ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“Up, sword; and know thou a more horrid bent:When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage, Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed; At gaming, swearing, or about some act That has no relish of salvation in’t; Then trip him, that his heels may kick heaven, And that his soul may be as damn’d and black As hell, whereto it goes."Whom is this passage spoken about?
A
King Hamlet’s ghost
B
Prince Hamlet
C
Horatio
D
Claudius
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage, Or in th’ incestuous pleasure of his bed, 95 At game a-swearing, or about some act That has no relish of salvation in ‘t-Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven, And that his soul may be as damned and black As hell, whereto it goes.

Detailed explanation-2: -’To be, or not to be: that is the question’. Arguably the most famous quotation in the whole of Hamlet, this line begins one of Hamlet’s darkest and most philosophical soliloquies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Claudius rises and declares that he has been unable to pray sincerely: “My words fly up, my thoughts remain below” (III. iii. 96).

Detailed explanation-4: -At the moment, although Claudius says “Gertrude, do not drinke.” but she drinks with these words, “I will my Lord, I pray you pardon me”. However, unfortunately, the cup is poisoned.

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