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Horatio and the guards see the ghost at the beginning of the play.
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∙ 13y agoOn the "platform" of Elsinore. The "platform" is the catwalk at the top of the castle walls where the defenders stand to shoot at attackers.
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∙ 7y agoIt has appeared before the play starts. In the play it is Marcellus who says, "Peace! Break thee off! Look where it comes again!"
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∙ 12y agoMarcellus, and Barnardo.
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In the opening of hamlet whom do the sentries and Horatio see?
The ghost of Hamlet's father, the former king.
What will be Fortinbras's first political action as a King in Shakespeare's Hamlet?
As the King in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Fortinbras's first political action is to appoint people who will work under him.
What role does the ghost portray in the play Hamlet?
The Ghost used to be when he was alive Hamlet's father Hamlet Sr., who was the king of Denmark. Now he is dead and spending all day in Purgatory having his sins purged and the hours between midnight and dawn lurking about the battlements of Elsinore hoping that someone will push his son in his direction. When Hamlet encounters his ghost, the spirit tells him of his sad fate - he was poisoned by his own brother in order to usurp the crown. Hamlet's father then tells him to seek revenge by killing his uncle, who has stolen his crown and his wife, the Queen.
What does the ghost ask Hamlet to do towhom is Hamlet supposed to be merciful?
Act 1 Scene 5. The Ghost tells Hamlet: I am thy father's spirit... Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder. The serpent that did sting thy father's life Now wears the crown...(King Claudius) And in the porches of mine ears did pour the leperous distilment... Hamlet remember me. Hamlet is supposed to be merciful to the Ghost of his father's spirit. Which he does so with so determination and dedication to get revenge and to do it so that he (Hamlet) goes to heaven and Claudius goes rightfully to Hell.
What is the punishment King Hamlet's Ghost must suffer and why?
King Hamlet's spirit is in Purgatory, the waiting-room for heaven, where he is punished (by "sulfurous and tormenting flames" apparently) for the sins he committed since his last confession. It's a very Catholic concept.
Who saw the Ghost of King Hamlet first?
Marcellus and Barnardo
Hamlet is the only character who sees King Hamlet's ghost throughout the playTrue or False?
False. At the beginning of the play, Bernardo and Francisco also saw the ghost. They were the first ones stated to have seen the ghost of Hamlet's father.
Whom do the soldiers and guards want to tell about the ghost?
The soldiers want to tell about the ghost to scare you.
How many times the ghost appears throughout the play in Hamlet?
If we talk about the ghost ,it was Hamlet's father King Hamlet's ghost and it appears four times throughout the play.
What is the nature of the ghost king hamlet?
Sort of spiritual and ectoplasmic. He was a ghost, after all.
Did the ghost instruct Hamlet to punish gertrude?
No, the ghost instructs Hamlet to seek revenge on his uncle, King Claudius, for murdering him and usurping the throne. The ghost does not mention punishing Gertrude, Hamlet's mother.
Who is the first character to be kill in Hamlet?
King hamlet, hamlets real father is already dead, poisened by claudious before the play begins, he is the ghost. then hamlet accidentally kills polonious.
In the opening of hamlet whom do the sentries and Horatio see?
The ghost of Hamlet's father, the former king.
Can I have a brief declamation of Hamlet?
Hamlet's father was King, but then killed by Hamlet's uncle. Hamlet's mom then married the King's brother. Hamlet was visited by his father's ghost, and as a result wanted to expose the killer of his father.
Who killed Hamlets father?
when hamlet saw his father's ghost, the ghost said that hamlet's uncle (which he was king during that time) put poison in hamlet's father's ear while he was sleeping so he could become king. so it was hamlet's uncle
How many times have Marcellus and Bernardo seen the ghost of King Hamlet?
to see if its really a ghost
What is the importance of the ghost of Hamlet's father?
King Hamlet's ghost informs his son that his brother, Prince Hamlet's uncle Claudius (now king) murdered King Hamlet in his sleep, and stole the throne and his wife, Queen Gertrude, from him. his is the main reason why Prince Hamlet wants revenge on Claudus- for the throne, which was supposed to go to him, and mostly to avenge his father's dath.
