Name_____________                                                                                      English 11

Mrs. Moorman/ Mrs. Murray                                                                           Period____

 

Hamlet Act 1 Scene 1

 

Summary – What happens in this scene?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Characters –   Who are they?  What is their role in the scene?

 

Fransisco:

 

 

 

Barnardo:

 

 

 

Marcellus:

 

 

 

 

Horatio:

 

 

 

 

Ghost:

 

 

 

 

 

Important Lines – Interpret each quote in your own words and then explain why it is important.

 

 1) HORATIO

What art thou that usurp'st this time of night,
 Together with that fair and warlike form
 In which the majesty of buried Denmark
 Did sometimes march? By heaven I charge thee, speak! 1.1.46-49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) HORATIO

Our last king,
Whose image even but now appear'd to us,
Was, as you know, by Fortinbras of Norway,
Thereto prick'd on by a most emulate pride,
Dared to the combat; in which our valiant Hamlet–
For so this side of our known world esteem'd him–
Did slay this Fortinbras;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3) HORATIO
           A mote it is to trouble the mind's eye.

 

 

 

 

 

Further Questions –

 

 

1)      What is the setting of the scene?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)      What does Horatio suggest might be the reason for the ghost’s appearance?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)      Describe the ghost: How is he dressed?  Who does he look like?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)      Why do they want the ghost to speak to them?  What do they think he might reveal?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5)      Based on this scene, do we know whether the ghost is particularly good or bad?