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Analysis. Hamlet was written around the year 1600 in the final years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, who had been the monarch of England for more than forty years and was then in her late sixties. The prospect of Elizabeth’s death and the question of who would succeed her was a subject of grave anxiety at the time, since Elizabeth had no ...
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- Act I: Scene II
Stunned, Hamlet agrees to keep watch with them that night,...
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Analysis. Late at night, on the ramparts of Elsinore, Barnardo arrives to relieve his fellow sentinel Francisco of his post. As Barnardo approaches Francisco in the dark, both men are suspicious of one another, even though Francisco assures Barnardo his watch has been uneventful. As Francisco prepares to leave and go to bed, Barnardo urges him ...
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Detailed Summary. In the darkness of Elsinore's ramparts, Barnardo comes to relieve Francisco, another sentinel, from his duty. As they encounter each other, both are cautious, even though Francisco informs Barnardo that nothing has happened during his watch. As Francisco gets ready to depart, Barnardo asks him to tell Marcellus, another guard ...
Next: Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 2 Explanatory Notes for Act 1, Scene 1 From Hamlet, prince of Denmark.Ed. K. Deighton. London: Macmillan. Stage Direction.Elsinore, the modern Helsingor, a seaport on the north-east coast of Denmark, to the north-west of Copenhagen: A platform before the castle, a terrace in front of the castle, up and down which the sentinels patrolled.
Jan 1, 2023 · Horatio, whose doubts about the reality of the Ghost are now wiped away, says "it harrows me with fear and wonder" (1.1.44). Marcellus and Barnardo want Horatio to speak to the Ghost, and Horatio tries, asking the Ghost what it is, but the Ghost disappears. Then the men try to figure out why the Ghost has appeared.
Act I, Scene 2. The next morning, the new king of Denmark, Claudius, addresses his Council, accompanied by his new wife, Gertrude. Claudius—who is Prince Hamlet’s uncle—announces that even ...
