Hamlet: Notes -1-Act 1 Scene 1 1. The atmosphere or tension is established trough use of ghost as the super natural, the mystery, the unknown. A wrong is known to have accrued or about to happen. This creates intrigue and suspense. 2. Many changes take place in Horatio's attitude towards the ghost. At first it is known to us that Horatio does not believe that the ghost actually exists. 3. The background information we are given about the state of affairs in Denmark and about the relationship between Denmark and Norway is that something is wrong in Denmark and that Denmark and No