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In the darkness, the ghost speaks to Hamlet, claiming to be his father\'s spirit, come to rouse Hamlet to revenge his death, a \"foul and most unnatural murder\" (I.v.25). Hamlet is appalled at the revelation that his father has been murdered, and the ghost tells him that as he slept in his garden, a villain poured poison into his ear-the very villain who now wears his crown, Claudius. Hamlet\'s worst fears about his uncle are confirmed. \"O my prophetic soul!\" he cries (I.v.40). The ghost exhorts Hamlet to seek revenge, telling him that Claudius has corrupted Denmark and corrupted Gertrude, having taken her from the pure love of her first marriage and seduced her in the foul lust of their incestuous union. But the ghost urges Hamlet not to act against his mother in any way, telling him to \"leave her to heaven\" and to the pangs of her own conscience (I.v.86).
As dawn breaks, the ghost disappears. Intensely moved, Hamlet swears to remember and obey the ghost. Horatio and Marcellus arrive upon the scene and frantically ask Hamlet what has happened. Shaken and extremely agitated, he refuses to tell them, and insists that they swear upon his sword not to reveal what they have seen. He tells them further that he may pretend to be a madman, and he makes them swear not to give the slightest hint that they know anything about his motives. Three times the ghost\'s voice echoes from beneath the ground, proclaiming, \"Swear.\" Horatio and Marcellus take the oath upon Hamlet\'s sword, and the three men exit toward the castle. As they leave, Hamlet bemoans the responsibility he now carries: \"The time is out of joint: O cursed spite / That ever I was born to set it right!\" (I.v.189-190).
Summary: Act II, scene i
Polonius dispatches his servant Reynaldo to France with money and written notes for Laertes, also ordering him to inquire about and spy on Laertes\' personal life. He gives him explicit directions as to how to pursue his investigations, then...
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