Hamlet

To help with the first scene I read and summerized it, for you all.

· (Scene 1) Late in the night is ominous.
· The scene opens with Francisco and Bernardo two guard of the Castle. The guard shift of Francisco ends at the stroke of midnight and he exits.
· Then enter Marcellus and Horatio. (Marcellus a another guard) (Horatio a scholar and friend of Prince Hamlet). Marcellus and Bernardo request Horatio to join the on their watch to see a ghost that has appeared to them a few times before. Horatio believes that this is all a hoax, but the two guards tell him t’is so wait until the stars are aligned and the ghost will appear.
· When the bell beat one the ghost appeared clad in full armor as though ready for war. Horatio is now shocked see his late Lord, the ghost of the dead King Hamlet. And also notices that the king is in his armor though that was not the way he was buried. But as the Late Kings is questioned he appears to be offended and leaves.
· Francisco and Marcellus think that the king either has a sort of treasure that he wants unveiled or know of an oncoming threat and is now trying to warn his people.
· The two guards say to Horatio you are higher-up than us so you must tell what you know for we have noticed that the country is building up defenses. So Horatio tells them of the prior bet of the late King Hamlet and the late King Fortinbras of Norway. A battle between the two kings for land King Fortinbras lost the bet and his life. So now Prince Fortinbras the new king is assembling an army to take back the land his father lost the land that late King Hamlet acquired legally.
· After the Horatio tells Marcellus and Bernardo about the upcoming aggression from Norway. The ghost of late King Hamlet reappeared. Horatio tries to speak to him but the King has no words for him. Dawn breaks as the Cock crows and the leaves once again. For no creature if the night can appear in the in the day, for holy and gracious is that time.
· Horatio come to the conclusion that if the ghost of late King Hamlet will not talk with them then it is his son who he will speak with
· End of Scene 1 Act 1

I will try to have scene 2 posted by tomorrow night.

Paul C.