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How many times have Marcellus and Bernardo seen the ghost of King Hamlet?
to see if its really a ghost
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.
Who is horatio what does he reveal to Hamlet?
Horatio is Hamlet's friend from university. He tells Hamlet that his father's ghost has been seen wandering the castle walls.
What is Hamlet's behavior once he has seen the ghost?
Hamlet is erratic; Horatio describes it as "these are but wild and whirling words" Hamlet even calls the ghost "old mole" and "true penny" as he makes the others swear that they will not mention what they have seen tonight. He is wild and unable to keep his emotions stable.
Where does Hamlet's father lure Hamlet to finally speak to him?
Hamlet's father dies (was murdered) before the play begins so in the first act first scene he appears as a ghost. The ghost appears on the battlements of the castles and is first seen by the sentries up there. It is these men that inform Hamlet of the appearance of his father's ghost.
Who saw the ghost first hamlet or Horatio?
Horatio, in Act 1 scene 1. Hamlet doesn't see it until scene 4. It has to be this way because in scene 2 Horatio tells Hamlet that he has seen the Ghost.
What have the watchmen seen just before the following excerpt from Act you scene you of Hamlet?
The curtain went up, or the house lights went down. Anyway, something happened to tell the audience that the play had started. And of course Francisco has to be seen by Bernardo before Bernardo can say the opening line of the play.
Why has Shakespeare made the choice for the Ghost to be seen and heard only by Hamlet?
He did not. The ghost is only heard by Hamlet but Bernardo, Marcellus and Horatio see it. This is a clue to us that the ghost is not just a figment of Hamlet's imagination. Gertrude, however, cannot see or hear the ghost even when it is present in the same room. This suggests that the ghost can appear to anyone if that suits its purpose; it is important to be seen by the guards so they will bring it to Hamlet's attention, but also important that he not be seen to be involved by his widow. But the real reason, as ever in a Shakespeare play, is dramatic. The scenes where the ghost appears to the guards is a dramatic scene good for opening the play, and the fact that they have seen the ghost allows for a number of wonderful scenes: Horatio's description of the ghost in 1,2, the attempts by Horatio to hold Hamlet back in 1,3, and Hamlet's insistence that they swear an oath of secrecy. All of this would be lost if the Ghost was visible only to Hamlet. But in Act 3, the scene is between Hamlet and Gertrude, and the ghost is a minor distraction. Having him appear to Gertrude would necessitate some kind of confrontation between them, and the scene would become one between Gertrude and the Ghost and Hamlet would be superfluous. Since such a scene is not necessary to the plot (Hamlet will convince Gertrude of Claudius's guilt without the help of the ghost), Shakespeare wisely avoided it.
Why is Horatio interested in Hamlet?
Horatio finds Hamlet asleep in the middle of a dirt road.
Why isn't the ghost real in the story The Tragedy of Hamlet?
Do you mean, it's all a play so nothing in it is real? Because within the context of the story, the ghost is very real indeed. He is seen by a number of people including Horatio and Barnardo as well as by Hamlet. Hamlet is the only one who hears him speak, but what the ghost tells him is true, not a fiction created by Hamlet's brain. The ghost in Hamlet is as real as the ghost in any other ghost story, like A Christmas Carol, or The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.
Does Horatio advise that Hamlet should be told about the Ghost's appearance?
Yes. He says: "Let us impart what we have seen tonight unto young Hamlet."
What does the ghost command him not to do in Hamlet?
The ghost tells Hamlet not to bother his mother.
