ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who does Gertrude tell about the murder of Polonius?
A
Rosencrantz
B
Guildenstern
C
Claudius
D
Ophelia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -At the beginning of Act 4, Gertrude tells Claudius that Hamlet killed Polonius while Hamlet refuses to tell Rosencrantz and Guildenstern where he put Polonius’s body.

Detailed explanation-2: -What does Gertrude tell Claudius? She tells him that Hamlet has killed Polonius.

Detailed explanation-3: -Summary: Act IV, scene i She says that he is as mad as the sea during a violent storm; she also tells Claudius that Hamlet has killed Polonius.

Detailed explanation-4: -This shows that Gertrude is following Hamlet’s advice because she is choosing to remain silent on what Hamlet told her. Furthermore, Gertrude only reveals that Hamlet killed Polonius and not what Hamlet had advised her to do, which was to stay away from Claudius.

Detailed explanation-5: -Gertrude does not tell Claudius the truth of what happened between her and Hamlet. She only says that Hamlet killed Polonius, not telling him of how Hamlet feels or how she will try to lean away from him. She is kind of following his advice, though she does keep talking to him.

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