Hamlet

Act 2, Sc. 1, lines 78-101: Review Ophelia's description of Hamlet in lines 78-85. How is Hamlet's appearance related to the ghosts revelation in Act 1, Sc. 5, line 26?

Ophelia. My lord, as I was sewing in my chamber,

Lord Hamlet, with his doublet all unbraced,

No hat upon his head, his stockings fouled,

Ungartered and down-gyved to his ankle,

Pale as his shirt, his knees knocking each other,

And with a look so piteous in purport

As if he had been loosed out of hell

To speak of horrors, he comes before me.

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Ghost. But this eternal blazon must not be

To ears of flesh and blood.

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The Ghost says that he cannot reveal secrets of the afterlife. The only link I see is in how Hamlet looks. Like his father's ghost, Hamlet looks worn out and unreal, As if he had been loosed out of hell.