Hamlet Act I Journal- Due December 4th

Hamlet Act I Journal- Due December 4th

1. Pick a passage from Act I of Hamlet. Write it down. Practice citing it (Ham.Act.Scene.Line Numbers). Why did you pick this passage? What do you think it's trying to say?
I am thy father's spirit, Doom'd for a certain term to walk the night, and for the day confined to fast in fires, till the foul crimes done in my days of nature are burnt and purged away. But I am forbid to tell the secrets of my prison-house, I could a tale unfold whose lightest word would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres, Thy knotted and combined locks to part, and each particular hair to stand an end like quills upon the fretfull porpentine. (Hamlet.I.V.13-24)

2. The ghost is Hamlet plays a crucial role in setting events in motion? Are you a Horatio(skeptic of ghosts) or a Marcellus(believer in ghosts)? Why or why not?
I have never seen a ghost so its hard for me to believe in ghosts.

3. We get to know characters via a variety of channels: what they do, what they say, what they think, how they're described, and what others say/think about them. Do a character analysis of one of the following characters: Hamlet, Claudius, Horatio, Gertrude Find a specific passage for each of the following.


What They Say/Think:

Passage:

What They Do:

Passage:

How They're Described:

Passage:

What Other Characters Say/Think About Them:

Passsage:


Based on all of the textual evidence, what is your overall opinion about this character?


4. Put yourself in Hamlet's position, what would would do with the news from the ghost? Do you trust the ghost's word or do you need better evidence? Would you tell anyone else what the ghost said to you or would you keep it a secret?
I would probably believe the ghost and take it personal especially if it said it was my dad. I think i would keep it a secret if he wanted me to get revenge.