1. In what ways does the first scene foreshadow the last scene? How does Laertes’ relationship with Hamlet change?
2. Laertes feels like he can be himself with friends in Paris but not in with his family in Denmark. Where and with whom do you feel most yourself? Why?
3. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, it’s an open question whether or not the Ghost exists. Do you think the ghost of Laertes’ mother is real or a figment of his imagination? Does it matter?
Hamlet4. Josephine is an ambiguous character. To what degree is she a positive influence on Laertes and to what degree is she a negative influence?
5. The Battlement boys all study Classics. What is one of your favorite things to study? Why?
6. Laertes notes that Ophelia doesn’t “seem oppressed” as a woman. What are som
