Stories thrive on conflict, tension, and ultimately, resolution. But what happens when that resolution feels…unearned? When it arrives not through the natural consequences of the narrative, but seemingly from nowhere? That’s often the work of a literary device called Deus…
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Hamlet Act-I, Scene-I Study Guide
Plot Overview In the first scene of Hamlet, Barnardo, a guard, comes to relieve Francisco, who is his colleague. They are performing their duty as guards on the platform in the castle of Elsinore. Barnardo asks Francisco about his identity.…