| what have Barnardo and Marcellus seen twice before during their watch? | Seen the ghost of king hamlet |
| Why does Marcellus ask Horatio to join in the watch? | Wanted him to see the ghost for himself |
| What has young Fortinbras of Norway recently done? | Creating an army to get his land back |
| Why are the people of Denmark preparing for war? | Preparing for war because Young Fortinbra wants his land back |
| According to Horatio, what happened in Rome shortly before Julius Caesar was assassinated? | Unnatural events occured |
| What possible explanation occurs to Barnardo for the appearance of the ghost at this time? | Barnardo believes something will happen to the land; that its the countries fate |
| Who has recently died? What has this person’s widow done? | K.H has died. His wife married K.H’s brother Claudius |
| How does Hamlet feel about these events? how do you know? | He is extremley sad and disgusted. He has been dressing in black, sighing, and crying, he wants to die |
| What requests do Claudius and Gertrude make of Hamlet? | Claudius and Gertrude ask Hamlet not to go too school and leave |
| Does Hamlet intend to honor these requests? Why, or why not? | He decides to stay because his mother asked him to stay |
| What advice does Laertes give to his sister Ophelia before departing for France? | Telling her that her relationship with Hamlet is temporary |
| What view of Hamlet, or perhaps of young mean generally, does Laertes’s advice imply? | Implys that women can not lose their virginity and mess around, but for guys it ok |
| Why does Polonius detain his son shortly after chiding him for not already being aboard the ship? | giving his son advice |
| What sort of man is Polonius? | a man that will do anything for royalty; not a good father |
| What does Polonius tell his daughter that she must do, and why? | Break up with Hamlet because he is worried about her virginity |
| Is Polonius right to require his daughter to do this? | In this era it was correct |
| What does the ghost reveal to Hamlet? What does it ask Hamlet to do? | Reveals that Claudius killed him. He ask for him to get revenge and kill Claudius |
| Why does Hamlet decide to put on an “antic disposition,” or pretend to be insane? | Hamlet decides to act insane because people don’t care what a crazy person does |
| What unnatural events have occured recently in Denmark? What does Hamlet vow to set right? What factors in Hamlet’s character lead to this decision? | Unnatural events- marriage with Gertrude & Claudius, murder of K.HHe vows to kill Claudius He is loyal to his father, the ghost tells him the true reason for his death, and he is angry |
Hamlet Act 1 questions
August 14, 2019