Act 1 scene 4 and 5

In Act 1 Scene 4 it is significant because this scene is what tells what happens to the king Hamlet, And i think that the story line will revolve around this for the rest of the play.

Hamlet Act 1 scene 1

Setting: Cold
Dark
Outside
Christmas threat/paranoia
feeling of violence
sun rising @ end
anxiety, uncertainty/uncertainty
focus on what has happened
mysterious