How does Scene 1 introduce an element of suspense into the play?
By introducing the ghost, Shakespeare builds suspense as the audience anticipates witnessing the spectacle like the curious, skeptical Horatio. As Barnardo attempts to elaborate on their experience of witnessing the apparition, the ghost suddenly appears, which instantly elevates the tension and anxiety of the scene.
How does Hamlet begin?
The situation Shakespeare presents at the beginning of Hamlet is that a strong and beloved king has died, and the throne has been inherited not by his son, as we might expect, but by his brother.
What was the moment of final suspense in Hamlet?
The duel between Laertes and Hamlet is a classical “moment of final suspense.” Hamlet did not see a hidden warning and accepted the fencing match. He thought that he was beyond danger. In his opinion, Claudius has no opportunity to develop another plan against him.
How does Hamlet warn as they begin to fight?
A) How does Hamlet warn as they begin to fight? (Lines 267 – 277). He says he is dangerous so he should be scared of him. B) What does Hamlet say about Ophelia to Laertes? (Lines 285 – 301). Hamlet wants to prove that he loved Ophelia more than Laertes.
What does the doctor mean by her death was doubtful?
Her death was doubtful… Doctor. Ophelia’s death is suspicious, considering the queen witnessed it and she was in shallow water. And from her fair and unpolluted flesh. Laertes, motif of death and disease as a reference to corruption.
What does Hamlet say when he looks at Yorick’s skull?
Considering the skull, Hamlet speaks as if Yorick is alive before him, uttering these words in Act-V, Scene-I, “Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow/ of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy.” This phrase tells us that Hamlet is contemplating the temporary nature of life, as he looks at Yorick’s skull.
Who holds up the skull in Hamlet?
Yorick
Is Ophelia really insane?
Ophelia in the fourth act of Hamlet is demonstrably insane, but the direct cause of her slipped sanity is something that remains debatable. Ophelia’s madness is perhaps overtaking her so much so that she does not even recognize whom she is talking to in this instance–her brother Laertes.
Did Ophelia and Hamlet sleep together?
It would have been risky for Shakespeare directly to portray pre-marital sex between aristocratic characters, but Hamlet gives us reasons to suspect that at some point before the beginning of the play, Hamlet and Ophelia have had sex. However, the best evidence that Hamlet and Ophelia have had sex comes from Ophelia.
Why didn’t Hamlet kill Claudius when he was praying?
Hamlet does not kill Claudius when he assumes that he is praying because he doesn’t want Claudius to have the luxury of going to heaven while his father, unjustly murdered, suffers in hell. He doesn’t want to do Claudius the “favor” of sending him to heaven.
Why is Hamlet angry at his mother?
Hamlet is upset about his mother’s marriage for two reasons. First, she remarried incredibly quickly after his father’s sudden death. Second, Hamlet is upset because she married his uncle, his father’s brother, and Hamlet feels that his father was incredibly superior to this brother in just about every way.