FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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to expose Hamlet’s father murderer.
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to convince Ophelia to become a nun.
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to expose Hamlet’s madness.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -This play-within-a-play not only helps Hamlet to judge Claudius’s guilt, but also acts as a spur for his own revenge: it shows him the murder that was done to his father and the murder that could be done to his uncle.
Detailed explanation-2: -The play-within-the-play serves to emphasize that Hamlet is not the traditional revenge play. The hero, after the Ghost’s words have been confirmed, he yet spares Claudius’ life because the King is praying. The problem is that Hamlet sees himself as one who is to ensure the victim’s punishment in the next world also.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The play-within-a-play in Act III of Hamlet represents Elizabethan drama by teaching a spiritual lesson to the characters of the play. This is a lesson to both Claudius who is now aware of the fact that Hamlet suspects him and to Hamlet, who has confirmed his doubts.
Detailed explanation-4: -At Elsinore, they perform a version-which Hamlet has modified and called The Mousetrap-of the play The Murder of Gonzago in the “play within a play".