The Most Interesting Scene in Hamlet

Many scenes in Hamlet were memorable, so it is difficult to chose only one that stood out to me. Personally, the scene that I find most interesting from Hamlet is when Hamlet sees the ghost of his father. This scene amazed me because I loved reading and watching Hamlet’s reaction to not only seeing his father’s spirit, but his reaction to learning how he was murdered. Hamlet is so flabbergasted, yet he doesn’t question whether or not he is imagining the ghost nor does he not believe the ghost when he informs Hamlet that his Uncle has killed him. I find it interesting how Shakespeare chose to have Hamlet completely abide by his father’s spirit wishes to kill his uncle. By doing this, Shakespeare showed the audience how devoted Hamlet is to his father.  I also like the scene because I believe this is a turning point in the play. From this scene on, the entire dynamic of the show has changed. The audience is now able to question whether or not Hamlet is sane during the duration of the play. Some may think that he was automatically mad; that seeing his father’s ghost would be impossible, while other’s may think that Hamlet is playing the part of a mad man to fool the other characters. Additionally, when Shakespeare reveals that Hamlet’s uncle had murdered his father for his throne, it further developed Claudius’s character. From this information, the audience can now picture Claudius as a cynical and greedy person. I also liked this scene because it made me emphasize with Hamlet’s character on a deeper level. Yes it is tragic when one loses a close family member, but I could not imagine what it would be like actually seeing the ghost of the deceased person. Overall, I believe that because of its heavy subject matter and emotions, that this was by far one of the most memorable and interesting scenes from Hamlet.