Page 7 - Hamlet

BEFORE READING

1 Here are sorne of the people in Hamlet. Match them with the sentences. Use a
dictionary to help you.

lt was a dark winter night at Elsinore, in Denmark. Two young men
walkcd out of the castle. 'Come, Hamlet,' Horatio said to his friend.
'That's where I saw thc Ghost.'
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'Ha, the Ghost,' Hamlet laughed. But he felt af aid when Horatio
stopped and said, 'Hamlet, I saw him here, after midnight, last night.
He's the ghost of the dead king, your father, I think. Perhaps he
wants to speak to you. It's midnight. so let's watch and wait.'
'Yes, Horatio, But I must be alone,' said Hamlet. 'Go now.'

a He is Prince of Denmark. He is a student and Horatio's friend,
and he !oves Ophelia. His father, the old king, is dead. [fil
b She is Polonius's daughter and Laertes's sister. She loves Hamlet. D
e He is Claudius's servant, and the father of Laertes and Ophelia. D
d He is Polonius's son and Ophelia's brother. D
e He is a student and Hamlet's friend. D
f He is the new king of Denmark. D
g She is the queen and the new king's wife. She is Hamlet's mother. D

At first, Hamlet could see nothing. But
2 Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, learns something about his father's death.
What do you think he learns? Tick (v') one answer. what was that? And what could he hear?
a His father died in an accident. D d His mother murdered his father. D
b His father murdered somebody. D e Polonius murdered his father. D castle a big, old building with king the most important man
strong, high walls
in a country; the husband of a queen
e His uncle murdered his father. D ghost a dead person that a living alone with nobody
person hears or sees
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