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Hamlet Act 1 Scene 1 :Dramatic Purposes

Hamlet Act 1 Scene 1 :Dramatic Purposes. 1. Gives the setting and mood. Denmark 600 A.D Royal castle: Elsinore Between midnight and 1:00 A.M. Mood of fear, uncertainty, tension Short choppy lines, questions. Francisco is “sick at heart” (l.8). 2. Gives background information.

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Hamlet Act 1 Scene 1 :Dramatic Purposes

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  1. Hamlet Act 1 Scene 1 :Dramatic Purposes

  2. 1. Gives the setting and mood • Denmark 600 A.D • Royal castle: Elsinore • Between midnight and 1:00 A.M. • Mood of fear, uncertainty, tension • Short choppy lines, questions • Francisco is “sick at heart” (l.8).

  3. 2. Gives background information • Elder Hamlet dead

  4. He had fought old Fortinbras and won • Old Hamlet took lands from Norway • Prince • Hamlet did not become king; his uncle Claudius did.

  5. Young Fortinbras of • Norway gathers together an army: • potential threat!

  6. 3. Introduces Characters

  7. Horatio, a scholar, skeptical about events • His belief in knowledge and rational thought • are shaken!

  8. The Ghost: Troubled, angry Stalks about Conscience-ridden War-like Question: What is the ghost? A demon?

  9. 4. Introduces Themes: • Revenge: • Fortinbras seeks to revenge his father’s • death and reclaim territory

  10. b) Duty

  11. c) Appearances: “Who’s there?” Who are we really dealing with?

  12. d) Corruption of • The world • Disease imagery • Francisco “sick at heart” • A rotten world

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