o be his fathers ghost. The one thing that changed Hamlet then happened. The ghost looked at him and divulged his secret. He told a story that a serpent crept into his garden while he was asleep, and that “the serpent that did sting thy father’s life, now wears his crown.” (I, v, 39) Hamlet did not take this news lightly. He could not believe his uncle could and would kill his father. The ghost then forced Hamlet to swear to get revenge.Hamlet cannot shake the feeling that the ghost might not have been who he said to be. So he conjured up a devious scheme. He decided the only way to get the information he wanted without looking like he was committing treason was by acting completely crazy. He asks Ophelia’s father if he had a daughter, and he walks around spouting nonsense. Polonius runs to the king and queen to tell them “the very cause of Hamlet’s lunacy.” (II, ii, 50) He claims Hamlet is crazy because of his undying love for his daughter. That Hamlet could not handle it when he told his daughter to ignore him. The king bought it but I think the queen knows her son better than the story would have you believe.Hamlet believed the only way to get the truth about his father’s suspicious death was by getting a reaction out of his uncle. He came up with an idea of a play where the characters acted a scene like what happened in real life. Then as the king in the play died Hamlet would then look at the reaction on his uncle’s face. If nothing happened then he would then know his uncle did not kill his father. The king has a strong reaction. Hamlet asked “What, frighted with false fire?” (III, ii, 245) The king was so shook by the play he had it stopped. Hamlet now had the proof he need for his insane plan to kill the murderer of his father.Hamlet almost succeeded in his plan but something happened. He saw the king and he raised his sword and was about to s...
