... compel Hamlet to soliloquise that he will "wipe away all trivial fond records...thy commandment all alone shall live..." after obeying the ghost's command to "...revenge his foul and most unnatural murder." Hamlet's desires to derive answers prevent him from questioning the ghost's motives or the authenticity of the ghost's identity. The strong ... many different contexts. Modern interpretations are influenced by the growing understanding of psychology and therefore analyse Hamlet's intentions, yet Shakespeare's audience would have characterized him as a hero of the revenge tragedy. Sha...

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