Journey to the Microcosmos
Ghost Fleas: Tiny See Through Cyclopses
Depending on your love of horror stories or your belief in the supernatural, it might be easy to convince you that lakes are full of ghosts. That as you plunge deeper into these lakes’ depths, you’ll come across translucent bodies that...
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Hamlet 1.5 Performance: Hamlet Speaks with the Ghost
New ReviewThe ghost reveals to Hamlet that he is the spirit of his father, doomed to roam due to the sins of his life until they are purged. He tells Hamlet of his murder by his brother, Claudius, who poisoned him while he slept in his orchard,...
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Hamlet 1.5 Discussion: The Ghost Departs
New ReviewEven though the ghost orders Hamlet to take revenge against Claudius, he also specifies that Hamlet should not take any action toward his mother but rather let her own conscience punish her. As morning approaches the sky begins to become...
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Julius Caesar 4.2 Song: Caesar's Ghost
New ReviewThis musical interpretation of a scene from Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" portrays the haunting encounter between Brutus and the ghost of Caesar. The lyrics convey Brutus's introspection and dread as he acknowledges the consequences of...
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Hamlet 1.5.13 Discussion:The Ghost
New ReviewThe ghost reveals itself as the spirit of Hamlet's father and indicates that it comes from purgatory, where it must remain until the sins committed in life have been atoned for. This haunting of Elsinore Castle might even be part of the...
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Hamlet 1.5 The Ghost Speaks
New ReviewThe ghost hints at its origins and state, with references to tormenting flames suggesting purgatory to Shakespeare's contemporary audience. This aligns with Catholic views of a transitional state where souls of sinners are purified...
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Hamlet 1.5 Dig Deeper: The Ghost's Vocabulary
New ReviewKing Hamlet was murdered without the chance to confess and be absolved of his sins, necessitating his atonement in purgatory. The ghost's use of archaic and unusual language, such as "unhoused," "disappointed," and "unaneled," imbues his...
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Hamlet 1.1 The Ghost
New ReviewFrom the outset, Shakespeare establishes a tense and eerie atmosphere in "Hamlet," beginning with the guards' encounter with a ghostly apparition at Elsinore Castle. The soldiers, unnerved by repeated sightings, invite Horatio, an...
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Shakespeare's Ghosts and Spirits - Professor Sir Jonathan Bate FBA CBE
Where do the ghosts in Shakespeare come from? And what about the magic? In this lecture, Jonathan Bate will summon up the ghosts of Old Hamlet, the victims of Richard III and Julius Caesar, revealing their origins in the bloody plays of...
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Ghost hunting in Philadelphia - spectral soilders, pet cemetery and haunted jails
Ghost hunting in Philadelphia - spectral soilders, pet cemetery and haunted jails Spectral soldiers, a pet cemetery, and haunted jails - Benji Lanyado goes in search of the supernatural in Philadelphia
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Hamlet 1.5 Discussion: Hamlet's Nonchalance
New ReviewHamlet, aware of the danger he faces if Claudius learns of his knowledge and intentions, swears Horatio and Marcellus to secrecy about the ghost's revelation. The scene turns peculiar as the ghost's voice prompts Hamlet to act seemingly...
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Hamlet 1.5 Allusion: Lethe
New ReviewThe ghost warns Hamlet that failing to avenge Claudius would render him as forgettable as a weed growing on the banks of Lethe, the river of oblivion in Greek mythology's underworld, where the dead drink to forget their past lives. This...
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Hamlet 1.5 Language: Falling-off
New ReviewThis video analyzes the complex portrayal of Queen Gertrude, focusing on the ghost's perspective of her dual nature. It suggests that Gertrude possesses an inherently virtuous side, impervious to corruption, yet ultimately succumbs to...
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Hamlet 1.5 Discussion: Shall I Couple Hell?
New ReviewHamlet is profoundly unsettled by his encounter with the ghost, unsure of its origins—alternating between considering it a spirit from heaven, earth, or even hell. His hesitation to fully embrace the notion that it could be a malevolent...
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Hamlet 1.5 Discussion: Adulterous
New ReviewHamlet had previously described his mother's relationship with his uncle as incestuous, and the ghost adds to this by implicating them in adultery, suggesting Claudius had an affair with Gertrude while King Hamlet was still alive. The...
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Hamlet 1.5 Allusion: Lazarus
New ReviewThe ghost recounts the horrifying effect of the poison Claudius poured into his ear, leading to a rapid and gruesome skin disease that covered his body with a crust resembling tree bark. This skin condition is described as "lazar-like,"...
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Hamlet 1.5 Interview with Hamlet
New ReviewIn this interview with an actor playing Hamlet in character, we learn that a ghostly figure, implied to be Hamlet's father, recently revealed he was murdered by his brother Claudius, who now wears the crown. This ghost charges Hamlet...
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Hamlet 1.5 Language: Spheres
New ReviewThe ghost suggests that an accurate description of purgatory would deeply terrify Hamlet, causing extreme physical reactions like his blood turning cold, hair standing on end like porcupine quills, and eyes popping out. This description...
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Hamlet 1.5 Allusion: Serpent
New ReviewThe video discusses the ghost's revelation that Denmark has been misled about King Hamlet's death, invoking biblical imagery by likening Claudius, who now wears the crown, to the serpent in the Garden of Eden. This comparison deepens the...
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Hamlet 1.5 Allusion: No reckoning made
New ReviewThis passage explains the significance of the sacrament of confession within Catholicism, where sins are confessed and absolved by a priest, emphasizing the importance of last rites before death to ensure one's sins are forgiven and the...
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Hamlet 1.4 What's Happening?
New ReviewAs scene 4 opens, night has fallen and Hamlet has joined the guards hoping that the ghost will reappear. When the spirit does indeed return, Hamlet notices that he looks very much like his dead father but he's suspicious it could be the...
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Macbeth 3.4 Performance: Macbeth, Lines 88b-96a
New ReviewThis video showcases a gripping performance from Act 3, Scene 4 of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," where Macbeth, confronted by Banquo's ghost at the royal banquet, reacts with increasing terror and instability. In his lines, Macbeth exclaims...
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Beyond the Supernatural Horror of the Nishi Daak Ghost
New ReviewThe lines between demon, spirit, and deity are often blurred in the cultures of the Indian subcontinent, where the clear “good vs. evil” dualism that is seen more commonly in the Western hemisphere don’t exist in quite the same way. The...
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