Scene I: Bernado and Francisco are two sentriles that are standing guard. Horatio and Marcellus have come to replace them. They ask them if they have seen a ghost again. Horatio does not believe them that there is really a ghost. That is why Horatio is there. He wants to see if there really is a ghost or not. The others have seen it two times before. The ghost comes though. The ghost is King Hamlet. Horatio demands it to speak, but it won't and walks away. Horatio says it looks like the king because it wore the same armor that the king wore when fighting Norway. He even had a similar facial expression from one he wore in the past. Horatio thinks that the ghost is a bad omen. Marcellus wants to know why there are so many guards, and why the shipbuilders never get a day off. Horatio tells him they are getting ready for battle against Fortanibus who wants the land that was taken from his father. Bernado thinks that is why the King has come back. Horatio mentions the ghost coming out when Juilius Cesar was going to be killed. The ghost then comes out again. Horatio wants it to speak to him but it wont and once again leaves. They decide to go tell Hamlet about the ghost.
Scene II: This begins with Claudis speaking to the court. He is talking about the saddeness of his brother's death, but they still need to move on. He also mentions marrying his sister-in-law, his brother's wife. He has mixed emotions about it, but thanks the crowd for their support. He also mentions Fortinbras plan to take back the land. Claudius then gave Cornelius a letter to deliever to the current leader of Norway, Fortinbras's uncle, asking him to stop his nephew's plans. Laertes is also there, and Laertes asks him if he can go to France. Lauis has already been given permission from his father Polonius, so he can go. Hamlet then comes in, and he is sad. His mother Gertrude does not want Hamlet to mourn over his father's death. Claudius doesn't want him to either. Hamlet is disgusted over his mother's sudden marriage. The guards then enter. Horatio and Hamlet are friends, and Horatio tells Hamlet about the ghost. Hamlet then goes with them to see for himself because he agrees that it is not a good sign.
Scene III: Laertes is about to leave and is talking to his sister Ophelia. He warns Ophelia about her and Hamlet's relationship and says it won't last, and she will never marry Hamlet. Ophelia says she will remember his words. Polonius, their father, then enters and Laertes leaves. Polonius also warns Ophelia, and she once again says that she will follow his wishes.
Scene IV: Hamlet, Horatio, and Marcellus have come to see the ghost. While they are waiting, they can hear party noises from the King's party, and Hamlet remarks about how the parties give them a bad reputation. The ghost enters then. Hamlet questions him, wondering why he has come back. The ghost does not want the others to hear, so he and Hamlet go off by themselves. Horatio and Marcellus don't want him to, but he does and Marcellus then follows him.
Scene V: The ghost wants Hamlet to get revenge on someone for him. The King wants Hamlet to get revenge on Claudius for murdering him. Everyone thought, King Hamlet had been killed by a serpent, but he was actually posioned. Claudius had put posion in his ears. The King wants Hamlet to hurt Claudius, but not his mother even though she was seduced by Claudius. King Hamlet also remarks on how he was not even able to ask for forgiveness for his sins. He then leaves. Horatio and Marcellus come up to Hamlet and ask what happened. Hamlet won't tell them though in fear that they will tell others. They swear they will keep it a secret though. He makes them swear by his sword to tell no one what they have seen, and then they leave.
Response: I think Hamlet might be a little crazy. If he is really going to try to injure Claudius, then he may have some problems. He doesn't even seem to question the ghost. He just listens to him. Nowadays, you would be considered insane if you said you killed someone because a ghost told you to. Also, why would his father want him to kill someone? That is a big sin, and it is also a lot to ask of another person. Ophelia's brother and father don't seem like they think she can stand up for herself. They keep advising her on what to do. They should maybe let her do what she thinks is right in order for her to make her own decisions. Why would she just listen to them? She should stand up for herself, unless if she agrees with them, then she should follow what they say. Gertrude also seems to have some issues. She married someone a month after her husband die. She obviously did not mourn for very long. She must not deal with her grief well, or maybe she never really cared for her husband. Otherwise you would think that she would still be in mourning like her son is. Hamlet maybe should also try to lighten up a little. He should try to move on from his father's death, and it wallow in it because there is no way that he can bring his father back from the dead even if he did kill Claudius. Claudius is obviously twisted too. He killed his brother in order to become king and be powerful. He is power-hungry and jealous of his brother. He obviously wanted to get back on his brother for being king by not just killing him, but by then marrying his wife less than a month after he died. How is Claudius able to live with his actions? He probably does not feel very bad about what he has done, or he has no soul, morals, or feelings.
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