Scene One or not Scene One? 'A' Level theatre students are considering cutting out the opening scene from their production of 'Hamlet' - What would your argument be for keeping the scene?

... English Coursework Scene One or not Scene One? 'A' Level theatre students are considering cutting out the opening scene from their production of 'Hamlet'. What would your argument be for keeping the scene? Explain your reasons and why you consider it to be important and how it adds to the overall Dramatic impact of Act One and to the rest of the play. The first scene sets the play in motion, fills the audience in with background information, gives an exciting and chilling beginning and starts the plot. The first scene is one of the most interesting and a significant scene in the play, as it has a spooky entrance and a chilling dialogue. It starts the plot to kill the king in motion, which the play is all about. The short introductory lines add to the Dramatic tension at the beginning of the play. When Barnardo enters the castle Elsinore at the beginning of the

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