ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who rules Denmark at the end?
A
Fortinbras
B
Horation
C
Hamlet
D
the Ambassador to England
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Additionally, the opening discusses Fortinbras looking for revenge on the nation that killed his father; the ending contains Fortinbras becoming king of Denmark, but only after the royal family has self-destructed.

Detailed explanation-2: -At that moment, the Ghost reappears, and the guards and Horatio decide to tell Hamlet. Claudius, Hamlet’s uncle, married Hamlet’s recently-widowed mother, becoming the new King of Denmark.

Detailed explanation-3: -One cannot help but appreciate the irony of Hamlet’s dying voice. Fortinbras persists in his claim for a disputed patch of land held by Denmark, and without raising up arms against his foe, ends up becoming the king of the entire country.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fortinbras /ˈfɔːrtɪnbræs/ is either of two minor fictional characters from William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet. The more notable is a Norwegian crown prince with a few brief scenes in the play, who delivers the final lines that represent a hopeful future for the monarchy of Denmark and its subjects.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hamlet was the heir to the throne but his uncle, Claudius, has managed to usurp him. At the end of the play, both Claudius and Hamlet die and Fortinbras enters to a scene of carnage and claims the throne.

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