FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The book Hamlet is currently reading
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The play the players are going to put on for the court
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The play that won awards
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Where Old Hamlet was murdered
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet has reason to believe that his uncle is guilty but has no proof. The Murder of Gonzago, also known as The Mousetrap, is a play Hamlet has performed in order to unveil his uncle’s innocence or guilt in the death of his father.
Detailed explanation-2: -The play-within-a-play in Hamlet is called both The Murder of Gonzago and The Mousetrap. (Specifically, in Act 3, Scene 2, when Claudius asks, “What do you call the play?” Hamlet responds, “The Mousetrap.")
Detailed explanation-3: -Shakespeare on theatre comes to Elsinore and performs The Murder of Gonzago before the Danish court.
Detailed explanation-4: -The ‘Murder of Gonzago’ is intentionally archaic and artificial in type, because it was necessary to convey the illusion of a stage-play presented before the actors in the main stage-play.
Detailed explanation-5: -When the play begins, Hamlet carefully observes Claudius. Sure enough, when the fictional king in the play is murdered in much the same way Hamlet’s father was, Claudius flees, clearly rattled. Hamlet confirms the reaction with Horatio, thrilled that he finally has proof Claudius murdered his father.