ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was Hamlet’s closest friend and confidant?
A
Laertes
B
Polonius
C
Horatio
D
Rosencrantz
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Horatio is Hamlet’s trusted friend and confidant.

Detailed explanation-2: -Horatio is Hamlet’s closest friend and studied with him at university in Wittenberg. Horatio remains loyal to Hamlet throughout the play and is trusted by Hamlet until the end. He is one of the only characters who survive in the play and he tells Hamlet’s story to Prince Fortinbras in the final scene.

Detailed explanation-3: -Horatio is an old and trusted friend of Hamlet’s. They met as students in Wittenberg.

Detailed explanation-4: -Horatio loves Hamlet so much that he would rather impale himself on his own sword than live on after Hamlet’s death. Hamlet passionately demonstrates his own deep love and admiration for Horatio in his request that Horatio tell Hamlet’s story.

Detailed explanation-5: -HORATIO: The Loyal Friend of Prince Hamlet.

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