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When you approach a guard, the guard's job is to challenge you and ask who you are. But the first line of the play "who's there?" are not delivered by the guard on duty. Instead it is delivered by Bernardo, who has come to replace the guard. He knows there's a guard there, because he has come to replace him. So why is he not sure who is there? (We find out later, it's because he's not sure whether it might be a ghost)
In the first two words of the play, Shakespeare tells us that something is not right, just by putting them in the wrong character's mouth.
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How does Shakespeare create tension and interest in the first scene of Hamlet?
Immediately Hamlet is set on the gun platform of Elsinore castle, characterising the tension in Denmark. This night time scene holds more significance to the Elizabethan audience than to the contemporary as the introduction of the Ghost of Old Hamlet ensnares the audience with its supernatural prowess. Certainly the probing question that is the incipit of the play suggests that things are quite right in the State of Denmark and position the audience to feel skewed by what they are witnessing. importantly Hamlet is absent in the first scene, showing that the major characters are only as significant as the minor roles.
Was hamlet taken prisoner by pirates then brought to Denmark?
Yes, he was. See Act 4 Scene 6 for details.
In the first scene of Hamlet it is?
midnight
Where is the deleted car scene from titanic?
it IS in the movie. it was maybe on safe mode or something that happened.
Why did Katherine in Act III Scene IV of King Henry is going to such lengths to learn to speak English?
Henry his daughter Katharine's hand in marriage (which may be why she is so determined to learn English).
What is rotten in the state of denmark as marcellus tell us what do you learn about the situation in scene you in sceneII?
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Something stinks in Norway Where did this quote come from?
*grin* Close! The quote is, "Something is rotten in the State of Denmark." It's from Hamlet, Act I, Scene IV, said by Marcellus to Horatio, as he's commenting on the injustice and corruption in the political/royal hierarchy.
Where is Aarhus located?
Denmark is the second city of denmark situated in the middle of jylland, population about 300.000. Famous for the old city, the grant harbour and the vivid music scene.
How does Shakespeare create tension and interest in the first scene of Hamlet?
Immediately Hamlet is set on the gun platform of Elsinore castle, characterising the tension in Denmark. This night time scene holds more significance to the Elizabethan audience than to the contemporary as the introduction of the Ghost of Old Hamlet ensnares the audience with its supernatural prowess. Certainly the probing question that is the incipit of the play suggests that things are quite right in the State of Denmark and position the audience to feel skewed by what they are witnessing. importantly Hamlet is absent in the first scene, showing that the major characters are only as significant as the minor roles.
What is the first dance in the Nutcracker?
The first scene is the party scene, and then it goes on to battle scene, then snow, then the land of sweets.
What does no scene mean?
No scene means something that is done in secret or out of public view. It can also be used to mean something that is done backstage.
Who said 'something is rotten in the state of Denmark?
Bush The quote is from the play "Hamlet" and the remark is made by Marcellus in Act I, scene iv. Marcellus is one of the guard along the battlements of the castle that has alerted Hamlet to the apparition of his dead father.
Who is the first to arrive at a crime scene?
the FAO (first attending officer) is first on the scene when called to a crime.
Was hamlet taken prisoner by pirates then brought to Denmark?
Yes, he was. See Act 4 Scene 6 for details.
What the name of the first scene in a movie?
opening scene
How do you first learn of the feud between the Montagues and Capulets?
In Act 1 scene 1 it is apparent from the way Samson and Gregory talk that there is bad blood between the families.
Which bug arrives first at a crime scene?
flys are often the first to be seen in a crime scene
