Claudius

7. Which character do you trust the least in the play and why? The character I believe to be the least trust- worthy is Claudius as he lacks sympathy and guilt in his nature. He murders his own brother, King Hamlet, so that he can take his place as a king. Claudius is explained to have "stole with juice of cursed hebenon in a vial, and in the porches of my ears did pour the leperous distilment, whose effect holds such an enmity with blood of man" (Ham, 1.5.61-65) He manages to expand his "foul…

earlier acts, such as Claudius’ speech in which he declared “Yet so far hath discretion fought with nature,” (1.2.5) which suggests his nonchalant and matter-of-fact tone of saying that life will still move on despite the late king’s recent death. Gertrude also agrees with this view, and notes that “All that lives must die, / Passing through nature to eternity.” (1.2.73) This quote emphasizes death as a natural path that everyone will experience. In support of his new wife, Claudius adds on to…

In the past couple of scenes we have seen many things in this play. First is as we all know Caesar was killed by the conspirators. Also at the funeral Brutus gave a speech saying that they killed Caesar for the good of Rome. He said Caesar was too ambitious and that’s why they killed him. Antony also gave a speech, but said that Caesar wasn’t too ambitious and listed his reasons. The crowd believed Antony more than they believed Brutus. Therefore now the crowd wants all the…

Caligula During the Roman era it was a time of innovation, brutality and with a great dynasty flourishing the emperor would take credit for their success. However, not all emperors of Rome were the essence of a great leader, like Augustus, but instead ruled with fear, and corruption. Furthermore, Around 30 AD there was an emperor named Tiberius who was putting the stability of Rome in question; for example, his judging was questionable, he raised taxes, pocked the profits, cut back on festivals…

The King, Claudius, is known to be a manipulative character in Hamlet, and he manipulates multiple characters, including Polonius, Ophelia, Guildenstern, Rosencrantz, and Laertes, for his own personal gain and to keep himself safe from any threats, specifically Hamlet. In this quotation, Claudius is manipulating Laertes anger away from himself, and towards Hamlet, as Claudius sees Hamlet as a threat to himself. Claudius wants Laertes to do exactly what Claudius wants, in order for things to go…

In Hamlet, by Shakespeare, the king of Denmark, Claudius, is a two sided maniac. As a king, he is considerably great, helping the country be at its best, but as a person he is far from fantastic. Claudius the king rebuilds the country, cares for his subjects, and is respectful to all, but as a person he shows no remorse, puts himself above others, and is a greedy, power-seeking human. First, Claudius as a king is a phenomenal leader who allows his country to thrive and bathe in success. As…

“Farewell, good strato. Caesar now be still: I killed not thee with half so good a will” (5.5.78). “Julius Caesar” is a historic Roman story about the genius scheme Marcus Brutus conspires against Caesar. Brutus conspires to kill Julius Caesar and deals with the consequences in a rather brutal way. Brutus is the definition of a tragic hero and demonstrates the qualities a tragic hero needs. A tragic hero is a character that makes a decision that leads to their fate.The characters actions often…

life to acquire power and success. In Shakespeare’s tragedy, Hamlet, Claudius employs deceit in order to shield his malicious purposes. King Claudius’ manipulation and cowardice ends in his demise. His deceitfulness causes Hamlet to seek revenge and his cowardice allows Hamlet to be successful in doing so. Claudius’ cruelty and deceptive, diabolical nature is the leading cause of the carnage at the play’s end. King Claudius’ tactics in conquering the throne of Denmark and manipulating…

The novel “I Claudius” explains the journey of Claudius’ life, and his family’s. Claudius was alive during the Julio-Claudian dynasty as emperor in 41-54AD (The Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27B.C-68A.D)). The first emperor of the Julio-Claudian line was Augustus, Claudius’ grandmothers newest husband, who will be explained in more details later. A couple of things that stood out in the book was Claudius’ grandmother Livia. Her life adventures directly affect Claudius and the events that preceded him.…

Claudius, a man dominated by his pursuit and protection crown, his ambition, and his queen. Claudius is the brother of King Hamlet, until the king is tragically murdered by an unknown man. In the midst of this chaos Claudius sweeps in, disrupting the normal passage of crown from father to son, and pacifies the kingdom with his new marriage and his political tongue. Although Claudius could easily be one of the main suspects in the regicide of his brother – who presumably won the crown instead of…