The scene starts with Hamlet and the Ghost of Hamlet’s father, Hamlet says tp the ghost that he doesn’t want to go any further and he wants to know what he was going to tell him. The ghost tells him that he is actually his father with the line “I am thy father’s spirit” and also that hamlet should be ready to take some revenge. The ghost also reveals that he was murdered by his own brother, who married his wife and has taken over as king “‘Tis given out that, sleeping in my orchard, A serpent stung me. So the whole ear of Denmark Is by a forged process of my death Rankly abused. But know, thou noble youth, The serpent that did sting thy father’s life
Now wears his crown” Hamlet replies by telling him that he knew it deep down all along, The ghost tells us that his brother poured poison into his ear and leaving him for dead. all this is represented in the lines “My custom always of the afternoon, Upon my secure hour thy uncle stole With juice of cursed hebenon in a vial, And in the porches of my ears did pour The leperous distilment, whose effect Holds such an enmity with blood of man That swift as quicksilver it courses through The natural gates and alleys of the body
And with a sudden vigor doth posset And curd, like eager droppings into milk,The thin and wholesome blood. So did it mine”

The ghost reminds him to take revenge by killing his uncle to put things right in the throne and the ghost exits. Marcellus and Horatio enters, Horatio asks if he is alright and hamlet say yes. Horatio and Marcellus asks what has happened and hamlet refuses to say as he might go around telling other people, Horatio and Marcellus reassure Hamlet by telling him they wont tell and he says he will tell the secret. Hamlet says “Any villain in Denmark is going to be, well, a villain” he then ask for them to promise that they wont tell anyone what happened tonight and they agree. The ghost also tell them to swear from under the stage several times and they agree and the scene ends.

The scene takes place during the evening and Horatio, Hamlet and Marcellus enters. Hamlet and Horatio start talking about the weather being cold and nippy and hamlet ask for the time where Horatio replies “I think it lacks of twelve.” and Marcellus immediately corrects his reply by saying “No, it is struck.” meaning it is after midnight.

Two trumpets are then set of on stage and Horatio asks what does it mean. Hamlet replies by saying it means that the king is having a party and is drinking German wine, Horatio then ask if this is a tradition and Hamlet says yes and tells us that this is a part of heritage and the country’s history. The Ghost then enters, Horatio reacts by telling hamlet that it is here and Hamlet starts then starts questioning it motive and if the ghost is his father or not and starts shouting at the ghost because hamlet is terrified by it presence.

The ghost then ask hamlet to come with it, he agrees but both Marcellus and Horatio believe it to be a bad idea because they don’t know for certain the ghost motive or for that matter anything about the ghost at all. as a result of hamlets stubbornness both Horatio and Marcellus try to hold Hamlet back but he protests and manages to escape, Both Hamlet and the ghost exits the scene.

Horatio and Marcellus then believe the best way forward is to follow them and both characters exit and the scene ends.

The scene starts off with Ophelia and Laertes. Laertes is bidding goodbye to and telling us how she hopes that Ophelia will write to her, Ophelia then questions why she doubt that she will write, her question however is completely blanked and Laertes than talks about Prince Hamlet and how the relationship wont last between the two of them as he has duties to attend to like serving his country and this will get in the way of his love life. Laertes also say ” As he in his particular act and place
May give his saying deed, which is no further than the main voice of Denmark goes withal” this shows hamlets love being a factor that is only as far as Denmark will allow it to be. Ophelia replies by saying that she should stop preaching in her love life and tell her to stop worrying, Laertes says she wont worry and Ophelia shouldn’t either.

Polonius then enters and tells Laertes that she should get on the boat on go aswell as give her his blessing for the trip, Laertes says goodbye and exits.

Polonius then asks Ophelia what her brother asked and she replies by saying “So please you, something touching the Lord Hamlet.”
Polonius then completely agrees with Laertes and says that he is getting a bit concerned as she has been spending a lot of time with him recently and Ophelia has been very open for him which her father doesn’t approve off even though it’s because he has been showing Ophelia a lot of Affection recently according to herself.

Polonius then argues with Ophelia by telling her that she should stop being so stupid and stop seeing and talking to Prince Hamlet and the scene ends with Ophelia saying “I shall obey, my lord.” and the scene ends.

The scene starts off in the morning after Horatio and the guards see the ghost at the castle, King Claudius gives a speech to his people about his recent marriage to Gertrude (His Brothers Wife), this sparks controversy with Prince Hamlet as his uncle is also his father which is very close to being incest as King Claudius is both his uncle and his step-father. King Claudius then expresses his sadness for his brother’s death but also while expressing his happiness for his new wife Gertrude. His speech then concludes.

King Claudius then expresses his concern for Hamlet’s emotions after mourning his father’s death for so long, he also tells hamlet to grow up and get over his father’s death and just accept the fact that he is gone and he is now his new father.

Hamlet then expresses to Claudius how he wishes he could die and tells us even more about his deep sadness for his mother marrying his uncle and how he is a much worse person than his father ever could be. This is expressed in a long Shakespearian soliloquy.

Horatio then enters and says that he has seen what is presumably his father’s ghost in the castle and knows where he will be, Hamlet is asked if he will come watch with them, he agrees and the scene ends.

Characters in Scene:

Barnado and Francisco – Guards of Castle

Ghost of the King of Norway

Horatio – Prince Hamlet’s friend

Marcellus – Change over guard

Summary of Scene:

The scene takes place in a castle in Denmark which is preparing for war. Barnado and Francisco are currently guarding the castle, they are about to change with two other guards (Marcellus). Francisco exits and bid goodnight, then Barnado welcomes Horatio and Marcellus.

Suspense starts to build up

Marcellus starts to feel a presence around the castle. The ghost then enters.

Marcellus, Horatio and Bernardo are shocked and begin to question the ghosts presence. Barnado are Marcellus in particular are pushing Horatio to question the ghost. The ghost then becomes offended and exits.

The characters then discuss what has just happened and the ghost presence.

Horatio then remarks that the ghost wore the same amour as the king, giving the idea that the ghost was the dead king.

Marcellus then tells us that the ghost has done this twice before at the exact same time of night.

Horatio then tells us that he has a general idea that this means bad news for the country. *

All the characters then discuss that idea on the ghost presence and then the ghost enters for one last time.

The Ghost spreads his arms and ask about the fate of the country and what will happen to the citizens

A Rooster then enters to add excitement to the scene, Shakespeare uses this to excite the audience after the long communication between all the characters in the scene.

Marcellus, Horatio and Barnado then go to attack the rooster and the ghost exits.

Barnado then explains that the ghost was going to say something when the rooster enters.

Horatio then realizes that the ghost acted startled when the rooster enters, as if he is guilty of something and has just been caught by the law.

Marcellus then says that he knows where he will find him tomorrow

All the characters exit and the scene ends

* When the king or Queen dies, it is a sign of bad things to come as the gods are not pleased with something that has happened in the country previously.

Theatre – a building or outdoor area in which plays and other dramatic performances are given. In other words a place where for many dreams come true.

The foyer, the area where your adventure starts, where you see the people buy their Merchandise and programme from the stewards who you can see enjoy their jobs all followed by the bar where people have their pre show drinks and then enter the auditorium

The auditorium, the centrefold of the theatre, where the magic starts, again where the stewards go around the theatre selling programmes to people who may of missed their first oppuntintly back in the foyer, you feel like the eyes of the theatre looking out towards the heart of the theatre where the nervous performers are hiding behind the curtain. Excited to perform the musical they have taken months to reherse.

You can smell the fear and excitement in the au from both backstage and in the audience as anything can go wrong at anytime. You can hear each individual voice with excitement of what follows the curtain going up, as it is nearly time for curtain call the atmosphere becomes more tense until you hear a sound from a member of staff saying the shows about to start which follows by the lights diming and a musical overture starts which is followed by the inevitable rise of the curtain.

Theatre – A dark desolate place where no one is seen in plain sight.

The Foyer, Nobody life is left, The only light comes from a flickering single street lamp from outside the theatre

The poem “Come On Come Back” is a poem that takes place during the supposed “Future war” but also references World War 2 due to the poems Nazi symbolism in the piece like the use of what seems to be portrayed as a death camp and the use of biological warfare during that time in history which happens much later in history than the Napoleonic war.

The poem also references the Battle of Austerlitz which was a battle that took place during the Napoleonic war which takes places during the early 1800’s (1803 – 1815) which already sounds quite strange as if the future war is some sort of comment on the Napoleonic war and how it was a futuristic war at the tine, enough though it isn’t quite the case

The poem also has some quite dark undertones to it as the poem is basically about a prisoner of the death camp who escapes and swims to freedom but dies while doing so as if it was her fate to be taken to a death camp and try to escape to drown in the lake and die.

Upon researching about the poem it becomes clear that the poem has no clear structure which gives off this unsettling idea as it is not familiar to an audience as they may know many form but this poem does not have a clear form, presenting even more question features of an already quite disturbing poem.

Going even further the lake is described as the icy waters of an adorable lake which gives the idea that the lake is really a better option and therefore gives the idea that death and drowning is a better option than being in a Nazi death camp, but when described as an adorable lake the poem becomes even more darker and disturbing as it is basically saying death in this case is a friendly substance and a way out for the woman in the poem.

Out of the blue is a poem which is based on the tragic events of the September 11th attacks in New York City, USA. The poem takes view from an English trader working in the world trade center’s and his understanding of the world he lives in this point of his life is deepening as he is entering the final curtain of his life.

The Poem as a whole is quite a disturb and sinister as it does come straight from the point of view of somebody who is going to face the inevitable and die from this attack on both New York and his own mindset of what he has grown to know about life and his experiences sofar in his life. The poem also gets across to the reader that this event is completely taken off guard to all the citizens as it was a normal day in New York City and this event happens which shows that events in life can come out of nowhere and death can come across to you at anytime. This is significant and is backed up with parts in the poem like ” Do you think you are watching watching a man shaking crumbs or pegging out washing which is an everyday task in a usual day of somebodies life. At the same time the person in the poem doesn’t seem to get to grips with what is going on as he suddenly goes off topic and say ” A Bird goes by” which sounds as if he is being distracted by something so trivial as a bird passing by him, however this could just back up my previous statement about the piece and how the events that took place happened on a seemingly usual day.

The content of the poem with its changing sentence length could also show his changing emotions in this piece as the poem is build up to his death and the emotions that come with the mindset of the fact that you will most likely not get out of the situation the trader is in during the duration of the poem

Finally the poem in many ways uses clever language devices to its full advantage, One major element i realized in this poem is the continuous use of “ing” in the piece, when researching what this could show i found out that this could picture a suspension of time and how the continuous use of “ing” could show how time is not moving and how the same three letters are being repeated in the piece, Ironically enough this could as represent the fact that he is suspending from a window sill watching the world go by before his inevitable death hits him.