Braxton+Andrews

Dear Diary:

Everything is going how it is supposed to. No one knows that I killed my brother. I am right where I want to be. I have control of the kingdom and no one even suspects that the old king was murdered. The whole plan has worked out perfectly, but I wish young Hamlet would cheer up. Hamlet's depression has been affecting Gertrude's mood very much. I doubt that he will be much of a problem though. The only thing that worries me is a rumor that is going around about a ghost being seen outside the castle gates. What if King Hamlet has come back from the dead to get his revenge. No. Thats stupid. Everyone knows ghosts aren't real. I thought we were finally going to figure out what was wrong with Hamlet. He has been acting so angry and upset all the time. Maybe it was my quick marriage to his mother that is doing it. Polonius seems to think that it is all caused by his daughter. He thinks Hamlet is mad that Ophelia doesn't love him. A group of actors came to town yesterday. I thought that we were going to go see a nice happy play and everything would be fine. I should have known that Hamlet would ruin it by choosing a terrible play like that. He chose one about a king being poisoned and the queen marrying very quickly after his death. It was very unbelievable. I wonder if Hamlet knows my secret.......

Claudius