Answer to Question #274825 in English for Katie

Question

Gertrude and Polonius are similar because

a. they both want to kill Hamlet.

b. they are conspiring to make Horatio king.

c. they are killed inadvertently in the conflict between Hamlet and Claudius.

d. they are plotting to kill Claudius, get married, and become king and queen

Readers often disagree about when the climax of Hamlet occurs. Based on what you have learned about climax as a stage of plot, why may Polonius’ death be viewed as the climax?

a. It explains the characters’ situations.

b. It stops Claudius’s plans to have Hamlet murdered.

c. It allows Norway to conquer Denmark.

d. It is a turning point that steers Hamlet to violence.

Answer 1

Gertrude and Polonius are similar because they are killed inadvertently in the conflict between Hamlet and Claudius.

Polonius’ death may be viewed as the climax because It is a turning point that steers Hamlet to violence.