Why does Horatio warn Hamlet not to follow the ghost?
Why doesn’t Horatio want Hamlet to follow the Ghost? He is afraid that either the ghost will either harm or kill Hamlet. He makes them swear that they will keep secret the incident with the ghost; He is plotting revenge against Claudius.
What does Hamlet mean when he says it is a custom more Honoured in the breach than in the observance?
more honoured in the breach [than in the observance] Explanation: The phrase “it is a custom more honoured in the breach than in the observance” directly follows the one above (“to the manner born”) in Hamlet, Act I, scene iv, and refers to his uncle’s custom of drunken parties.
What happens to Horatio at the end of Hamlet?
Hamlet tells Horatio again that he is dying, and urges his friend not to commit suicide in light of all the tragedies, but instead to stay alive and tell his story. He says that he wishes Fortinbras to be made King of Denmark; then he dies.
What are the guards waiting for as the play opens?
Often Shakespeare makes the metaphor fit the character. Here are guards standing watch, waiting for Fortenbras or someone to attack or assail them in their well-fortified castle, suggesting that they must use forceful persuasion to convince Horatio that they have indeed seen the ghost.
Why has Horatio been asked to keep watch with the guards?
Why has Horatio been asked to keep watch with the guards? Barnardo and Francisco are on guard on the platform at Elsinore. They ask Horatio to stay so that they can show him the ghost that has been appearing before them. Horatio proposes that they bring Hamlet to talk to the ghost because the ghost won’t talk to them.
How many times has ghost appeared?
The Ghost appears four times in the play: in Act I, Scene i; in the continuum of Act I, Scenes iv and v; and Act III, Scene iv.
Why did Claudius want hamlet dead?
Claudius wanted Hamlet dead because he knew the truth about his father’s death. They thought that it would be used to kill Hamlet because he knew about the murder of King Hamlet, or it would be used to kill Laertes so no one would know about the conspiracy between him and Claudius to kill Hamlet.