ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What do Claudius and Gertrude want Hamlet to do?
A
Go back to school
B
Stay close to them
C
Marry Ophelia
D
Become king
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gertrude and Claudius encourage him to cease grieving and to get on with life. Gertrude asks Hamlet why he seems so particularly affected by his father’s death, and Hamlet snaps at her that, unlike his mother and her husband, he has no pretenses.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: In Act I of Hamlet, Claudius and Gertrude ask Hamlet to remain in Elsinore instead of returning to school. Having recently lost her husband, Gertrude wants Hamlet close by. Claudius, by contrast, wants Hamlet to stay in the castle so he can keep an eye on him.

Detailed explanation-3: -Claudius and Gertrude want Hamlet to stay in Elsinore instead of going back to the University in Wittenberg, and in response he said, forcibly, ” i shall in all my best, obey you, madame", and only responds to his mother.

Detailed explanation-4: -Claudius has invited two of Hamlet’s college friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to Elsinore in the hope that they will be able to figure out what is bothering Hamlet. Polonius claims Hamlet is acting strangely because he is in love with Ophelia.

Detailed explanation-5: -Claudius wants Hamlet to stay around because he is concerned that Hamlet is acting strangely and Claudius wants to make sure Hamlet is no threat to his plans by monitoring his every move.

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