The scene may be set at the harbor of the local town of Elsinore, as in the BBC production with Derek Jacobi. Laertes says that his luggage (his "necessaries") are embarked, and Polonius notes that the wind is right for sailing and commands Laertes to go aboard. The harbor setting gives an immediacy to these comments.
On the other hand, many productions set this scene indoors where it would be more appropriate for Laertes and Ophelia to be discussing her sex life. Nothing in the script explicitly says that the ship is actually present where they have their leavetaking.
Hamlet - questioning the meaning of life
Horatio plans to go meet Hamlet at Elsinore, which he does in Act 1 Scene 2. Horatio plans to meet Hamlet on the battlements, which he does in Act I Scene 4. Horatio plans to meet Hamlet at the play, and does in Act 3 Scene 2. Horatio has no plans to meet Hamlet in England.
act 3 scene 1 lines 147-148 :)
Horatio, in Act 1 scene 1. Hamlet doesn't see it until scene 4. It has to be this way because in scene 2 Horatio tells Hamlet that he has seen the Ghost.
The Streets of Rome is the Setting.
The setting for Act 5 Scene 1 of Hamlet is a graveyard. This sorts with the theme of death which has been flowing through the play.
In the exposition of Act 1 Scene 5 in Hamlet, two characters speak: the ghost of King Hamlet and Prince Hamlet. The ghost reveals the circumstances of his death to Hamlet, setting the tone for the rest of the play.
Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1.
In Act 1 Scene 4
Hamlet - questioning the meaning of life
The Ghost, in Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 5
Horatio plans to go meet Hamlet at Elsinore, which he does in Act 1 Scene 2. Horatio plans to meet Hamlet on the battlements, which he does in Act I Scene 4. Horatio plans to meet Hamlet at the play, and does in Act 3 Scene 2. Horatio has no plans to meet Hamlet in England.
Hamlet. See http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/plays/play_view.php?WorkID=hamlet&Act=1&Scene=1&Scope=scene
act 3 scene 1 lines 147-148 :)
Horatio, in Act 1 scene 1. Hamlet doesn't see it until scene 4. It has to be this way because in scene 2 Horatio tells Hamlet that he has seen the Ghost.
These are the first six words of a speech Hamlet makes in Act 3 Scene 1 of the play.
Hamlet Act 3 Scene 1