Today, we began to read Hamlet. We read all of Act I, scene 1, and part of Act I, scene 2. We stopped on page 15, line 160. If you do not have the text, you can find this play online and read up to the part where Hamlet has just finished his soliloquy. Horatio and the guards have just come on stage to talk to Hamlet about the ghost they saw.
If you were not here, you also must answer the following questions. These need to be submitted on the day you get back:
1. What is the atmosphere or mood at the opening of this act? How does the audience come to understand that it is evening (find three examples)?
2. What is the political situation with which the country of Denmark is concerned? Who is Fortinbras and what is his problem?
3. What solution does Claudius come up with to stop Fortinbras?
4. List all of the reasons that Hamlet might be unhappy.
5. Why wouldn't the ghost talk to anyone?
6. Why does Horatio want to tell Hamlet about the ghost? List all possible logical reasons.
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