Title: The Ghost in Hamlet: Messenger of Earthly Justice Author: Shakespeare

The Ghost in Hamlet: Messenger of Earthly Justice The Ghost in Hamlet is no messenger of Divine Justice but rather a messenger determined to convince Hamlet to pursue its personal justice. The Ghost's appearance is persuasive, but Hamlet is right to avoid jumping to conclusions about its demand. It is important for Hamlet to distinguish between its urgent request and what may lie beneath it. The Ghost's speeches emphasize human sins and mirror the Seven …

…human. Human activity, revenge, is demanded by the ghost against Claudius, but, strangely, Gertrude is left to God's judgment. This contrast shows us that the Ghost is disconnected from the divine and not at all a divine messenger. The Ghost of King Hamlet is not a devil, and it is not divine either. It is an imperfect apparition with human sins, wanting human revenge, and this is disconnected from the realm of God and Heaven.