FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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a cowardly dog-Rosencrantz can’t think for himself
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a feast for worms-Hamlet will soon kill him
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Claudius’ sponge soon wrung out-Rosencrantz does whatever the king tells him, but he will not gain anything from the king
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a pull toy of Claudius-The king is just toying with Rosencrantz.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet finally reveals his full disdain for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, saying that he has neither love nor respect for them or their King, to whom he refers as a “thing.” Hamlet calls his classmates the worst kind of parasites.
Detailed explanation-2: -’ When Hamlet says Rosencrantz is a sponge, he is accusing Rosencrantz of doing whatever Claudius asks him to do. Hamlet is accusing Rosencrantz of being a pushover and a blind follower.
Detailed explanation-3: -He calls Rosencrantz a “sponge . . . that soaks up the king’s countenance, his rewards, his authorities, ” and warns him that “when he needs what you have gleaned, it is but squeezing you, and, sponge, you shall be dry again” (IV.
Detailed explanation-4: -Claudius and Gertrude are worried about Hamlet, who’s been acting crazy in court, so they dispatch Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on him.
Detailed explanation-5: -Rosencrantz and Guildenstern catch up to Hamlet and try to convince him to give up Polonius’ body, which Hamlet has hidden. Hamlet is uncooperative, and then he calls Rosencrantz a sponge. A sponge? Rosencrantz asks.