ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who did Hamlet senior kill?
A
Claudius
B
Fortinbras
C
Young Fortinbras
D
Bernardo
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One of the Hamlet’s subplots revolves around an ongoing dispute between Denmark and Norway. This dispute has grown more inflamed ever since King Hamlet killed the Norwegian monarch, King Fortinbras, in battle. Now the slain king’s son, Prince Fortinbras, plans to invade Denmark.

Detailed explanation-2: -After the Ghost vanishes, Horatio explains that King Hamlet (Prince Hamlet’s father) had slain King Fortinbras of Norway in combat and reclaimed land for Denmark.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hamlet and his mother Gertrude argue about his behaviour. During their argument Hamlet accidentally kills Polonius, Ophelia’s father.

Detailed explanation-4: -King Fortinbras was slain in the play’s antecedent action in a duel with King Hamlet. The duel between the two is described by Horatio in Act One, Scene One (I, i) of the play.

Detailed explanation-5: -He stabs the tapestry and, in so doing, kills Polonius. The ghost of Hamlet’s father reappears and warns his son not to delay revenge or upset his mother.

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