HAMLET – ACT 1 Focus Questions—GHOST PARTNER. HAMLET’S FIRST SOLILOQUY  Read Hamlet’s first soliloquy in Act I, scene ii (lines 133-164; pp. 29-31).

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HAMLET – ACT 1 Focus Questions—GHOST PARTNER

HAMLET’S FIRST SOLILOQUY  Read Hamlet’s first soliloquy in Act I, scene ii (lines ; pp ). What exactly is he saying? In plain English, summarize the major points he makes.

BIG THEMES HAVE ARRIVED!  Explain how and where you see the theme of Appearance vs. Reality in Act I. Provide specific examples of actions and quotes from the text to support your answer.

ADVICE TO OPHELIA  How does Hamlet dominate Act I, scene iii, even though he does not appear in it?

ADVICE SCENE  Act I, scene iii is all about the giving and receiving of advice. Which pieces of advice still feel relevant today? Which pieces of advice seem as if they will be significant to the play?

EVEN MORE BIG THEMES  Explain how and where the theme of Revenge vs. Justice appears in Act I as a whole. Provide specific examples of actions and quotes from the text to support your answer.

HAMLET’S GOT 99 PROBLEMS, AND CLAUDIUS IS ONE  What problems revealed to us in the first Act of Hamlet will clearly need to be resolved by the end of the play?