There are
two main conflicts experienced by Hamlet in Act 1.
One is with his mother and
his new stepfather Claudius (external conflict) and one with the ghost
(internal conflict).
External conflict:
The conflict with his mother begins with her will for him to get over his father’s
death. Hamlet claims that his feelings are deep and his mourning is real. He
doesn’t specifically say it out loud, but lets the reader understand that his
mother dressed in mourning clothes just because it was conventional, but her
feelings weren’t truthful, in contrary with Hamlet’s feelings. What troubled
him was the fact that his mother was marrying Claudius, her husband’s murderer.
Claudius, on his behalf wouldn’t grant
Hamlet permission to return to his studies in Wittenberg, he had to remain in
Denmark, under his supervision. Claudius, now the new king, wanted to keep an
eye on Hamlet, as he saw that his behavior was unusual.
Internal conflict:
The second conflict was the one regarding the ghost. Although it could be said
that it is more a one-sided conflict because Hamlet was stressing about the
fact that he struggled communicating with the ghost. He wanted to obtain the
information the ghost had and did not worry about his eternal soul.
The major conflicts that are experienced by Hamlet in Act 1 include the conflict with his mother and his stepfather and the conflict that he had with the ghost.
Based on the story, Hamlet faced an external conflict when his father died and his mother couldn't get over him. The fact that his mother wanted to marry the person that killed his father bothered him.
Also, he had an internal conflict about a ghost. He stated that he found it hard to communicate with the ghost. He wanted to get more information from the ghost but couldn't.
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