- Hamlet Sr. died recently because everyone is still in grief
- Gertrude was queen (married to Hamlet Sr.), then when he died she wasn't queen anymore, and then she married King Claudius and became queen again
- Claudius was Hamlet Sr.'s brother
- Hamlet: "(Aside) A little more than kin, and less than kind."
- (Referring to Claudius) He means that they're related a little but doesn't want him to call him son and doesn't know how he feels about him yet
- Gertrude takes Claudius' side when he argues with Hamlet
- Claudius is insensitive to Hamlet but Hamlet wants to grieve to get back at Claudius
- Claudius publicly shames him for grieving his father
- Hamlet gives us insight into his own thoughts (first time ever in literature)
- Hamlet wants to commit suicide so he doesn't have to witness what is going on (w/ Claudius)
- Hamlet asks what the point of everything is
- Basically calls Gertrude a slut
- Hamlet asks straightforward questions when they are telling him about the ghost (like a cop) and we have seen three sides of Hamlet so far
- This suggests that he is in great control of his character based on what the situation demands; he is disciplined, humble, loyal, and smart
- Gertrude begs him to stay and not go to Wittenburg and Hamlet said he will try his best to obey her
- Horatio told Hamlet about them seeing his father as a ghost and Hamlet said that he would visit them later on that night to see if he returns to talk to his deceased father's ghost
- What are Hamlet's thought on possibly conversing with this ghost? What are his expectations?
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