ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why as a woodcock to mine own springe, Osric; I am justly kill’d with mine own treachery.
A
Laertes
B
Horatio
C
Hamlet
D
Claudius
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Laertes realizes he is about to die and says that his death is punishment for his treachery, and acknowledges that this is a just punishment. He recognizes that he became entangled in his own plan of deception and that his death is his own fault.

Detailed explanation-2: -The quote, ‘Why, as a woodcock to mine own springe’ is from the Shakespeare play Hamlet. Specifically, this quote is from Act V, Scene 2. Laertes speaks this line in response to Osric. Basically, Laertes is lamenting the fact that he has been caught in his own trap or by his own treachery.

Detailed explanation-3: -What news does Osric bring to Hamlet? He says that the duel has been arranged and that Claudius has bet on Hamlet.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet delays killing Claudius because Claudius represents Hamlet’s innermost desires to sleep with his mother Gertrude. And by killing Claudius, Hamlet would be killing a part of himself.

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