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The story opens with two soldiers talking to each other and then the Ghost of Old King Hamlet appears. The ghost torments the guards as he makes them fear their existence. This can be your first story event to add to your timeline. You could even add a photo of a ghost-like figure.

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This scene starts off with a very long speech from King Claudius in regards to the death of his brother at what is suggested to be king hamlet's funeral. Afterward, Horatio comes to find Hamlet and tells him about the ghost that shared a resemblance to King Hamlet, in which Hamlet goes to investigate to see if it's true or not.

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We are now introduced to characters such as Ophelia who is the sister to Laertes and daughter of Polonius. Once they arrived Polonius Ophelia to stay on her guard when around hamlet and to not engage in anything with him; Ultimately forbidding her to see him when Hamlet expresses his love for her. Later in this scene, Hamlet meets with the ghostly figure that is his father; The fallen king demands that Hamlet seek revenge for death but not to hurt his mother. (Leads into scenes 4 and 5)

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Throughout Scenes one and Two it's rather short. Starting with Ophelia running into her father, and discussing the zombie-like state hamlet was in when she saw him. Frightened and concerned all the while Polonius is worried and thinks that Ophelia ‘hath made him mad’ by refusing to see him. In Scene Two Claudius is visited by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern; Tasks them with investing Hamlet since they are his friends and he wouldn't find any suspicion. In the same scene, Polonius goes to Claudius and Gertrude to tell them Hamlet has gone ‘mad’ with love for Ophelia. The king and queen want evidence so Polonius suggests they listen in on a conversation between his daughter and Hamlet and mark the encounter’ to see how he behaves. There is also a play with actors.

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Hamlet is in a state of shock and grief as he has discovered that his father has been murdered by his uncle. Throughout this soliloquy, which happens at the start of Act 3 Scene 1, he thinks about whether he should face life’s hardships head on or end them by dying. Hamlet is alone on stage as he asks these questions about his purpose and life.

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part of Act 3 Scene 1, Ophelia goes to return the gifts Hamlet gave to her in the past. He confuses her with mixed messages. One moment he says 'I did love you once, the next 'I loved you not'. He goes on to insult Ophelia and tells her to go to a nunnery. He tells her that this will be the best place for her and, by being a nun, Ophelia won't have children and produce wicked men like his uncle. All through the scene Claudius and Polonius, Ophelia’s father, are hiding and watching what happens.

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Claudius kneels before his private alter and confesses to God that he murdered his brother. He admits that this act is unforgivable but he is unwilling to relinquish his new found power and position. Instead he asks for some divine intervention to soften him so that he can seek forgiveness.

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Hamlet goes to see his mother and threatens her, accusing her of being immoral. Polonius watches from behind an arras 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 behavior and then the ghost appears again. When he talks to the ghost, Gertrude believes he is hallucinating and declares ‘Alas, he's mad!’

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Hamlet will not tell Rosencrantz and Guildenstern where Polonius’ body is but eventually tells Claudius, in a riddle, where the body can be found. Claudius plots to have Hamlet killed in England.

Scene (2) Claudius worries that he cannot punish Hamlet too much because the people of Denmark love him. When Claudius questions Hamlet over the whereabouts of Polonius’ body, he answers in riddles again before saying that he will smell the corpse ‘as you go up the stairs into the lobby’. Claudius informs Hamlet that he must travel to England for his own ‘especial safety’. Alone, Claudius reveals that he has sent letters to England ordering the ‘present death’ of Hamlet and is pleased that he will be out of the way.

In scene 3 Fortinbras talks to a captain in his army and orders him to go and see the Danish king and claim their right to march across Denmark.

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(5) Horatio receives a letter from Hamlet saying that he has been kidnapped by pirates but they've taken mercy on him. Meanwhile, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have gone to England. Hamlet demands that Horatio meet him at once so that he can impart some shocking news to him.

(6) Claudius tells Laertes that Hamlet left Denmark without being punished for Polonius’ murder because the Danish people love him. News reaches Claudius that Hamlet is now back in Denmark and he plots with Laertes to set up a duel between Hamlet and Laertes. Laertes says ‘I’ll anoint my sword’ and plans to dip his blade in deadly poison before the fight. Claudius doesn't want to take any risks so he says he will also prepare a 'chalice' of poison for Hamlet to drink in case he ‘by chance escape your venom’d stuck’. Gertrude then enters with the news that Ophelia has drowned herself. Laertes is too devastated to cry and says 'Too much of water hast thou, poor Ophelia, / And therefore I forbid my tears'.