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Who is the first character to spot the ghost of King Hamlet at the beginning of the play?
AHamlet
BHoratio
CMarcellus
DBernardo Bernardo is the first to see the ghost while on duty at the castle battlements in Act I, Scene i.✓
At the start of the play, who is the first to see the ghost of King Hamlet?
AHamlet
BHoratio and the castle guards✓
CGertrude and Claudius
DOphelia The ghost first appears to Bernardo, Marcellus, and Horatio on the battlements of Elsinore Castle before Horatio informs Prince Hamlet.
Which of the following best describes the ghost that appears to Hamlet at the beginning of the play?
AThe ghost of Hamlet's grandfather, warning him of an impending war
BThe ghost of Hamlet's father, claiming he was murdered by Claudius✓
CThe ghost of Ophelia's father, Polonius, seeking revenge
DThe ghost of a former king of Norway, demanding tribute
Rationale
The ghost reveals that he is the spirit of King Hamlet, Hamlet's father, and discloses that Claudius, his brother, murdered him by pouring poison into his ear while he was asleep. This disclosure ignites the main conflict of the play.