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 letters the King sends with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to England?
A
Claudius will make them his royal advisers.
B
Hamlet will be killed by the British as soon as he reaches England.
C
Hamlet has secret plans to marry Ophelia.
D
Laertes is collaborating with Fortinbras to take over.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is the content of the letters that the King sends with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to England with Hamlet? The king wants Hamlet to be killed as soon as he reaches England.

Detailed explanation-2: -As it turns out, Hamlet had Claudius’s letters calling for the death of Hamlet altered so that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern would be killed upon their arrival in England.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -He sealed the letters with his father’s State Seal, which he carried in his purse. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern do not know that Hamlet has replaced the letters, and thus, according to Hamlet, their demise will be due to their own actions in delivering the letters to the English king.

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