King Claudius

between insanity and sanity? Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a tragedy about a prince of Denmark, Hamlet. First Hamlet’s father, the deceased king, is murdered by his brother, who then becomes king, and also marries his wife. Then, Hamlet’s father’s ghost appears and tells Hamlet to get revenge. In the events that ensue, Hamlet murders Polonius thinking that he is Claudius, his murderous uncle. Hamlet should be tried for murder and not be let off for insanity because he truthfully reveals to numerous…

with Hamlet is would have come back to haunt them. After Hamlet finds out about his father’s ghost he becomes eager to seek him out. Once the late King Hamlet appears, he tells Prince Hamlet the truth about his death. The late King explains that he had been murdered, in fact he was killed by the hands of his own brother the New King Claudius. The late King Hamlet asked Prince Hamlet to seek revenge for his sudden death, imposing on his mother Gertrude and taking over his father’s…

Throughout the events in Shakespeare's Hamlet Claudius’ hand has worked its way throughout Elsinore, deceiving its inhabitants for his own greedy ambitions. In his attempts to further himself he has remained directly responsible for death of Old Hamlet and all the events which unfold during the duration of the play. Claudius’ manipulative grasp encompassed Denmark and sent the castle into a spiraling descent of madness and utter chaos. Money, power, and love, Claudius desired these things so…

Polonius is an advisor to the King Claudius and wants to stay in power and in order to stay there he advises the king of what is goes on in the court. Polonius is the father of Laertes and Ophelia and he shows care for them. Polonius cares for Ophelia as he doesn’t want Ophelia to get hurt by Hamlet and he gives advice and gives his blessings to Laertes before he leaves to France. Polonius can be considered to be conniving, obsequious and superficial. Polonius time of being conniving will come…

moves his plot to get revenge for his father’s death forward, and inexorably kills Claudius for the assassination of Old King Hamlet once and for all. The play starts out by explaining the death of Old King Hamlet and the marriage between Claudius: the King's brother, and Gertrude: the Queen, who is also Hamlet’s mother which makes Claudius the new King. Hamlet sees his father as an apparition which tells him Claudius is the culprit for his annihilation and asks young Hamlet to avenge his death…

killing the aggressor, in this case King Claudius, is the appropriate thing to do. In addition to this, throughout the text we are soon able to realize that the two men never really liked each other after considering the fact that Claudius married Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude, after Hamlet’s father’s mysterious death. Nevertheless Hamlet was nothing but a appreciated and straightforward gentleman in the kingdom. As for King Claudius, he was a well-rounded and respected King for his power. But…

Hamlets insanity affects every main character in the play greatly. For example, Hamlet wanted to make Claudius suffer just like Claudius made his father suffer. His insanity made Claudius suffer of guilt of killing his father. Also, Hamlet made his mother suffer of guilt as well. In one occasion in the play Hamlet present his own play with a scene of an actor playing his mother. The actor…

happen to everybody. Such great events can harm the victim and the people around them. In the case of a tragedy, somebody is always to blame. In shakespeare’s play “Hamlet”, tragedies are found throughout the whole play, and are all connected back to Claudius. Claudius's killing of his brother, his behavior to cover the evidence, and manipulation of Laertes all lead to the great tragedy in the play. Claudius’s murder of his brother, caused Hamlet to act out in rage. Hamlet’s rage then lead to…

Hamlet is stating he is closer to Claudius, the King and Hamlet’s stepfather, than just a regular family member, but he, also, has harsh feelings for Claudius. This can be inferred by Hamlet saying he has less than kind feelings for Claudius. Another instance of Hamlet’s anger is in Act V Scene ii. Even after Hamlet had accepted his Father’s death and death itself, he had still not forgiven or accepted Claudius. This is shown in Hamlet’s last words to Claudius. Hamlet speaks, “Here, incestuous,…

and kind. Horatio came all the way from Germany for the funeral of Hamlet's father (Shakespeare, William 1). Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are also supposed to be Hamlet’s close friends but end up spying on him and report back what he is doing to King Claudius. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are not good friends because they lack the traits of a good friend. They do not provide the same type of support and love as Horatio does to Hamlet. Horatio was the only person that did not die because of his…