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.

can you give us the options

malvolio only loves olivia because he thinks if they get married to olivia he will have a noble title, people to serve him, and fine clothes to wear. also he thinks if they get married he will have many expensive things, and he thinks he will be able to order toby around. malvolio only wants to be noble and boss people around he dose not really love olivia. but viola love for duke orsino is real she really loves orsino.

i think he will fail because he tried to get her to love him and she said oh, you are sick of self-love, malvolio. there is no slander in an allowed fool. so i think she knows what malvolio is trying to do. she knows that he only wants to marry her because he wants to be noble and boss people around so that it why i think she said oh, you are sick of self-love, malvolio. there is no slander in an allowed fool because she new he was selfish.