I would definitely be confident in saying that since the ghost appeared at midnight, a lot has changed not only in the plot, but in the characters, with a special emphasis on Hamlet, Claudius, and Polonius. When the ghost first arrives, we do not know who he is, why he is unrest, and how he died. Learning these three important factors is pretty much the difference between a play with a plot and main problem and something that would barely resemble a literature piece. Also, we are introduced to Hamlet, who is definitely the character that changes the most through the 3 Acts I have read. He starts off already hesitant and unhappy, but is slowly approaching an even crazier and violent level then he seemed possible of in Act I.
Before I read this play I was kind of under the impression that Hamlet, the hero, was going to stay cool, calm, and collected while he brilliantly avenged his father's death, but that does not seem to be the way that the play is headed. Hamlet acts mad most of the time, though there are clues that it is all an act, and though he found out about his father's murderer in Act I, he has yet to actually make any sort of progress, except for killing his uncle's adviser, Polonius. And though Polonius has been pretty annoying so far, and gives lots of long-winded speeches about pretty much nothing, his death did not bring Hamlet any closer to revenge and justice.
Hopefully Hamlet will be able to get his act back together and finish off Claudius in the right way. Though because I know the ending this is not very likely...
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