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In Act I, after seeing the ghost, Hamlet goes a little loopy. It's not all that surprising.

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Is Hamlet a Shakespearean character?

Yes, in the story Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark who is told by his father's ghost that he was murdered by his brother and Hamlet's mother. The story follows Hamlet in how he solves this problem.


Who is the only other character in whom Hamlet has confided knowledge of what the ghost has told him?

Horatio


What does the ghost reveal about the manner of his death in hamlet?

His brother, Claudius, came out into the garden while King Hamlet was sleeping and poured poison into his ear.


Does Horatio advise that Hamlet should be told about the Ghost's appearance?

Yes. He says: "Let us impart what we have seen tonight unto young Hamlet."


What orders does the ghost give Hamlet?

The ghost tells Hamlet the secret of his father's death. Hamlet's father was not killed by a serpent, but was murdered with poison. He also told hamlet that it was his uncle who murdered his father, and that he also seduced Gertrude, his mother. He orders him to revenge his murder against Claudius but to leave Gertrude alone.


The ghost tells hamlet not to blame his mother?

The ghost warns hamlet not to do anything to his mother, but to "leave her to heaven".


What is the plot of Hamlet ?

Hamlet is about a young man (Hamlet) who is told by the ghost of his father that Hamlet's uncle and stepfather murdered him. Hamlet acts crazy while waiting for the right moment to kill his uncle, but his uncle is spying on him and guesses the truth. In the end the uncle's plot to kill Hamlet almost succeeds, but before he dies, Hamlet completes his revenge.


What brought Horatio here in ElsinoreAnd explain what did he suggest Hamlet to do?

Horatio was brought to Elsinore by the ghost of Hamlet's father, King Hamlet, who appeared to him and two of his fellow soldiers while they were on watch. Horatio was called by the ghost to tell Prince Hamlet that the ghost was his father and that he had been murdered by his brother, Claudius. Horatio was then tasked with convincing Hamlet that the ghost was telling the truth. Once Horatio had told the prince what the ghost had said, he suggested that Hamlet should act as if he were insane in order to ensure his safety and to help him uncover the truth of his father's death. Horatio also advised Hamlet to feign madness and use it to his advantage to find out the truth about his father's death. He also suggested that Hamlet should not act too hastily as he could be putting himself in danger if he made the wrong choices.


What does the ghost tell Hamlet when in gertrudes room?

The ghost tells Hamlet the secret of his father's death. Hamlet's father was not killed by a serpent, but was murdered with poison. He also told hamlet that it was his uncle who murdered his father, and that he also seduced Gertrude, his mother. The ghost then tells Hamlet to avenge his father's death but to leave his mother alone.


In hamlet Whom does the ghost exempt from his call for revenge and why?

Gertrude. I suppose he may have told Hamlet not to take revenge on Gertrude because the ghost still has affection for her, or because it would be particularly evil for a son to kill his mother, or because the ghost knows that Gertrude was not privy to Claudius's murder, and the murder is what he wants revenge for. Or some combination of these.


What is a quick summary of Hamlet?

Hamlet is told by the ghost of his father that he was murdered by Hamlet's uncle Claudius who is now the king and Hamlet's stepfather. In the process of pursuing his revenge, Hamlet kills Polonius, Claudius's counsellor and the father of Hamlet's girlfriend Ophelia. Ophelia goes mad and dies, and her brother Laertes comes vowing vengeance for his father's death. Laertes and Claudius plot Hamlet's death, but although Hamlet is mortally wounded, their plot misfires, killing Hamlet's mother and Laertes. Hamlet kills Claudius before he, too, expires.


When hamlet is swearing his friend to secrecy after the ghosts appearance what is happening at the same time?

A number of things, obviously. The Ghost is still bellowing "Swear!" from under the stage. And we can assume that Claudius is still partying as he was earlier in the previous scene. What else is happening, we don't know.