ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who does King Claudius say, “When sorrows come, they come not single spies but in battalions.” to?
A
Hamlet
B
Polonius
C
Queen Gertrude
D
Ophelia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"When troubles come, they come not single spies but in battalions.” (Claudius, Hamlet Act IV, Scene V). All of life is in Shakespeare.

Detailed explanation-2: -Claudius Lines 87-117 Claudius tells Hamlet that while grief for his father is appropriate, it’s inappropriate for him to continue grieving for so long. He tells him it is weak and unmanly to wallow in this grief. He tells Hamlet to think of him as being a new father to him.

Detailed explanation-3: -Synopsis: Claudius and Gertrude set Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two boyhood friends of Hamlet, to spy on him.

Detailed explanation-4: -Claudius is talking to Prince Hamlet, the son of the recently deceased King, who has refused to stop mourning this death, even after everyone else has moved on. In this speech, Claudius is pleading with Hamlet to ‘lighten up’ and relieve himself of his deep sadness, which follows him like a cloud wherever he goes.

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