Hamlet Act 1 Scene 1 and 2

What does the weather in Scene 1 symbolise?

• That there is a storm coming

• There is a war imminent with Norway

• Hamlet is upset

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What do the men think the ghost is?

• The devil or a restless spirit

• A cloud

• A hallucination

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why do the men think the ghost is there?

• To ask to speak to Hamlet

• To warn of the threat of war with Norway

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Why does Horatio think the ghost may be evil?

• Because it is angry

• Because he is wearing armour

• Because it disappears at daybreak

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Claudius appears sickly sweet to Hamlet by...

• He says they should go for coffee

• He calls him cousin and son

• He tells him he should mourn his father in his own time

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Hamlet's mother says he 'seems' to be mourning, why does this aggravate Hamlet?

• She is saying he is insincere in his mourning

• She is saying he does not cry enough

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Hamlet's first soliloquy reveal about him?

• That he is happy

• That he loves his mother but dislikes his stepdad

• That he feels unhappy with life and disgusted by his mother

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is Hamlet's view of women?

• They are equal to men

• They are strong and independent

• They are weak

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3