| What is the scene as the play opens up? | Soldiers in Denmark are protecting Elsinore castle |
| How is interest created in this opening space? | suspense with the ghost |
| Why are the soldiers uneasy | The ghost has come two nights in a row |
| What conflict exists between Denmark and Norway? | They battle for the same piece of land |
| What reasons are suggested by Horatio for the appearance of the late kings ghost | The ghost is trying to tell them that a battle is going to brew |
| What plans are made at the end of the scene to create suspense and keep the reader interest | They are going to tell Hamlet |
| What do you learn about the present king of denmark | married former sister in law; does not like frontibras; not that upset about king hamlets death |
| Does claudius reveal himself to be a capable monarch | No because he contradicts himself |
| How is hamlet portrayed in this first oppurtunity to meet him | gloomy quiet upset |
| What is the subject of hamlets first soliquy | wishes to die |
| How does the denmark norway subplot advance | letter was written and want land back and battle is going to insue |
| What does Horatio reveal to hamlet | that he saw the ghost of hamlets deceased father |
| How is suspense created in this scene to keep the audience interested | Hamlet will keep watch that night to look for his father |
| What warning does laertes offer to ophelia regarding hamlet | hamlets love is temporary |
| Summarize the advice to leartes given by polonius | Do not act quickly beware of fighting but if someone challenges do not back down |
| Do you think this advice is appropriate | yes b/c you need to be aware of what you say so you do not offend people |
| What is polonius opinion of the hamlet ophelia relationship | He thinks that hamlet does not truly love ophelia |
| How are comments from polonius and laertes to ophelia different | have the same opinionlaertes- physically stay awaypolonis-just warns him |
| What does this scene reveal about each of three characters | polonius and laertes have strong opinions and ophelia is gulliable and obeys them |
| What is the directive given to ophelia by polonius | polonius says to stay away from him for good |
| How does this scene contain examples of contrast surprise and suspense | does he go with ghost or friendsghost reappearshamlet goed to look for his father ghost |
| What warningx are given to hamlet by his friends | they do not know if the ghost is good or bad do not want the ghost to harm him |
| What does he decide to do | to go anyway |
| Something is rotten in the state of denmark why is this line significant | foreshadowing building suspense |
| what revealation does the ghost make to hamlet | poison in his ear |
| what pledge does hamlet make | to get revenge |
| How is his treatment of his friends different after the visit of the ghost | suspenseful-loses trust in family paranois |
| Upon what subject does he pledge his friends to secrecy | to not tell anybody what they saw |
| What approach does hamlet indicate he is going to take | find out the truth |
| o the time is out of joint ocursed spit that ever i was born to set it right what does this couplet reveal about hamlets attitudes about his futy for future events | To figure out what happened and if claudius really did this he will get revenge unhappy this is the fate of his life |
| What are the major conflicts introduced in act 1 | claudius and hamlethamlet and himselfdenmark and norwayhamlet and opheliahamlet and polonius laertes |
| what function does the ghost serve in the plot development | exciting force must occur before climax resolutionhamlet getting revenge could have never happened if the ghost had not appeared |
| what mood is presented and developed in act 1 | exciting force |
| What request does polonius make of reynaldo | to spy on laertes and deliver money to him in france and then return back |
Hamlet Chapter test
July 7, 2019