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.

the correct answer is c.