Hamlet Act 1 Scene 1

• The guards are very wary and jittery, because the King just died
• Then they see the ghost of the deceased King, and they start freaking out, which is understandable
• They try asking its intentions but it doesn't speak- doesn't want to be disturbed
• Once the ghost leaves, the guards start talking about the King, his actions, the battle; they reminisce
• Horatio reveals insight about the late King Hamlet 
• Horatio, Bernardo, and Marcellus talk about the King, that they should tell Prince Hamlet they saw his father's ghost