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Who told hamlet about his fathers ghost?

His father's ghost appears to him in a grave yard and tells him who and how he died.


Why does Marcellus ask Horatio to watch with them?

Marcellus asks Horatio to watch with them because he believes Horatio is a rational and educated man who can provide a credible perspective on the ghost they have seen. He hopes that Horatio, being skeptical and grounded, will help validate their experience and discern the ghost's intentions. Additionally, Marcellus values Horatio's judgment and wants him to witness the supernatural event firsthand.


Is Hamlet the only character who sees King Hamlet's ghost throughout the play?

No in the opening scene Horatio, Hamlets friend, sees the ghost, along with two sentries, Marcellus and Bernardo. The Sentries have seen the ghost on previous nights and have called Horatio to see it too.


What is odd about the ghost's appearance to hamlet in the queen's bedroom?

The Queen can't see him. And that is really odd, because when the ghost appeared on the battlements, everyone could see him: Horatio, Marcellus and everyone.


In Act I Hamlet swears Horatio to two things. What are they?

"Never to speak of this that you have heard", by which he means the appearance of the ghost, although Horatio heard nothing from the ghost's lips. Also, "How strange or odd soe'er I bear myself . . .that you, at such times seeing me, never shall . . . note that you know aught of me." Horatio and Marcellus are not to suggest even that they have an idea why Hamlet is doing what he is doing.

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Who informed Horatio about the Ghost?

Horatio tell HAmlet that after midnight his father ghost shows up


Who told hamlet about his fathers ghost?

His father's ghost appears to him in a grave yard and tells him who and how he died.


Why does Marcellus ask Horatio to watch with them?

Marcellus asks Horatio to watch with them because he believes Horatio is a rational and educated man who can provide a credible perspective on the ghost they have seen. He hopes that Horatio, being skeptical and grounded, will help validate their experience and discern the ghost's intentions. Additionally, Marcellus values Horatio's judgment and wants him to witness the supernatural event firsthand.


Horatio believed that the apparition of the late King of Denmark was an omen of things to come?

In "Hamlet," Horatio sees the apparition that Bernardo and Marcellus had previously observed. Since the ghost appears to be in battle armor, Horatio takes that to mean impending danger to Denmark, possibly in the form of a military attack.


Why does horatio think the ghost will speak with Hamlet?

Marcellus thinks that Horatio may know how to speak to a ghost because he is a University Man. I guess Marcellus assumes that's the kind of thing you learn at a University.


Is Hamlet the only character who sees King Hamlet's ghost throughout the play?

No in the opening scene Horatio, Hamlets friend, sees the ghost, along with two sentries, Marcellus and Bernardo. The Sentries have seen the ghost on previous nights and have called Horatio to see it too.


What is odd about the ghost's appearance to hamlet in the queen's bedroom?

The Queen can't see him. And that is really odd, because when the ghost appeared on the battlements, everyone could see him: Horatio, Marcellus and everyone.


Does the Ghost speak only to Hamlet and not to Marcellus and Horatio?

Yes the ghost only speaks to Hamlet. The others can see him but cannot hear him. When the ghost visits Hamlet in his mother's closet, his mother can neither see nor hear him.


Identify Bernardo Francisco Marcellus Horatio and king Hamlet?

Bernardo Francisco and Marcellus are the guards for the castle for ellisnore of denmark. Horatio is hamlets friend who is also a scholar.


In Act I Hamlet swears Horatio to two things. What are they?

"Never to speak of this that you have heard", by which he means the appearance of the ghost, although Horatio heard nothing from the ghost's lips. Also, "How strange or odd soe'er I bear myself . . .that you, at such times seeing me, never shall . . . note that you know aught of me." Horatio and Marcellus are not to suggest even that they have an idea why Hamlet is doing what he is doing.


Who will be able to speak to the ghost in hamlet by shakespeare?

Marcellus and Barnardo assume that Horatio, being an educated man, will have studied Speaking to Ghosts 101 at Wittenberg University and will know how to talk to it.


How many times had the ghost appeared when Hamlet opened?

Marcellus says to Horatio that the sight has been "twice seen of us", meaning that he and Barnardo have seen it twice before the play starts.