Act 1, Scene 4

Question 1

What happens

Answer 1

Hamlet and ghost meet

State of Denmark is corrupted under new king

Hamlet follows ghost and ghost tells him to avenge his death as Claudius killed him

Question 2

Setting

Answer 2

Darkness / tear / danger looking outside of castle wall

Contrasts with with scene inside of castle 1,2 “flourish of trumpets”

Question 3

Ghost signixnacr

Answer 3

Shows sign of chaos
Problematic
Something rotten

Carousing is a sin which has infected Denmark as a state - private crimes corrupt public.

Question 4

Hamlet as detective

Answer 4

Questions ghosts origins / motives
He doesn’t act straight away he needs more proof - rational thinker.
Hamlet also doesn’t care if he lives or dies so isn’t hesitant to speak to ghost.

Question 5

First insight to hamlets madness

Answer 5

Horacio says that’s the ghosts problematic nature may “draw him into madness”
Could the ghost have mad him made?

Question 6

Quote 1

Answer 6

“Be thou a spirit of health or goblin damned … be thy intent wicked, or charitable”

Detective / sceptical

Question 7

Quote 2

Answer 7

“Draw you into madness”

Horacio
Irony
Foreshadowing

Question 8

Quote 3

Answer 8

Marcel

“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark”

Private / public crimes
All due to regicide