Supernatural -------------- A ghost, appearing in the form of HamletÕs father, makes several appearances in the play. It first appears to the watchmen, Marcellus and Bernardo, along with Horatio near the guardsmens' post. The ghost says nothing to them and is perceived with fear and apprehension, ÒIt harrows me with fear and wonderÓ. It is not until the appearance of Hamlet that the ghost speaks, and only then after Horatio has expressed his fears about Hamlet following it, ÒWhat if it tempt you toward the flood, my lord, or to the dreadful summit of the cliffÓ. Other -------------- One of Shakespeare's favorite character ploys is to make those who are supposedly dumb (the Fools) the harbingers of comedy and levity in many situations. In Twelfth Night, the fools are the ones that control the comedy and humor in the play. They assist in the make believe game and fool around with characters who "evade reality or rather realize a dream." Feste, Maria and Sir Toby are the fools that make the comedy work in many senses. They also serve to give knowledge to other characters, an occurrence we also see in "King Lear" in the form of Lear's Fool. The Fool's witty, biting comments and curious riddles are quite possibly the only thing than hold Lear together through all his turmoil.