Hamlet Scene 1 Part 1 questions

1) How is interest created in the opening scene?
The guards appear telling stories of an apparition.

2) What information are we given to help us understand the situation?
The ghost is real, Horatio is a scholar, and the soldiers keep seeing this ghost appear.

3) What happens at the end of the scene to create suspense and keep up the reader’s interest?
The ghost disappears due to the crowing of the rooster, so the soldiers go to tell Hamlet about it.

4) What is the mood of the scene?
Ominous and suspenseful.

5) Why are the sentries apprehensive? (there are two reasons)
They've seen the ghost before, and it looks like they are preparing for war.

6) What reasons are suggested by Horatio for the appearance of the late King’s ghost?
He believes that it could be the old king Fortinbras.

7) Who are the characters presented in the scene?
Horatio, Bernardo, Marcellus, and Francisco.

8) List one thing Horatio says about the former King?
He says that his land was taken by Hamlet.

9) Who is young Fortinbras?
The son of the dead Fortinbras.
10) What does Horatio say happened in Rome after Julius Caesar was murdered?
Plagues and stuff started to go around.
11) How does Horatio differ from Marcellus and Barnardo in scene 1?
Marcellus was more brave than Bernardo.
12) What is Horatio’s purpose in scene 1 (why is he present)?
He is there to explain the ghost and why he was there.
13) What past history (Denmark’s history) is revealed in scene 1? 
The conquer of land.