FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He apologizes
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He seems to pray
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He admits his guilt
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Unable to kill his uncle, Hamlet challenges his mother about her relationship with Claudius and admits he has been feigning madness. Hearing a noise, he believes that Claudius is eavesdropping, draws a sword and kills Polonius . Gertrude O what a rash and bloody deed is this!
Detailed explanation-2: -Believing that Claudius is praying for forgiveness, Hamlet knows that by killing Claudius now, he would send the King straight to heaven.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hamlet delays killing Claudius because Claudius represents Hamlet’s innermost desires to sleep with his mother Gertrude. And by killing Claudius, Hamlet would be killing a part of himself.
Detailed explanation-4: -Claudius kneels before his private alter and confesses to God that he murdered his brother. He admits that this act is unforgivable but he is unwilling to relinquish his new found power and position. Instead he asks for some divine intervention to soften him so that he can seek forgiveness.
Detailed explanation-5: -Although Hamlet’s hesitation to kill Claudius is an honorable quality, a tragic flaw which costs Hamlet his life, ultimately. He hesitated again after he found out that Claudius was guilty. When he was looking for him, he found Claudius praying and was afraid he would go to heaven if he had killed him then.