A great chain of events in "Hamlet", Shakespeare's great revenge tragedy, leads
to Hamlets own demise. His necessity for subterfuge allows him to inadvertently
neglect is main objective, revenge. So much so that the ghost of his dead father
appears to stipulate Hamlets reserved behavior towards his fathers revenge. "Do
not forget. This visitation is to whet thy almost blunted purpose," (83-84) says
the ghost in a motivational manner which almost suggests a lack of faith on
Hamlets behalf. Nevertheless, Hamlet is overflowing with faith. Faith in god,
faith in himself, even faith in his dead father's ghost a faith that will cost
The untimely "Death" of King Hamlet, Hamlets father, has sparked a disturbance
in the regularity of Denmark. Hamlets mother has waited "Not so much, not two"
(12) months after the Kings death to remarry and her new husband, who
coincidentally is King Hamlets brother, has swiftly embraced the throne. As the
plot unfolds, King Hamlets ghost appears to young Hamlet. He explains the
current dilemma and elicits a vengeful feeling from Hamlet, providing young
Hamlet with purpose, to "Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder". (25) At
first, Hamlet is weary of this appearance, but he compromises his thoughts and
put his faith in the ghost. In addition, the ghost even evokes a vow of
allegiance from Hamlet. However, at this juncture in time, Hamlet finds himself
in a state of disbelief. "And shall I couple hell?" (26) speaks Hamlet once the
ghost has departed, suggesting that Hamlet is very doubtful. However, his doubts
are subsequently invalidated at the performance of 'The Murde!
r of Gonzago' where he requests a group of players to enact a similar murder to
that of King Hamlets. "I'll have these players play something like the murder of
my father before mine uncle.... The plays the thing wherein I'll catch the
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