Dramatists often use a written letter as a device to provide the audience with information related to character, theme, or plot.

After reading Act I, Scene 2, complete the following activity and post your response to this discussion forum.

Cast of Characters in Act I, Scene 2

Line 1:Enter Claudius, King of Denmark, Gertrude the Queen, the Council, as Polonius, and his son Laertes, Hamlet, with others, among them Voltemand and Cornelius.

Line 160: Enter Horatio, Marcellus, and Barnardo.

Step One

Imaginethat you are a characterother than Hamletfrom Act I, Scene 2.

create a letterto an imagined best friend describing what you witnessed in court.