ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who says:“The play’s the thing wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king.”
A
Horatio
B
Hamlet
C
Ophelia
D
Claudius
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet told us in Act II Scene 2, The play’s the thing/Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king (II.

Detailed explanation-2: -By this remark, “The play’s the thing”, Hamlet tried to check whether his uncle Claudius actually murdered his father or not.

Detailed explanation-3: -Act 2 Scene 2-Claudius becomes suspicious Hamlet The play’s the thing/Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king.

Detailed explanation-4: -He arranges to stage a play to catch prey. Thus Hamlet is successful to catch or test the guilty conscience of the King by enacting the play-within-play.

Detailed explanation-5: -Claudius asks Hamlet for the play’s title, to which Hamlet replies, The Mousetrap.

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