act one

Two guards of king's castle discovered there is a mysterious object that is extremely look like just deceased King Hamlet that appears every night in the castle. Horatio, prince Hamlet's best friend suspects the emergence of the ghost and afraid it is someone's camouflage. Horatio tries to communicate with the ghost when it is appeared. The ghost refuses to speak with Horatio however. Horatio believes prince Hamlet will be the best person to make the ghost talks if it is really old King Hamlet. Hamlet, notified by Horatio, is waiting his father's ghost to appear outside the castle. When the ghost emerges, Hamlet is shock and believes the ghost is his father. He mourns at his father's piteous situation at hell and asks who is the murderer. The ghost describes the process of Claudius murdering and command Hamlet not to harm Gertrude, even though she marries with Claudius. Hamlet, in this moment, is overwhelmed and declares he remember the every word that the ghost has said and will make revenge for his father's ghost: “”(Act I, Scene 5)