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The way that you look at the ghost can be derived by the way he is portrayed by actor and show concept. If he comes across as the evil father coming back for no more than revenge then you could sa he is evil. But if he is taken in stead as a caring and or weak man who has come back to warn his son then he is good. It all depends on the outlook of the audience member really. Kind of like the witches in Macbeth he sets the play in motion, but is it for his own benefit or the benefit of Hamlet?
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 14y agoBecause good and bad are relative terms, they are not the best way to describe the ghost; the ghost of Hamlet's father appears to him to tell him how he really died. He then proceeds to get Hamlet to avenge his father. Because this advocates the murder of the assassin/usurper, we might think him to be bad, but he is only promoting justice - which would make him good. In the end, it is up to the individual to decide whether they see him as good or bad.
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∙ 13y agoThe ghost appears to tell Hamlet of his father's murder and how Claudius was the one to kill him.
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Hamlet is convinced the ghost is not evil when?
When Claudius flees from the 'Mousetrap' play, as Hamlet hoped he would.
In Hamlet was the ghost real or a figment of his imagination?
yes the ghost was in fact real; at the beginning of the play Horatio, Marcellus and Bernardo see it. however my class today was having a discussion on the vocal manifestation of the ghost - we speculated that the voice of the ghost may be in Hamlet's imagination, if you notice no one BUT Hamlet responds directly to its voice, when the ghost beseech Marcellus and Horatio 'Swear it' they do not react but reply to Hamlet who simply repeats the ghost. parallels are also drawn between the ghost and Hamlet eg. where Ophelia say Hamlet came into her room looking pale and 'as if he had been loosed out of hell' which is where the ghost is believed to have come from. this brings me to another point, back in the day those bunch were very religious, there is a passage in the bible (don't remember where off the top of my head) that says for a vision or some such thing (in this case the voice of the ghost) to have undeniable legitimacy more than one must be present, another passage says that visions of men with open eyes are false and of something evil - historically this is a valid point.
Why is the ghost an evil omen?
"This" ghost? What ghost?
Who is the villain Hamlet refers to in line 594?
Whenever Hamlet talks about a villain, he's talking about his uncle King Claudius. He's often unwilling to accuse him directly and pretends he's talking in generalities about how everyone's evil. But Claudius is definitely the villain of the piece.
Which horror movie features Samara?
Samara Morgan is the fictional, evil ghost girl from The Ring movies.
Hamlet is convinced the ghost is not evil when?
When Claudius flees from the 'Mousetrap' play, as Hamlet hoped he would.
Why doesn't horatio want Hamlet to follow the ghost?
horatio does not want hamlet to follow the ghost because horatio thinks its something evil like the devil in the form of his dead father trying to presuade him
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.
In Hamlet was the ghost real or a figment of his imagination?
yes the ghost was in fact real; at the beginning of the play Horatio, Marcellus and Bernardo see it. however my class today was having a discussion on the vocal manifestation of the ghost - we speculated that the voice of the ghost may be in Hamlet's imagination, if you notice no one BUT Hamlet responds directly to its voice, when the ghost beseech Marcellus and Horatio 'Swear it' they do not react but reply to Hamlet who simply repeats the ghost. parallels are also drawn between the ghost and Hamlet eg. where Ophelia say Hamlet came into her room looking pale and 'as if he had been loosed out of hell' which is where the ghost is believed to have come from. this brings me to another point, back in the day those bunch were very religious, there is a passage in the bible (don't remember where off the top of my head) that says for a vision or some such thing (in this case the voice of the ghost) to have undeniable legitimacy more than one must be present, another passage says that visions of men with open eyes are false and of something evil - historically this is a valid point.
Why is the ghost an evil omen?
"This" ghost? What ghost?
What is direful?
Direful means foreshadowing, evil, disaster, ominous.
Who is weak rather than evil in hamlet?
Claudius
How do you know if a ghost is evil or nice?
many people don't know but if you wanna check use ghost radar,if the ghost green or yellow it mean the ghost nice,if the ghost red or blue it mean the ghost evil
What is the definition of sinister?
Sinister means "Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments".
Literary terms for the possibility of evil?
Literary Techniques: suspense, foreshadowing, situational and dramatic
What does it mean when you see a bluish black ghost?
its an lost or evil ghost most likley.
If your holding a bible can you stll get hurt from a ghost?
No you wont get hurt because evil ghost hates the bible!
