Question

HAMLET Act 1, Scene 1 please help me with questions 10-15 I did questions 1-9 already. 10. What does Marcellus want someone to “inform” him about?

11. What does Horatio describe?


12. What does Horatio suggest the ghost “speak” about?


13. True/False Marcellus and Horatio attempt to use violence against the ghost.

14. What makes the ghost disappear?


15. What do Marcellus and Horatio decide to do at the end of Scene 1?

Answer 1

In Hamlet Act 1, Scene 1, Marcellus seeks information about the country's war preparations, Horatio describes the apparitions of the late King, and both Marcellus and Horatio plan to inform Hamlet about the ghost. They do not attempt violence against the ghost, which disappears at the crowing of a .

Step-by-step explanation:

Analysis of Hamlet Act 1, Scene 1

In William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, the first scene of the first act reveals the characters Marcellus, Bernardo, and Horatio engaging with the supernatural phenomenon of a ghostly apparition. To answer the questions regarding Act 1, Scene 1:

1. Marcellus wants someone to inform him about the reasons for the intensified guard duty and the preparations for war in Denmark.
2. Horatio describes apparitions resembling the late King Hamlet that he and the guards have seen during their watch.
3. Horatio suggests that the ghost should speak about the reasons for its appearance and possibly deliver a message it might have from the afterlife.
4. False. Marcellus and Horatio attempt to communicate with the ghost but do not resort to violence against it.
5. The ghost disappears at the sound of the crowing, which is traditionally thought to herald the approach of morning and repel evil spirits.
6. At the end of Scene 1, Marcellus and Horatio decide to inform Prince Hamlet about the ghostly visitation, believing he should know what they have witnessed.

The interaction between these characters sets the stage for the unfolding mystery and sets into motion the events that will bring Hamlet into the center of this spectral intrigue.

Answer 2

11. you didnt say who or what Horatio was describing?

12. Horatio suggests that they tell Prince Hamlet, the dead king's son, about the apparition. He believes that though the ghost did not speak to him, if it is really the ghost of King Hamlet, it will not refuse to speak to his beloved son.

13. False.

14. The ghost could only appear between midnight and dawn. He says in 1,5 "But soft! I smell the morning air. Brief let me be." He needs to tell his story before morning comes. In 1,1 he disappears once he hears a rooster crow to signal the dawn.

15. The scene ends with Horatio, Marcellus and Bernardo entering and talking with Hamlet about the ghost they have seen. Hamlet agrees to join them this coming night to see the ghost for himself.

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