Identify Bernardo, Francisco, Marcellus, Horatio, and King Hamlet | The guards who had seen the ghost; King Hamlet is the ghost of the foreign king. |
What had Bernardo seen at a prior watch? | The ghost of King Hamlet |
Why does Marcellus think Horatio should speak to the ghost? | He was the most honorable one. |
What does young Fortinbras want to do? | Take back his fathers land. |
Who do the guards want to tell about the ghost? | Hamlet. |
Identify King Claudius, Queen Gertrude, Laertes, and Polonius. | King Claudius- New king of Denmark; killed king HamletQueen Gertrude- Hamlet’s mother who had married ClaudiusLaertes- Polonius’s son, wants to go to school in FrancePolonius- Laertes dad, young Hamlets friend. |
Where does Claudius send Cornelius and Voltimand? | Norway |
What does the King tell Hamlet? | Stop grieving over his father. |
Hamlet is upset for two reasons. What are they? | 1. His dad has died.2. His mom remarried quickly to his uncle. |
What news does Horatio bring to Hamlet? | He saw his fathers ghost. |
What does Hamlet decide to do after he hears Horatio’s news? | Going outside at midnight to see the ghost. |
What is Laertes’ advice to Ophelia? | Hamlet is not going to marry you. Stay away from him. |
What is Polonius’ advice to Laertes? | Don’t share opinions, money, to thy own self be true (be yourself) |
At the end of Scene 111 Ophelia agrees to “obey”. What will she do? | Stay away from Hamlet. |
What did the ghost tell Hamlet? | He was murdered by his brother. |
Hamlet swears Horatio to two things. What are they? | 1. Don’t speak about the ghost. 2. Don’t freak out if Hamlet acts crazy. |
Hamlet Act 1
July 15, 2019