| Francisco and Marcellus guard the castle; its midnight, cold, foggy | What is the scene as the play opens? |
| they just saw a ghost who looks like the late King Hamlet; and war is looming | Why are the soldiers uneasy? |
| they are speaking very quickly, shortly, and in low whispers | How does their dialogue reveal their uneasiness? |
| the late king Hamlet killed the Fortinbras father | What conflict exists between Denmark and Norway? |
| preparing for an attack from Norwayshipwrights working 24/7 | What effect is this conflict having on Denmark? |
| good/ambitious soldier | What sort of man had Hamlet been? |
| they decide to tell Hamlet about the ghost | What indication of the future do you find at the end of scene 1? |
| says that in mourning they found comfort in each other | How does Claudius justify his marriage with Gertrude? |
| attack from Norwaymarriage LaertesHamlet | What matters do Claudius handle in scene 2? |
| allows Laertes to return to France | What petition doe Claudius approve in scene 2? |
| condescendingly; tell him to stop mourning and move on | How do Claudius and Gertrude treat Hamlet in scene 2? |
| will obey his mother | How does Hamlet react to Claudius and Gertrude? |
| he wants to die; but its against the church to commit suicide | What does Hamlet’s soliloquy in scene 2 tell about him? |
| father’s deathmothers incestuous marriage | What events cause Hamlet to want to be dead? |
| don’t say what your thinkingbe friendly but not a pesthold on to true friendslisten before you speakdon’t borrow or lendalways be yourself | 5 bits of advice from Polonius? |
| falling in love with Hamlet | What do Polonius and Laertes warn Ophelia about? |
| making Denmark the laughing stock among other nations | What is the effect of having the sounds of Clausius’ carousing reach the watchers on the platform? |
| afraid it will lead him to harm | Why does Horatio warn Hamlet not to follow the ghost? |
| depressed and does not care if he is harmed | What does Hamlet’s reaction to the warning indicate about his state of mind? |
| kill his uncle but leave his mother alone | Does the ghost ask Hamlet to take any specific action? |
| he believes the ghost and wants revenge on his uncle | What is Hamlet’s reaction to the info the ghost told him? |
| shakenagitatedmentions he may pretend to be a madman | How is Hamlet’s behavior different to Horatio and Marcellus after he saw they ghost? |
| apparition | a supernatural appearance of a person or thing |
| coronation | the crowning ceremony of a king or queen |
| frailty | weak |
| sepulcher | a tomb or burial place |
| filial | pertaining to the obligation of a son or daughter |
| usurp | to seize or hold by force |
| rank | putrid; disgusting; nasty |
| prophetic | predictive; progressive |
| courtier | a person in attendance with the court of the king |
| suspiration | a long deep sigh |
| leprous | of or resembling leprosy |
| tenantless | unoccupied |
| Marcellus | “That if again this apparition come he may approve our eyes and speak” |
| Laertes | “to show my duty in your coronation” |
| Hamlet | “Frailty thy name is women” |
| Hamlet | “Have burst there cerements, why the sepulcher” |
| Claudius | “the survivor bound in filial obligation” |
| Horatio | “What art thou that usurps’t this time of night” |
| Hamlet | “things rank and gross in nature posses it merely” |
| Hamlet | “Oh my prophetic soul” |
| Claudius | “Our chiefest courtier” |
| Hamlet | “Nor a windy suspiration of forced breath” |
| Ghost | “the leprous distillment” |
| Horatio | “The graves stood tenantless” |
Hamlet Act 1
July 25, 2019