Page 8 - Hamlet

In the darle night sky, Hamlet
saw a tall man - but was ita
man, or smoke? There was a
crown on his head ... was he
Hamlct's father? He was taller,
and he moved with the dark sky.
Hamlet could see lhrough him!
'I am your father's ghost,' he told
Hamlet. 'Listen to my story.'

The Ghost looked at Hamlet. 'So your uncle, my brother Claudius,
murdered me. He wanted my crown - he wanted to be king. And
now Claudius is marrying Gertrude. She's your mother and my
wife, but now she's with him. And he wears my crown.'

'Hamlet, my son. You must
kill Claudius.' the Ghost said.
'.But the new day is coming.
Goodbye. Remember me.' And
he moved baclc into the night ...
'My uncle!' said Hamlet. 'My
uncle murdered the king, my
'Your uncle Claudius killed me,' the 'Quietl y. he put poison into my father. And now my father's a
Ghost said. 'When I slept under a tree ear,' the Ghost told Harnlet. sad ghost. Oh yes, I must kill
one afternoon, he carne to me.' 'And quietly, he walked away.' Claudius. What a villain.'

crown a king or queen wears this poison this kills you when you eat murder to kili someone sad not happy
on their head or drink it
marry to make someone your villain abad man or woman
uncle your father's (or mother's) husband or wife
brother
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