ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which character (aside from Horatio and Marcellus) first reports that Hamlet seems to have gone mad?
A
Claudius
B
Polonius
C
Ophelia
D
Rosencrantz
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Polonius is the first to declare him mad, and he thinks it is because Ophelia has repelled his love. He therefore reports to the king that “Your noble son is mad” (II.

Detailed explanation-2: -In her madness, she sings songs that seem to dwell on the causes of her grief. Some of her songs are about old men or fathers dying. The rest are about pre-marital sex: “Quoth she, ‘Before you tumbled me / You promised me to wed”’ (IV. v.).

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Polonius believes that Hamlet has fallen into madness because of unrequited love. In Act I, Polonius advised Ophelia to reject Hamlet’s romantic advances, warning her that as the prince, Hamlet does not have the freedom to choose his own wife.

Detailed explanation-4: -Abuse Of Power In Shakespeare’s Hamlet Hamlet acts crazy in front of Ophelia hoping she will buy into the fact that he has gone mad because she knows that Hamlet has never been like that around her. The fact that Hamlet is using Ophelia is betraying her and abusing the power of love between them.…

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