ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What do the King and Polonius decide about Hamlet’s condition after eavesdropping on Hamlet and Ophelia?
A
They decide he is love-sick, and the only cure is to find him another love.
B
They decide he is not love-sick; rather; he has some other trouble deep in his soul.
C
They decide his father’s death has left him troubled.
D
They decide he’s not sick at all; he’s just being a spoiled brat throwing a tantrum.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What do the King and Polonius decide about Hamlet’s condition after eavesdropping on Hamlet and Ophelia? They decided he is not love-sick; rather, he has some other trouble deep in his soul. Hamlet’s famous “To be or not to be soliloquy is in scene one.

Detailed explanation-2: -What do Claudius and Polonius disagree about after eavesdropping on Hamlet and Ophelia’s conversation in Act 3, Scene 1? Claudius thinks Hamlet is preoccupied with something other than love, but Polonius maintains that rejected love is the source of Hamlet’s pain.

Detailed explanation-3: -Polonius hides behind Gertrude’s curtain to eavesdrop, but calls out in fear after Gertrude does so. Hamlet hears him and stabs him through the curtain, killing him.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Gertrude’s chamber, the queen and Polonius wait for Hamlet’s arrival. Polonius plans to hide in order to eavesdrop on Gertrude’s confrontation with her son, in the hope that doing so will enable him to determine the cause of Hamlet’s bizarre and threatening behavior.

Detailed explanation-5: -Polonius then tells Gertrude and Claudius that he thinks Hamlet’s behavior is due to his feelings for Ophelia. They hatch a plan to figure out what’s really going on: Polonius will send Ophelia to talk to the mad Hamlet and prove once and for all that he’s crazy with love.

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