King Hamlet (who has been dead for two months), was murdered by Claudius, Hamlet's

uncle, who is now the new king. Near the end of Act I, the ghost of king Hamlet appears

before his son to inform him of this "foul, strange, and unnatural" treachery. The ghost

tells Hamlet that Claudius poured poison in his ear as he lay sleeping. Finally, the ghost

commands Hamlet to avenge the murder. "Remember me," the ghost says, departing.

At first, Hamlet appears more than willing to comply. He is already upset that

Claudius has married Gertrude, his mother. Moreover, Hamlet intimates that he already

suspected some kind of treachery. When the ghost relates what Claudius has done, Hamlet

utters, "O, my prophetic soul!" Then, in a moment of passion, Hamlet vows to "sweep"

to his revenge. For most of the play, however, he does not sweep to anything. In Act II,

we learn that two months have passed since the ghost told Hamlet of Claudius' treachery.

Hamlet does finally kill Claudius, but not until the end of the last act. Knowing this,

state of grace, having repented his previous sins, or so Hamlet believes. Again, the fact

with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, "friends" from school, who are actually spies for

murder his father, then killing him will damn his soul. To resolve the question, Hamlet

Claudius' presence in the bedchamber of his wife is actually a sin is not the point. Hamlet

an agent of the devil. Hamlet ask Horatio to watch him, to observe how Claudius reacts

II, he raises the question whether his inaction is a sign that he is a coward. He does not,

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