FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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The priest refuses to give Ophelia more; Laertes’ grief is also full of anger.
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The priest does not want to give her a proper burial as she was unmarried
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The priest thinks Ophelia was not a virtuous woman
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is the priest’s attitude about giving Christian burial rites to Ophelia? What is Laertes’ response to the priest? The priest refuses to give Ophelia more; Laertes’ grief is also full of anger. He believes that Ophelia is more virtuous than most and deserves a better ceremony.
Detailed explanation-2: -Claudius’ command at inquest, he argues, should grant her all the rites of a Christian burial. The priest refuses, saying that, because she committed suicide, he must deny Ophelia the requiem mass and other trappings of a Christian burial, even though Ophelia will be buried on sacred ground.
Detailed explanation-3: -As Ophelia is laid in the earth, Hamlet realizes it is she who has died. At the same moment, Laertes becomes infuriated with the priest, who says that to give Ophelia a proper Christian burial would profane the dead.
Detailed explanation-4: -What reason is given for her having a Christian burial? Because of her family’s high status. What is foreshadowed in the scene in the graveyard? The gravediggers are used to foreshadow that more deaths will occur in the play.
Detailed explanation-5: -Why does Laertes curse the priest at Ophelia’s funeral? He is upset that his sister is not receiving a full and proper Christian burial.