FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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only Hamlet sees the ghost in Act III; in Act I, others see it, as well
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Act I’s ghost did not look like the old King; this one does
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Gertrude sees the ghost, but she did not see the ghost in Act I
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the characters can only hear the ghost in Act III
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is the difference between the ghost in Act 1 and the ghost in Act 3? Others besides Hamlet see the ghost in Act 1, and he is wearing armor. In Act 3, only Hamlet can see the ghost, and he is dressed differently.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ghost tells Hamlet a tale of horror. Saying that he is the spirit of Hamlet’s father, he demands that Hamlet avenge King Hamlet’s murder at the hands of Claudius. Hamlet, horrified, vows to “remember” and swears his friends to secrecy about what they have seen.
Detailed explanation-3: -Act 1, Scene 5 The ghost tells Hamlet that he is, in fact, the ghost of his dead father. And there’s more: the ghost claims that Claudius killed him, taking his throne and his wife in the process. He wants Hamlet to kill Claudius in revenge. Shocked, Hamlet agrees and vows to avenge his father’s death.
Detailed explanation-4: -Before Barnardo can say much, however, the Ghost appears, and Marcellus encourages Horatio to address the spirit. Horatio cannot deny that he, too, sees the Ghost. All three men agree that the Ghost is real; in fact, they recognize it as the “majesty of buried Denmark”-the recently dead King Hamlet.