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In Act 3 of Shakespeare's "Hamlet," the ghost appears when Gertrude and Hamlet are alone to emphasize Hamlet's emotional turmoil and the weight of his unresolved feelings toward his father's murder. The ghost serves as a reminder of Hamlet's duty to avenge his father's death, heightening the tension of the moment. Additionally, it symbolizes Hamlet's internal struggle between his desire for action and his feelings of betrayal and disgust toward his mother. The ghost's appearance also signifies the thin line between reality and the supernatural in Hamlet's world.
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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.
What is the purpose of the ghosts appearance to hamlet and not to gertrude?
The ghost's appearance to Hamlet, rather than to Gertrude, serves to emphasize Hamlet's unique burden as the avenger of his father's murder. The ghost reveals important truths about King Hamlet's death that only Hamlet can act upon. By not appearing to Gertrude, the ghost underscores her complicity and the complexity of her relationship with Claudius, while also allowing Hamlet to grapple with his own feelings of betrayal and moral obligation. This selective communication heightens the tension between duty and familial loyalty central to the play.
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".
How are we informed of the elder Hamlet's Death?
We are informed of elder Hamlet's death by seeing his ghost appear.
What does Leave her to heaven... mean?
The Ghost tells this to Hamlet in the play. It means that Hamlet should not harm Gertrude but rather let Heaven (and subsequently God) decide her fate.
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.
Did the ghost instruct Hamlet to punish gertrude?
No, the ghost instructs Hamlet to seek revenge on his uncle, King Claudius, for murdering him and usurping the throne. The ghost does not mention punishing Gertrude, Hamlet's mother.
What is happening when Gertrude says to Hamlet Alas how is 't with your hat you do bend your eye on vacancy and with the incorporal air do hold discourse?
Hamlet is talking to the Ghost, which Gertrude can't see, which looks bizarre to her. For the first time, Gertrude sees Hamlet as seriously mentally ill, not just disturbed. Ironically, it's Gertrude whose perceptions are faulty in this scene.
What does hamlet sees in gertrude's room?
the ghost of his father
Why has Shakespeare made the choice for the Ghost to be seen and heard only by Hamlet?
He did not. The ghost is only heard by Hamlet but Bernardo, Marcellus and Horatio see it. This is a clue to us that the ghost is not just a figment of Hamlet's imagination. Gertrude, however, cannot see or hear the ghost even when it is present in the same room. This suggests that the ghost can appear to anyone if that suits its purpose; it is important to be seen by the guards so they will bring it to Hamlet's attention, but also important that he not be seen to be involved by his widow. But the real reason, as ever in a Shakespeare play, is dramatic. The scenes where the ghost appears to the guards is a dramatic scene good for opening the play, and the fact that they have seen the ghost allows for a number of wonderful scenes: Horatio's description of the ghost in 1,2, the attempts by Horatio to hold Hamlet back in 1,3, and Hamlet's insistence that they swear an oath of secrecy. All of this would be lost if the Ghost was visible only to Hamlet. But in Act 3, the scene is between Hamlet and Gertrude, and the ghost is a minor distraction. Having him appear to Gertrude would necessitate some kind of confrontation between them, and the scene would become one between Gertrude and the Ghost and Hamlet would be superfluous. Since such a scene is not necessary to the plot (Hamlet will convince Gertrude of Claudius's guilt without the help of the ghost), Shakespeare wisely avoided it.
What does the ghost reveal to Hamlet about Claudius and Gertrude?
He reveals that Claudius murdered him. He doesn't tell Hamlet anything about Gertrude he didn't already know.
What does the Ghost tell Hamlet to do and not to do?
The Ghost of King Hamlet urges Prince Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing Claudius, who has usurped the throne. However, he instructs Hamlet not to harm Gertrude, his mother, and to leave her judgment to heaven. The Ghost emphasizes the need for Hamlet to focus solely on avenging his death without letting his actions lead to Gertrude's downfall.
What is happening when Gertrude says to Hamlet Alas how is 't with you That you do bend your eye on vacancy And with the incorporal air do hold discourse III iv 129 131?
Hamlet sees his father's ghost, but the ghost is invisible to Gertrude.
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.
What is the purpose of the ghosts appearance to hamlet and not to gertrude?
The ghost's appearance to Hamlet, rather than to Gertrude, serves to emphasize Hamlet's unique burden as the avenger of his father's murder. The ghost reveals important truths about King Hamlet's death that only Hamlet can act upon. By not appearing to Gertrude, the ghost underscores her complicity and the complexity of her relationship with Claudius, while also allowing Hamlet to grapple with his own feelings of betrayal and moral obligation. This selective communication heightens the tension between duty and familial loyalty central to the play.
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.
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".
