ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What request does Hamlet make of Gertrude in Act III, Scene IV?
A
not to tell Claudius that he killed Polonius
B
not to tell Laertes who killed Polonius
C
not to go to Claudius’s bed that night
D
to kill Claudius for him
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He begs her to confess her guilt to him and to heaven. At the very least, he begs her, don’t sleep with Claudius or let him “go paddling in your neck with his damned fingers."

Detailed explanation-2: -What request does Hamlet make of both Claudius and Gertrude in this act; he asks Polonius to make this request of them? He wants them to attend the play that the traveling actors are performing.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hamlet leaves Gertrude affectionately. He repeats “Good night” five times and progressively wishes for her peace. He asks her rather than ordering her to keep clear of the king’s advances, and he confides his fears about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet tries desperately to convince Gertrude that he is not mad but has merely feigned madness all along, and he urges her to forsake Claudius and regain her good conscience. He urges her as well not to reveal to Claudius that his madness has been an act.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hamlet urges her to “throw away the worser part of it, ” repent, stay away from Claudius, and “throw [the devil] out” of her life. He begs her not to let Claudius “tempt [her] again to bed”-or get her to tell him anything about what has transpired between Hamlet and Gertrude tonight.

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