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The audience observes the opening scene of Hamlet, where they see a man standing guard (Francisco) on the platform of the castle known as Elsinorea, at the dead of night.
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The audience observes the opening scene of Hamlet, where they see a man standing guard (Francisco) on the platform of the castle known as Elsinorea, at the dead of night. In films, this place is often depicted, as very high up on the walls of the castle, over looking the dark sea. This would portray quite a somber and haunting theme. Throughout the opening scene, Shakespeare is constantly addressing his audience, in the form of questioning, through his characters. Even, the very first words, uttered in this scene is presented to the audience as a question "who's there?" This portrays the character (in this case Barnardo) as fearful, since he is in the presence of something unknown. This is Shakespeare's attempt, to capture his audience's interest. He does this, by trying to get his audience to show empathy toward Barnardo, making them also worried and fearful of the unknown, which...
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