Question

Which detail in hamlet reflects elizabethan society? a prince is fighting his stepfather for control of the country. the form of government is a monarchy. the queen is concerned about the health of her son. the ruler of the time is a king?

Answer 1

The form of government is a monarchy.

Step-by-step explanation:

Elizabethan society means the form of government that was under the Elizabethan era, with Queen Elizabeth as the monarch. The period dates from 1558 to 1603, the duration of which Queen Elizabeth ruled.

The tragedy play "Hamlet" written by William Shakespeare was written during this era when Shakespeare was at his peak of his writing and production phase. Queen Elizabeth acts as the patron of many of his works and it is thus expected of him to write his plays based on the social condition of his time. The play deals with the lives of the king and the usual 'usurpation', 'control of the kingdom' etc. But though it deals with the power issue, the prince Hamlet was not fighting for control of the country. It was more for taking revenge for the wrongful murder of his father. Thus, the correct answer for the question of how the play "Hamlet" reflects Elizabethan society is the monarchical form of government.

Answer 2

The form of government is a monarchy

When Shakespeare wrote Hamlet (somewhere between 1599 and 1602), Queen Elizabeth was still on the throne in England. Known as "The Virgin Queen" (though there is debate about whether she truly remained a virgin or not), Elizabeth never married. So there was no princely son or stepson, nor was there a king on the throne. So you can rule out all those answers.