FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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coronation of Claudius
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appearance of the Ghost.
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arrival of Horatio.
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apparent madness of Hamlet.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 1. Horatio gives an onimous warning of something bad about to happen to the country after the appearance and exit of the Ghost. This foreshadows the tragic events and revelations to follow.
Detailed explanation-2: -Horatio in particular sees the ghost as an ill omen boding violence and turmoil in Denmark’s future, comparing it to the supernatural omens that supposedly presaged the assassination of Julius Caesar in ancient Rome (and which Shakespeare had recently represented in Julius Caesar ).
Detailed explanation-3: -Marcellus thinks Horatio should speak to the ghost because he will know what to say to him. He is a “scholar” and is educated. He’s also a great friend of Hamlet.
Detailed explanation-4: -What is foreshadowed in the scene in the graveyard? The gravediggers are used to clearly foreshadow that more deaths will occur in this tragic play, and the audience is made to wonder for whom the next grave will be readied.