act one

At the beggining of the act the 2 guards thought that they saw a ghost of the dead hamlet. King Claudius gave a speech about him marrying Gertrude, his brother in law's widow and the mother of Prince Hamlet. Denmark is said over the death of their former king, but Claudius is hoping this will end the mourning. The king got a letter from Fortinbras who wants him to give up the land King Hamlet won from Fortinbras father. Prince Hamlet is so sad about his father's death that he is considering suicide. He is also angry about the quick marriage of his mother and King Claudius. Leartes is going to leave, but before he does he tells Ophelia not to fall in love with Hamlet because he can't marry her or lover her honorably. Polonius tells his son Laertes to hurry to leave, but gives him advice before he went.