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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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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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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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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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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of regicide. Claudius killed King Hamlet‚ his brother‚ because he wants the power of the throne. The two characters‚ antagonist and victim‚ are clearly juxtaposed in personality by Shakespeare to create a contrast between the two figures that Prince Hamlet later draws on to motivate his own act of regicide. Claudius is a political figure. He schemed‚ lied‚ and spied on others. Indeed‚ he killed King Hamlet by pouring poison into the King’s ear. This act was a symbol of not only Claudius’ scheming nature
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timeless tragedy written by literary mastermind William Shakespeare‚ has puzzled scholars for decades. Hamlet‚ who is arguably the most enigmatic character in English literature‚ is a vividly thoughtful young prince who conspires revenge on his uncle Claudius for the murder of his father King Hamlet. Hamlet becomes obsessed with achieving this justice for his father’s death‚ a duty he views as noble‚ but he quickly comes to realize that carrying out the murder is not as simple a task as he originally
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and arrogant person. All these flaws contribute a hard life to him through out the play and they also lead him to his own destruction at the end of the play. Hamlet’s decisiveness ruins his life. He has the best chance to kill Claudius‚ but his hesitation just let Claudius go from Hamlet’s hand. “That would be scann’d: A villain kills my father; and for that‚ I‚ his
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