... it may quite well have not been coincidental. Hamlet almost immediately interprets the Ghost's vague (perhaps intentionally so) requests for revenge to be a direct request to kill Claudius, and he assures himself that vengeance will soon be dealt to the King. Hamlet finds himself so dead-set on this ... also express those desires and beliefs that make up the very essence of Hamlet's emotions, ridiculous or illogical as they may be. The Ghost's speech expressed ideas that were spot-on regarding Hamlet's suspicious about his father's death, which would seem extremely unlikely in almost any...

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