... sort of problem before, almost as if apprehending its occurrence once again. Yet by allowing the reader to question what 'dreaded sight' has twice been witnessed by Barnado and Marcellus makes us aware of the transition from natural to supernatural for we learn of an 'apparition'. The negative connotation 'dreaded' in respect to the 'apparition' clearly adds to the sense of foreboding and further connotes that the situation at hand is not only somewhat eerie yet equally adds to the 'ominous' atmosphere further brewing tension and uneasiness. The mind-set of Horatio and his skepticism clearly mirrors that of the readers 'Tush, tush, twill not appear'. It is this 'scholar' in contrast to the uneducated Barando and Marcellus that we seek a sense of normality within in easing the tension yet equally placing both the reader and Horatio in a situation Shakespeare purposely creates to set up for an ambiguous fall. An ...

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