Religion & Superstition

Question 1

Philip Edwards, New Historicism on Ghosts

Answer 1

“ The Elizabethans, too, doubted ghosts. Shakespeare use dthe concern of his time about voices, and visions to suggest the treacherousness of communication with the transcendent world. “

Question 2

Edwards

Answer 2

‘Hamlet’s reaction to the ghost is like a religious conversion. He wipes away all previous knowledge, all previous values, and baptises himself a new man’