Marcellus starts out by asking (mostly to himself, but also to Horatio and Barnardo) why they are out on watch all night and all day when there is no war. He complains that they even have to work on Sundays. Horatio replies that he has heard rumors that a war may be on the verge of breaking out. He says that the former king (who they believe is the ghost they have encountered) was challenged to combat by the king of Norway, Fortinbras. He then says that their former king killed Fortinbras, which by prior agreement meant that Denmark received all the land that Fortinbras was in charge of. Horatio continues by saying the son of Fortinbras, also named Fortinbras, is determined to reclaim the land that Denmark and the former king's heir, Hamlet, received.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
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