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Hamlet

Response questions for Acts I & II

Act 1�

1.��� What atmosphere is established by scene 1's constant references to the ghost and the impending war?�

2.��� Why does the play begin with a question, �Who�s there�? What do Francisco, Marcellus, Barnardo tell Horatio and the audience about the ghost?�

3.��� Why is Hamlet in black when he first appears on stage? What does he have �within� that �passes show�?How does Hamlet describe his uncle in comparison with his father? How does he describe the relationship of Claudius and Gertrude? Is his view biased?

4.��� Why does the world look �weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable� to Hamlet?Is his attitude youthful rebellion, or a deeper wisdom?

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Act 2�

1.��� Why does Polonius send Reynaldo after Laertes? Why do parents spy in this play?

2.��� How does Polonius explain Hamlet�s madness?Are Claudius and Gertrude persuaded?

3.��� Why does Claudius send Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to Hamlet? What does Hamlet tell them about his apparent madness?Can we believe him?

4.��� Why is Hamlet so moved by Hecuba�s story given by a traveling player? How does Hamlet describe himself as a revenger in the soliloquy at the end of scene 2?�

5.��� Why and how does Hamlet plan to �catch the conscience of the King�?