In the cold night, Hamlet, Horatio, and Marcellus keep watch. Meanwhile, from inside the castle they hear partying. Hamlet talks to Claudius about his constant merry-making, saying that it makes the Danish look corrupt. Hamlet links indulgence of desires to corruption then says “what looks like enjoyment only hides internal corruption”. The Ghost appears and beckons Hamlet to follow it. But Horatio and Marcellus try to hold him back: they think the ghost might be trying to trap him saying “Religion provides no answers what looks good could be evil”. Hamlet breaks free of them and follows after the Ghost. Marcellus then says “something is rotten in the state of Denmark” and they both run after Hamlet.