What to do about the Ghost’s request?

 Ghost asks you to avenge his death  Murder Claudius no questions asked Murder Claudius no questions asked  Ignore the Ghost Ignore the Ghost  Tell Claudius about the plot Tell Claudius about the plot  Runaway to England to avoid the situation Runaway to England to avoid the situation What are your thoughts?

 Pros  Ghost will stop bothering Hamlet  Hamlet will be next in line to be king  Will be defending his mother’s morality  Cons  Hamlet’s morality is against killing  Murder is difficult to plan  Murder is difficult to get away with  Murder is illegal HOME IGNORE GHOST Potential Outcomes: Become new king Are arrested and put to death

 Pros  Won’t have to kill anyone  People won’t think you are insane  Cons  Will keep seeing ghost  Continue to be miserable  Betray father’s memory Potential Outcomes: Driven insane by haunting Nothing happens – ghost leaves HOME WARN CLAUDIUS Seeing ghosts is crazy…

 Pros  Become and ally with the King  Won’t have to kill anyone  Cons  Betray father’s memory  Hamlet hates Claudius This could all be an elaborate plot… Potential Outcomes: Bond with Claudius and become friends Find out he really is as terrible as you thought Claudius becomes suspicious of you Home RUNAWAY

 Pros  Won’t have to be around Claudius and Gertrude  Won’t have to murder anyone  Will have a fresh start  Cons  Nothing will be accomplished  Betray father’s memory  Will give up right to throne Potential Outcomes: Start a new life in England Will be followed by the Ghost Will raise suspicion from Claudius HOME THOUGHTS

 If you were in Hamlet’s situation which choice would you make?  Why?  What do you think Hamlet will do? Think about it…. HOME