ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who said, “though this be madness, yet there is method in’t?
A
Gertrude
B
Ophelia
C
Marcellus
D
Polonius
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Polonius. [Aside] Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t. [To Hamlet] Will you walk out of the air, my lord?

Detailed explanation-2: -29. What does Polonius think is the cause of Hamlet’s madness? He thinks that Hamlet is upset about Ophelia rejecting him because he is so in love with her.

Detailed explanation-3: -Polonius asks Hamlet what he was reading and Hamlet replies with a lot of words. The reply that Hamlet gave made Polonius believe that Hamlet was crazy. “Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t."

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