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Hamlet Study Guide: Characters, Plot, and Techniques, Study notes of Voice

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This comprehensive study guide for act one of shakespeare's hamlet covers the main characters, their motivations, and significant events. Learn about hamlet's family dynamics, his relationship with horatio, and the ghost's revelations. Discover literary techniques such as soliloquies and puns.

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Hamlet
Study Guide
Levels Two & Three
Wilson
Know the Characters:
Hamlet – Prince of Denmark
Claudius – Hamlet’s Uncle; he was recently crowned king of Denmark
Gertrude – Queen of Denmark; Hamlet’s mother
Polonius – Advisor to the King
Ophelia – Hamlet’s love interest; Polonius’ daughter
Laertes – Polonius’ son Ophelia’s brother
Horatio – Hamlet’s best friend; voice of reason in the play
Fortinbras – Prince of Norway; wants to regain land lost by his father
Courtiers:
Rosencrantz – Noblemen and acquaintances of Hamlet invited to cheer him
Guildenstern – up
Osric -
Cornelius
Voltemand – Ambassador charged with going to Norway
Officers, Soldiers, and Servants:
Francisco –
Marcellus – Soldiers who first witness the ghost while on guard
Bernardo –
Reynaldo – Servant to Polonius
Act One, Scene One
1. What is the setting for the play?
Denmark; Elsinore Castle
2. What are Bernardo and Francisco doing at the beginning of the play?
They are on watch waiting for their replacements.
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Hamlet Study Guide Levels Two & Three Wilson Know the Characters: Hamlet – Prince of Denmark Claudius – Hamlet’s Uncle; he was recently crowned king of Denmark Gertrude – Queen of Denmark; Hamlet’s mother Polonius – Advisor to the King Ophelia – Hamlet’s love interest; Polonius’ daughter Laertes – Polonius’ son Ophelia’s brother Horatio – Hamlet’s best friend; voice of reason in the play Fortinbras – Prince of Norway; wants to regain land lost by his father Courtiers: Rosencrantz – Noblemen and acquaintances of Hamlet invited to cheer him Guildenstern – up Osric - Cornelius Voltemand – Ambassador charged with going to Norway Officers, Soldiers, and Servants: Francisco – Marcellus – Soldiers who first witness the ghost while on guard Bernardo – Reynaldo – Servant to Polonius Act One, Scene One

  1. What is the setting for the play? Denmark; Elsinore Castle
  2. What are Bernardo and Francisco doing at the beginning of the play? They are on watch waiting for their replacements.
  1. What is going on that makes this necessary? There is a military threat from Norway, in the form of Young Fortinbras.
  2. Why is Horatio summoned to the roof of the castle? The want him to witness and/or validate the appearance of the ghost of the dead king.
  3. What decision does Horatio make after witnessing what he does? He decides to tell young Hamlet, because he thinks the ghost will speak to him. Act One, Scene Two
  4. What has recently happened in Hamlet’s family? His father died and his mother married his uncle.
  5. Why is Hamlet being scolded by his uncle? His uncle feels Hamlet has been mourning his father for too long. His mother, Gertrude, tells him to stop dressing in dark clothing.
  6. What does Laertes request of the King? Laertes asks for permission to return to France.
  7. How is Hamlet responding to his Uncle? What literary technique Shakespeare using, explain and cite examples. He is speaking in puns, plays on words. Examples include “Aye, Madam I am too much i’ the sun.” and “A little more than kin and less than kind.” He speaks in puns so he can criticize Claudius without being accused of rudeness. He always has another (more innocent) meaning to fall back on.
  8. What is the audience’s first impression of the prince? Opinion – perhaps intelligent, moody, depressed, etc.
  9. What is a Soliloquy? What is the purpose? How is different from a monologue? Monologues and soliloquies are both long speeches by a single character. A soliloquy is when a character is alone on stage. The purpose is to share his or her thoughts with the audience.
  10. When is Hamlet’s first soliloquy? What is the topic?
  1. What information does Hamlet get from the ghost? He finds out that Claudius killed the king by pouring poison in his ear. Everyone else believes that the king died because he was bitten by a snake.
  2. What instruction does the ghost give Hamlet? He instructs him to kill Claudius but leave Gertrude to her own guilt.
  3. What is Hamlet’s response? He agrees and says he had a bad feeling about his uncle all along.
  4. What does Hamlet make the other witnesses swear? Who are the other witnesses? He makes them swear an oath that they will not reveal what they have seen; Marcellus and Horatio. He also warns them that he may appear crazy.