Hamlet Act I Scene i

-Characters: Horatio, Mercellus, Bernardo, Francisco
-Scene begins with Bernardo and Francisco changing guard at a castle (Elsinore)

-Francisco leaves the scene as Horatio and Mercellus approach; they begin to speak of a strange sighting of a "ghost" but Horatio does not believe it
-A figure (the ghost) approaches the group and Horatio tries to talk to him but ends up offending him, causing the spirit to leave
-The men think it might be Hamlet, who was killed by Fortinbras
-Since they cannot talk to the spirit, they decide to talk with Hamlet's son to see if he can reach him