Act 1- A surprise visit to Hamlet

When we arrived, I must say he was quite surprised to see me. Once we let him know our reasoning for such an unexpected visit, Hamlet froze. He was in disbelief. So it was only natural that when the ghost reappared close to midnight, Hamlet behaved recklessly and blindly. He chose to follow the ghost. We did try to warn Hamlet to be cautious, but he was so vulnerable, so desperate for unanswered questions and in such despair that he reacted to the ghost without thinking. Hamlet followed the ghost into the woods, as did we in order to protect our friend. But what surprised me the most had to be Hamlet’s behaviour when the ghost was disappearing. He made us ‘swear’ not to mention a word about the inhumanly creature’s appearance, and not just once. But over, and over again. Does he not trust me? I have not broken his word once. I am a loyal, trustworthy friend that simply wants to see him well. Dear friend Hamlet has been shaken out of his element to a much more intense level than the whole city of Denmark.