ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The play, “Hamlet, ” takes place in which of the following countries?
A
Denmark
B
Norway
C
England
D
France
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kronborg Castle is also world famous as the setting of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Kronborg Castle was admired for its beauty as a castle and feared for its strength as a fortress.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is Shakespeare’s longest play, with 29, 551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his attempts to exact revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet’s father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet’s mother.

Detailed explanation-3: -The story of Hamlet is set in the late middle ages (14th and 15th centuries, or 1300 to 1499) in and around (mostly) the royal palace in Elsinore, a city in Denmark.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hamlet Summary. The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, Hamlet’s uncle. Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. His uncle, fearing for his life, also devises plots to kill Hamlet.

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