Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The Guards' Duty

In the first scene, Marcellus and Bernardo show Horatio the ghost of the previous king, but this wasn't the second time they had observed it; it was the third. Surely, the guards were supposed to report the happenings of the castle to a superior officer, but instead they simply watch it, come back, watch it again, then finally say, "Oh yeah, Horatio, would you like to see the ghost of the old king that has been haunting the grounds lately?"

After the guards show Hamlet his father's ghost, he makes them swear not to tell anyone. Ok, fine, if the prince tells you to, don't, but why didn't they let someone know before? Wouldn't it be the guards' duty?

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