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Assignment:

Act 1

Scene 1:

1. Where does this play take place?

2. As the play opens, Horatio joins Marcellus and Bernardo at their night watch. Why has Horatio joined them?

3. How does Horatio interpret the appearance of the ghost?

4. What questions does Marcellus raise?

5. In a long speech, Horatio answers Marcellus. Summarize as briefly as you can the events that have led to preparations for war.

6. What reasons does Horatio list for a ghost's returning from the grave?

Scene 2:

7. What news does King Claudius announce at the opening of scene 2?

8. What bothers Claudius and Gertrude about Hamlet's dress?

9. Why does Claudius want Hamlet to remain at court?

10. About how long has Hamlet's father been dead?

11. Explain why Hamlet says, "Frailty, thy name is woman!"

12. At the end of scene 2, what is Hamlet's plan?

Scene 3

13. Why does Laertes warn his sister, Ophelia, not to place too much hope in Hamlet's attentions to her?

14. What advice does Ophelia in turn give to Laertes?

15. Polonius gives a great deal of advice to his son Laertes. In his speech, Polonius covers nine items of advice. explain what the following means:

"Give thy thoughts no tongue,/Nor any unproportioned thought his act."

"Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice;"

Neither a borrower nor a lender be;/ For loan oft loses both itself and friend,...."

16. What are Polonius's instructions to Ophelia about Hamlet?

Scene 4:

17. What is happening at court while Hamlet and the others are on the platform?

18. What happens at the end of scene 4?

Scene 5:

19. What does Ghost reveal about the manner of his death?

20. What does the ghost tell Hamlet about his mother?

21. What does the Ghost tell Hamlet to do?

22. What does Hamlet imply he may decide to do?

Please answer each question and explaining it very well and this questions belong to Hamlet by William Shakespeare book make sure to answer all the questions.