drives him into depression. King Hamlet’s Ghost visits Hamlet and prompts him to avenge the murder. Throughout the story, Hamlet contemplates avenging Claudius for his father’s murder. In the play Hamlet, William Shakespeare uses symbolism, irony, and character foils to characterize Hamlet as contemplative and fearful. Using this characterization, Shakespeare illustrates the central conflict of the play.
Shakespeare uses the symbol of the Ghost to represent Hamlet’s allegiance to his father, the source…
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