llus and Bernardo, along with Horatio near the guardsmens' post. The ghost says nothing to them and is perceived with fear and apprehension, It harrows me with fear and wonder. It is not until the appearance of Hamlet that the ghost speaks, and only then after Horatio has expressed his fears about Hamlet following it, What if it tempt you toward the flood, my lord, or to the dreadful summit of the cliff. The conversation between the ghost and Hamlet serves as a catalyst for Hamlets later actions and provides insight into Hamlets character. The information the 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 ...
