FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Daisies
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Fennel
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Rue
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Violets
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Detailed explanation-1: -Violets are a symbol of faithfulness and fidelity.
Detailed explanation-2: -Because of this, violets could also be said to represent frailty or fragility in Hamlet, along with their traditional meanings in the language of flowers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ophelia uses flowers as symbols of her deep sorrow and grief. She is very upset because her father, Polonius, has just been killed by Hamlet. Being a sensitive and intelligent young woman, Ophelia needs to express herself, and she does so by passing out flowers to the court in her seeming mad state of mind.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mad with grief over the loss of her father, she says her violets withered when her father died. Here, the flower is associated with death and a young woman’s sorrow over losing a loved one.
Detailed explanation-5: -Rue: Rue is the symbol for bitterness, thought to be the cause of most abortions in that day, and often connected with adultery. Ophelia gives this flower to the Queen Gertrude as well as keeping some for herself.