appears woefully inadequate when the characters try to describe the phenomena to which they are witness (1.1.39). Worse yet, formulating decisions based upon acceptance of this eerily transcendent figure's unsubstantiated words leads Hamlet, the protagonist, inexorably to the plays tragic end for it is the insubstantial ghost which seemingly drives the concrete action of the play. As the audience, we see that Hamlet’s own misgivings and the misgivings of other characters reflect our own doubts, particularly…
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