ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does Hamlet’s first soliloquy reveal about him?
A
That he is happy
B
That he loves his mother but dislikes his stepdad
C
That he feels unhappy with life and disgusted by his mother
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet’s first soliloquy shows us that his feelings run much deeper than the people around him realize. Not only is he grieving for his father and angry with his mother for remarrying, he is sick of life itself.

Detailed explanation-2: -The primary function of the soliloquy is to reveal to the audience Hamlet’s profound melancholia and the reasons for his despair. In a disjointed outpouring of disgust, anger, sorrow, and grief, Hamlet explains that, without exception, everything in his world is either futile or contemptible.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hamlet Soliloquy Essay This soliloquy serves to bare Hamlet’s true melancholic nature and the purpose for his despondency. He discloses his feelings in an outpour of anger, grief, disgust and sorrow towards Claudius, his late father, the union of his uncle and mother and most prevalent, the state of his life.

Detailed explanation-4: -In his first soliloquy, Hamlet bemoans the fact that he cannot commit suicide.

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