ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who do the soldiers/guards want to tell about the ghost?
A
They want to tell Hamlet (King Hamlet’s son)
B
They want to tell the Queen.
C
They want to tell the priests.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ghost first appears to a duo of soldiers-Bernardo and Marcellus-and Hamlet’s friend, Horatio. The men draw their swords and stand in fear, requesting that Horatio, as a scholar, address the Ghost.

Detailed explanation-2: -Who do the soldiers/guards want to tell about the ghost? They want to tell Hamlet. Identify King Claudius, Queen Gertrude, Laertes, and Polonius: King Claudius is the new king of Denmark and he killed King Hamlet (Hamlet’s Papa).

Detailed explanation-3: -Horatio, Barnardo, and Marcellus arrive and tell Hamlet about the Ghost. Hamlet makes plans to join them that night. Act 1, scene 3 In Polonius’s chambers, Laertes says good-bye to his sister, Ophelia, and tells her not to trust Hamlet’s promises of love.

Detailed explanation-4: -Marcellus thinks Horatio should speak to the ghost because Horatio is the most religious of them. Marcellus thinks Horatio should speak to the ghost because he is the only one who does not believe in ghosts, so he is the only one who is not afraid.

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