ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The two agree that the King’s reaction implicates him in the murder of King Hamlet, and Hamlet says he is now convinced of the Ghost’s trustworthiness. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern enter and tell him that the King is displeased and the Queen wants Hamlet to join her in her quarters.

Detailed explanation-2: -What does Hamlet ask Horatio to do? Hamlet wants Horatio to watch the king throughout the presentation of a play in order to find out if he is guilty of killing the old hamlet.

Detailed explanation-3: -What was the King’s reaction to the play, and what did Hamlet and Horatio decide his reaction meant? The King had no reaction to the play. They decided it meant they were wrong, and that he was innocent after all.

Detailed explanation-4: -Having told Horatio what he learned from the ghost-that Claudius murdered his father-he now asks him to watch Claudius carefully during the play so that they might compare their impressions of his behavior afterward.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hamlet tells Horatio again that he is dying, and urges his friend not to commit suicide in light of all the tragedies, but instead to stay alive and tell his story. He says that he wishes Fortinbras to be made King of Denmark; then he dies.