Question

act i scene ii (act 1 scene 2) pp. 34 - 52
pun - play on words
aside - actor speaks directly to audience
soliloquy - alone or (thought to be) alone on stage revealing their inner thought.

1. what three major issues does king claudius discuss in his long speech?

• his brothers death
• hamlet

1. where does laertes, poloniuss son, wish to go?
2. why are claudius and gertrude critical of hamlets dress and behavior?
3. what does hamlet mean by, \a little more than kin and less than kind\

(this is an example of pun and aside)

1. what does the king say to hamlet in his long speech?

the king say to hamlet is impious skibbornass, you are the most immediate to our throne.

1. soliloquies are helpful because they tell us what the character is thinking. what do we learn in this soliloquy?

i dont why

1. what is the name of the king and queens castle?

elsinore

Explanation:

1. In his long - speech, King Claudius discusses his brother's death, Hamlet's situation, and political matters related to the kingdom.
2. Laertes wishes to return to France.
3. Claudius and Gertrude are critical of Hamlet's dress and behavior because they think his continued mourning is excessive and unseemly, and they want him to move on and accept the new order of things in the kingdom.
4. "A little more than kin and less than kind" is a pun and aside by Hamlet. He means that Claudius is now his step - father (more than kin) but not a kind person to him.
5. The king tells Hamlet that he is next in line to the throne but also admonishes him for his unruly and impious behavior.
6. In Hamlet's soliloquy in this scene, we learn of his deep - seated grief, his disgust at his mother's hasty remarriage, and his general disillusionment with life.
7. The name of the king and queen's castle is Elsinore.

Answer:

1. His brother's death, Hamlet, political matters.
2. France.
3. They think his mourning is excessive and unseemly; they want him to accept the new order.
4. Claudius is his step - father (more than kin) but not kind.
5. Hamlet is next in line to the throne and is admonished for his behavior.
6. His grief, disgust at mother's remarriage, disillusionment with life.
7. Elsinore.