ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What group of people arrives in Act II, Scene II?
A
a theater troupe
B
a golf team
C
a well-known comic
D
a group of disgraced court jesters
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Summary and Analysis Act II: Scene 2. The King and Queen enter with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and others. King Claudius has summoned Hamlet’s two school chums to Elsinore to have them spy on the Prince and report back to Claudius, recounting Hamlet’s every move.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hamlet’s two friends have arranged for the theatrical troupe to perform at the palace because Claudius wants Hamlet to be more involved in theatre.

Detailed explanation-3: -Synopsis: Claudius and Gertrude set Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two boyhood friends of Hamlet, to spy on him. When Hamlet himself enters, he is confronted first by Polonius and then by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, whom he quickly identifies as Claudius’s spies. As they talk, a company of touring actors enters.

Detailed explanation-4: -Summary: Claudius and Gertrude are worried about Hamlet, who’s been acting crazy in court, so they dispatch Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on him. Polonius arrives with the ambassador Voltemand in tow, both bearing good news.

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