ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the current King’s name?
A
Hamlet
B
Laertes
C
Claudius
D
Polonius
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After his death at the age of 63, his grand-nephew and legally adopted step-son, Nero, succeeded him as emperor.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hamlet Characters & Descriptions Claudius is Old Hamlet’s brother, uncle to Hamlet, and the present King of Denmark.

Detailed explanation-3: -Claudius is the newly crowned King of Denmark and husband to Gertrude. He is Hamlet’s uncle. Gertrude is Hamlet’s mother and the queen. She married Claudius shortly after her husband died.

Detailed explanation-4: -He is loosely based on the Jutish chieftain Feng who appears in Chronicon Lethrense and in Saxo Grammaticus’ Gesta Danorum.

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