With Reference to the Plays Context, Explore the Techniques Used by Shakespeare to Establish the Mood and Plot of Hamlet in Act One, Scene One?
With reference to the plays context, explore the techniques used by Shakespeare to establish the mood and plot of Hamlet in Act One, Scene One?
In Act One, Scene One “Hamlet”, there are many different techniques used by Shakespeare to establish the mood and plot of the ply. These techniques are used to effectively establish the setting of the play, the weather, and the general mood of the play, which in the context of Hamlet is a tragedy.
The play is about Prince Hamlet, he has just returned from University after the death of his father King Hamlet, only to discover that his mother Gertrude has already married- days after his father’s funeral. He is even more distraught in knowing that not only has his mother married again- she’s married his uncle
(his father’s brother).
In Shakespearean times, (the 16th -17th century), there were limited special effects, so the actors language was vital to the setting of the play, the plot and the mood, therefore Shakespeare had to use many different techniques so that the audience’s attention was captured and everyone knew what the play was about.
There were however some special effects including: smoke used to suggest something supernatural, cannons fired to suggest battles, sponges soaked in animal blood, concealed and squeezed to suggest wounding etc.
Smokes could possibly have been used on the stage for Hamlet as there were supernatural things happening in the play.
Most theatres of the time had no roofs; one example of such a theatre is the Globe Theatre in London. The plays would be performed at around 2p.m. in the day, so if the play was set at night, which in the case of Hamlet it was, then the characters had to be the one’s to make this known to the audience. In 16th -17th century theatres there were no sets, so props costumes and dialogue were used to communicate the setting of the play, and the characters identities. The setting of Hamlet in Act One, Scene One is established using dialogue, where Barnardo
In Act One, Scene One “Hamlet”, there are many different techniques used by Shakespeare to establish the mood and plot of the ply. These techniques are used to effectively establish the setting of the play, the weather, and the general mood of the play, which in the context of Hamlet is a tragedy.
The play is about Prince Hamlet, he has just returned from University after the death of his father King Hamlet, only to discover that his mother Gertrude has already married- days after his father’s funeral. He is even more distraught in knowing that not only has his mother married again- she’s married his uncle
(his father’s brother).
In Shakespearean times, (the 16th -17th century), there were limited special effects, so the actors language was vital to the setting of the play, the plot and the mood, therefore Shakespeare had to use many different techniques so that the audience’s attention was captured and everyone knew what the play was about.
There were however some special effects including: smoke used to suggest something supernatural, cannons fired to suggest battles, sponges soaked in animal blood, concealed and squeezed to suggest wounding etc.
Smokes could possibly have been used on the stage for Hamlet as there were supernatural things happening in the play.
Most theatres of the time had no roofs; one example of such a theatre is the Globe Theatre in London. The plays would be performed at around 2p.m. in the day, so if the play was set at night, which in the case of Hamlet it was, then the characters had to be the one’s to make this known to the audience. In 16th -17th century theatres there were no sets, so props costumes and dialogue were used to communicate the setting of the play, and the characters identities. The setting of Hamlet in Act One, Scene One is established using dialogue, where Barnardo