Fri. Dec. 2, 2016: Hamlet Reading: Act I

Today, we continued to read Hamlet. If you were not here, there are questions pasted below. You need to read all of Act 1. If you were not here, you will need to do the reading questions below. Submit these questions when you return.
I

1.      In his soliloquy, what are Hamlet’s reasons for objecting to his mother’s remarriage?

  

2.      What advice does Laertes give to Ophelia as he says farewell to her prior to his departure for Paris?

3.      What advice does she give Laertes in return?

4.      What is the thrust of the advice Polonius gives Laertes as his son prepares to leave?

5.      What does Polonius instruct Ophelia to do regarding Hamlet?

6.      What does the apparition tell Hamlet?

7.      What two-part oath does Hamlet extract from his companions following the encounter with the Ghost?