Hamlet; Act 1, Scene 1 Summary

It's a dark and cold night, on top of a castle in Denmark. Two guards (Barnardo&Francisco)mare guarding the castle. When two other guards arrive for their shift as guards (Marcellus&Haratio). Barnardo stays however Francisco goes to bed as he is depressed. Horatio then explains to Barnardo about the ghost that himself and Marcellus have spotted the last two nights. Neither Francisco or Marcellus believe their story. Until, the ghost turns up for the third night running. Barnardo then explains that the ghostly figure looks like the dead king of Denmark. When the ghost is questioned by the three guards, it disappears into the night. Finally, three of them agree to tell Prince Hamlet what they have seen.