At the beginning of Act 1 Scene 1 Shakespeare introduces us to two characters: Baranardo and Francisco. Shakespeare decides to start the scene with these two getting ready to switch shifts as night guards outside of the castle in Denmark. This is important because Shakespeare doesn’t even start with the main character Young Hamlet he goes further back and starts with these two guards which adds to the meaning of this scene and these characters. They both are extremely nervous and uneasy even towards each other which adds power to the meaning of this scene because it makes you start to think that something bad may happen. Another choice Shakespeare decided to make at the beginning of the play is to have the setting at night and while the guards
