Connecting Themes, Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 1
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- Themes in Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 1
- Fear
- Marcellus, Horatio and Barnado experience fear when the king's apparition appears to them
- "it harrows me with fear and wonder
- Marcellus, Horatio and Barnado experience fear when the king's apparition appears to them
- Corruption of Denmark
- The people are suffering under the rule of King Clauius
- "'tis bitter cold, And I am sick at heart"
- The people are suffering under the rule of King Clauius
- Mystery
- First describing the ghost as an unspecific thing adds an element of mystery. The audience is given no information as to what it could be
- "What, has this thing appeared again tonight"
- supernatural
- The ghost of the dead king appears
- "dreaded sight" "apparition" "enter the ghost, clad in complete armour"
- Death
- see life after death, discuss to what extent it is just a fantasy
- "'tis but our fantasy" "has made his course t'illume that part of heaven"
- see life after death, discuss to what extent it is just a fantasy
- Political tension
- There is political tension between Norway and Denmark when lands were awarded to Hamlet
- "in which our valiant Hamlet- For so this side of our known world esteemed him
- Fear
- Fear and mystery link together as a mystery tends to provoke fear- the unknown scares people
- The supernatural and death link together as the supernatural is an insight into life after death
- It could be argued that the supernatural and mystery link together because it is a mystery how the supernatural exists.
- Political tension will just add to the public's burdens whilst they mourn the king. They fear what the tension could lead to.
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