ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which play of Shakespeare is famous for soliloquies?
A
Hamlet
B
Midsummer Night’s Dream
C
Tempest
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The famous “To be or not to be ” soliloquy comes from William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet (written around 1601) and is spoken by the titular Prince Hamlet in Act 3, Scene 1.

Detailed explanation-2: -In fact, Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” speech is the best-known soliloquy in the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hamlet: ‘To Be Or Not To Be, That Is The Question’ ‘To be or not to be, that is the question’ is the most famous soliloquy in the works of Shakespeare – quite possibly the most famous soliloquy in literature.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the play, “Hamlet” the tragic hero expresses this soliloquy to the audience in Act 3, Scene 1. As the plots reflect, Hamlet is facing an existential crisis after coming across the harsh reality of his father’s death and his mother’s subsequent marriage with his uncle, Claudius, the murderer of King Hamlet.

Detailed explanation-5: -"O, sullied flesh would melt” "O, all you host of heaven” "what a rogue and peasant slave i am” "to be or not to be” "tis now the very witching time of night” "now might i do it pat now he is praying” "how all occasions do inform against me..thoughts be bloody"

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