Test 1 Essays - Characters In Hamlet, English-language Films, Film

Test 1 How does Horatio interpret the appearance of the ghost? Horatio interprets the appearance of the ghost as bad things will happen to the country of Denmark. The ghost appears to look like the dead king of Denmark in the armour he wore when he fought the King of Norway. Where is the University at which Horatio and Hamlet studied? Wittenberg What does young Fortinbras want to do? Young Fortinbras wants to invade Denmark, to honor the death of his father. In his soliloquy, what are Hamlet's reasons for objecting to his mother's marriage? Hamlet feels that his mother, Gertrude should have mourned for a longer period of time . Instead she remarries King Hamlet's brother, Claudius. Her urge to get in bed illustrates that she is greedy. In the beginning of the act who does Polonius send to spy on Laertes? His servant, Reynaldo. What does Ophelia tell her father? Ophelia tells Polonius that Hamlet has gone crazy. Hamlet enters her room as she is sewing; his clothes are disheveled, and his look is piteous. Why does Marcellus think Horatio should speak to the ghost? Marcellus thinks Horatio should speak to the ghost because he will know what to say to him. He is a "scholar" and is educated. He's also a great friend of Hamlet. What is the nature of the Player's speeches in Act 2? They tell of Priam's queen, who, when Priam is struck down by Pyrrhus, cries out in agony at her loss. What play does Hamlet ask the troupe to perform? Murder of Gonzago Identify Polonius, Laertes, Reynaldo, Ophelia, and Gertrude, from the play? Polonius: He is the Lord of the court and an advisor to King Claudius. He is also the father of Laertes and Ophelia. Laertes: The son of Polonius and the brother of Ophelia. He wants to go back to France. Reynaldo: Polonius's servant Ophelia: The daughter of Polonius, and sister to Laertes. Gertrude: The Queen of Denmark. She is Hamlet's mother. She married Claudius shortly after her husband died. She loves Hamlet. What is Polonius's excuse for Hamlet's behaviour, and why does he think this ? Polonius tells the king and queen, in a very roundabout way, that he has discovered Hamlet's foiled love of Ophelia, and that he believes this lost love to be the root cause of Hamlet's madness. Claudius asks how they might prove this to be the case. Polonius has a plan. He offers to loose Ophelia on Hamlet while he is reading alone in the library. Meanwhile, he suggests, he and Claudius could hide behind a tapestry and observe the meeting. Claudius agrees. Why does Hamlet look at Claudius with contempt? Hamlet refuses to recognize the marriage between Claudius and Gertrude( 1), He refuses to accept Claudius as King as he had taken the life of Hamlet's father. Why does Claudius not want Hamlet to go to Wittenberg? In Shakespeare's Hamlet , I don't believe that Claudius wants Hamlet to fore go his return to Wittenburg because he considers him a risk. Human nature is such that out of the company of his uncle and mother, Hamlet would adjust in time. Hamlet delivers a lengthily soliloquy at the end of Act 2 scene 2. Why is he so upset with himself? What plan does he come up w ith at the end of the soliloquy? In Hamlet's soliloquy at the end of Act 2, Scene 2, Hamlet is working through his internal struggle. He struggles with the inappropriate relationship between Gertrude and Claudius and laments over the fact that he has not done anything about it. He is essentially "beating himself up" over the fact that his only plan in dealing with this is to wait and let God be the judge of the incest between the two characters. Something is rotten in the State of Denmark. This line is spoken by Marcellus to Horatio. Marcellus is not just referring to things to come when he says that "something is rotten in the state of Denmark," but of things already visited upon them -- the ghost itself and the war with Norway. 2. During Hamlet's soliloquy, he uses a metaphor to say Claudius will corrupt