Hamlet Act One Scene One Summary

For English class, we are reading Shakespeare's Hamlet.  I have already read his other classic stories, such as Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth in my previous English classes.  I really enjoy his writing and the tragedies he produced.  For act one scene one of Hamlet, are two guards in the opening scene.  One is and has been on guard for a while.  The other comes to relieve him of his duties at 1 A.M.  It is a dark and cold night with very little stars in the sky.  Two other guards come along and ask about a ghost that has been appearing every once in a while at night.  They say that it takes the shape of their former king.  One guard then responds with disdain and claims that it is just their fantasy.  Ironically, the ghost of Hamlet appears and the guards make him talk to the ghost.  They insult the ghost while trying to get it respond.  The ghost exits after a while and it returns to normal.  Shakespeare very quickly establishes the tone of the story.  It is already a dark, and eerie time when you first start reading. I am already hooked and look forward to reading the rest of the story.