ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What happened to King Hamlet?
A
He is stabbed through an arras
B
Poison in the ear
C
Stabbing him with poisoned sword
D
Poison in his wine glass
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The ghost of the king appears before his son, Prince Hamlet, and tells him that his own brother, now his converted stepfather, has killed him, pouring into his ear the contents of an ampoule of henbane (Act I, scene 5).

Detailed explanation-2: -Hamlet’s father was poisoned by a substance poured into his ear while he slept.

Detailed explanation-3: -The poison poured in the king’s ear by Claudius is used by the ghost to symbolize the corrosive effect of Claudius’s dishonesty on the health of Denmark.

Detailed explanation-4: -Old Hamlet, the king, tells his son that his brother, Claudius, poisoned him in the garden by pouring poison into his ear.

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