Hamlet Act 1

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What have Barnardo and Marcellus seen twice during their night watch?
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What have Barnardo and Marcellus seen twice during their night 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
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?
King Hamlet has died. His wife married brother Claudius
How does Hamlet feel the death of his father? 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 regarding his father's death and school ?
Claudius and Gertrude ask Hamlet to get over the death because death happens and not to go too school and stay at home with them.
Does Hamlet intend to honor his mother's request of not going back to school? 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 because Hamlet's duty is to his country and what the country wants.
What sort of man is Polonius?a man that will do anything for royalty; not a good fatherWhat does Polonius tell his daughter that she must do, and why?Break up with Hamlet because he is worried about her virginityWhat 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 ClaudiusKing HamletKilled King Fortinbras in a challenge and inherited the land, shortly after he died.Prince Hamletfuture king of Denmark; depressed about the death of his fatherQueen GertrudeHamlet's mother, now married to ClaudiusKing ClaudiusHamlet's uncle and King of Denmark,PoloniusFather of Laertes and OpheliaLaertesbrother of Ophelia, son of Polonius, wants to leave Denmark and go back to France.OpheliaPolonius's daughter, a beautiful young woman and innocent young girl, who is in love with Hamlet.HoratioHamlet's close friend, who studied with the prince at the university in Wittenberg. Horatio is loyal to HamletKing FortinbrasKing of Norway who lost land to DenmarkPrince FortinbrasPrince of Norway; wants to avenge his father's death and regain lands.Hamlet says: "You swear by my sword that you will never mention what you've seen. Swear by my sword." What does Hamlet not want the others to tell? Why?That they have seen King Hamlet's ghost. Hamlet doesn't want anyone else to be suspicious of the King's ghost.What bit of advice does Polonius give Laertes before leaving to France? What does it mean?To thine own self be true. Be true to who you are and not what people want you to be.Who said, "There is something rotten in the state of Denmark." What is he referring to?Marcellus; referring to the ghost's appearance which means something is wrong.