ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who escorts Hamlet on the voyage to England?
A
Cornelius and Voltimand
B
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
C
Horatio
D
Captain Jack Sparrow
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Elsewhere in the castle, King Claudius speaks to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Badly shaken by the play and now considering Hamlet’s madness to be dangerous, Claudius asks the pair to escort Hamlet on a voyage to England and to depart immediately. They agree and leave to make preparations.

Detailed explanation-2: -Claudius orders Hamlet to go to England, accompanied by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Later, Hamlet catches Claudius seemingly at prayer, unaware of Hamlet, while he is talking about his guilt.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rosencrantz and Guildenstern betray Hamlet by working as spies for Hamlet’s uncle and the new king to the throne, Claudius.

Detailed explanation-4: -Claudius finally perceives the depth of the danger Hamlet poses and entreats Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to hurry him to England to get him out of the way. Although unknown to everyone but the audience, Claudius now sees that he must instruct the king of England to kill Hamlet.

Detailed explanation-5: -Claudius and Gertrude set Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two boyhood friends of Hamlet, to spy on him.

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