Later in Act 1 (Scene 5), Hamlet tells Horatio that he will put on "an ancient disposition." This is the appearance we see through Act 2, but the question remains: Does Hamlet actually carry out what he says or does he deliberate and begin later? is he already mad at the beginning of the play or much later than we are told. Which is similar to carrying out his plan to kill Claude "with wings swift as meditation". Frankly, Hamlet doesn't always do what he says he will do. This is why we reach out and say that what he says and what he does is only part of the facade that Shakespeare presents to the audience. Following this line of thought, one would come to the conclusion that Hamlet could have gone mad as soon as the ghost finished talking to him on its own. Thus, Shakespeare could have given the character of Horatio a silly euphemism: “Who could deprive you of your sovereignty of reason, and lead you into madness? ". Even if it doesn't seem like it, it's the reality. This would provide a valid explanation as to why after Hamlet speaks to the ghost, he is the only one who can hear the ghost. This is seen in the fact that Hamlet is the first person in each case to respond to the ghost. This would suggest that Hamlet can hear it since the ghost is in Hamlet's head. An alternative interpretation is that the way Marcellus and Horatio treat Hamlet