ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is Claudius asking Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do?
A
spy on Ophelia
B
spy on Hamlet
C
tell Hamlet he is acting crazy
D
go to France to spy on Laertes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Act 3, scene 3 Claudius orders Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to take Hamlet to England. Polonius tells Claudius of his plans to spy on Hamlet’s conversation with Gertrude .

Detailed explanation-2: -Claudius and Gertrude are worried about Hamlet, who’s been acting crazy in court, so they dispatch Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on him.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Queen of Denmark is worried about Hamlet’s erratic behavior and sends her son’s old friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to keep an eye on him. Hamlet’s childhood friend. Along with Guildenstern, he is ordered by the king and queen to spy on Hamlet.

Detailed explanation-4: -Elsewhere in the castle, King Claudius speaks to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Badly shaken by the play and now considering Hamlet’s madness to be dangerous, Claudius asks the pair to escort Hamlet on a voyage to England and to depart immediately.

Detailed explanation-5: -Here Claudius explains to Gertrude his plan to spy on Hamlet and Ophelia. He and Polonius will hide and look on to see what Hamlet does when he arrives. They believe that if Hamlet doesn’t know he’s being watched, he’ll act without pretense and give them a better sense of what’s going on with him.

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