Drive-By: Pajama Day in Purgatory

Apr 02, 2020 18:32

It dawned on me that when the Ghost appears in Gertrude's closet, he is wearing his nightshirt, suggesting that, like so many of us, he hasn't bothered to put on his Outside Clothes. (Actually, although Gertrude's closet is usually staged as her bedroom, so perhaps the Ghost was used to being there en deshabille, I've read that it should be more of a private parlor or indeed home office.)

Which leads me to wonder if the Ghost is violating a Work From Home order. Perhaps not, if he's been haunting Elsinore all along, although the play makes it sound like he's a new phenomenon. He seems to be acting on his own initiative--I don't think Revenge Influencer would have been considered an essential occupation.
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