The Story of Hamlet in HamletShakespeare's tragedy Hamlet has an outstanding character, namely the protagonist Hamlet. His character is so complex that this essay will hardly present an adequate portrait of his character. John Russell Brown in “Soliloquies and Other Wordplay Let the Audience Share Some of Hamlet's Thoughts” explains the interaction of dialogue, soliloquies and narrative in the role of Hamlet: in any case Hamlet is one of Shakespeare's most complex characters, and a series of soliloquies is just one means of encouraging the audience to imaginatively enter his very personal and frightening situation. The narrative of the play is handled in such a way as to support a prolonged bilateral chase between him and the king, during which the audience knows more than either of them and therefore thinks about the future and anticipates events. In interacting with Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, and Polonius, and perhaps with Claudius, Gertrude, and Ophelia, Hamlet has parts to draw attention to what dialogue cannot express (55-56). Marchette Chute describes the opening scene of the play: “For two nights in succession, just as the bell strikes one, a ghost appeared on the battlements, a figure clad in full armor and with a face similar to that of the deceased King of Denmark, father of Hamlet. [. . .] The hour comes and the ghost walks” (35). Horatio and Marcellus leave the ramparts of Elsinore with the intention of obtaining Hamlet's help. There is a court social meeting, where Claudius pays homage to the memory of his late brother, the former king, and then conducts some business. Hamlet is there dressed in black, the color of mourning, for his deceased father. His... medium of paper... the world of Hamlet." Yale Review. vol. 41 (1952) pages 502-23. Rpt. in Shakespeare: modern essays in criticism. Rev. ed. Ed. Leonard F. Dean. New York: Oxford University P., 1967. Rosenberg, Marvin. "Laertes: an impulsive but serious young aristocrat." Ed. Don Nardò Hamlet's Masks. Newark, NJ: Univ. of Delaware P., 1992. Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. http://www.chemicool.com/Shakespeare/hamlet /full.html No lines n. Wright, Louis B. and Virginia A. LaMar. "Hamlet: A Man Who Thinks Before He Acts." Ed. Don Nardò. San Diego: Greenhaven Press. from The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Ed. Louis B. Wright and Virginia A. LaMar Np: Paperbacks, 1958.