ACT I Scene 1
1. The first speaker in the play in Bernardo. What is he doing when the play begins?

Bernardo was on guard, guarding the castle.

Explanation:

William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" revolves around the revenge plan of a young prince for the death of his father, the king. The play delves into the themes of love, loyalty, greed, power, insanity, women, etc.

In the first scene of Act I, two "sentinels" are seen on stage. One of them is Bernardo, who had come to relieve Francisco for the guard duty. Also, we know he's there for the guard duty from his line "If you happen to see Horatio and Marcellus, who are supposed to stand guard with me tonight, tell them to hurry."

Thus, Bernardo was on guard.

it is important so later on in life they . can solve issues like that or other tough times in their life.. and also have info on those topics.

they can talk about topics like that by sitting the person down and talking with them.

explanation:

1.   in sonnet 18, the speaker wants to describe the beauty of his love, but can’t find the words to do so. the speaker says “then in mid-utterance the lay was lost” when he tries to think of the words to describe his love’s beauty.   through his defeat of finding words to describe his love, he shows his love for her.

2.   instead of describing how perfect his love is or comparing her to other beautiful things, he says she is average and there is nothing special about her.   at the last 2 lines of the poem, the volta changes the poem by saying that even though his love is average in beauty, his love for her is special and unique. so instead of praising her throughout the whole poem, he contrasts her average characteristics with his special love for her.

3.   the beloved asked the speaker to describe how he feels about her. she begins to describe what she feels but "drop the torch" and says that she can't do it because the words "hid in me out of reach." the the speaker says "nay, let the silence of my womanhood command my woman-love to thy belief" and that her silence will have to be the answer to his question.