The ghost of Old King Hamlet & Ghosts and their Behaviour

The class will ask you to answer the following questions:

1. Why does Bernado ask Horatio to speak to the ghost?
2. How was the ghost dressed?
3. Is the ghost the spirit of the dead King Hamlet? Are you sure? This is important.
4. How did Fortinbras lose his lands to old King Hamlet?
5. What is young Fortinbras planning to do about these lands?
6. What is the reason for all the activity in the shipyards and for their watch?
7. The ghost appears a second time and Horatio blocks its path and challenges it to speak- according to the belief of the day, what could happen to Horatio?
8. What happens as soon as the cock crows?
   What does Marcellus say about the cock, the planets and Christmas? Why do you think he tells this story?