... hinder his decision and delay any action until the very end of the play. Hamlet's first issue to ponder is regarding the nature of the ghost itself; could it be a demon disguised as his father taking advantage of his vulnerable state of mind and tricking him into murdering Claudius, or is it really King Hamlet come seeking help? "Be thou a spirit ... and depth comes a sea of questions posed to the audience, yet most are never answered. Many hugely significant issues particularly relevant to Shakespeare's time are deliberated; purgatory, the ghost as a demon or an angel, the validity of ...

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