Hamlet Act 1 Scene 2

• Claudius (Hamlet senior's brother) has married Gertrude (Hamlet senior's wife) and he is now king
• He starts off by saying that although King Hamlet has died recently they must move on
• Claudius then allows Polonius's son Laertes to go to France 
• Hamlet (junior) doesn't like Claudius 
• Hamlet's mother asks him why he is sad and he says he is not 
• He says he is sad inside but doesn't show it, and infers that those that grieve publicly may not grieve inwardly
• Claudius is being a jerk and says it is unmanly to grieve and then tells Hamlet he can't go back to school in Wittenberg
• Hamlet puts on a show of an obedient son to his mother and Claudius, but inside he dislikes his mother for betraying his father in marrying Claudius who he doesn't like either
• Horatio tells him he saw the ghost of his father and Hamlet believes him
• Hamlet tells Horatio he will come tonight to speak to the ghost