ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where is Laertes going in Scene 3?
A
To Norway to confront Fortinbras
B
To Sweden to fight in the Danish-Swedish war
C
To France as a diplomat for the King
D
To Finland for entertainment
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Act 1, Scene 3 Laertes is headed to France, and he bids farewell to his sister, Ophelia. He has some brotherly advice for her: don’t trust Hamlet, or his confessions of love. Polonius, their father, enters and gives Laertes some advice of his own: a series of cliché platitudes meant to help his son navigate the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Laertes is a character in the Shakespeare play Hamlet. He is the son of Polonius and brother of Ophelia. Laertes is sent to Paris to study, and returns to Denmark shortly before Hamlet’s father dies. Laertes is outraged by his own father’s death and wants revenge.

Detailed explanation-3: -Laertes expresses his desire to return to France, where he was staying before his return to Denmark for Claudius’s coronation. Polonius gives his son permission, and Claudius jovially grants Laertes his consent as well.

Detailed explanation-4: -Polonius’s son Laertes has returned to Denmark, determined to revenge his father’s murder and blaming Claudius. Hamlet escapes his banishment and also returns. Already distraught, Laertes also learns that his sister Ophelia, driven mad by Hamlet’s rejection and her father’s murder, has drowned.

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