Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Hamlet 1.4

1. In Scene 4, Hamlet decides to wait the night out with Horatio and Marcellus, hoping to catch a glimpse of his father's ghost. As he is looming outside, the misshapen phantasm comes and beckons him away. The three men debate for a while if Hamlet should indeed follow the ghost, or fear harm from him. Hamlet decides to follow the ghost, and Marcellus and Horatio cannot pass up the chance to follow him into the abyss.

2. Hamlet displays his love and loyalty to his father by following his supposed ghost; without the scene, the strong connection between the father and son would be unknown.

3. King - If you are guilty, which I already believe you are, how are you so good at hiding it? If I had killed my brother, there is no way I could live with myself, much less party it up in his house every night.

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