Essay Questions on Hamlet

Act I

Q1:  Hamlet was skeptical mind to make the ghost reveals itself because it was the first meeting, which he seriously doubted who the ghost was after Horatio, Marcellus, and Barnardo’s disclosure of their encounter. “All is not well; I doubt some foul play;” Hamlet (1.2.254). The ghost commanded him to swear not to reveal their topic of discussion. The vengeance plot is recognized by the Ghost’s word, “So art thou to revenge when thou shalt hear” Ghost (1.5.7). Hamlet thought by himself that the ghost could have been playing the fool of him and therefore, wanted to delay the process. “The spirit I have seen/May be a devil and the devil hath power to assume a pleasing shape” Hamlet (2.2.600),

Q2: It reveals Hamlet’s profound sadness and reason for that despair. He describes by saying that everything in his world is either fruitless or disgraceful.

Act II

Q1: Polonius did not believe vow during the visit and view it as deception, and by relating to his own experience, he elaborates “love is prodigal of vows which scarce survive their makings”. He endorses the opinion of Laertes and further condemns her for closeness ample time according to Prince.

Q2: Polonius is entirely foolish because he is unable to comprehend what he as just said. This evidently can be seen in their discussion with Laertes in his apartment. “By the mass, I was about to say something. Where did I leave?” Polonius, (2.1.5)

Q3: Polonius planned to meet Hamlet and immediately they approach one another exchange of words started by asking if Hamlet could reveal who he was. Consequently, Hamlet replied that he was a fishmonger. Later on, Hamlet told him to be careful with her daughter not conceive. “Conception is a blessing but your.” if we continue to listen to their conversation Harmlet mocked Polonius “Slanders, sir for the satirical rogues says to have that the old men have grey beads that their faces are wrinkled their eyes. (III.i.187).

Act III

Q1: Hamlet enters, considerately speaking and worryingly to himself concerning the difficulty of whether to entrust suicide his life due to bad experiences: “To be, or not to be: that is the question” (III.i.58). He seriously criticizes the miseries of life says and concluded that no one can voluntarily bear them; “Something after death” (III.i.80).

Q2: Hamlet showed the portraits of two brothers that is the former king and the latter king of Denmark. He genuinely reveals how Claudius poisoned his late father the king of Denmark and later married mother.

Act IV

Q1: Gertrude’s betrayed of her son, reporting to the king, going against the promise she made to help Hamlet. On the other hand, she vows not to reveal the disguise insanity of her son to the king of which she went contrary.

Work Cited
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/hamlet/opheliasend.html