ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is deceased, yet still shows up in Act I?
A
Polonius
B
King Hamlet
C
King Fortinbras
D
Laertes’ mother
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The play opens on the ramparts of Elsinore Castle in Denmark during a changing of the guard. The old king, Hamlet’s father, has died.

Detailed explanation-2: -How many times does the ghost appear in Act 1, Scene 1? In Act 1 Scene 1, the ghost apepars twice, dissapearing the final time when the sun comes up. However, the watchmen also say the ghost appeared to them twice before the play began.

Detailed explanation-3: -Laertes, Claudius and Gertrude also all die. The only central character left alive at the end of the play is Horatio and Hamlet asks him, as he dies, to ‘tell my story’. Why do you think Shakespeare leaves Horatio alive?

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