ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the word apparition referring to in the following lines from Act I, scene i in Hamlet.Horatio says ‘tis but our fantasy / And will not let belief take hold of him / Touching this dreaded sight twice seen of us. / Therefore I have entreated him along / With us to watch the minutes of this night, / That if again this apparition come / He may approve our eyes and speak to it.
A
King Hamlet’s Ghost
B
Claudius’ Ghost
C
Marcellus’ Ghost
D
Horatio’s Ghost
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -apparition. a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance.

Detailed explanation-2: -Act 1 scene 1 Horatio comes to investigate and Marcellus informs the other guards that Horatio has said ‘’tis but our fantasy, / And will not let belief take hold of him’. Suddenly, the apparition appears looking exactly like Old Hamlet, the dead King of Denmark. The ghost of the king is dressed in his battle armour.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Though yet of Hamlet our dear brother’s death the memory be green.” “The head is not more native to the heart, the hand more instrumental to the mouth, than is the throne od Denmark to thy father.” “I do beseech you give him leave to go.” “A little more than kin and less than kind."

Detailed explanation-4: -When the ghost does not speak, what does Horatio + the guards notice ? It looks like the king is dead. What does Horatio tell the guards ? Fortinbras is planning to invade Denmark and take back his land.

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