ghost reveals incites Hamlet into action against a situation he was already uncomfortable with, and now even more so. Hamlet is not quick to believe the ghost, The spirit that I have seen may be a devil... and perhaps out of my weakness and my melancholy..abuses me to damn me, and thus an aspect of Hamlets character is revealed. Hamlet, having no suspicion of the ghost after the production by the players, encounters the ghost next in his mothers room. In this scene the ghost makes an appearance to whet Hamlets almost blunted purpose. Hamlet is now convinced of the ghost and he no longer harbors any suspicion. He now listens to it, Speak to her, Hamlet. In Hamlet, the supernatural is the guiding force behind Hamlet. The ghost ask Hamlet to seek revenge for the Kings death and Hamlet is thus propelled to set into action a series of events that ends in Hamlets death. The supernatural occurs four times during the course of Macbeth. It occurs in all the appearances of the witches, in the appearance of Banquos ghost, in the apparitions with their prophesies, and in the air-drawn dagger that guides Macbeth towards his victim. Of the supernatural phenomenon evident in Macbeth the witches are perhaps the most important. The witches represent Macbeths evil ambitions. They are the catalyst which unleash Macbeths evil aspirations. Macbeth believes the witches and wishes to know more about the future so after the banquet he seeks them out at their cave. ...
