In Act I, Scene I, there was a lot of uncertainty regarding the ghost and why he shows up. Bernardo and Marcellus, the guards, don't really know what the mysterious "thing" that has appeared over the last two nights is. They bring Horatio to watch with them, but Horatio thinks the guards are imagining it. There is a mixture of preparation and surprise when the ghost appears. The reader knows that there is something unexplained that wanders the night listening to the watchmen. However, one can feel the surprise when the ghost appears as they all agree that it looks like the recently deceased King of Denmark. The reader learns that Denmark is preparing for war with Norway. Horatio therefore believes that the ghost could mean that Denmark will lose the battle against Norway (1.1.158-162). He thinks the presence of the ghost could be a bad omen. The speeches introduce a note of hope as Marcellus explains that the ghost left when the rooster crowed and that when the rooster crows, the spirits do not move. Horatio and Marcellus believe that the spirit will speak to Hamlet if it is his father, so they decide to have Hamlet try talking to the ghost to see what it is trying to tell them (1.2.163-170). In Act I, Scene II, Hamlet contemplates suicide but does not know whether there is a heaven or a hell. He believes that committing suicide would be a disgrace to religion, but if there is no God, then suicide would allow him to be at peace and without worry (1.2.129-159). In Act I, the uncertainty of Scene IV returns when Hamlet decides that speaking with the ghost cannot harm him because he does not care whether he is alive (1.4.64-68). Act 2: #6In (2.2.482-520), Hamlet blames himself for not taking steps to retaliate against his father...... middle of paper...... Horatio for not dying so that he can tell everyone the truth about himself. Both Forinbras and Laertes were the opposite of Hamlet (5.2.312-14). Forinbras proved his strength throughout the game and eventually won. He wanted to reclaim the lands that had been taken from his father, the former king of Norway. He immediately began building an army. In Act IV, Scene IV Hamlet encounters the armies of Fortinbras and realizes that he should be more like Fortinbras. Hamlet intends to take revenge without further delay. Laertes wants revenge on Hamlet for killing his father. He immediately returns from France to avenge his father's death by storming the palace and then asking questions. Hamlet realizes that Laertes is his spitting image. He recognizes the need for revenge and the pain he himself feels following his father's death..