ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does Hamlet accuse Rosencrantz and Guildenstern of?
A
All of these
B
Being a sponge
C
Trying to find out his secrets
D
Playing him like an instrument
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He will not let Rosencrantz and Guildenstern take Polonius’s body to the chapel and will not give them a clear answer when asked where it is. He insults them for being pathetic puppets of the king, but eventually allows them to take him to see Claudius.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rosencrantz and Guildenstern arrive to tell Hamlet that he is wanted in his mother’s chambers. Rosencrantz asks again about the cause of Hamlet’s “distemper, ” and Hamlet angrily accuses the pair of trying to play him as if he were a musical pipe.

Detailed explanation-3: -What does Hamlet tell Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about the location of Polonius’s body? Hamlet refuses to give them a straight answer, instead saying, “The body is with the king, but the king is not with the body.” He accuses them being spies of the king.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet refuses to tell Rosencrantz and Guildenstern where Polonius’ dead body is hidden. He calls Rosencrantz and Guildenstern lapdogs, revealing his true awareness that they are not his friends. Hamlet agrees to see King Claudius.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hamlet storms into the room and asks his mother why she has sent for him. She says that he has offended his father, meaning his stepfather, Claudius.

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