Why isn’t Hamlet afraid of being harmed by the ghost? He doesn’t really care if he lives or dies, so he figures there’s nothing to lose by following the ghost. He’s depressed and desperate. The ghost can’t hurt him anymore than he’s already hurting, he figures.
Q. What play does Hamlet want the actors to perform?
The Murder of Gonzago
Table of Contents
- Q. What play does Hamlet want the actors to perform?
- Q. What play does Hamlet ask the actors to perform the day after their arrival?
- Q. What is the purpose in Hamlet ordering a certain play?
- Q. What is happening at the court while Hamlet?
- Q. Why is Hamlet not afraid of the ghost?
- Q. Why does Hamlet say he will follow the ghost regardless of the danger?
- Q. What is Horatio afraid the ghost will do to Hamlet?
- Q. What news does Horatio bring at the end of Scene 2?
- Q. Do Hamlet and Ophelia sleep together?
- Q. Does Ophelia mean help?
- Q. What color is Ophelia’s hair?
Q. What play does Hamlet ask the actors to perform the day after their arrival?
Q. What is the purpose in Hamlet ordering a certain play?
Hamlet to Polonius: Hamlet orders Polonius to take care of the actors as he would for his honour and dignity. “What’s Hecuba to him,… That I have.” Hamlet to self: the actor could peform more brilliantly if he had the motive Hamlet has.
Q. What is happening at the court while Hamlet?
Hamlet Act 1
| Where does the play take place? | Denmark, Elsinore Castle |
|---|---|
| What is happening at the court while Hamlet, Horatio and Marcellus are on the platform? | Danish tradition, staying up all night and drinking |
| Why does Hamlet denounce the custom of drunken celebration? | Gives them a bad reputation as being drunkerds |
Speaking to Hamlet in scene 4, what does Horatio say might be worse than death? He tells Hamlet to stop grieving for his father’s death, and to think of him as his father.
Q. Why is Hamlet not afraid of the ghost?
Q. Why does Hamlet say he will follow the ghost regardless of the danger?
Why does Hamlet say he will follow the ghost regardless of the danger? He gives no life to his value anyway. The ghost says not to harm Gertrude.
Q. What is Horatio afraid the ghost will do to Hamlet?
Horatio is afraid the ghosts will tempt Hamlet (trick him) into harming himself.
Q. What news does Horatio bring at the end of Scene 2?
In Act I, Scene 2, Horatio comes and tells Hamlet that the ghost of his father has been appearing.
Q. Do Hamlet and Ophelia sleep together?
Laertes and Polonius both warn Ophelia against having sex with Hamlet, which suggests that Ophelia’s father and brother, at least, are concerned about the possibility. However, the best evidence that Hamlet and Ophelia have had sex comes from Ophelia. When Hamlet kills Ophelia’s father, she goes mad.
Q. Does Ophelia mean help?
Ophelia as a girl’s name is of Greek origin meaning “help”. Ophelia is the unfortunate maiden who loved Hamlet in Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet”.
Q. What color is Ophelia’s hair?
red hair
