ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the setting of the first scene when the play begins?
A
The bedchamber of Gertrude
B
The garden of the castle
C
A platform before the castle
D
In the graveyard
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The play opens on the ramparts of Elsinore Castle in Denmark during a changing of the guard.

Detailed explanation-2: -Early in the play, Hamlet’s mood is dark and depressed, but when he’s given the task of avenging his father’s ghost, his desire to find out the truth gives him a sense of urgency and purpose.

Detailed explanation-3: -Elsinore. Elsinore is a real place between Denmark and Sweden and the whole play is set in the castle there. In the play it is referred to as Elsinore Castle but the only castle that actually existed in that town was called Kronborg Castle and it still stands today. Hamlet sees the ghost of his father.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Opening Scene in Hamlet Stand and unfold yourself.” The answer to the question of identity is declined. But then it is asked again in a more interesting way, as “unfold yourself”. This almost suggests opening oneself up, taking out one’s identity, and showing it to the world.

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