Hamlet. Act I

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Hamlet. Act I Vocabulary and Concepts

• Reget / Julious 3,5,6,8,9

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Concepts

• Soliloquy - the act of speaking while alone,
  especially when used as a theatrical device that
  allows a character's thoughts and ideas to be
  conveyed to the audience

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Concepts

• Aside - a remark made by an actor, usually to the
  audience, that the other characters on stage
  supposedly cannot hear
• Question What is the difference between an ASIDE
  and a SOLILOQUY?

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Vocabulary

1. Ominous
2. Apparition
3. Impious
4. Perilous
5. Usurps
6. Jocund

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Themes

• Appearance v. Reality
• In Hamlet things are not always as they appear.
• Characters will often use perception and trickery
  to influence other characters
• Color
• A lot of colors are used to create a mood, tone,
  or image of a specific character
• Ex. Why would Hamlet wear black?

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Hamlet Act I, Scene i Study Questions

• Explain Horatios description of the Ghost.
• Act I, Scene i, Lines 70 75
• TrnsL8 2 TxT. What is your opinion of Claudius
  after this speech?
• Act I, Scene ii, Lines 1 - 16

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Hamlet Act I, Scene ii Study Questions

1. How does Claudius address Hamlets grief? Is he
   supportive, mocking, helpful, etc.? Act I , Sc
   ii, Lns 88 - 119
2. What does Gertrude ask of Hamlet? - Act I , Sc
   ii, Lns 120 130
3. Hamlets first soliloquy takes place in Act I, Sc
   ii. What is his opinion of his mother? Of his
   uncle? Explain. _ Act Im, Sc. Ii ln 131 - 160

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Hamlet Act I, Scene ii Study Questions

1. How does Hamlets mood and tone change when he is
   around Horatio compared to when he is around
   Gertrude and Claudius?

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Hamlet Act I, Scene iii Study Questions

• Why does Laertes warn Ophelia about Hamlet? Act
  I, Sc iii, Lns 13 32
• What is Laertes worried will happen to Ophelia?
  Act I, Sc iii, Lns 35 - 47
• What does Ophelia ask of Laertes? Act I Sc.
  iii, Lns 48 - 53

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Hamlet Act I, Scene iii Study Questions

• What advice does Polonius give to Laertes about
• Communication
• Friends
• Fights
• Class/Clothing
• Money
• Act I, Sc iii, Lns 63 - 85

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Hamlet Act I, Scene iii Study Questions

• What are Polonius instructions to Ophelia about
  Hamlet? Act I, Sc iii, Lns 120 140
• How is Polonius advice to Laertes different than
  his advice to Ophelia?