What are the characteristics of The Ghost in the Canterville Ghost?

the ghost is the most interesting character, who goes about doing his ghostly duties with panache and flair. he plays a series of dramatic roles in his failed attempts to terrify the otis family. he has the ability to change forms, so he adopts a variety of tricks he plays the roles of ghostly apparitions like a headles earl a strangled babe,the blood sucker,jonas,etc,with which he used to scare the earlier victims