Hamlet

how are we informed of the elder hamlet's death? why must we learn this information early?

act 1 scene 1

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We get this in Act one scene one when the guards and Horatio see the ghost of the dead king of Denmark,

Horatio:

What art thou that usurp’st this time of night

Together with that fair and warlike form

In which the majesty of buried Denmark

Did sometimes march? By heaven, I charge thee, speak.

 

This knowledge is crucial to the story because it sets the stage for Hamlet's anxieties and revenge.