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 the letters that the king sends with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to England with Hamlet?
A
The king wants Hamlet to be killed as soon as he reaches England.
B
The king wants Hamlet to be re-enrolled in his university.
C
The king wants them to make sure Hamlet is kidnapped by pirates.
D
The king wants Hamlet to be delivered to Fortinbras.
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: -What is the content of the letters the king sends with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to England with Hamlet? To kill him when he reaches shore. What prompts Hamlet to say “my thoughts be bloody or nothing worth"! He knows he has nothing to lose, he is going to fight until the end.

Detailed explanation-5: -He composed a second set of letters in the flowery style of the original ordering that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern be killed. He sealed the letters with his father’s State Seal, which he carried in his purse.

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