ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What happens at Ophelia’s funeral?
A
Laertes challenges Hamlet to a fencing duel over the grave.
B
Hamlet & Laertes fist fight in her grave.
C
The king & queen comfort Hamlet, overcome with grief.
D
Ophelia’s ghost visits them & warns of impending doom.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As Ophelia is laid in the earth, Hamlet realizes it is she who has died. At the same moment, Laertes becomes infuriated with the priest, who says that to give Ophelia a proper Christian burial would profane the dead. Laertes leaps into Ophelia’s grave to hold her once again in his arms.

Detailed explanation-2: -Q. Q. What happens at Ophelia’s funeral? Laertes challenges Hamlet to a fencing duel over the grave.

Detailed explanation-3: -He notes that the funeral is not a full Christian rite but that the body is being interred in sacred ground. Laertes argues with the priest over Ophelia’s burial.

Detailed explanation-4: -What finally appeases Laertes at Ophelia’s funeral? Hamlet expresses his true feelings for Ophelia.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ophelia will not get a proper burial because it was suicide.

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