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Hamlet Notes

Hamlet notes Day 1: 11/4/2008
Timeline, you should have in your notes.


Hamlet notes Day 2: 11/5/2008
Act.1 Sc1
Characters: Barnardo, Francisco, Horation, Marcellus, (ghost)
Summary from Spark Notes: On a dark winter night outside Elsinore Castle in Denmark, an officer named Bernardo comes to relieve the watchman Francisco. In the heavy darkness, the men cannot see each other. Bernardo hears a footstep near him and cries, “Who’s there?” After both men ensure that the other is also a watchman, they relax. Cold, tired, and apprehensive from his many hours of guarding the castle, Francisco thanks Bernardo and prepares to go home and go to bed.
Shortly thereafter, Bernardo is joined by Marcellus, another watchman, and Horatio, a friend of Prince Hamlet. Bernardo and Marcellus have urged Horatio to stand watch with them, because they believe they have something shocking to show him. In hushed tones, the they discuss the apparition they have seen for the......

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