Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Hamlet Act 1 Scene 1 Notes

-Start with Francisco and Bernardo
-Bernardo relieves Francisco from his post
- Marcellus shows up with Horatio and Francisco exits.
- Ghost appears, which the men speculate to be the ghost of the former king, Hamlet. Not to be confused with his younger son, also Hamlet.
- Horatio says that the ghost is warning that the nephew of Fortinbras is looking for revenge while the kingdom seems weak, after the death of a king. Fortinbras (older) was king of Norway and was killed in battle by King Hamlet.
- The characters make an allusion to Julius Caesar, which I can't say I fully understand.
- After the ghost disappears a second time, the group decides they will bring it to the attention of Young Hamlet, whom they are confident the ghost will be willing to communicate with.

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