From the start, it is apparent that Hamlet strongly dislikes Claudius, indicated by his excitement upon being told that his father had indeed been murdered by Claudius. In fact, the Ghost fulfills all of Hamlet's wildest dreams regarding a conspiracy against his father, a strange coincidence, lending weight to the idea that it may quite well have not been coincidental. ... 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 given situation. But by telling him these th...

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