Hamlet Act 1 Scene 1 l Summary and Analysis l Lesson 2

Hamlet Act 1 Scene 1 Summary, Analysis, and Close Reading
In this video, we will cover:
1.) The essential questions, vocabulary and reading strategy that will guide our close reading
2.) A summary of the key characters and events
3.) A close reading of Hamlet Act 1 Scene 1
Essential Questions (EQs):
1.) How is Shakespeare setting us up for what's to come?
2.) Who are you really?
Key Vocabulary:
Exposition: The exposition establishes the elements of the plot that are, or will become, the central conflicts of the story.
Reading strategy:
Foreshadowing - a literary device for hinting at what will come later in the story. What is foreshadowed in this scene and how could these foreshadowed events relate?
Link to Folger Online Text of Hamlet:
shakespeare.folger.edu/shakes...
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Horatio, Marcellus, and Barnardo encounter the Ghost

[@Anna-tw7xb]

Sir, thank you so much for this valuable explanation. Grateful 🌼

[@sollyrella4689]

Omg .. u literally SAVED MY LIFE 😭 because I basically didn’t understand anything in the classroom and the teacher assume everybody understand the text like he does.
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[@tiax2211]

hi! just wanted to say that this video is really helpful and interesting! really helping me out with my notes hehe

[@megwhite729]

thank you for this video sir :) is there any possibility of an analysis on the rest of the play?