1.)Dirge- a funeral song or tone, or one expressing in commemoration of the dead.
-This word added sarcasm and bitterness to the conversation or dialogue, because he was talking about the new marriage.
2.)Truncheon-a short club representing an office or authority.
-Was used to clearify the distance the ghost had come to the guards in the previous nights.( I took it, that meant they were all real close to each other.)
3.)Libertine-a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained
-Maybe used as a metaphor, to compare someone to a puffed and reckless libertine?
4.)Plausive- pleasing
-Seems like it was just an adjective to describe how Hamlet felt when these men displayed manners?
5.)Lethe Wharf- the shores of Lethe, a river in Hades, the waters which provided complete forgetfulness to departed souls.
-Described hell and what the ghost would have to go through after he departed. Hamlet seems to be very upset. (If this is right, it seems appropriate)
Guys this was difficult, if these are all completely wrong, my bad!:)
Personal Reaction
-I didn't like the beginning of Hamlet, I thought it was too much to throw at a person all at once. Thanks to my book( has some language translations and clarifications) and our class discussions I knew enough about the characters to get through the first act. But if you were a fan of Shakespeare and just picked up this play I don't think you would enjoy it that much. All these characters were being mentioned and coming in and out of the scene and I didn't have a clue who they were or their importance to the story. I think from what we have already read it is obvious that Ophelia will still be interested in Hamlet and that relationship might end up causing some trouble for the two, but other then that I couldn't really figure these characters out. I did however, wonder if the guards will keep the ghost appearance a secret. If they told the wrong person that could put them and Hamlet in danger.
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