinbras now has to reclaim the land his father lost.