Act (I) Scene (i) and (ii)

Question 1

Horatio describes king hamlet, establishes tension with foreshadowing, happens when the ghost appears

Answer 1

that fair and war-like form

Question 2

Horatio, devastation, power of natural world cannot be defended against, inventive use of imagery, designed to draw audience in

Answer 2

This bodes some strange eruption to our state

Question 3

Horatio, describes fortinbras, reputation for being impulsive and hotheaded however decisive

Answer 3

Now, sir young Fortinbras, of unimproved mettle hot and full

Question 4

Horatio, references death of Julius Caeser, classical allusion, appeals to the educated audience - vivid imgaery and onomatopoeia

Answer 4

The graves stood tenantless and the sheeted dead did squeak and gibber in the streets

Question 5

Claudius, duplicitous and brilliant villain, eloquent, sensitive and caring. plural personal pronoun, grieves alongside the people

Answer 5

Though yet of Hamlet our dear brother’s death the memory may be green

Question 6

Claudius, political savvy, continuity from old king, trusted hamlet so should trust her - you can therefore trust me

Answer 6

Our sometime sister, now our queen, the imperial jointress of this war-like state

Question 7

Claudius, why Hamlet does not receive the crown by primogeniture, it’s his own fault - reputation and behaviou

Answer 7

A heart unfortified, a mind impatient, an understanding simple and unschooled