Act I

[Mrs. Lebo]

Due by Oct 27th.

[bpaterni]

I'm not sure what exactly we're supposed to do here but I'll pose a
question anyway.

Why does Hamlet have to kill Claudius? Aside from the uncertainty that
King Hamlet's ghost is even telling the truth, why can't Hamlet just
find evidence that Claudius did in fact, kill his father and present
it to the rest of the kingdom? Then, he wouldn't be the lone person
dealing with the problem.

[jordan n.]

well i dont know what were all suppose to write here but what i got
out of part 1 is they see a ghost and they find out it is King Hamlet.
he tells his son hamlet that he was murdered by his brother claudius.
the ghost tell hamlet to kill claudius, but dont hurt his mother.

On Oct 23, 11:01 am, "Mrs. Lebo" <al...@spartanpride.net> wrote:
> Due by Oct 27th.

[Kayla]

Hamlet was visited by the ghost that was his father. His father tells
him that the was killed by Claudius. Hamlets uncle is now the king and
is now his "father." Is Hamlet supposed to kill Claudius just because
he killed his father? He was told not to hurt his mother. Polonious
tries to warn Ophelia about Hamlet and doesn't want her to love him.

[Treye]

Hamlet has many very important decisions to make in act 1 he either
chooses to believe the ghost which is appearing as his father or not
if he has any doubt he can go against the ghost but either way can
have very bad punishments.

[Katherine]

Guards see the "ghost of King Hamlet," but it won't talk to them. They
tell Hamlet and the ghost talks to him, telling him to avenge him and
kill Claudius for killing him and taking his wife. The only thing that
confused me at first was Laertes... he's the concerned older brother
that doesn't want Ophelia to get hurt by Hamlet. Ophelia isn't
royalty, so they couldn't get married, and the relationship really
wouldn't go anywhere.

[AmandaStefl]

My question was if Ophelia's family dislikes Hamlet or not.. and after
talking about it it isn't that they dislike Hamlet but because Hamlet
is royality and Ophelia is not. The father and brother think Hamlet is
just using her because he cannot marry her anyway. Hamlet is like a
college boy and Ophelia is younger and would still be in high school.
Polonius thinks Hamlet only wants one thing and is looking out for his
younger sister

[Angel K.]

In act 1 Barnardo and Francisco see a ghost figure during the night
and at first don't know who it is. Then they find out that it was King
Hamlet and he tells his son, Hamlet, to get revenge from his Uncle
Claudius, who supposidly killed
King
Hamlet.
Is the ghost really King Hamlet?

[Shelby]

The guards see the ghost and they think it is that of King Hamlet so
they tell Hamlet and he stays out there with them to see the ghost.
The ghost tells Hamlet that Hamlet's uncle/King Hamlet's brother
killed King Hamlet.

[Janae Nibbelink]

Act 1 sets the mood for the story and presents the question what does
he do now. He has been told by his "father's" ghost that his uncle
killed him and he want's to be remebered and not forgotten.

[Jenn]

They see a ghost and it turns out to be King Hamlet. Hamlet, King
Hamlets son, comes to meet him and when he does he tell him the he was
murdered by Claudius and that he is suppose to kill him. But he also
tells him not to hurt his mother.

[Joc]

Hamlets father came back to visit as a ghost (King Hamlet). His father
tells him that he was murdered by his brother Claudius. Is Hamlet
supposed to kill Claudius?

[Zinnel]

Guards see ghost, looks like hamlets dad so they bring hamlet to see
it.

[Matejka]

In act 1 some guards see a ghost that looks like Hamlets father. They
bring Hamlet with them then next night and Hamlet talks with his
father and is told that he was killed by Claudius, Hamlet's uncle or
something. Is Hamlet going to kill Claudius?

[Nick M]

In act 1 the guards see a ghost appear while they are on their watch a
couple of times so they get hamlet to come. He talks to the ghost and
the ghost told him that his uncle killed his dad and that he should
get revenge. Polonius also tells Ophenia that she should stay away
from Hamlet. She ignores him completely. he warns her that he is a
problem.

[Trevor]

The gaurds see a ghost that they think looks like King Hamlet. So the
go and get the kings son Hamlet to wait and see it for himself. And
also see if the ghost will talk to Hamlet, his son.

[tylern]

In Act 1, the ghost seems sort of odd in that it goes to see the
guards and not trying to find Hamlet. I know ghosts probably wouldn't
be logical, exactly, but it doesn't make too much sense. You'd think
his father's ghost wouldn't want everyone to know about him.

[Ryan]

The guards see a ghost that looks familiar. So Hamlet went to see the
ghost and it was his father and Hamlet is told to revenge is death by
killing the king.

[Amanda Dunnick]

Does Laertes have something against Hamlet? I mean he's just looking
after his sister, but why is Laertes making such a big deal about
Hamlet?
And why does the ghost not talk to Barnardo and Fransico? It's eerie
how it just stands there and doesn't really do anything.

[Kayla]

I think that trust is a theme. Hamlet wants to think that it was his
father that is the ghost but can't. He thinks it's the devil but
wouldn't he trust the ghost that says how he dies? Why does he not
trust him? What would be able to make him think that that is the
truth?

[sharp]

In act 1 king Hamlet comes back to life and tells Hamlet to get
revenge on his killer who is Claudius. He also tells him not to hurt
his mother. I don't understand why he wants to get revenge on him so
bad, but i don't think he has the mind set to do it.

[morgan jo]

Hamlet get visited by the ghost of his father, and he tell Hamlet that
he was killed by his brother (Hamlet's uncle) Claudius. Claudius is
going to marry Hamlet's mother, the queen.

[Adrianne]

In Act 1 The watch guards are visited by the ghost of Hamlet. The
guards tell Prince Hamlet that his father's ghost visited him. Prince
hamlet goes and sees the ghost. He learns that his father was killed
by his uncle who has now married his mother. The ghost tells Hamlet to
kill Claudius but not hurt his mother.

[Chris]

Why won't the ghost talk to the others? Can he only talk to Hamlet?
The ghost tells hamlet that he must kill Claudius in order to avenge
the fathers death.

[spenc]

Ok so far hamlet just gets called out to see a ghost that is
supposedly his father. He meets up with him and finds out that its
true. He learns that his father died and was murdered. I don't
really get whats all going on with polonius and his daughter and why
the other guy gets sent away.

[Brittany]

So far all that happens in this act is that hamlet finds out about the
players and that he is still crazy. Why is he acting this way though?

[Brittany]

for act 1 he just meets his dads ghost and goes and finds out he was
murdered. What was going on with polonius and his daughter?

[Dalen]

ok so far in this book all i get is that hamlet goes and meets a ghost
and talks to him and finds out his dad was murdered not killed. How
did he think his dad acutally died before and whats up with this girl
who loves him?

[Jesse]

In act 1, King Hamlets ghost comes and tells Hamlet that Claudius had
killed him and that he should avenge him.

[KSchoolman]

Why would Claudius kill his brother? Did he really want to be king
that bad?
The ghost of King Hamlet returns to tell his son Hamlet about his
murder and that Claudius needs to be killed. It's going to be hard for
Hamlet to prove the the kingdom that Claudius killed Hamlet because
young Hamlet is the only one who knows. The ghost of King Hamlet won't
talk to anyone except his son.

[bpaterni]

Ya, although I was thinking more along the lines that maybe since King
Hamlet has spoken to the Prince and told him his story, Hamlet would
do a little more snooping and try find out if the ghost is really
telling the truth. Instead of haphazardly accepting what it has to
say. I could be wrong though, ghosts might have been reliable sources
of information back in those days. Regardless, I don't think Hamlet
should be going around killing people for revenge in the first place.
"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."

[Brittanee Deeringer]

Why is Hamlet the only one who can understand the ghost?

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[bpaterni]

Who knows? The book only gives us so much information. The rest is
left to your interpretation. I for one, was under the impression that
the ghost didn't even talk to the other watchmen. He just appeared in
front of them to get their attention and then it dissipated away. So I
don't think understanding is an issue, but rather it's who the ghost
decides to talk to.

And we know for a fact that the ghost isn't a figment of Hamlet's
imagination because Horatio and the others did, in fact, see the
ghost. How else would they be able to tell Hamlet about it? So we know
Hamlet isn't totally off his rocker.

My two cents. Do with it what you will.

[Ashley]

the ghost of King Hamlet comes and tells Hamlet about how he died and
that his soul can not leave the earth because before king hamlet died
he didn't get to pray so his soul is wandering until things are
cleared up about what really happened, and maybe he will leave even
when claudious is dead???...

[day]

why doesnt hamlet try to get evidence and then tell other eople in the
comunitie and then they could overthrough the king .


On Oct 27, 9:32 am, Kayla <09kayal...@gaggle.net> wrote:
> Hamlet was visited by the ghost that was his father. His father tells
> him that the was killed by Claudius. Hamlets uncle is now the king and
> is now his "father." Is Hamlet supposed to kill Claudius just because
> he killed his father? He was told not to hurt his mother. Polonious
> tries to warn Ophelia about Hamlet and doesn't want her to love him.

[Jess]

Hamlet is all upset about his mom marrying Claudius, which was her
brother-in-law. Hamlet talks to his father as a ghost which tells him
to kill Claudius (I think). He tells him not to hurt his mother. P
tells O to be careful about Hamlet and she says she will.

Did Claudius kill Hamlets dad? Can Hamlet marry Ophelia? Why doesn't
her dad want her to be around him?

[racheal]

The guards see the ghost and debate whether or
not to tell Hamlet. Hamlet finds out and wants to
see the ghost himself and the ghost ends up talking
to only him and wants him to revenge his death.

Then, Laertes and Polonius warn Ophelia of Hamlet
and tell her not to trust him or get close to him.

[taylor]

Barnando and Fransisco seen a ghost when they were on watch and they
believed it was king Hamlet and they told Hamlet about it and the next
night he talked to his father and he told him to get revenge on his
death that king claudius killed him.

[jacy]

Hamlet sees the ghost and finds out that it is the ghost of his
father. His father tells him that he was killed by Cladius. Hamlet's
uncle becomes the king and is his father figure. Polonious tries to
warn Ophelia about Hamlet and does not want her to love him because he
is crazy and dangerous, even though she is desperate for love. Why
does King Hamlet put the pressure of vengeance on Hamlet? Why doesn't
he haunt Cladius for what he did?

[nathan]

This chapter was kinda confusing because the words were strange. It
took some getting used to. He would change the order around to get 10
syllables. the ghost came in this chapter to talk to hamlet

[Ed]

In this chapter the Hamlet first comes back as a ghost. The first
people that see him don't know what to do and they don't know exactly
who the ghost is but they think that it looks like King Hamlet so they
go and tell Hamlet that they think that his father has come back and
so he goes and talks to the ghost and he says that he needs to kill
Claudius.

[Mr. Slave]

So i in Act one, King hamlet's spirit thing comes and talks to Hamlet
and tells him to get revenge on his killer, which is his uncle
Claudius. He also tells him not to hurt his mother.

[shuey]

In act one Hamlet learns that his father was killed by someone he
knows and that his father wants him to kill the person who killed
him. Hamlet couldn't kill him because he isn't a killer.

[alicia]

The guards see a ghosts, ask hamlet to watch for him one night. They
think that it is the ghost of king hamlet.

[Brittanee Deeringer]

In act 1 they see the ghost and Hamlet asks the guards to keep an eye
out for him. The guards think that the ghost of King Hamlet is the one
that is giving them problems.

[mallory]

The two guards see the ghost of hamlets father and they want to tell
hamlet about it becuase they think he will be able to talk to the
ghost. they think the ghost coming means bad things for them, maybe
war.

[Freese]

i thought i posted this but i guess it didn't post. the guards
basically see the ghost or the king hamlet and tell hamlet about it.
hamlet finds out from the ghost his dad was killed by his uncle.