The extract, which is the ending of the first act, sets the scene for the three next acts. It is the moment when the introduction ends and the main action of the play, the building up of tension aimed towards the tragic ending, begins. This scene carries a lot of importance as it is the scene which determines in a nutshell what is going to happen for the rest of the play. It shows another …showed first 75 words of 920 total…

…showed last 75 words of 920 total…main protagonists in the play. This would have been good for the audience, a useful dramatic tool that ensures that they could get to know what had happened and will happen further on in the play. It also sets the stage, as the tension already begins to build up. Hamlet starts to develop as a character with his own distinctive traits, as do other characters that will act out an important role in the play.