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Open the attached file to get the questions for Act I.
Complete your answers after each question, leaving the questions in the document. Attach the file with the answers using the buttons below.
Remember that a good answer should not be a simple response but should show a connection to the play and explanation.
Marks will be given based on the completeness and correctness of the answers:
Please complete question #’s: 1,2,4,6,9,10,11,12,14-18
Question #
1.
What mood is stressed at the outset of the play?
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2.
Why does Marcellus tell Horatio to speak to the ghost?
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4)
What possible reasons for the ghost’s appearance are discussed?
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6)
What attitude dominates Hamlet’s personality in Scene ii?
9)
What is the effect of Horatio’s news of the ghost?
10) What do both Laertes and Polonius fear about Ophelia’s relationship with Hamlet?
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11)
What is the significance of Polonius’ advice to Laertes?
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12)
How does Polonius advise Ophelia to behave regarding Hamlet?
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14)
How does Hamlet approach the ghost?
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15)
In Scene v, why is the ghost’s reminder about his decent to Hell significant?
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16)
What three (3) things does the ghost say he lost upon his death?
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17)
What three (3) commands does the ghost give Hamlet?
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18)
Hamlet seems genuinely horrified at the ghost’s revelation. How does the theme of appearance versus reality come through in Claudius’s actions so far?
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