JAMB Literature in English 2006 Question 31

Question 31

Set Text: Hamlet

In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, the king who is poisoned in the Garden in the play-within-the-play is

  1. A.Gozango
  2. B.Negtine
  3. C.Bernardo
  4. D.Hamlet.
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Answer: A (Gozango)

Explanation

Hamlet explains during the performance: 'He poisons him i' the garden for his estate. His name's Gonzago.' The scene copies Claudius's murder of King Hamlet.