Ghost In Hamlet Essay

One of Hamlet’s crucial characters for the development of the story was the Ghost. Many would argue whether the Ghost, “Hamlet’s father”, was an illusion or an evil spirit. Throughout the play there is no clear sign that proves that the ghost was evil. However, some scenes in the play might lead us to believe that in fact the ghost was evil. Some people would argue that the destruction of Denmark was caused by the ghost due to the psychotic impact that his confessions cause to Hamlet.
The fact that Hamlet was not the only one in Denmark that was able to see the ghost proves that Hamlet wasn’t insane, nor that the ghost was a creation of his mind. Furthermore, Hamlet wasn’t the first one to see the spirit, as a matter of fact he was the fourth (Horatio, Marcellus, and Bernardo saw it first). It is true that Hamlet entered a delicate mental state after the King, his dad, died and his mother, the Queen, married his uncle. Nonetheless, Hamlet’s mental state worsen after he met the spirit, just like Horatio predicted: “And there assume some other, horrible form/ Which might deprive your sovereignty of reason/ And draw you into madness? (I, 4, 705-707)”.
The spirit seeks revenge
The evil spirit tormented young Hamlet’s soul once again, and this time it was worst, because it made him look crazy in front of the Queen, his mother: “Mad as the sea and wind when both contend/ Which is the mightier. In his lawless fit/ Behind the arras hearing something stir” (IV, 1, 2633-2635). All the turmoil caused by young Hamlet’s tormented soul made the King and the Queen loss their focus from more important matters, like the fact that young Fortinbras was leading an army towards Denmark. At the end the ghost did achieve its goal and brought the house of Denmark down, by making everyone in charge of Denmark kill each