Question

4054va v, english 12 sem a- a
hamlet, part 8: themes
first clown: cannot you tell that? every fool can tell that; it was the very day that young hamlet was born; he that is mad, and sent into england.
hamlet: ay, marry; why was he sent into england? (60)
first clown: why, because he was mad: he shall recover his wits there; or, if he do not, tis no great matter there.
hamlet: why?
first clown: twill not be seen in him there; there the men are as mad as he.
hamlet: how came he mad?
first clown: very strangely, they say (65)
hamlet: how strangely?
first clown: faith, een with losing his wits.
hamlet: upon what ground?
first clown: why, here in denmark; i have been sexton here, man and boy, thirty years.
hamlet: how long will a man lie i the earth ere he rot? (70)
first clown: faith, if he be not rotten before he die,—as we have many pocky corses now-a-days, that will scarce hold the laying in,—he will last you some eight year or nine year; a tanner will last you nine year.
hamlet: why he more than another?
first clown: why, sir, his hide is so tanned with his trade that he will keep out water a great while, and your water is a sore decayer of your whoreson dead body.
what gossip does the gravedigger reveal to hamlet?
a new prince has been
born.
hamlet was sent to
england because of his
madness.
ophelia drowned in a
brook.
young fortinbras plans to
attack denmark.

Explanation:

From the dialogue, the First Clown (gravedigger) says "because he was mad: he shall recover his wits there" when answering why Hamlet was sent to England. The other options (A: no mention of new prince birth; C: no info on Ophelia's drowning here; D: no talk of Fortinbras' plan) don't match the gravedigger's revealed gossip.

Answer:

B. Hamlet was sent to England because of his madness.