FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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Falling in love with Hamlet.
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Becoming a nun.
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Disobeying her father.
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Falling behind in her domestic duties.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet, Laertes tells Ophelia, is of a higher rank than she and cannot choose with whom he will spend his life. To protect her heart and to safeguard her honor, Laertes asserts that Ophelia should reject Prince Hamlet before he deflowers her.
Detailed explanation-2: -Synopsis: In Polonius’s chambers, Laertes says good-bye to his sister, Ophelia, and tells her not to trust Hamlet’s promises of love. Polonius joins them, sends Laertes off, then echoes Laertes’s warnings to Ophelia, finally ordering her not to see Hamlet again.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bidding his sister, Ophelia, farewell, he cautions her against falling in love with Hamlet, who is, according to Laertes, too far above her by birth to be able to love her honorably. Since Hamlet is responsible not only for his own feelings but for his position in the state, it may be impossible for him to marry her.
Detailed explanation-4: -How does Laertes tell Ophelia to react to the affection in these lines? Laertes describes Hamlet’s attention as “sweet” but “not lasting” (line 9). He tells Ophelia to hold the affection like a “toy in blood” and a “fashion” (line 7), meaning it is temporary and not serious.
Detailed explanation-5: -What is Laertes’ main objection to Ophelia’s feelings? Hamlet is interested in other women.