Hamlet Act 1 Scene 1

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If I were directing the play, I would begin by cutting out Bernardo and Marcellus’s scenes in Act I, scene I. Although they set the scene for the beginning of the play, their characters are insignificant throughout the play as a whole. I would also cut out the scenes between Polonius and Laertes. Laertes character is irrelevant in the play especially his trip to France which doesn’t have any significant effect on play. In addition to this, Laertes have not been mentioned in any of the scenes after act II, scene I. Any scenes involving Polonius servant, Reynaldo should also be cut out. Even though the interaction between Reynaldo and Polonius may have revealed some of Polonius’s characteristics, Polonius eventually die early on in the play (act

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