Evaluate the effectiveness of scene 1 in Hamlet, as an opening to the play

... Evaluate the effectiveness of scene 1 in Hamlet, as an opening to the play The play Hamlet was written in 1601 by William Shakespeare and is possibly one of the most popular revenge tragedies of all time. Hamlet strongly follows the conventions used in most revenge tragedies and consists of a secret murder, ghost visitation, plotting, madness, violence and catastrophe. However, Shakespeare makes Hamlet distinctive by diverting it from the typical revenge tragedy tradition and asking lots of moral and ethical questions. The story consists of the murder of Hamlet's father, King Hamlet by his brother Claudius, who after killing his brother marries his brother's wife Gertrude and takes the throne. The play then follows Hamlet trying to prove his uncle's crime and getting his revenge on him. During Elizabethan times, revenge tragedies were incredibly common and many people would go to watch them in the theatre. As Hamlet is a

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