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Read the conversation between Polonius and his children Laertes and Ophelia in Act 1 Scene 3. What advice does Polonius give to his son upon his departure for France? What does this type of advice tell us about Polonius? What advice concerning Prince Haml

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Read the dialogue between Hamlet, his mother and his uncle in Act 1, Scene 2.What is Hamlet's attitude towards the couple? In what manner does he respond to their solicitations? Why do Gertrude and Claudius want him to stay at Elsinore?

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“To be, or not to be” is Hamlet's (and Shakespeare's for that matter) most famous soliloquy. Why do you think it has become the best known passage from Shakespeare?

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Is he alone on stage when he speaks these words? Does he think he is alone?

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Read Hamlet's soliloquy in Act 3 Scene 1 (“To be, or not to be”). What problem does Hamlet consider in this soliloquy?

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What emotions does Hamlet express in this soliloquy? What is his mood? What images he uses to express his feelings?

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Read Hamlet's first soliloquy (Act 1 Scene 2, “Oh, that this too too solid flesh, would melt”). What does he say? Paraphrase the soliloquy in 2-3 sentences.

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What is a soliloquy? What is its dramatic purpose?

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Read the opening speech of King Claudius in Act 1 Scene 2. What do you learn about the royal family and Denmark's foreign affairs from this speech?

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Who is Fortinbras? What is his role in the play?

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What do we learn from Horatio about the political situation of Denmark?

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How do the guards interpret the appearance of the ghost?

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Read carefully Act 1 Scene 1. Why is the watch kept? Why are the guards so nervous and suspicious?

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Read the conversation between Polonius and his children Laertes and Ophelia in Act 1 Scene 3. What advice does Polonius give to his son upon his departure for France? What does this type of advice tell us about Polonius? What advice concerning Prince Haml

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Read the conversation between Polonius and his children Laertes and Ophelia in Act 1 Scene 3. What advice does Polonius give to his son upon his departure for France? What does this type of advice tell us about Polonius? What advice concerning Prince Haml

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Read the conversation between Polonius and his children Laertes and Ophelia in Act 1 Scene 3. What advice does Polonius give to his son upon his departure for France? What does this type of advice tell us about Polonius? What advice concerning Prince Haml

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What evidence is there in Act IV that Claudius is losing control of his court and his kingdom?

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to what does hamlet get rosencrantz and guildenstern to confess

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why is hamlet so moved with hecubas story given by a travelling player? how does hamlet describe himself as a revenger in the soliloquy at the end of scene 2

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how does polonius explain hamlets madness? are claudius and gertrude persuaded ?

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how is ophelia represented in her dialogue with laeretes? how does she respond to her brothers warning againg hamlet? are these siblings similar are differnet from their father

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why does claudius send rozencratz and guilderstern to hamlet? what does hamlet tell them about his madness ? can we believe him?

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why and how does hamlet plan to "catch the conscience of the king" ?

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why does polonius send reynaldo after laertes? why do parents spy in this play

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what is the point of claudius's discussion of norway

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