Function of the Ghost in Hamlet
Belief
in ghosts and spirits was prevalent in England, and in the theater it was
assumed that they could be trusted. The Ghost in Hamlet claims itself to be the
spirit of the hero’s late father, killed
by Claudius, the present King of
Denmark and uncle of Hamlet. It serves at least a three-fold dramatic function.
It introduces an element of mystery and fear by creating a tragic atmosphere in
the play, motivates the entire action of the play by imposing a task upon
Hamlet to take revenge in the wrong doer, and finally shows up the characters
and produces a kind of moral effect in them The Ghost In Hamlet appears three
times-in Act I, Scene I, Act I, Scenes 4 and 5; and Act III, Scene 4.
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