To be or not to be...

I cannot believe it, but my dear friend Hamlet is dead. I tried to stop him from dueling with Laretes. I knew that something was going to happen, and it did. My best friend is dead. My best friend's parents and awful stepfather are dead as well. Ophelia is dead, her father is dead, and her brother is dead. I am left alone, except for Fortinbras. Yes, I have my life, so you would think that I could not complain, but really who do I have to live for? What do I have to live for? I wanted to poison myself as Hamlet was dying, but he would not allow it. To show my respect for him, I listened to him. How do I press foward now? How do I move on when I am alone? Like my dear friend Hamlet believed, we all turn to dust in the end.

'Tis a sad day...

Today was beloved Ophelia's funeral. Hamlet and I went early to watch the gravediggers prepare her grave. Hamlet did not know that it was Ophelia's grave, and I could not find it in my heart to tell him myself. Apparently, many think that Ophelia drowned herself, which is not out of the question because she was going mad after Polonius's death. Once Hamlet discovered that it was Ophelia who died, he confessed his love for her. This was not a surprise to me because I knew that he loved her very much so. Hamlet was very upset with Ophelia's brother, Laretes and stormed off after an argument. I follow him and tried to calm him down. Oh, the drama...

It keeps getting better...

I spoke to dear Queen Gertrude today, my second mommy, and asked her what she thought of Hamlet's abrupt return. She seems to think that Claudius is up to something. Of course he is. But how bad can his plans be? Is Hamlet going to be killed? I cannot live without my bff, I mean, we basically grew up together. Gertrude is quite upset and just wants the best for her son, but I can go ahead and tell her now that being married to the Devil himself is not helping Hamlet very much. In fact it is killing him, literally.

O heavy deed!

The sweet Ophelia has died! She drowned! Can you believe it? What will Hamlet say to this when he returns! So much death has been bestowed upon us now! First King Hamlet, then Polonius and Ophelia. Who else will die next? I am scared for Hamlet's life! If he returns something may happen. As his bff I know he very clever, too clever for stupid Claudius... I mean... The Great King Claudius. But really, I hope Hamlet has some plans of his own for when he returns.

Oh Dear!

Hamlet has killed Polonius! What will Ophelia think? Yes, him and his mother have straightened out their problems but I cannot believe that Hamlet did this! He is my best friend, so I cannot believe that he is going crazy, but he is doing a great job of making everyone think that he is. His beloved Ophelia will not be very happy with him. What will she do without a father? Maybe she will love Hamlet more because she will not have Polonius making her decisions for her. Wow, I wonder if the word of his death has gotten around yet.

The Play

Today, my friend Hamlet made a fool of himself. He really is losing his wit. What happened to the civilized, collected man that I use to know? And for Ophelia, I feel bad for her. I would never tell her this for fear that Hamlet would hear (and you know how fragile he is these days), but she loves Hamlet and he is going mad. During a play today, Hamlet seemed to be giving all of us a message. The player king was killed by poison in his ear, and Hamlet was staring at King Claudius very intently as if it meant something. I am his best friend, and even though he is crazy, I can usually read him. He was trying to send a message to someone through this play. Hmm... I wonder what could seriously be going on. Maybe it has something to do with what King Hamlet's ghost told him!

Look, my lord, it comes!

Last night, Hamlet and I were speaking and all of a sudden the ghost of his father, the great King Hamlet, appeared! It beckoned him as if it wanted to speak to Hamlet alone. Who knows exactly what was said after Hamlet wandered off with him for a while. When Hamlet returned from the talk with his father's ghost, he was crazy. He rambled on about how he would not tell Marcellus, Bernardo, and myself what was said because we would tell others. Is he crazy? He is my best friend! We begged him to tell us because we were so madly curious about King Hamlet's reappearance, but he would not give in. We swore on his sword that we would not tell of the ghost sighting. I will get it out of him somehow.