... of Hamlet Shakespeare introduces us to vital background information that evokes the action of the main plot. The action begins when Marcellus asks the others "has this thing appear"d again tonight?" and Bernardo replies that he has seen nothing. Just as Bernardo starts to describe his visions the apparition appears. Bernardo notes that the ghost is "In the same figure, like the king ... warlike form/ In which the majesty of buried Denmark/ Did sometimes march" the ghost then disappears and leaves the men astonished at what they have seen. Marcellus then questions "Is it not like the kin...

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