Act 1 Scene 1 Flashcards

1
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Who’s the first person to speak? What does this do?

A

Barnardo “Who’s there?” - It creates tension and enigma.

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What is the first line that Horatio says? What does this demonstrate about his character?

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“Friends to this ground” - he mixes in with the soldiers and it shows how sociable and reliable he is.

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3
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What happens that creates a sense of fear around the supernatural?

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“The bell then beating one-“ “[enter ghost]”

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How is Horatio portrayed by the soldiers?

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“Thou art a scholar, speak to it Horatio” - He is an academic and an intelligent individual who people rely on.

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What is interesting about the ghost?

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“In the same figure like the King that’s dead”

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What does the ghost of the King look like?

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“Together with that fair and warlike form” - the ghost is wearing armour and it can be unsettling.

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How can we tell that we, as the audience, should be worried about the apparition?

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“Horatio, you tremble and look pale”

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How can we tell that Horatio is reasonable and not easily misled?

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“Without the sensible avouch of mine own eyes” - he wouldn’t believe it until he saw it

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9
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How does Horatio foreshadow what will happen later? What language could you analyse?

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“This bodes some strange eruption to our state?”
Eruption - like a blister, or a volcano. Pressure building up. Corruption.

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How can we tell that Horatio should be trusted?

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“Who is’t that can inform me?”
“That can I”
Horatio establishes himself as the narrator

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11
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How is Old Hamlet presented by Horatio?

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“our Valiant Hamlet… did slay this Fortinbras”

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How is Fortinbras portrayed?

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“young Fortinbras of unimproved mettle hot and full”
Very angry, possibly immature and with a short fuse.

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13
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What example does Horatio give that foreshadows what will happen in Hamlet?

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“A little ere the mightiest Julius fell… disasters in the sun; and the moist star… was sick almost to doomsday with eclipse.” - before Julius Caeser’s downfall and death, the natural things where thrown into chaos.

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After Horatio gives the example of Caesar, what happens and what does this do?

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“[Enter Ghost]” - it proves his point that something will happen.

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How can we tell that Horatio is patriotic?

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“Speak to me… Speak to me. If thou art privy to thy country’s fate which happily foreknowing may avoid, O speak.”

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How can we tell that Horatio is quick thinking and quick to make a plan?

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“Let us impart what we have seen tonight unto young Hamlet”