<u>First</u>: Read the list of characters, trying to picture each.
<u>Second</u>: Read the description of the set, trying to visualize it.
<u>Third</u>: Visualize details of the stage setting.
<u>Fourth</u>: Read the dialogue carefully to yourself.
<u>Fifth</u>: Read the play aloud or with friends.
<u>Last</u>: Try to analyze the characters.
Explanation:
I think this would be the best order for reading a play to get to understand the author's idea very well; what he wanted for each character, how he or she wanted to tell the story and why the stage setting was decided to be like it is. I think this order would give a complete study of the play, it would help us understand and know each character and the decisions made about the stage because you start by studying the characters and the stage, then you try to picture them, then you read the play alone and after you share it with friends or you read it out loud (it always is very helpful, especially if you read it with friends because you can discuss your opinions and see thing you didn't see about the play) and, finally, you analyze each character with full knowledge.
will this help. What does Claudius reveal about how his fortunes have changed with the death of his brother? That he is now the King of Denmark, taking over Elders Hamlet position and that he has married his brothers wife, his former sister-in-law, the queen. ... He also mentions his fast marriage and how things will change.
