ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which quotation expresses the true reason the king wishes to get Hamlet out of the way after overhearing his conversation with Ophelia?
A
“he shall with speed to England / For the demand of our neglected tribute”
B
“There’s something in his soul / ____ the hatch and the disclose / Will be some danger”
C
“what he spake, though it lacked form a little, / Was not like madness”
D
“Haply the seas, and countries different, / ____ shall expel / This something-settled matter in his heart”
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He offers to “lie” in Ophelia’s “lap, ” and when she refuses, he assures her he meant only to rest his head there.

Detailed explanation-2: -He goes on to insult Ophelia and tells her to go to a nunnery. He tells her that this will be the best place for her and, by being a nun, Ophelia won’t have children and produce wicked men like his uncle. All through the scene Claudius and Polonius, Ophelia’s father, are hiding and watching what happens.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which quotation expresses the real reason that Claudius has sent for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? glean, / Whether aught to us unknown afflicts him.

Detailed explanation-4: -After sending some of his attendants to retrieve it, Claudius tells Hamlet that he’s being sent to England with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Once Hamlet leaves, Claudius reveals his true plan: as soon as Hamlet arrives in England, he’ll be put to death by the English court.

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