ACT I Scene ii Questions for Monday

Posted: October 15, 2010

Act I Scene ii 1.        Which two sensitive issues does Claudius deal with at the beginning of the scene? 2.       What duty has Claudius given Cornelius and Voltimand? 3.       Hamlet has been depressed over his father’s death.  What does Claudius tell him about the death of a father?  What does Gertrude ask Hamlet to do? 4.       Summarize the main points of Hamlet’s first soliloquy which is full of disease imagery. 5.       What sarcastic remark does Hamlet make to Horatio regarding the funeral and the wedding? 6.       What physical features of the ghost resembles King Hamlet?