ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What message do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern carry to the King and Queen? What is theirresponse?
A
They tell them Hamlet wants the King to order Ophelia to marry him. The King refuses.
B
They tell them Hamlet is having a special Mass said for his dead father. He asks them to come. The Queen accepts, but the King refuses.
C
They tell them Hamlet wants to go off on a long journey, on foot, by himself. The Queen objects, but the King thinks it is a good idea.
D
They tell them Hamlet wishes the King and Queen to see a play that night. They both accept.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What message do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern carry to the King and Queen? What is their response? They tell them Hamlet wishes the King and Queen to see a play that night. They both accept.

Detailed explanation-2: -What message does Rosencrantz deliver from the Queen? The message is that the Queen wants to talk to Hamlet before he goes to bed, she wants to have an “attitude adjust” with Hamlet.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fearing that Hamlet is a threat to his life and throne, the King summons Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and instructs them to hurry and take Hamlet to England. The men agree, acknowledging that any threat to Claudius is a threat to the people of Denmark, so they will keep Denmark safe by removing Hamlet from its shores.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have been asked to tell Hamlet that the king isn’t happy and to bring him to his mother. Before Hamlet goes to see Gertrude, he confronts his two old friends.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hamlet finally reveals his full disdain for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, saying that he has neither love nor respect for them or their King, to whom he refers as a “thing.” Hamlet calls his classmates the worst kind of parasites.

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