CONSIDER THESE QUESTIONS FROM TODAY'S READING OF HAMLET 1.1.1-80 (NOTE THE CORRECT TEXT DOCUMENTATION). RESPOND TO TWO (2) BEFORE THURSDAY MORNING
1. WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE? WHAT ARE THEY, AND WHAT ARE THEY DOING?
2. WHAT INFORMATION DOES SHAKESPEARE PROVIDE ABOUT THE PHYSICAL SETTING?
3. WHAT ATMOSPHERE/MOOD IS CREATED BY THIS SETTING?
4. WHAT DO THE PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE SETTING SUGGEST ABOUT THE CHARACTERS' BEHAVIOR?
5. WHAT DOES THE OPENING QUESTION "WHO'S THERE?" IMPLY ABOUT BARNARDO AND THE SITUATION?
6. DOES ANYTHING IN THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN BARNARDO AND FRANCISCO REINFORCE THESE IMPLICATIONS?
7. WHAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DO WE GAIN ABOUT BARNARDO AND FRANCISCO FROM THEIR CONVERSATION?
8. SHAKESPEARE WROTE INTO THE BODY OF PLAY MANY SIGNALS AND DIRECTIONS. WHAT DO THE COMMANDS AND QUESTIONS IN LINE 1-20 SUGGEST ABOUT STAGING THIS SCENE?
9. WHAT INFERENCES CAN BE DRAWN ABOUT HORATIO'S CHARACTER? ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP TO THE GUARDS?
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ReplyDeleteQuestion 1: Bernardo, Francisco, Horatio and Marcellus are all guards of a castle. Fransico was at his post looking for anything suspcious when Bernardo comes to relieve him of his duty. Marcellus with Horatio then appears to have Horatio convinced of an "apparition" that Marcellus and Bernardo saw the other night.
ReplyDeleteQuestion 9: He seems to not believe anything that he has been told but would rather see it to believe it. It also seems that he is in a higher position than the rest because of the knowledge he has. He was able to tell them about the late King Hamlet and his war with Fortinbras of Norway. Another detail that he gives them is the reason why they are making preparations for an attack.