Hamlet: Act I Scene IV

• At the platform again where the three guards meet the ghost, fireworks and ornaments are going off as the high density of the air bites at the warmth of Hamlet, Marcellus, and Horatio
• Hamlet thinks of this "celebration" as wrongly presented and weak
• -the country shows that it can't take seriousness toward other kingdoms by celebrating a coronation over a dead king with the new king
• Hamlet's bad intentions are suspicious about the new changes around the kingdom and looks to the ghost for some last resort
• He comments about how the kingdom is not acknowledging its accomplishments, acknowledging a new era of corruption
• In this scene, the ghost comes in but speaks no word to the men
• Hamlet recognizes the Ghost, his father, the fallen king
• Basically saying "Hey dad, where have you been and what happened to you."
• Ghost asks Hamlet to come along and speak to him
• Marcellus hints at the fact that "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark"
• Hamlet wants the ghost to speak about the current situation
• Horatio worries about the Prince because this ghost can be deceitful