Flashcards

ACT 1 SCENE 1

Hannah Vivancos English A level English 4 cards

Cards in this deck (4)

1LINES 9-10 (Ironic commentary)Barnardo - "Have you had a quiet guard?"
Francisco - "Not a mouse stiring"
Ironic as in the near future of the play the ghost appears and creates unrest - seen as foreshadowing the ghost
(BOTH CHARACTERS ARE SOLDIERS)
2LINE 14 (Creating suspense)Francisco - "Stand ho! Who is there?"
Demonstrates the nervous environment in which the soldiers are in + creates suspense at the start of the play, meaning that the audience will be more entertained and intrigued (more focused on the play)
(SOLDIER)
3Line 42 (respect towards Horatio)Marcellus - "Thou art a scholar. Speak to it, Horatio"
Due to Horatio's title as a scholar, it is expressed to the audience that the characters in the play think highly of him and trust his judgment due to his schooling.
(SOLDIER)
4Lines 158 + 162 (Spirits)Marcellus (SOLDIER) - "It faded on the crowing of the cock" ... "they say, no spirit dare stir abroad"
Helps the audience realise it is a ghost. The ghost dissapears just as the sun comes up, portraying a sense of darkness and evil, as if the spirit came from the underworld.