ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who says education doesn’t mean intelligence?
A
Horatio
B
Claudius
C
Hamlet
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -’There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy’

Detailed explanation-2: -An example of his intellect can be seen in, “To put on antic disposition on, that you, at such times seeing me”. Through this quote we see that Hamlet is putting on a display of madness to disguise his knowledge from Claudius. This over analysis leads to his persecution by Claudius and the characters around him.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hamlet admires Horatio for the qualities that Hamlet himself does not possess. He praises Horatio for his virtue and self-control: “Horatio, thou art e’en as just a man/As e’er my conversation cop’d withal” (III. ii. 56-7).

Detailed explanation-4: -At the end of Act 4, Scene 4, of Hamlet, Hamlet says, “My thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth!” With this, he vows to become more determined, thinking only of his revenge.

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