hamlet act 1 scene 1

1. It’s the set up to something exciting or a mystery. The ghost of Hamlet’s father arrives in front of the guards and Horatio, dressed in armor. The only thing is, he won’t speak to anybody. It’s an insight for reader’s to try and persuade them to keep reading to see what happens in the end.

2. We find out that the ghost is actually Hamlet’s deceased father. We also learn slightly about the deaths of the King and Fortinbras. We also learn the state of condition the countries they used to run (Denmark & Norway) are in now.

3. The ghost spirit returns to the scene, where, once again, it doesn’t say anything to them. One of the guards tries to hit the ghost to try and make it stay, but once again, it leaves. Maybe the ghost is trying to guide them somewhere to get their attention, and seek who ever the ghost really wants to talk too.

4. The scene seems to have a feeling of disbelief, shock, and confusion. The guards don’t know how to react when they see the ghost, and when the ghost does arrive, he doesn’t even say anything.

5. The ghost keeps appearing and then disappearing within moments. It then returns and the guards and Horatio cant really decide if the ghost is real or not.

6. He feels as though the King arrived to lead them to a hidden treasure. But then later he realizes that maybe he has arrived to ward them off from the land for protection.

7. Francisco, Horatio, Marcellus, Barnardo, King's Ghost, Fortinbras

8. That he and the old King Fortinbras were at a feud with each other.

9. He’s the son of the deceased Fortinbras.

10. He says that zombies or corpses rose from beneath the ground and roamed the streets, terrorizing the community and speaking in an indescribable language. And also that the stars fell from the sky.

11. He’s the one who doesn’t believe that the ghost is real, until it actually appears in front of him. Marcellus and Barnardo weren’t the way that Horatio acted.

12. To present a disagreement with the guards in believing that the ghost isn’t actually real. I feel as though he’ll disagree with others throughout the book.

13. That Denmark and Norway were at a feud with each other, where we also find out that Old Hamlet murdered Old Fortinbras and took over his land.