In Hamlet, the ghost is a symbol of Hamlet's father who is killed by Claudius. Gertrude, however, cannot see the Ghost, and thinks Hamlet is mad, asking why he stares and talks to nothing. In this scene, the Ghost is described as being in his nightgown. He is never mentioned again. Horatio admits that he is shaken. He says that if he hadn't seen the ghost with his own two eyes, he wouldn't have believed it. He is mesmerized and perturbed by how much the ghost looks like the king—even down to…
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