Hamlet's Spooktacular Experience

King Hamlet presents the truth of the psychological condition of Hamlet, and leads Hamlet to accept the reality of the world around him. For example, Hamlet's actions begin with hesitation toward the ghost of his father, and how credible he is. Hamlet's own moral state is open to some degree of doubt, and so is the validity of revenge which his character would exact. Hamlet was wary of the ghost, whether he is a real spiritual of his father or such a devil playing with his mind especially the appearance of the ghost as he wears a soldier metallic cloth which makes Hamlet to be in confused condition. However, the ghost introduces himself to his son and tells him that he is the spirit of his father, tells him the secret of his death which is by ear-poison by Claudius and commands and urges Hamlet to revenge from his uncle

Shakespeare’s introduction of a ghost in Hamlet serves various objectives in the play, to the characters as well as the audience. The ghost is a controversial character who challenges the audience’s view of the plot, the motifs, as well as the flow of events in the story. The appearance of the ghost is associated with tragedy, usually where the humans entangle with the supernatural forces, but in this case, the ghost seems to conform to human capabilities and relies on other human beings to meet its objectives. The presentation of the ghost in the play, from its motives to its appearance highlight the human traits over the supernatural capabilities. The characteristics of the ghost suggest that it might be a construct of Hamlet, and his friends, in trying to make sense of the events leading to the death of his father, as well as a coping mechanism. The narrative gives Hamlet, a son who loved his father, justification as well as the reason to execute revenge against his uncle who took the father’s life despite the deviation that exists in his character. Hamlet is considered as the calm and collected character, and engaging in violence is not part of his personality, and as such the conviction that Hamlet is mad.

While this might cause the audience to speculate Hamlet's sanity, it is mentioned Marcellus and Horatio has also see the ghost proving that the ghost is not just in Hamlet’s mind. During the encounter Hamlet is asked to avenge his father’s death.He feels that he must avenge his father’s death, which would fulfill the wish of “pleasing” him. Hamlet is left with the trauma of losing a parent while expected to be happy for his mother's remarriage… to his father's murderer. Not only to disguise his revenge, but save himself some time Hamlet tells his friends that he will pretend to be mad “Here, as before, never, so help you mercy, How strange or odd soe'er I bear myself As I perchance hereafter shall think meet To put an antic disposition on” (Act 1 Scene V). However, a turn of events Hamlet's madness seems to be manifesting inside him.

Hamlet's sanity has an ambiguity that is tested in several lines in Hamlet by Shakespeare Act 3 scene 4. As he confronts his mother, she takes him for a serious and angry state of mind. Throughout acts 1,2 and 3; Hamlet deals with his father's death and the state of his family relationship bitterly. The ghost that he sees tells him to commit an essentially evil deed, but is coated with the incentive to avenge his father. The ambiguity of ghost's existence is explored by other characters not part of the immediate family to have witnessed it.

The ghost says that King Hamlet was murdered by Claudius, who had a relationship with Gertrude prior to the murder; the ghost requests revenge by Hamlet: “Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder.” Hamlet swears to do it even though he is uncertain of the ghost’s origin. Philip Edwards’ “The Ghost: Messenger from a Higher Court of Values?” presents the ambiguity present in the agency of the ghost when he relegates punishment to the king but reserves it from his wife (67). Gunnar Boklund, in “Judgment in Hamlet,”  explains that “the nature of the Ghost

Hamlet feels pressured and startled by the ghost because he knows that he needs to get revenge without fumbling. In all, the ghost’s presence represents memory and death, which contributes to his overall perceived mad state.

The ghost scene in act I scene 5 serves as a pivotal event; it sets the main plot into motion and leads Hamlet to the idea of seeking for revenge. Almereyda and Branagh interpreted this scene differently, and thus the impressions they gave to the audience are greatly contrasting. After watching this scene, one might ask: How did the ghost affect Hamlet’s emotions? Was the ghost persuasive to Hamlet? In Almereyda’s adaption, the scene is set in a Hotel room with dim lights and cozy furniture.

William Shakespeare created the well renowned playwright, Hamlet, which includes many ties to religion and other foreign ideologies. One of these multiple ideologies is whether or not King Hamlet’s ghost is more of an christian ordeal or if he is just Prince Hamlet's lesser conscious pulling him into the dark. Many discussions have been carried out over what the purpose of King Hamlet’s ghost really plays in Prince Hamlet’s revenge and if he does fuel his anger for revenge or if he was just imagining his dead father, later causing his insanity. The appearance of King Hamlet’s ghost in Shakespeare’s Hamlet is no mere plot device. The supernatural being represents not only a catalyst for Hamlet’s revenge, but a manifestation of Shakespeare’s

Hamlet is a play centered around the revenge tragedy of Elizabethan drama, written by William Shakespeare. In Shakespeare’s play, the death of Old King Hamlet triggers different actions in its major characters; especially Hamlet, Gertrude, Claudius, Laertes, and to a lesser extent Polonius and Ophelia. These actions are disastrous not only to Denmark as a political entity; but also lead to the deaths of the all the play’s characters, except for Horatio. In Act I Scene 5, the Ghost, seeming to be the Ghost of Old King Hamlet, explains to Hamlet, how Claudius, Hamlet’s uncle, murdered his father and that he wants Hamlet to avenge his death.

In Act 1 Scene 5 lines 37-74 of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the Ghost monologues about his disgust toward Queen Gertrude, his former wife. The Ghost is argued to be Hamlet’s dead father, who was allegedly murdered by his brother, Claudius, to take over the throne. While Hamlet’s father does not share any details of his current state of being, he instead lights the flame within Hamlet. While the Ghost does share details of what may have spiraled, leading to his death, he acts as what pushed Hamlet over the edge, and heavily affect his thoughts, mannerisms and actions.

Hamlet has been indecisive in believing The Ghost, and uses this play to determine whether or not Claudius is the true killer of his father. He does this because he thinks that the Ghost is a demon that is trying to get him to commit murder without any reason, which, Hamlet refuses to do until he knows that Claudius killed King Hamlet. When the actor pours the “poison” into the player's ear that is acting as the king, Claudius gets up and leaves the play. Hamlet then decides that the Ghost was telling the truth about Claudius being the killer of King Hamlet. Act five, scene one, is the next spout of comic relief for this tragedy, and perhaps is the most known comical part of this play.

The Ghost, which is meant to be Hamlet’s father after his death repeats a message, but more strongly. He says that if Hamlet ever loved his father, he will "Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder" (1.5.25). Hamlet promises to prove his love and do his duty. He tells the Ghost to tell the story of the murder, and the revenge will follow. The Ghost speaks to Hamlet on a personal level telling him what he should and shouldn’t do. The anger builds up in Hamlet after his fathers Ghost tells him to take revenge back. Another part of the play that more deeply explains Hamlet’s urge to kill the murderer of his father

The tragic play, “Hamlet”, was written by Williams Shakespeare. King Hamlet was killed by his brother, Claudius, who is not former king of Denmark. A ghost appears who seemed to be King Hamlet, wearing the same metal armors he wore in the war against (FIND WAR). The ghost explains to Prince Hamlet, King Hamlets son, how he truly died; Claudius murdered him, by putting poison in his ear, while he took his afternoon garden nap. The news shocked Hamlet, and the ghost ask him for one thing.

Hamlet by William Shakespeare is one of the most controversial plays ever written. Over the years, debates about the play have arose. John Dover Wilson is one of many who raised questions about the piece. However, J. Dover Wilson brings out the complexity and density of Hamlet, explaining the significance of Shakespeare’s art of brilliance. J. Dover Wilson explains that Ghosts are real, but we might not see it like Shakespeare’s audience and articulates the view of the audience, in addition to explaining the four characters in the ghost scene.

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a tragedy known for its drama and portrayal of its characters. For many decades, the play has undergone different interpretations as well as criticisms. An important factor of the play that has gone through this criticism is the character of the ghost who appears to be Hamlet’s dead father. After the first encounter between Hamlet and his “father”, it seems apparent that the ghost is in fact Old Hamlet, returning to Earth to have his son avenge his treacherous murder. In spite of this encounter when looking more closely at the text, various signs appear to lead readers to see that the ghost is