Hamlet, A Detaled Summary

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s. The ghost leaves Hamlet with the words, “ Adieu, adieu, Hamlet. Remember me”. Hamlet speculates about what he has just heard, and decides that he believes the ghost.
The next day Claudius and Gertrude meet with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two former friends of Hamlet. Claudius informs them that he has summoned them to Denmark due to Hamlet’s madness. He wants them to spend time with Hamlet and find out what the reason for the madness is. They both agree to do this, and leave to find Hamlet. As Rosencrantz and Guildenstern leave, Polonius, the king’s advisers, and Ophelia, Hamlet’s love, enter the royal chambers. Polonius notifies them that he thinks Hamlet is mad because Ophelia will not see him and has rebuked his love. Claudius is not completely convinced that this is the full cause of Hamlet’s insanity. He and Polonius decide to put Ophelia into the hall where Hamlet has known to spend hours pacing each day, so that they can tell if love is the true cause.
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