FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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Hamlet
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Claudius
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Laertes
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -She wilfully disobeys Claudius by drinking the poisoned wine. She dies with cries of ‘the drink! the drink! I am poisoned’ (5.2. 264), and in so doing identifies Claudius as her killer.
Detailed explanation-2: -Old Hamlet, the King of Denmark, is poisoned by his brother, Claudius. Claudius uses the poison for his own selfish ambition and marries Old Hamlet’s widow, Gertrude, making him the new King of Denmark.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gertrude unwittingly drinks the poisoned wine intended for Hamlet. During the duel Laertes scratches Hamlet’s leg, infecting him with the poison. The fight turns more violent and Hamlet mortally wounds Laertes in return. Gertrude succumbs to the poisoned wine and dies.
Detailed explanation-4: -Role in the play In the next act, Gertrude tells Claudius of Polonius’ murder, convinced that Hamlet is truly mad. She also shows genuine compassion and affection as she watches along with others as Ophelia sings and acts in absolute madness.
Detailed explanation-5: -Gertrude dies on-stage, accidentally poisoned by Claudius. Laertes dies on-stage, stabbed by his own poisoned blade. Claudius dies on-stage, stabbed and poisoned by a vengeful Hamlet (the stabbing seems to be the fatal blow, since he dies immediately).