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QuizMultiple Choice

Hamlet, Part 5: Characteristics of Elizabethan Drama

Question 3 • CFHS English 12A

Which statement best explains why Hamlet alludes to Pyrrhus throughout Act II, Scene ii of Hamlet?

Answer
A
The allusion highlights the idea of avenging a father’s murder.
B
The allusion proves that Pyrrhus killed Hamlet’s father.
C
The allusion emphasizes the idea of a mother’s betrayal.
D
The allusion suggests that Hamlet imagined his father’s ghost.
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