Walking through Hamlet- some theories, perhaps?

In class on Friday, while watching Hamlet, it was interesting to note all directors choices based on the text. Although scenes one through three were interesting, they were basically just laying the foundations...but when we get to scenes four and five, here is where the real play begins- Hamlet finally meets the "Ghost" of his father. Starting from the beginning of the play, Shakespeare introduces the Ghost as an omen. First of all, the scenery at the beginning of act one is gloomy, mirthful, and dark, and cautious (as the guard is keeping a look out for all the possible dangers that could disrupt the night); nonetheless, this is already indicative of something "bad." Once Shakespeare adds the ghost, the plot changes. Everyone's minds are geared towards finding this ghost, finding its purpose, and most importantly trying to find out why it is dressed in armor like the late king. Two things to note about the ghost: one, it does not speak and two, it is dressed in armor (just like the late king) from top to bottom. Hmmm....Why would it not speak? and why would the ghost state this clearly? Perhaps there is some sort of secret that this immortal being must confess, but only to Hamlet- this is only my theory, for we question this through our reading. The ghost is also dressed as if ready-to-fight. Why? Was there about to be dual? Fights over the won lands? Who knows...It's weird to note that all these men see the ghost, so we can clear the fact that it may be an hallucination. But knowing that all these men were devotees of the king and Hamlets best friends, it may be that they are just picturing the king, rather than the ghost actually being the king due to the fact that they all miss the kind, more so, dread his departure. The men could perhaps hate the new king, Claudius so much that they refuse to see Claudius in the kings armor that represents pride, prosperity, rivalry, and strength. Hence why Hamlet calls him a "satyr."
This brings up a good point in scene 4 when Hamlet further bashes on the kings affinity for wine, loudness, and rowdiness. This is quite opposite from the king described, who hold complete strength and is the same when seen in front of the palace and only. Therefore, Claudius can be described as 2 faced- just like the satyr who is half man and half animal. To society and the kingdom, he is like that of a human (gentle, king, compelling in nature) and when in hiding or infatuated with wine and festivities, he is like an animal (loose, carefree, and weak).
It can clearly be seen that Hamlet despises the new king, Claudius, in his long speech (scene 4). The speech pretty much states that Claudius will bring down the palace in terms of morality as he is highly obsessed with the pleasures of the scenes (wine and sex). Could this hurt the palace? Yes, perhaps..so this is exactly why hates the new king. He wants to preserve the kingdom.