Your belief in spirits, and how it relates to Hamlet.

For someone who believes in the idea of life after daeth in a spectral for, Hamlet reads as it is often disscussed. Those who believe in ghosts see Hamlet as a misguided youth who seeks to capture the throne of Denmark for the honor of his mother, father and himself. When the ghost of Hamlet's father appears he provides as the motivation and fuel Hamelt needs in order to kill Claudius and assume the throne. Therefore, by believing in ghosts, your mind sets Hamelt up as the tragic hero of the play; a force fighting for the good of his kingdom despite his major flaws and problems.

For the average person who has no faith in the existence of spectral beings, Hamlet reads as a different experience altogether. If you dont believe in ghosts you treat the play, much like Gertrude treats her son during a latter scene involving a conversation with the ghost, following the accidental murder of Polonius. She believes he is truley mad and begins to side with her husban King Claudius, as a result. With the absense of the ghost, Hamlet loses a reason to beleive his father was murdered by Claudius, and can be seen as a madman to the reader, thus mking you side with King Claudius' court. Without the ghost, the characters seeking to portray Hamlet as mad give you more reason to believe he has gone crazy.