Plot
What event prompts the guards to call for Hamlet’s attention at the beginning of Act 1?
What is the appearance of the ghost?
What does the ghost represent in the play?
What is the unresolved issues of the past?
Who is the protagonist of Act 1 of Hamlet?
Who is Hamlet?
What theme is introduced through Hamlet’s soliloquy in Act 1?
What is the theme of grief and betrayal?
In what setting does the play open? Be specific.
Where is Elsinor, at midnight, in Denmark, in winter?
Who does King Claudius send to Norway to deal with Fortinbras?
Who is Voltemand?
What is the significance of the garden imagery in Act 1?
What is it symbolizes the corruption in Denmark?
What is the relationship between Ophelia and Polonius?
What is she is his daughter?
How does the theme of truth vs. deception manifest in Act 1?
What is seeing the ghost and discovering murder?
What is the name of Hamlet's father?
Who is King Hamlet?
What is the significance of the ghost's appearance to Hamlet?
What is it reveals the truth about King Hamlet's death
In Act 1, what does the appearance of the ghost symbolize for Hamlet?
What is a call for revenge?
How does Claudius address the court in Act 1?
What is with a sense of authority and manipulation?
What is suggested about the theme of revenge in Act 1?
What is it sets the stage for Hamlet's quest for vengeance?
What advice does Polonius give Ophelia regarding Hamlet?
What is to stay away from him?
How does Hamlet react to the news of his father’s death and his mother’s quick remarriage?
What is he feels betrayed and deeply saddened?
How is the concept of the "rotten state" illustrated in Act 1?
What is through the imagery of decay and corruption?
What role does Horatio play in Act 1?
What is Hamlet's trusted friend who confirms the ghost's appearance?
How does the theme of madness begin to unfold in Act 1?
What is through Hamlet's erratic behavior and the ghost’s influence? (telling friendshe will start to act mad)?
What does Claudius refer to as "the serpent that did sting thy father’s life"?
What is himself representing betrayal?
What crucial advice does Laertes give to Ophelia before he leaves for France?
What is avoid Hamlet at all costs?
How does the director symbolize Hamlet's depression in this version?
What is Hamlet's all black clothing?
Who is the main antagonist in Act 1?
Who is Claudius?
What role does the theme of corruption play in the atmosphere of Act 1?
What is it reflects the moral decay of Denmark?
Which character first sees the ghost, in Act 1?
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