Literary Elements
What is the Setting?
A guard platform at Elsinore Castle
Apparition
a supernatural appearance (ex: ghost)
How is Hamlet shown throughout act 1?
Hamlet throughout Act 1, is shown as a complicated and disturbed person. Hamlet is profoundly impacted by his father's passing and his mother Gertrude’s hurried remarriage to his uncle Claudius, the current heir to the Danish throne.
How many pages was act 1?
12 pages or 24 double sided pages
Who is the main character of this story?
Hamlet is the main character of this story
Marked by shameless or disrespectful boldness.
Brazen
How is Claudius throughout act 1?
Claudius throughout Act 1 is a crafty and manipulative tyrant who came to the throne by unethical means.
How many scenes were in act 1?
5 scenes.
What is the tone of line 1 in act 1?
This Line questions and sets the tone for the story and establishes the atmosphere of darkness.
cheerful and lighthearted
Jocund
How is Ophelia throughout act 1?
Ophelia is as gentle and kind of a daughter, greatly impacted by the demands her father, Polonius, and brother, Laertes, make on her.
How many lines does Hamlet have in act 1?
72 Lines
What is Claudius foreshadowing on scene 2 Pg 171 line 1?
This line foreshadows Claudius’s acknowledgment of king Hamlet’s death.
Heraldry
the system by which coats of arms and other armorial bearings are devised, described, and regulated.
How is Laertes throughout act 1?
Laertes, a young man full of energy. His departure for France, in confrontation of his father Polonius's advice, shows how eager he is to demonstrate his unique self.
What character(s) is introduced in the beginning of the act?
Francisco , Bernardo , Horatio , Marcellus
How is the ghost characterized?
The ghost is characterized as a disturbing presence that unsettles the mind.
Obsequious
Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
How is Gertrude throughout act 1
Gertrude as Prince Hamlet's mother and the Queen of Denmark. After Hamlet's father, King Hamlet, passed away unexpectedly, she recently wed King Claudius, Hamlet's uncle.
When did we start reading act 1 of Hamlet?