ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the quote by Hamlet mean? “My thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth"(4.5.69)
A
He will take bold revenge
B
He will think of blood
C
He will dress only in red
D
He will write in blood
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What prompts Hamlet to say, “My thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth!"? He feels guilty for killing Polonius .

Detailed explanation-2: -What does Hamlet mean when he says, “My thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth?” At the end of Act 4, Scene 4, of Hamlet, Hamlet says, “My thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth!” With this, he vows to become more determined, thinking only of his revenge.

Detailed explanation-3: -This soliloquy represents Hamlet’s last flirtation with words. From here on, he will shed his attachment to the words that cause a deed’s “currents to turn awry and lose the name of action."

Detailed explanation-4: -Bloody is used ironically here because Claudius has already killed Hamlet’s father. Bloody is used to emphasize the facade that Claudius is putting on because he does not care how he feels about himself, just how the public views him because he had no qualms about killing Hamlet’s dad in quiet.

Detailed explanation-5: -O, from this time forth, My thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth! From Hamlet, prince of Denmark. Ed.

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