ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ghost first appears to a duo of soldiers-Bernardo and Marcellus-and Hamlet’s friend, Horatio. The men draw their swords and stand in fear, requesting that Horatio, as a scholar, address the Ghost. Horatio asks the Ghost to speak, and reveal its secret.

Detailed explanation-2: -Horatio is Hamlet’s best friend and advisor. Horatio never keeps anything from Hamlet. In Act one, scene one; Horatio, Bernardo, and Marcellus see the ghost of king Hamlet who was killed by his brother, Claudius. After the ghost disappears, Horatio tells Marcellus and Bernardo to reveal to Hamlet what they have seen.

Detailed explanation-3: -Other characters may see the ghost (the castle guards and Horatio, for example), but Hamlet’s the only one who has a dialogue with it. He’s also the only one who sees or hears the ghost when it shows up in Gertrude’s chamber to remind Hamlet to be nice to his mom (3.4. 126-131).

Detailed explanation-4: -Summary and Analysis Act I: Scene 5. Back on the parapet-the outer walls of Castle Elsinore-Hamlet follows the Ghost, who admits that he is the spirit of King Hamlet and tells his son to hear him out. His time is short before he must return to Purgatory.

Detailed explanation-5: -Even in his first encounter with the ghost, Hamlet questions the appearances of things around him and worries whether he can trust his perceptions, doubting the authenticity of his father’s ghost and its tragic claim.