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QuizMultiple Choice

Hamlet, Part 1: An Introduction to Elizabethan Theater

Question 7 • *HSA 26-27 English IV A -IC

In Hamlet, Act I, Scene i, which character does Shakespeare use most to create suspense?

Answer
A
Bernardo
B
Francisco
C
Ghost
D
Horatio

Explanation

Shakespeare uses the Ghost most to create suspense in Act I, Scene i. Its sudden, unexplained appearances frighten the guards and raise questions about what it wants and why it resembles the dead king. Horatio, Bernardo, and Francisco help describe and react to the apparition, but the Ghost is the main source of mystery and tension.

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