Determined to do whatever it took to rise to the top, Claudius cared little of King Hamlet’s well being, but as his secret grows so does his bad behaviors as he now lives a life of secrecy, deceit, spying and murdering. Everything Claudius has done that hurt others for the sake of himself makes me feel no sympathy for him. Sooner or later, karma will treat Claudius as he will pay for what he has done, whether that means living with his decisions or dying for his actions.
When Claudius speaks in his soliloquy, he is still concerned only with himself as he prays simply to soothe his conscious and be forgiven by God. He believes that the two reasons to pray are to keep from sinning and to bring forgiveness when you sin, which only proves that
When Claudius speaks in his soliloquy, he is still concerned only with himself as he prays simply to soothe his conscious and be forgiven by God. He believes that the two reasons to pray are to keep from sinning and to bring forgiveness when you sin, which only proves that