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Hamlet himself wonders if the Ghost is a devil trying to trick him. Ultimately, the text leaves the true identity of the Ghost ambiguous. It could be Hamlet’s father, but it could also be something more sinister and mysterious meant to cause strife in Denmark.
Why does the Ghost appear to Hamlet in the "closet scene"? The main purpose of the ghost's appearance to Hamlet is to reveal the nature of his murder, and to prompt Hamlet to...
Throughout the scene, the men refer to the Ghost as it, a thing; although awestruck and terrified, they do not defer to the Ghost as if it actually were the old King. Horatio accuses the Ghost of usurping the fair and warlike form (line 47) of Old Hamlet.
Hamlet is haunted by a figure closely resembling the man he thought of as a god. He spends the play vowing to obey instructions that he refuses to follow. Although he never articulates criticism of his father, Hamlet's actions speak louder than his words.
When the ghost tells Hamlet that he was murdered by Claudius and charges the prince with seeking vengeance, Hamlet takes the ghost’s words to heart. Though Horatio, Marcellus, Barnardo, and Francisco can all see the ghost, it’s possible that the spirit can choose to whom it is visible.
Seventeenth-century criticism. The earliest surviving allusion to a play called Hamlet is made by Thomas Nashe in 1589; Henslowe records a production in 1594; and in 1596, Thomas Lodge recalls a play with a character looking 'as pale as the Visard of the Ghost which cried so miserably at the theatre, like an oister wife, “Hamlet, revenge.”'.
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The ghost, appearing as the spirit of Hamlet's father, serves as a catalyst for the play's events, urging Hamlet to avenge his murder. While its existence is confirmed by...
