Hamlet
What does the ghost ask Hamlet to do. Why does Hamlet agree?
act 1
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act 1
The ghost asks Hamlet to avenge his murder at the hands of Claudius. Hamlet is a thinker and a philosopher. He is captivated by the thought of the afterlife and believes his dead father is reaching to him. Hamlet, however, is not fully convinced that it is an "honest" ghost until after the play within the play.