Hamlet - Ghost

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it is,

But this most foul, strange, and unnatural."(I.v.25-28)

These quotes let Hamlet as well as the audience know that the fathers death

was foul and unnatural contrary to popular belief. The spirit then reveals the

murder to Hamlet by professing this:

"A serpent stung me. So the whole ear of Denmark

Is by a forged process of my death

Rankly abused. But know, thou noble youth,

The serpent that did sting thy father�s life

Now wears his crown.(I.v.35-39)

This statement not only reveals the culprit; it eludes to the manner in which the king was assassinated. Upon hearing this Hamlet and the audience realize who the murderer is and how the plot of vengeance will unfold. Without the

apparition the beginning of the play would lack the supernatural and eerie aura

as well as the revelation of most wretched crime thus making the play bland and

meaningless.

Although the ghost is apparently Hamlet�s father those who saw him were

fearful. ...

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