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yeah off the top of my head for hamlet you could talk about

delay (Hamlet's soliloquys?)
dramatic irony
shock (ghost scene)
suspense
conspiracy (claudius & Laertes)

baisically just try and describe the atmosphere that the scene creates between the characters and call it a specific dramatic effect. Eg the SDE that Shakespeare creates in this scene is one of x. then go on to talk about one of the bullet points. It's usually good to name more than one SDE per extract. I did this exam in Jan and u really have to watch the clock- u only have 1/2 an hour for each extract.

Never use this phrase in an exam but it might help to think about the effects that a scene has upon the audience.

I might be completely wrong thats just the best advice I could think of
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Yep anything where a particular effect is created. The specific dramatic effects just means that, it's dramatic because its a play and certain devices are used to add to the overal efect of the play. You deffo wanna talk about tensions and how the characters interact, what this creates for an audience. Discuss the devices used to portray Hamlets madness, the use of speech, ie the poetry aspect and also the more simple lexis spojen by lesser characters.

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Like the others have already said, you could talk about delay, dramatic irony, shock, suspense, tension and conspiracy, but also:
- contrast (such as between characters, or setting of the scene- for example there is a huge contrast between Act 1 scene 1, where it is dark, with a atmosphere of fear, and scene 2, where it is suddenly day time and the mood is celebratory)
- foreboding (the feeling that something bad will happen)
- antithesis, which is similar to contrast, I think (correct me if I'm wrong)
- Parallels (between characters, for example Hamlet, Fortinbras and Laertes all mourn the loss of their fathers)
- Dramatic exposition, where the audience is told about something that happened outside the play, for example when Hamlet sends a letter to Horatio telling him how he escaped from England
- Hiding and concealment
- Alienation (where the audience doesn't understand the character, e.g. when Ophelia is mad)
- Pathos- an emotional appeal from a character to the audience, such as through Hamlet's soliloquy

Hope this helps