ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The ghost of Hamlet’s father is a character from William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. In the stage directions he is referred to as “Ghost". His name is also Hamlet, and he is referred to as King Hamlet to distinguish him from the Prince, his son and the protagonist of the story.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ghost tells Hamlet to “Remember me, ” but only after he instructs him to leave Gertrude alone. So Hamlet must wrest retribution only from Claudius. The Ghost exits, leaving Hamlet incensed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Act 1, Scene 5 of Hamlet is the play’s renowned ghost scene. In this scene, Prince Hamlet encounters a ghost that claims to be his deceased father, King Hamlet. The ghost tells Hamlet that his brother, the new King Claudius, murdered him and married his wife, Gertrude.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Shakespeare Fun Fact According to Nicholas Rowe’s early biography, Shakespeare played the part of the ghost in Hamlet in what was described as “the top of his performance.” Are burnt and purged away.” Shakespeare made sparing use of ghosts in his plays, but when he used them, he made them memorable.