Monday, October 25, 2010

1. Horatio, Barnardo, and Marcellus talk about how the ghost's appearance might be an omen that something bad is going to happen. Marcellus wonders why their country is getting prepared for battle. Horatio explains that King Hamlet was dared to battle King Fortinbras. When King Fortinbras was killed, he was forced to give up all of his territories to King Hamlet. Now, Fortinbras (Jr.) wants to fight to win back all the lost territories and get revenge for the death of his father.

2. E.G. Inverted Syntax on Lines 127-128: "If thou hast any sound or use of voice, Speak to me."

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Hamlet Harbinger Question

1.The sightings of the king's ghost are a harbinger because it is foreshadowing that something bad is coming or going to happen.
2.The sightings of the king's ghost is a harbinger of revenge .