ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the content of Hamlet’s letter to Horatio?
A
Explains he escaped Rosencrantz and Guildenstern onto a Pirate ship.
B
The pirates are treating him well because they want favors from him.
C
He wants Horatio to give letters to Claudius and Gertrude and come to see him.
D
All of the answers are correct.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is the content of Hamlet’s letter to Horatio? It explains he escaped Rosencrantz and Guildenstern onto a Pirate ship. They are treating him well because pirates want favors from him. He wants Horatio to give letters to King and Queen and come to see him.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the letter, Hamlet says that his ship was captured by pirates, who have returned him to Denmark. He asks Horatio to escort the sailors to the king and queen, for they have messages for them as well. He also says that he has much to tell of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

Detailed explanation-3: -Terms in this set (2) What news is revealed in Hamlet’s letter to Horatio? What does this show about Hamlet? Hamlet was kept a prisoner on a pirates ship. It shows that hamlet fought for the others on his ship because they could not sail away fast enough.

Detailed explanation-4: -6. What is Hamlet’s dying request of Horatio? (Did you know-Horatio’s name might be derived from the word “orator” which means speaker.) He asks Horatio to live on and tell his story.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hamlet admires Horatio for the qualities that Hamlet himself does not possess. He praises Horatio for his virtue and self-control: “Horatio, thou art e’en as just a man/As e’er my conversation cop’d withal” (III. ii. 56-7).

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