Setting
What is the name of the castle where most of Act 1 takes place?
Elsinore Castle
Who is the prince of Denmark?
Who is Hamlet
What theme is introduced through the ghost's appearance?
What is appearance versus reality
What event has recently happened before Act I begins?
King Hamlet has died
What literary term describes a character's long speech revealing private thoughts?
What is soliloquy?
What country is the setting of Hamlet?
What is Denmark?
Who is Hamlet's mother?
Who is Gertrude
What theme is shown when Claudius marries his brother's widow?
What does the Ghost do when the guards first see it?
What appears to the guards and disappears without speaking?
What literary devices is created by the Ghost's mysterious appearance?
what is mood
What time of the day does scene 1 begin?
What is nighttime?
Who is the new king of Denmark?
Who is Claudius
What theme is explored through Hamlet's uncertainty about the ghost?
what is uncertainty
What does Claudius ask Hamlt to do instead of returning to Wittenberg?
What remains in Denmark rather than return to Wittenberg?
What is the term for a contrast between what appears true and what is actually true?
Irony
What are the castle's defensive walls called?
What are battlements?
Who is the ghost believed to resemble?
Who is the ghost of king Hamlet
What theme is suggested by the contrast between public celebration and Hamlet's grief?
What is grief-
what is the difference between outward and inner feelings
What does Hamlet agree to do after hearing about the Ghost?
What is meet and speak with the ghost?
What literary technique creates tension by making the audience wonder what will happen next?
what is forshadowing
What does the dark, cold atmosphere of the opening scene establish?
What is an atmosphere of fear, uncertainty and suspense?
Who tells Hamlet that his father was murdered by Claudius?
Who is the ghost of king Hamlet
What larger theme is developed when Denmark's royal family hides wrongdoing behind appearances?
What is appearance versus reality
What promise do Hamlet and the guards make at the end of Act I?
What is keep the ghost a secret ?
Wha does the ghost most strongly symbolize in Act I: a peaceful resolution, unresolved past wrongdoing, or comic relief?
unresolved wrongdoing- theme