Tragedy

Hamlet

Scene I The battlements of Elsinore Scene II A room of state in the castle Scene III A room in Polonius's house Scene IV The platform before the castle Scene V Another part of the platform

Scene I A room in Polonius's house Scene II A room in the castle

Scene I A room in the castle Scene II A hall in the castle Scene III A room in the castle Scene IV The Queen's closet

Scene I A room in the castle Scene II Another room in the castle Scene III Another room Scene IV A plain in Denmark Scene V A room in the castle Scene VI Another room in the castle Scene VII Another room in the castle

Scene I A churchyard Scene II A hall in the castle

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On the guards' platform at Elsinore, Horatio waits with Bernardo and Marcellus to question a ghost that has twice before appeared. The Ghost, in the form of the late King Hamlet of Denmark, appears but will not speak. Horatio decides to tell his fellow student, Prince Hamlet, about the Ghost's appearance.

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HHORATIOFriend to Hamlet GGHOSTGhost of Hamlet's father MMARCELLUSOfficer of the watch at Elsinore BBERNARDOSentinel at Elsinore FFRANCISCOSentinel at Elsinore, opens the play

Hamlet, Act I · Scene IThe battlements of Elsinore

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Hamlet, Act I, Scene I

Hamlet / Act I, Scene I

What happens here

On the guards' platform at Elsinore, Horatio waits with Bernardo and Marcellus to question a ghost that has twice before appeared. The Ghost, in the form of the late King Hamlet of Denmark, appears but will not speak. Horatio decides to tell his fellow student, Prince Hamlet, about the Ghost's appearance.

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HHORATIOFriend to Hamlet GGHOSTGhost of Hamlet's father MMARCELLUSOfficer of the watch at Elsinore BBERNARDOSentinel at Elsinore FFRANCISCOSentinel at Elsinore, opens the play

Act I · Scene IThe battlements of Elsinore

What happens here

On the guards' platform at Elsinore, Horatio waits with Bernardo and Marcellus to question a ghost that has twice before appeared. The Ghost, in the form of the late King Hamlet of Denmark, appears but will not speak. Horatio decides to tell his fellow student, Prince Hamlet, about the Ghost's appearance.

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HHORATIOFriend to Hamlet GGHOSTGhost of Hamlet's father MMARCELLUSOfficer of the watch at Elsinore BBERNARDOSentinel at Elsinore FFRANCISCOSentinel at Elsinore, opens the play

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