Consider shakespeare’s use of the elements of drama and tragedy in act i of hamlet. what overall effect do shakespeare’s choices have on the audience? a) the audience is drawn into a suspenseful story. b)the audience assumes that everything will work out for hamlet. c)the audience is ready to laugh at a comedic story. d)the audience can guess everything that is going to happen. a on edjinuyity, hope it

a) The audience is drawn into a suspenseful story.

There are many ways in which Shakespeare draws his audience into a suspenseful story. One of the most important ones is by using dramatic elements in Act I. Some of the elements are the introduction of a mysterious and ominous setting (a castle in Denmark at night) and the presence of a ghost who reveals some mysterious secret (King Hamlet). By revealing these details, Shakespeare tries to increase the suspense of his story and in this way, draw his audience in.