speak. Horatio surmises that the spirit represents a bad omen of Denmark’s future. The next day‚ Claudius addresses the assembled aristocrats at court; he thanks them for helping him to succeed to the throne of Denmark and for permitting his hasty marriage to Gertrude. The king then directs two ambassadors to travel to Norway and resolve the conflict with Fortinbras‚ who threatens Denmark with war. Claudius next turns his attention to Hamlet‚ whom he and Gertrude chide for expressing excessive melancholy
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Shakespeare in Act III scene i‚ Claudius admits that he is suffering from his guilty conscious. “How smart a lash that speech doth give my conscience! The harlot’s cheek‚ beautied with plastering art‚ Is not more ugly to the thing that helps it Than is my deed to my most painted word. O heavy burden!” (III‚ i‚ (50-55). This confession doesn’t change my opinion of Claudius because he killed his own brother on purpose and took everything away from him and Hamlet by Claudius killing his father. Claudia
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The comparative analysis of Shakespeare’s “Richard III” circa 1591 and Al Pacino’s 1996 docudrama “Looking for Richard” (LFR) reveals the capacity of these texts to transcend their timeframes due to their exploration of ideas perennially relevant to human nature. As humans‚ there is an innate desire of us to exert our ideals and beliefs on others as well as an underlying ambition for power‚ hence these texts explore the way in which art can be used to shape and reshape historical perceptions as well
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disloyalty and deceit turns Claudius against the other characters‚ and leads to their eventual demise. In Act I‚ the ghost of King Hamlet proclaimed his anger towards Claudius‚ and spoke to Prince Hamlet of his “foul and most unnatural” death (Hamlet 1.5.25). In this exchange‚ the former king explained that his murderer poured poison into his ear as he slept in the garden- the same murderer who betrayed him and now wears his crown. King Hamlet continues by calling Claudius a villain‚ and telling The
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Polonius and Claudius. Polonius constantly tries to gain the kings favor‚ he craves it and will do almost anything to achieve it. Polonius does not seem to care what the consequences of his quest for kingly favor will bring. He spies on Hamlet and even tells King Claudius information about Hamlet that sounds good but has not been confirmed‚ though he acts as if he is certain it is. His want for kingly favor leads him to his death when he decides to hide and spy on Hamlet and Gertrude. Claudius’ greed shows
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find his father dead and his mother married to his father’s brother‚ Claudius. Claudius‚ King of Denmark who has usurped the throne and taken his brother’s wife by killing the former king. Gertrude‚ Queen of Denmark‚ Hamlet’s mother‚ King Hamlet’s widow‚ and Claudius’s new wife. The Ghost‚ Spirit of King Hamlet‚ roaming the earth every night until his soul is avenged. Polonius‚ the Lord Chamberlain and chief councilor to Claudius. Horatio‚ a commoner who went to school with Hamlet and is his best
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of Hamlet. Claudius embodies evil and Hamlet a good man. By Hamlet doing nothing he allows Claudius’ evil to flourish into a poisonous tragedy at the end of Hamlet. Claudius is undoubtedly evil. He commits evil deeds and can therefore be seen as an evil person. From early on in the play we hear that‚ “Something is wrong in the state of Denmark”. That something is the King. Claudius admits to his most evil of deed‚ “A brother’s murder!”. He later marries his brother’s widow. Claudius is called a
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the persons soul was doomed to eternal hell. Although Claudius believes that prayer has the power to forgive those who have plummeted into a life of sin‚ he knows that he himself is unable to ask for forgiveness. Claudius murdered Hamlet’s father‚ and thus can not be forgiven. He has also denied Hamlet’s father the opportunity to pray for his own salvation (the king could not go to heaven without absolution) before he was killed. Claudius realizes that he has committed a mortal sin and therefore
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are simply a true representation of his deep unhappiness. With this line‚ Shakespeare develops the theme of appearance versus reality and that he intends to stress Hamlet’s dedication to truth in contrast to appearances which serve others‚ notably Claudius. Allied to the question of Hamlet’s madness is a variety of references to the idea of acting a part or of presenting a false image to the world. Hamlet demands honesty‚ but is he himself always honest? Many characters‚ at various times‚ seem to be
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Claudius conflict Understandably‚ the intense relationship between Hamlet and his uncle is not a sturdy bond‚ even before Hamlet learnt of his father’s murder‚ and before Claudius began to fear for his safety. It is believed that Hamlet’s distrust and dislike towards Claudius sprung from his mothers “o’erhasty marriage” 2.2.57 and would certainly be the origins of Hamlet’s suspicions. The best scene in which to view the relationship of Hamlet and Claudius would be Scene 3 of Act 4‚ where Claudius
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