The weaving of religious undertones into the use of ghosts and particularly the connection to Luther was, I thought, a deeply insightful and illuminating reading of Hamlet.
Absolutely brilliant. This lecture should be required listening and reading for those of us in the paranormal field. Are Ghosts really "out there" or are they inside us? After a lifetime of paranormal research I go with Shakespeare and The Liminal. The footprints on the sands of eternity are our own. If "we" are spirits having a material existence then we occupy an infinitely vaster space than we give ourselves credit for. And if so, we also haunt that space as "fellow travelers to the grave." Thank you, Dr. Bates.
I think that the ghost's changing costume lies in the idea of him keeping his vigour in front of the guards and Horatio. He is projected as a martial hero to affect the prince by using classical references and appearance. On the other hand, the night gown signifies the ghost his father in his comfortable state as a husband and father and not as a leader king at the castle battlements
Gertrude cannot see the ghost is perhaps is due to the fact that she is blurred by King Claudius' counterfeit as an earthly beast. As for the spirit of late king Hamlet, she cannot see him because she is unable to repent or see reality with her own heart ( O Hamlet thou hast cleft my heart in twain.) Her heart is transformed into stone 🪨 unable to accept or see the truth. Even if one half feels really, the other half is still lured by worldly pleasures
Funny how there are so many documentary records related to him, then. Records related to his baptism, his burial, his marriage to Anne Hathaway, his testimony in a lawsuit, his bringing suits against other people, his will, his acting with the Lord Chamberlain's Men/King's Men, etc. To say nothing of the extensive publication record. It seems a little odd for a nonexistent person to be able to generate this much paperwork.
@@SongbirdX Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! Well, at least you saved me some time, and I thank you for that. There aren't many things you could have said to prove that you're a complete lunatic in just one sentence, but that is one of them.
The weaving of religious undertones into the use of ghosts and particularly the connection to Luther was, I thought, a deeply insightful and illuminating reading of Hamlet.
As a dedicated Shakespearean, this was astonishingly great
Absolutely brilliant. This lecture should be required listening and reading for those of us in the paranormal field. Are Ghosts really "out there" or are they inside us? After a lifetime of paranormal research I go with Shakespeare and The Liminal. The footprints on the sands of eternity are our own. If "we" are spirits having a material existence then we occupy an infinitely vaster space than we give ourselves credit for. And if so, we also haunt that space as "fellow travelers to the grave." Thank you, Dr. Bates.
Paranormal field? You're ghost hunters?
Yay! Much louder now! Thank you!
Thank you very much. I realy appreciate your effort. I hope you continue giving lectures online.
Thank you again Professor Bate, for this and for your Future Learn Online classes
I'm writing a seminar paper on a related topic, so this has been quite helpful. thanks for the video :)
Please can I text you? I need your help.
@@ahmedabdallah2040 Did you get help?
I think that the ghost's changing costume lies in the idea of him keeping his vigour in front of the guards and Horatio. He is projected as a martial hero to affect the prince by using classical references and appearance.
On the other hand, the night gown signifies the ghost his father in his comfortable state as a husband and father and not as a leader king at the castle battlements
Please give a lecture about J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy judgment of Macbeth.
That can be dispensed with by one observation: Tolkien vastly and unreasonably overrated the scenic resources of the early modern stage.
Gertrude cannot see the ghost is perhaps is due to the fact that she is blurred by King Claudius' counterfeit as an earthly beast.
As for the spirit of late king Hamlet, she cannot see him because she is unable to repent or see reality with her own heart ( O Hamlet thou hast cleft my heart in twain.)
Her heart is transformed into stone 🪨 unable to accept or see the truth. Even if one half feels really, the other half is still lured by worldly pleasures
Very interesting. Entirely actors upon the stage.
Too quiet. The ends of your sentences often vanish.
0:11 no it is not, it is a cheap and lazy device.
You can't say that the Ghost in Hamlet is a cheap and lazy device...
An entire play is a construction filled with elements, now all are devices, an opening, closing, anything becomes a constructed device. So...nope.
Shakespeare didnt exist. So he couldnt have believed anything.
What?? He was a real person
Funny how there are so many documentary records related to him, then. Records related to his baptism, his burial, his marriage to Anne Hathaway, his testimony in a lawsuit, his bringing suits against other people, his will, his acting with the Lord Chamberlain's Men/King's Men, etc. To say nothing of the extensive publication record. It seems a little odd for a nonexistent person to be able to generate this much paperwork.
There are records of "them" finding dinosaurs too, but they didn't exist. Go figure.
@@SongbirdX Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!
Well, at least you saved me some time, and I thank you for that. There aren't many things you could have said to prove that you're a complete lunatic in just one sentence, but that is one of them.