I walked down the dimly lit corridor, the only sound, that of my footsteps on the flagstones. My shadow formed strange twisting creatures in the flickering light of the torches mounted on the walls. I hastened my pace and arrived at an ancient oak door. With a nervous tremor I knocked. "Come in" came a disembodied voice. Slowly I slid the door open to reveal a Spartan room with one chair near the entrance way and another occupied one, hidden in the shadows of the far corner. The figure gestured for me to take a seat.
"I will remain in the shadows for anonymity" he said. Slowly I seated my self in the chair, and took out my quill and parchment. The strange speaker was silent for a few minutes and then he said,
"Where's my payment?"
I tossed him a bag of coins. He caught it deftly, weighed the bag in his hands, nodded and then evenly began to speak,
Last night I saw Hamlet meet a ghost. It was from a distance but I was able to here snatches of their conversation and lip read the rest...."
According to this mysterious informant the ghost is in fact that of our beloved late ruler, King Hamlet. Poor Prince Hamlet appeared shocked when the ghoul told him he was "thy father's spirit" and even more so after hearing what the apparition had to say. Not only did the deceased king tell Hamlet to "Revenge his foul and most most unnatural murder" (yes, murder!) but that the murderer himself, "The serpent that did sting thy father's life/ Now wears his crown"(66-67). Needless to say that the Prince left that meeting with a very angry and determined look. Did our illustrious leader, Claudius really kill King Hamlet? If Hamlet believes so will he act upon it? We will just have to keep watching as events unfold and find out.
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