This was a period in Hamlet’s life where he’s highly confused emotionally because he’s suppose to be rejoicing because of the new appointed king, but how can he be happy when he lost someone so dear and near to his heart. In an expert’s close observation of Hamlet in “Hamlet Closely Observed by Martin Dodsworth” he states “it inclines us to see the Ghost as the real cause for Hamlet’s real melancholy” (Dodsworth, 69-70). The Ghost in this case is Hamlet’s father which he sees throughout the story