Question

In describing his marriage to his former sister-in-law, Claudius pairs a number of opposites such as "defeated joy," "mirth in funeral," and "dirge in marriage." This language suggests that Claudius views his marriage to Gertrude as an attempt to __________.
A) encourage Hamlet to return to his studies in Wittenburg
B) seek approval from the court for his royal decisions
C) balance the bad with the good in Denmark
D) avoid having to go to war with Norway

Answer 1

Answer:

1. At the start of Act 1, what do the watchmen and Horatio speculate  the appearance of the Ghost means?

Something is very wrong in Denmark

2. Who is the new king of Denmark in Act 1?

Claudius

3. In describing his marriage to his former sister-in-law, Claudius pairs a number of opposites such as "defeated joy," "mirth in funeral," and "dirge in marriage." This language suggests that Claudius views his marriage to Gertrude as an attempt to __________.

Balance the bad with the good in Denmark

4. In the first act, the dutiful Laertes is shown in contrast to the wayward __________.

Hamlet

5. What do Gertrude and Claudius try to convince Hamlet about?

The death of a father is a natural part of life

6. In Hamlet's soliloquy, he reveals that he is not only upset over his father's death but also over __________.

The fact that his mother is remarried to his uncle, which is unnatural

7. What do both Laertes and Polonius tell Ophelia about Hamlet?

Do not fall in love with him

8. Polonius's advice to Laertes is all about how to __________.

Behave around others

9. Though all murder is foul, says the Ghost, his murder was "most foul" because of all of the following except __________.

His murderer also killed his son

10. What does Hamlet mean when he says that, in the future, he may "put an antic disposition on"?

He might pretend to be insane

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Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is B.

Explanation:

Claudius is the brother of a king who has just died. Denmark hasn't finished mourning his beloved king (bear in mind that the King in those days was the representation of God on Earth, so it was someone remarkably important) when Claudius marries Gertrude the late King's wife, in other words, he marries his sister in law. So, this is why there is a mixture of feelings, you have just had a funeral and now a wedding.

Claudius needs to earn the trust and the approval of the Court because his actions may look suspicious and he doesn't want anyone to start thinking about the true intentions that he had and that he has. So, before starting to talk about how to deal with the kingdom, he sort of justifies his actions in front of the court, explaining to them that although he is still sad, he is also happy that he has decided follow the advice of the court to make his sister in law, his wife.

Claudius needs to drive all suspicions aways from him, because he is the one that killed the king, he achieves this by seeking the approval of the court.