What advice would you give to Ophelia?
Laertes’ advice to Ophelia about Hamlet is that she should stay far away from him. He reminds her that she is the mere daughter of the King’s advisor and that he is the Prince. She should not take his advances seriously because he is using her. He also advises her to remain virtuous and pure – as a young maiden should.
What advice would you give Hamlet?
One piece of advice that Hamlet might benefit from is to be honest with the right people. Hamlet could have elected to trust in his friends and the people close to him. He had no reason to truly believe that anyone other than Claudius was involved in the plot to murder his father.
What advice does Laertes give his sister?
In Polonius’s house, Laertes prepares to leave for France. Bidding his sister, Ophelia, farewell, he cautions her against falling in love with Hamlet, who is, according to Laertes, too far above her by birth to be able to love her honorably.
Who gives Laertes a long amount of seemingly wonderful pieces of advice?
Hamlet Act 1 (advice Polonius gives to Laertes) “Give thy thoughts no tongue, Nor any unproportioned thought his act.”
Is Laertes advice for Ophelia useful?
Yes Laerte advice is useful for her because since he is a higher rank she needs to be careful and not try to put herself out there and get heart broken by him.
How does Ophelia react to Laertes advice?
Laertes also cautions Ophelia not to sleep with Prince Hamlet and control her desires in order to avoid receiving a bad reputation throughout Denmark. Ophelia responds to her brother’s advice by saying that she will consider his opinions and keep them close to her heart.
What is Ophelia’s reply to Laertes advice?
How does Ophelia respond to Laertes’s advice about chastity? Ophelia indicates that she will remember Laertes’s advice when she says, “I shall the effect of this good lesson keep” (line 49).
What is Laertes advice to Ophelia?
What is Laertes’ advice to Ophelia? He advises her that Hamlet is not the marrying type and that she should stay away from him.
Who does Ophelia fall in love with?
Ophelia’s role in the play revolves around her relationships with three men. She is the daughter of Polonius, the sister of Laertes, and up until the beginning of the play’s events, she has also been romantically involved with Hamlet.
What does Ophelia agree to obey?
At the end of Scene III, Ophelia agrees to “obey.” What will she do? She agrees to obey Polonius’ wish that she would stay away from Hamlet and reject his affections. What did the ghost tell Hamlet? The ghost told Hamlet that King Hamlet was murdered by Claudius, and it asked Hamlet to avenge the murder.
Why do you think the guards see Horatio as an important person?
This shows that he is important because the king lets him make the decision. Polonius does not want his son to leave, but he keeps begging him so he lets him go. What is significant about the fact that Hamlet’s first words in the play are an aside?
Is Horatio in love with Hamlet?
For example in Hamlet, he and Horatio were more than just friends they were lovers. Horatio is the only one who knows for certain that Hamlet madness is an act. He is the one person Hamlet love deeply, and trust personally, and the main person to comfort him at his death.
Why do the guards ask Horatio to speak to the ghost?
Marcellus thinks Horatio should speak to the ghost because he will know what to say to him. He is a “scholar” and is educated. He’s also a great friend of Hamlet. They want to tell young Hamlet that they have seen the ghost of his father.
Why is Horatio selected to speak to the ghost when it appears?
A ghost. Why does Marcellus think Horatio should speak to the ghost? He wants to reclaim the land that his father lost to King Hamlet. He wants to fight the King of Denmark and go to war to get them back.
Why did Hamlet ask the guards so many questions about the ghost?
Amid the spectral atmosphere, Hamlet obliges his friend Horatio and the guards to maintain silence about the ghost because he does not want any knowledge of its appearance to reach anyone in the court of Claudius; in addition, Hamlet does not know at this point if the ghost is honest with him.
How does Hamlet say he will act in the future?
Hamlet tells them that he believes the best course of action is for him to “put an antic disposition on” (1.5. 192). This means that he is going to begin to behave as though he has gone mad, though his behavior will be purposeful. This happens in act 1, scene 5, on line 192.
What does Hamlet warn them not to worry about when they see him next?
what does hamlet warn them not to worry about when they see him? because he may act weird now because of what has happened and he doesn’t want them to give it away.
Who does Hamlet tell that he is pretending to be crazy?
Marcellus
Why does Hamlet say he is going to act crazy?
The YES, HE WAS MAD side: Hamlet appears to act mad when he hears of his father’s murder. At the time he speaks “wild and whirling words” that appear senseless to Horatio and Marcellus [Act I, Scene v, lines 127-134].
Is Hamlet really mad or just pretending?
Despite the evidence that Hamlet actually is mad, we also see substantial evidence that he is just pretending. The most obvious evidence is that Hamlet himself says he is going to pretend to be mad, suggesting he is at least sane enough to be able to tell the difference between disordered and rational behavior.
Why does Hamlet hesitant kill Claudius?
It’s not fear that keeps Hamlet from acting. Hamlet delays killing Claudius because Claudius represents Hamlet’s innermost desires to sleep with his mother Gertrude. And by killing Claudius, Hamlet would be killing a part of himself.
How does Queen Gertrude respond to Hamlet’s accusations?
Hamlet thinks he may have killed the King at first. When he accuses her of something, Gertrude replies that she has no idea what she has “done, that [Hamlet] dar’st wag [his] tongue / In noise so rude” (lines 47–48).