The dreary tone and harsh setting contrasting with the revelry within the castle foretell the tragedy that is to come. Below, enjoy a scene-by-scene summary of Act 1 of Shakespeare's Hamlet, including anoverviewof the play'smain characters. Act 1, Scene 1 Summary On a bleak, frigid night...
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Laertes says goodbye to his sister Ophelia and warns her not to trust Hamlet. He tells her that Hamlet is fickle and soon his affections will turn from her. She asks him not to tell her to live strictly if he intends to live self-indulgently. He reassures her as their father Polonius ...
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Hamlet: Plot Summary (Acts 1 and 2) Act 1, Scene 1 Hamlet opens with the sentry, Francisco, keeping watch over the castle at Elsinore. He is relieved byBarnardo, who is joined shortly by Horatio and Marcellus.Barnardoand Marcellus reveal that they have witnessed an apparition: Marcellus. ...
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Hamlet: Plot Summary (Acts 1 and 2) Act 1, Scene 1 Hamlet opens with the sentry, Francisco, keeping watch over the castle at Elsinore. He is relieved by Barnardo, who is joined shortly by Horatio and Marcellus. Barnardo and Marcellus reveal that they have witnessed an apparition: Marcellus...
Laurence Olivier in a scene fromHamletHamlet, played by Laurence Olivier, contemplating death while holding Yorrick's skull, in the film adaptation ofHamlet(1948). 3 of 3 Hear a short summary of Shakespeare's “Hamlet”This video provides a brief synopsis of the plot of Shakespeare's masterpi...
Hamlet Act I Summary Hamlet begins on a cold night with the changing of the guard. King Hamlet has died, and his brother Claudius has taken the throne. However, for the past two nights, the guards (Francisco and Bernardo) have seen a restless ghost resembling the old king wandering the ...