Hamlet decides to prove whether Claudius really killed his father and in act three, he uses the play “The Murder of Gonzago” to get the truth. The Queen explains that Hamlet has been disturbed by the recent happenings in the palace. This makes his mother and the king to think that he is mad. The second act shows Hamlet leading a disturbed life and a life of isolation. Hamlet’s father ghost revealed to him that King Claudius killed King Hamlet and requests Hamlet to revenge, which he agrees eventually. The prince is not only disturbed by his father’s death, but also his mother’s remarriage to King Claudius barely a month after his father’s death. His mother begged him not to return to school and he agreed saying, “I shall in all my best obey you, madam” (Shakespeare, Act 1, Scene 2, line 120). King Hamlet’s death has forced prince Hamlet to leave school and come home to mourn for his father. The first act starts with the events taking place in Denmark’s Elsinore Castle at night. The events in the play surround the highly esteemed royal family in the country. Hamlet has five acts, which help to develop its plot and it is set in Denmark.
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