Hamlet

=//Hamlet//= Remember to keep a reading log for each scene, and to vary the kind of responses, as suggested on the log handout. The following questions will be discussed in class. You can answer these as reading log entries if you like.

Questions for //Hamlet// Act 1 scene iii - Act 1 scene iv

 * 1) How do Laertes and Polonius view Ophelia's relationship to Hamlet? Are their views accurate? Why or why not?
 * 2) Is Polonius a good father? a good man? Why or why not? Look closely at his advice to Laertes and Ophelia.
 * 3) How does 1.iv give us additional information about Hamlet?

Questions for //Hamlet// 1.v

 * 1) How is Marcellus's line about "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" (1.iv.100) significant in 1.v?
 * 2) What are 3 important things you noticed about Hamlet's conversation with the Ghost?
 * 3) Discuss 2 ways the conversation between Hamlet and the Ghost has a major effect on Hamlet.