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morgan
Hamlet Sr.'s ghost was neither good nor evil, like all people. He died without confessing his sins (so he had sins), but also loved his family. King Hamlet was described as a benevolent King, but then again he was a king (not elected by the people). The Ghost was being tortured in his afterlife, but he was murdered. The Ghost is just as much of a "gray" character as any other in the play.
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Kasia
I think Old Hamlet is a good ghost. We have no reason to believe he was a bad person before he died, and he only returns as a ghost to ensure justice is served and that he is avenged.
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