Hamlet Act I Scenes iv, v
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- Old King Hamlet sleeps in the orchard, like he does every afternoon"Sleeping within my orchard, custom always within the afternoon"
- While King Hamlet slept his brother, Claudius, crept up on him and poisoned him by pouring a vile of henbane into his ear"Upon my secure hour thy uncle stole with juice of cursed hebenon in a vile, and in the porches of my ear did pour the leperous distilment
- Claudius is crowed king and marries Gertrude."Thus was I, sleeping, by a brother's hand of life, of crown, of queen at once dispatched"
- As King Hamlet died unexpectedly he hadn't been able to repent his sins nor receive his last rights therefore he had to live out in purgatory until he repaid his sins"Unhouseled, disappointed, unaneled.No reckoning made, but sent to my account.With all my imperfections on my head. Oh, horrible, oh, horrible, most horrible"
- King Hamlet returns to the castle as a ghost and is spotted by Marcellus and Horatio who promptly notify the young prince Hamlet"Peace, break thee off. Look where it comes again!"
- The ghost of King Hamlet returns and informs the young Hamlet of the events that unfolded that led to the former King's death and the young prince vows to take revenge"Now, Hamlet, hear.'Tis given out that, sleeping in my orchard,A serpent stung me.But know, thou noble youth,The serpent that did sting thy father’s lifeNow wears his crown.
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