In the opening two scenes of the play explore how Shakespeare puts you inside the mind and heart of Hamlet himself.

... Katie Costaras 'Hamlet' In the opening two scenes of the play explore how Shakespeare puts you inside the mind and heart of Hamlet himself. The opening scenes of a play are always vitally important. They must grasp the attention of the reader, arouse interest and expectation. In Hamlet, the play's beginning is extremely effective, as there is a dramatic purpose to the first and second scene, and this will help us to explore how Shakespeare puts us inside the mind and heart of Hamlet himself. The first scene is dominated by the appearance and reappearance of a Ghost to night watchmen. We are informed that the Ghost is that of Hamlet's father, the late King of Denmark. The night watchmen ask Horatio, Hamlet's friend, to investigate the Ghost's appearance in the hope that he, as a learned man, will have an explanation for the apparition. Horatio witnesses the presence of the Ghost, and

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