Scene 1
Where was the ghost first spotted at?
Elsinore.
Who is married to King Hamlet's wife?
Claudius.
Who warns Ophelia about Hamlet, and what?
Her brother, Laertes, warns her about falling in love with Hamlet.
What was the King doing, when Hamlet and the guards are looking for the ghost?
Claudius was partying and drinking.
What did people think was the cause of King Hamlet's death?
That he was bit by a snake, but was really poisoned.
Who didn't believe in the story of the ghost?
Horatio.
Who is Claudius mourning for?
His brother, King Hamlet.
What advice does Polonius give to his son, Laertes?
To keep his thoughts to himself, to restrain himself from misbehaving, and to treat people fairly.
Who was the first person to see the ghost?
Horatio.
What does the ghost want Hamlet to do?
To avenge his death and kill his uncle, Claudius.
Who does the ghost resemblance?
King Hamlet in his battle armor.
What does King Claudius and Queen Gertrude want Hamlet to do?
They want Hamlet to stay in Denmark with them because of strange behavior.
What does Ophelia tell her father, Polonius, about her relationship with Hamlet?
That Hamlet claims to love her.
Why does Hamlet want to follow the ghost, even if it puts him in danger?
He gives no value of his life.
What does the ghost tell Hamlet to do about his mother?
To not seek revenge on his mother, but to let her die a natural cause.
What is the problem between norway and denmark?
King Hamlet killed the King of Norway.
What does Hamlet want to do to himself, but doesn't?
He wants to kill himself, but does not because suicide is a sin from god.
What does Polonius forbid Ophelia to do?
He forbids Ophelia from seeing Hamlet again.
What does Horatio say that is worse than death?
He says that going mad is worse than death.
Why is King Hamlet stuck in his ghost form?
Because he is of all the sins King Hamlet had committed in the past.
Why does the ghost appear to the guards?
To warn them of what is about to happen.
What does Fortinbras want back from King Claudius?
He wants to the land that once belonged to Norway because it was his father's land.
What does Polonius tell Ophelia about Hamlet?
Why does Horatio and Marcellus follow Hamlet and the ghost?
Because Marcellus wanted to protect Hamlet, while Horatio believed the heavens will oversee the outcome of Hamlet's encounter with the ghost.
What does Hamlet plan to do with his murderous uncle?
Hamlet plans to act crazy to prove guilt his uncle and to find out if his mother was part of the plot.