Polonius' son, Laertes, has received permission from Claudius to go to school in France, but before he leaves his sister Ophelia tells him that she has feelings for Hamlet. He learns from Horatio that whilst at the castle of Elsinore, his father's ghost had appeared to them, and he vows to see the ghost himself. Hamlet is in despair and feels his mother has betrayed both his father and himself. He refuses to allow him to return to school in Wittenberg. The court gathers the next day and King Claudius chastises Hamlet for continuing to grieve for his father. Prince Fortinbras, the dead king's son, is rumored to be planning an attack. The death of the monarch has come at a time of great fear in Denmark King Hamlet had defeated King Fortinbras of Norway in battle some years ago, but the countries were rarely at peace and a Norwegian invasion was a constant threat. He is not coping well with his father's death.
Prince Hamlet's father, King Hamlet of Denmark, has recently passed away and the throne taken by Hamlet's uncle, Claudius, who has also married his dead brother's wife, Gertrude, with a speed that has deeply upset Hamlet.
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