FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
He warns her to stay away from Hamlet and tells her to protect her virtue.
|
|
|
He tells her to take time to look over all of the young men before she makes a choice.
|
|
|
He tells her that Polonius is secretly in love with her.
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet, Laertes tells Ophelia, is of a higher rank than she and cannot choose with whom he will spend his life. To protect her heart and to safeguard her honor, Laertes asserts that Ophelia should reject Prince Hamlet before he deflowers her.
Detailed explanation-2: -Synopsis: In Polonius’s chambers, Laertes says good-bye to his sister, Ophelia, and tells her not to trust Hamlet’s promises of love. Polonius joins them, sends Laertes off, then echoes Laertes’s warnings to Ophelia, finally ordering her not to see Hamlet again.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Polonius’s house, Laertes prepares to leave for France. Bidding his sister, Ophelia, farewell, he cautions her against falling in love with Hamlet, who is, according to Laertes, too far above her by birth to be able to love her honorably.
Detailed explanation-4: -He advises Ophelia not to give herself to a man outside of mariage because a “deflowered” woman is seen as damaged goods that no man wishes to marry. The canker galls the infants of the spring, Too oft before their buttons be disclosed. Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3.
Detailed explanation-5: -What is Laertes’ main objection to Ophelia’s feelings? Hamlet is interested in other women.