Is it all a coincidence?

In Act I the ghost of Old Hamlet appears only to tell his son the cause of his death. The whole thing is very mysterious because you can tell that the ghost is angry. His appearance in the scene is weird, and made me think why is there a ghost showing up. I immediately thought the situation wasn't going to be good. The ghost tells Hamlet about how he died, and who killed him. Hamlet believes him, but before acting on what his father tells him he thinks about whether or not it was really the ghost of his father. I think that Hamlet was smart with the way he tested out whether the information was true or not. By having the players act out the scene, they made Cladius react in a way that gave him away. Was there a reason for old Hamlet to show up two months after his death to tell his son of his murder? Was there any significance to the particular time that he showed up? or the place where he showed up? Why didn't he just go straight to Hamlet?
It's really sad because Queen Gertrude may have really been in love with Claudius. I personally believe that she is stupid to have even married her dead husbands brother. I think she should have known that the situation didn't feel right. Her son is acting weird towards everyone because his father died, but also because he knows the situation isn't right. His uncle is now the king, and sleeping with his mom. He knows that was not a coincidence and that the situation was really weird. So he showed his displeasure. How did Claudius get Gertrude to marry him? I can understand if it was a different person, someone that wasn't related to her son and dead husband. Did Gertrude not think that 2 months was a little to fast? Was that just a coincidence? Claudius had the situation planned out. He knew that anyone who married Gertrude would become king, and that Hamlet was the next in line.


To respond to this post, please try to give me some insight into what you believe are the answers I asked? Or your take on the situation.

Hamlet- Act II, scence ii

I can’t believe Hamlet is so sarcastic. But you have to love him. Its like he is insane but holding on to his little bit of sanity as tight as he can. While talking to Polonius he answers quickly and sarcastically. This leave Polonius to thinking that Hamlet really is crazy. But all the while, Hamlet just wants people to give him his space to grieve. He has to deal with the death of his father, the fact that his mother married his uncle, and his fathers ghost coming to talk to him. He’s questioning his own sanity and trying to hold on as tight as he can. He is being tried emotionally and mentally. His mother and uncle-father want to flaunt their marriage, but don’t seem to understand its too soon for Hamlet to see someone else in his fathers place. He may be a grown man, but everyone handles grief in different ways. Hamlet is being tried emotionally by him grieving his father and thinking that no one else seems to care that his father is gone. He see’s his uncle all over his mother and is wondering how his mother could fall for another man so soon. And his uncle of all people, his fathers brother. Hamlet is being tried mentally by his fathers ghost coming to him and telling him that Claudius killed him. King Hamlet wants his son to avenge his death, by killing Claudius. Hamlet doesn’t know if the ghost the devil taking his fathers form, or if it really is him. On top of everything Hamlet feels as though everyone is against him.
Hamlet decides to make Polonius doubt his sanity. By asking Polonius if he is a fishmonger then talking to him about his daughter. Polonius thinks that Hamlet has lost his marbles. Hamlet really just wants Polonius to leave him alone, since he is the reason why Hamlet and Ophielia can not be together. Also because Polonius is annoying him. As Hamlet is walking around the castle, he is being followed by Polonius. So he decides to say any and everything that will make Polonius go away. When your grieving you don't want people around you all the time asking if your ok, or just in you space to be there. Hamlet takes a clever approach to getting his way, while still being himself. I believe Hamlet has alot to get over and there's just more to be added to his trouble later on. He know's this and wants to change the outcome, no matter what it may be.