It looks like King Hamlet...
But it can’t be! King Hamlet is dead!
We must tell Horatio, Prince Hamlet’s friend. Perhaps the ghost wants to give a message to the Prince.

The next night, Horatio stays to watch with the guards. The Ghost appears again. It is wearing the same armour as the old King.

What do you want? Speak us!
It refuses to speak!
I shall tell the Prince. Perhaps the Ghost will speak to him.
This is a bad sign. Something sinister is happening in Denmark.

Prince Hamlet is very sad. His father, the King, is dead. Gertrude, his mother, has married Claudius, his father’s brother. Claudius has become the new King. Hamlet does not like his uncle.

It is time to think, about the future. I shall be a father to you and you will be King after me, Hamlet.
Stay here with us. Do not go back to university. We love you, Hamlet.
I shall obey you, madam.
My father was a better man than Claudius. My mother was weak and foolish to marry my uncle.

Horatio comes to tell Hamlet about the Ghost. Horatio has studied for many years with the Prince at university. He is Hamlet’s best friend and the trusts him completely.

I hate this place, Horatio. My uncle and my mother are so happy. How can they forget my father so soon?
My lord, I saw your father last night.
What do you mean?
Come to the Castle walls at midnight, above the cliff. Then, you’ll understand...

Hamlet sees the Ghost of his father. It signals him to follow.

I am your father’s spirit. If you ever loved me, revenge my murder!
Murder???
My wife, Gertrude, was unfaithful to me. My brother, Claudius, murdered me. While I was sleeping in my garden, he poured poison in my ear.
The sun is rising. I must go. Hamlet, remember me....

Hamlet does not know what to do. Perhaps the Ghost is telling lies.

I shall pretend to be mad. Nobody will pay attention to a poor crazy Prince. I shall investigate my father’s death. If the Ghost’s story is true, I shall kill my uncle.