It is the same in the Bible with the tragedy of King Saul, the first King of Israel. He has turned his back on God, but continues to seek advice before battling against the Philistines. For help, he sees a medium, or witch, and asks her to summon the spirit of the recently deceased prophet-priest Samuel, who used to help Saul he was serving God. In the same way as the ghost wearing the Kingly cloak appears before the prince, a ghost in a priestly robe appears before Saul., and "Saul knew that it was Samuel." Saul asks this spirit for advice, becomes terrified, and takes his own life in the battle the next day. David, the new king, mourns the death of Saul, just as Fortinbras does with Hamlet. Yet, the Geneva Bible adds with the Corinthians: "It was Satan, who to blind his eyes took upon him the form of amuel as he can do of an Angel of light."
Unfortunately, for Hamlet however, he does listen to this ghost -- be this spectral sighting truly his father or some demonical spirit here to cause him harm. Hamlet would most likely had known the story of Saul just as he did know the Corinthian warning that it may not actually be Soloman or his father. He also would know that in the Old Testament revenge is only for God and that a "just" ghost would not have asked him to seek revenge against God's will. Likewise, he would know that in the New Testament Hamlet would know that Jesus tells his followers not to make oaths. "
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is the throne of God: Nor yet by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thine...
" Perhaps because of this reference to contemporary political ideals, the romance of Shakespeare seems more archetypal than the immediately relevant sociological commentary of "West Side Story." Bernstein's musical is unapologetically topical, dealing with the 1950s obsession with juvenile delinquency and even common theories to explain it, as in the song "Gee Officer Krupkie" which suggests alternatively that delinquency is caused by society, psychology, and also a young thug being "no
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