The importance of the Ghost in Hamlet ?

[raid762003]

Can u help me plz to answer these 2 questions

1-What is The importance of the Ghost in Hamlet ?

2-what is the importance of chapter one in Hamlet ?

[huntress4eva]

For the importance of the ghost go to this site it explain it far better than i could.

http://arts.ucsc.edu/faculty/bierman/Elsinore/Ghost/reformers.html

As for the opening of the play all opening set scence introduce, charters, entise people to know more the opening of Hamlet is surrounded by darkness, supernatural (ghost) and unease (the guards recations) so show play is obviously going to be a tragedy.