Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.


KING CLAUDIUS: Where is Polonius?


HAMLET: In heaven; send hither to see: if your messenger find him not there, seek him i' the other place yourself. (Act IV, scene iii)


Why does Hamlet tell Claudius that he should be the one to seek Polonius in hell?


A. because Claudius’s servants would be unwilling to go

B. because he is sending Claudius there

C. because Claudius put him there

D. because Claudius is a murderer

Answer 1

Answer:

D. because Claudius is a murderer

Explanation:

Hamlet indirectly says that Claudius will go to hell when he dies. That's because Hamlet wants to kill Claudius to avenge his father's death, since Claudius killed him.

Since Claudio is a murderer, Hamlet knows that there will be no salvation for him, so if he has to look for someone in the hereafter, it will be in hell and not in heaven.