ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

HAMLET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why has Laertes returned from France?
A
to end things with Ophelia
B
to kill Horatio
C
to travel with Hamlet to England
D
to get revenge for Polonius’s death
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Laertes returns home to find his father dead and his sister mad.

Detailed explanation-2: -Laertes immediately returns from France upon hearing the news of his father, Polonius’s death. Being an impulsive and passionate person, he swears to avenge his passing. Shortly after, he gathers a mob of people and storms Claudius’s castle, thinking the man is responsible for the murder.

Detailed explanation-3: -Laertes wants Claudius to bring his father back to life. He intends to avenge the death of his father.

Detailed explanation-4: -Laertes loses his father and sister in tragic deaths. Polonius was stabbed by Hamlet when spying (Hamlet thought it was Claudius spying on them). Ophelia died from an mysterious drowning maybe caused by her madness. Laertes has lost his family, he wishes to avenge his father’s death.

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