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• Understanding the text

  It is midnight. King Hamlet’s (1)ghost appears and signals Hamlet to follow him. At the (2) princess’s request, the Ghost finally (3) speaks and says he won’t find (4) peace until his murder is (5) revenged . He reveals that his (6) brother Claudius is his (7) murder and prompts his son to put an (8) end to the usurpation of his (9) crown and o his queen. Yet he recommends not to act against his mother. He takes leave praying Hamlet to (10) remember him.

• Closer reading

  Ex. 2

  Positive: King, father, royal Dane, my prophetic soul

  Negative: goblin, intents wicked

   

  Ex. 3

  - strange: deviant

  - foul: offensive to the senses

  - unnatural: against natural order

  Ex 4

  - betrayal: adulterate, traitorous, wit

  - unrestrained/illegitimate sexuality: incestuous, seduce, incest

  - evil: beast: wicked, horrible

  - black magic: witchcraft

  - degraded humanity: power, luxury, shameful lust, seeming-virtuous