Ghost

Question 1

Horatio (1,1) about the ghost
“Such was the very armour…

Answer 1

… he had on / When the ambitious Norway combated”

Question 2

How does horatio see the ghosts presence in 1,1, back up using quotes

Answer 2

Sees the ghost as a bad omen biding violence and termini in Denmark’s future
“The night July is fell, the graves stood tenantless and the sheeted dead did squeak and fibber in the Roman streets” > biblical allusion to when July is Caesar was assisted

Question 3

What is the ghost symbolic of

Answer 3

The fear and anxiety surrounding the transfer of power after the king’s death, implies the future of Denmark is dark

Question 4

AO5: how does Branagh present the ghost in act 1 scene 1

Answer 4

Silhouetted figure from above looking down on them > threatening, sense of ambiguity

Question 5

What were Victorian beliefs around ghosts

Answer 5

3 types - visions, authentic, evil spirits
- believed to be capable of driving those who saw them into madness / to hell