What dramatic techniques are used in Hamlet?
Think about soliloquies too. Try to read this closely and you will get some relevant points for your essay: PLAYING HAMLET The Russian actor and director Konstantin Stanislavski (1863-1938) devised the first systematic approach to acting, providing a theoretical foundation for creating a character with psychological depth and consistency. Contemporary acting teachers such as Robert Cohen (Acting Power, 1978) have expanded on Stanislavski’s system and developed several techniques to help actors prepare for a role. Cohen distinguishes between two kinds of thinking for actors: preparation or rehearsal thinking and in-performance thinking. Preparing for a role can be analytical, philosophical, historical, studying the play from many different angles. In contrast, in-performance thinking mimics that of the character’s mental activity, which is forward-looking, purposeful, seeking what the character seeks, thinking like she thinks. Cohen gives exercises to help an actor get into the mind of
