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Act 1 Scene 3-5 Scene 3 In Act 1, Scene 3 Laerte cautions Ophelia to not take Hamlet attentions seriously he is royal birth and he must choose a wife carefully. Polonius walks in and catches Laerte still in the room. Polonius gives Laerte his blessing and lectures him on a gentlemen’s code of behaviour. Laerte then leaves and makes his way to France. Polonius then questions Ophelia on her relationship with Hamlet. Polonius orders Ophelia to end her relationship with Hamlet because no good will come out of it, Ophelia accepts her fathers order.

Scene 4 In Act 1, Scene 4 Hamlet, Horatio and Marcellus are waiting at night for the ghost to appear. The ghost appears Hamlet questions why it has come but the ghost orders Hamlet to follow. Horatio and Marcellus restrain Hamlet from following because they’re scared it might harm him. Hamlet still follows because of fate.

Scene 5 In Act 1, Scene 5 the ghost identifies himself as Hamlets father, the king. The ghost tells him that his death wasn’t sudden that he was killed by Claudius. The ghost says Claudius poured poison into the king’s ears as he lay sleeping. The ghost tells Hamlet that Claudius and Gertrude (Hamlet’s mother) have had an affair way before his death. He warns Hamlet to spare his mother because her guilt and heaven will punish her. When the ghost leaves Hamlet’s mind has been completely washed out due to the ghosts call for revenge. Hamlet asks Horatio and Marcellus to keep the ghost a secret.

1.Why does Laerte warn his sister Ophelia not to place too much hope in Hamlet's attentions to her? 2.What are Polonius's instructions to Ophelia about Hamlet? 3.Why does Hamlet criticize the tradition of drunken celebration? 4.What does the Ghost reveal about the manner of his death? 5.What does the ghost tell Hamlet about his mother? Creative component []