ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why does the gravedigger say this person should not be buried there?
A
She is not of royal blood
B
Because of her suspicious death
C
She was not old enough to be buried there
D
The ceremony has no more room for bodiest
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The gravediggers have this discussion because, according to Christian doctrine, suicide is a serious sin, and the bodies of people who have killed themselves should not be buried in a church cemetery.

Detailed explanation-2: -GRAVEDIGGER He was the first that ever bore arms. OTHER Go to! These two men think Ophelia’s death was clearly a suicide. Because suicide is an offense against God, those who committed the act were usually not allowed to be buried in a Christian graveyard.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why is one of the gravediggers irritated that Ophelia will be given a Christian burial in the graveyard? Ophelia seems to have taken her own life and therefore she should not receive a Christian burial.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the churchyard, two gravediggers shovel out a grave for Ophelia. They argue whether Ophelia should be buried in the churchyard since her death looks like a suicide. According to religious doctrine, suicides may not receive Christian burial.

Detailed explanation-5: -What does the gravedigger say to Hamlet when he asks whose grave he is digging? He says that it’s Opheilia’s grave.

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