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4 pages in length. Exploring the relations between art and madness or reality and appearance as they relate to Shakespeare's Hamlet finds one focusing upon the interaction between the "mad" protagonist and his perceived presence of the ghost. No additional sources cited.
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his perceived presence of the ghost. The thematic aspect of superstition helps to fuel the supernatural inferences in Hamlet, and thereby the madness thought to overtake the protagonist, inasmuch
as the two entities mirror each other so well. In relation to Hamlets predicament, ghosts are more than appropriate for the setting, which is during the Dark Ages replete
with warlocks, wizards and dragons. However, the questions that must be answer are: Does the fact that Hamlets ability to see the ghost make him mad? Or does
he only appear to be mad because he has no one with whom to relate these unsettling experiences? For the typical individual, believing
in ghosts was akin to presuming that the apparitions were Satan taking on the appearance of the dead in a jeopardizing fashion. Hamlet also adopts such application, particularly in
the first half of the play, which is both obvious and veiled at the same time; no one wants to assume responsibility for seeing the ghost when it initially reveals
itself. In fact, in the very first act, Hamlet warns his friends that he might sham an "antic disposition" (Shakespeare PG), continuing to do so throughout the play as
he plots his revenge. "The spirit that I have seen May be the devil; and the devil hath power To assume a pleasing shape; yea and perhaps Abuses
me to damn me" (Shakespeare PG). What becomes particularly unnerving to Shakespeares characters is the fact that not every ghost was visible
to every person, leading some to believe that one who can see and hear a specific specter to the exclusion of all others must be a madman. Such is
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