The Ghost of the old King made its presence known first to a few of Hamlets associates, Marcellus, Horatio, and Francisco, but it would only …show more content…
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are two men who were college buddies of Hamlets called in by the King and Queen to spy on Hamlet, due to Hamlets ability to always be a step ahead, he anticipates this and keeps them at arms length while still feigning madness when in their presence. Hamlet pushes his lover, Ophelia, away because she is the daughter of Polonius, the King’s most loyal subject and advisor. Similarly, any show of affection for Ophelia could ruin his plan and in his head to ruin the plan for her would be to betray his oath to his father. Hamlet feigns madness around his mother because he resents her and distrusts her due to her marriage to Claudius, the man who ultimately killed his father and took his throne. Whenever around them Hamlet speaks erratically and sarcastically. Hamlet suspects that the King has everyone spying on him except Horatio whom is Hamlets only trusted