| Who was asked to join the guards in Act I, scene i to prove that there was a ghost? | Horatio |
| Who was the original King of Denmark? Who is the King of Denmark now? | King Hamlet (Old Hamlet; Hamlet’s dad); King Claudius (Old Hamlet’s brother; Hamlet’s uncle) |
| Who is Polonius? Who are his children? (Act !, scenes ii-iii) | Counselor/right hand to the King; Laertes (son) and Ophelia (daughter) |
| Who is the ghost and who will he only speak to? (Act I, scene v) | King Hamlet (Old Hamlet); Prince Hamlet (Young Hamlet) |
| Who murdered the King? Why? (Act I, scene v) | King Claudius. He wanted the crown and he wanted to marry Queen Gertrude |
| Why did Polonius tell Ophelia to stay away from Hamlet (Act I, scene iii)? | Polonius thinks that Hamlet is just using Ophelia; his love isn’t true, it’s only flirtation; Ophelia is still young and does not know the different between love and lust |
| How is Hamlet’s mood towards King Claudius and Queen Gertrude? Why? (Act I, scene ii) | Angry, depressed, spiteful. He does not agree with his mother’s quick marriage to his uncle so soon after his father’s death. |
| Who is Claudius? | The New King of Denmark; Queen Gertrude’s new husband; Hamlet’s Uncle |
| Who is Gertrude? | The Queen of Denmark; King Claudius’s new wife; Hamlet’s mother |
| Who is Horatio? | Hamlet’s friend and fellow student at Wittenberg |
| Who are Marcellus, Barnardo and Francisco? What is their importance in the beginning? (Act I, scene i) | Soldiers guarding the castle. They are the first to see the ghost |
| Who is Fortinbras? What happened to his father? | The prince of Norway. His father was King Fortinbras of Norway and he was murdered by King Hamlet |
| How does Denmark think King Hamlet was murdered? (Act I, scene v) | He was poisoned by a snake |
| How was King Hamlet actually murdered? (Act I, scene v) | Claudius poured poison (hebona) into his ear |
| What does Hamlet decide to do after he speaks to the ghost? (Act I, scene v) | He decides to avenge his father. He also decides not to tell Horatio and Marcellus about the murder |
Hamlet Act I: Review
August 14, 2019