ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a major question in the play?
A
The relation between ‘love and death’.
B
The relation between ‘appearance and reality’.
C
The relation between ‘good and evil.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Appearance is the way we see at something or how something looks, but the reality is the state of things as they actually exist or something’s true state.

Detailed explanation-2: -Appearance vs. Reality The discrepancy between appearance and reality is the central concern of the play. The theme presents a knotty idea that nothing is what is seems. We live in a world where nothing and no one can be trusted; not the dreams, apparitions, or the witches.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shakespeare suggests people use their appearances to protect themselves from judgement, accusing society of being afraid of intimacy. Overcome by reality Like his wife, Macbeth suffers from his exploitation of appearances, as he starts to be unable to tell what his reality is anymore.

Detailed explanation-4: -Distinguishing appearance and reality is important for reasons such as better comprehension of the world and ourselves, more knowledge concerning nature of things and essence of being, avoidance of errors out of mistaken identities, and offers relevance and meaning to rational nature of individuals.

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