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Two guards keep seeing a ghost Old Hamlet, the previous King of Denmark, has died and his ghost has been seen on the battlements of the castle. An old friend of Hamlet's, Horatio, sees the ghost as well and brings hamlet to the ghost sittings

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The ghost of King Hamlet appears to Prince Hamlet and he questions it. The ghost tells him that 'The serpent that did sting thy father's life, Now wears his crown and asks Hamlet to avenge his murder. Making Hamlet mad

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Ophelia tells her father that Hamlet has been behaving strangely and that he visited her in her room "As if he had been loosèd out of hell." Polonius is worried and thinks that Ophelia made him mad by refusing to see him.

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King Claudius employs two of Hamlet’s old friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to find out what is wrong with Hamlet.

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Polonius goes to Claudius and Gertrude to tell them that Hamlet has gone mad with love for Ophelia. The king and queen want evidence so Polonius suggests they listen to a conversation between his daughter and Hamlet to see how he behaves.

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Hamlet Reflects on life and death situations  

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Hamlet Reflects on life and death situations  

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Claudius and Polonius spy on Hamlet and wait for him to meet Ophelia so they can see if his love for Ophelia is causing his strange behaviour. Before talking to Ophelia, Hamlet reflects on life which is where his famous speech came ‘To be, or not to be, that is the question’.

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While Claudius is praying alone he confesses that he murdered his brother for the crown. Hamlet finds Claudius but convinces himself not to kill him while he is praying because his soul would go to heaven, saying "And now I’ll do it. And so he goes to heaven."

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Hamlet goes to see his mother and threatens her, accusing her of being immoral. Polonius watches from behind and hides in Gertrude’s closet while all this happens. When he hears Polonius behind the arras, Hamlet stabs the screen and kills Polonius. He carries on accusing his mother of bad behaviour and then the ghost appears again. When he talks to the ghost, Gertrude believes he is hallucinating and says "Alas, he's mad!"

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Hamlet tells his mother he is going to England to study with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, as Claudius planned. Gertrude agrees to keep secret what has happened and Hamlet leaves, taking Polonius' dead body with him.

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Queen Gertrude meets Ophelia, who is singing sad songs and speaking strangely. After finding out about her fathers death. When Claudius joins them he tells Horatio to watch her and says "this is the poison of deep grief."

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As the king and Laertes plot, they receive news that the ship Hamlet was travelling on was attacked by pirates. Hamlet was captured but treated well by the pirates and has returned to Denmark. They plan to invite him to a duel and dip Laertes’ sword in deadly poison.

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Gertrude announces that Ophelia has killed herself , saying "your sister’s drowned, Laertes".