FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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Hamlet was at school when his father died and Claudius convinced the council.
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He was mentally stable
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet is also upset because his mother married his Uncle very quickly after his father died, less than a month. Why did Hamlet not become king after his father died? Hamlet was at school when his father died and Claudius convinced the council. Also not mentally stable.
Detailed explanation-2: -The oldest son wasn’t guaranteed to inherit the throne. The King could appoint his heir and if he succeeded at it, could have the Danish Rigsråd swear their loyalty to his oldest son as his heir.
Detailed explanation-3: -Depending on how far back you think his eccentric behavior goes, it is plausible that he has shown a history of mental instability, and that Claudius became king because the electors thought Hamlet was unsuitable. At the start of the play, Hamlet is newly arrived from university, and he seems pretty sane.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet is appalled at the revelation that his father has been murdered, and the ghost tells him that as he slept in his garden, a villain poured poison into his ear-the very villain who now wears his crown, Claudius.
Detailed explanation-5: -At that moment, the Ghost reappears, and the guards and Horatio decide to tell Hamlet. Claudius, Hamlet’s uncle, married Hamlet’s recently-widowed mother, becoming the new King of Denmark. Hamlet continues to mourn for his father’s death and laments his mother’s lack of loyalty.