Claudius, both uncle and father to Hamlet, second husband to Gertrude and the murderer and brother of the dead king. Despite his moral drawbacks, Claudius is a very impressive king. ... His ability to manipulate others through his speech and his strategic plans are what help him strike a balance in which he maintains control and popularity in Denmark. ... Claudius' speech can be compared to the poison poured in the dead king's ear - sly and swift. The same way he killed the old king. ...

• Word Count: 614
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Gertrude: Cold Mother and Bad Wife Queen Gertrude, the queen of Denmark and widow of King Hamlet now is married to her brother in-law, Claudius. ... She does this by falling in love with Claudius and collaborating with him to kill King Hamlet, Prince Hamlet's father. She did Claudius a favor by marrying him because he wanted to become King and rule Denmark. ... "Good Hamlet, cast thy knighted color off, and let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark. ... In the killing of the grandfather, the previous King Hamlet and the threatening of the new king, Claudius, Gertrude and Haml...

• Word Count: 558
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• Grade Level: High School

Gertrude betrays that love by marrying her brother-in-law, Claudius, and Ophelia betrays his love by refusing him on her father's advice. ... Similarly, her second love betrays her, but by the time she discovers this, she is already dying (after Claudius accidentally poisoned her). ... You could almost call Claudius his second love, since the King wooed Laertes into joining his plot against Hamlet. ... Fortinbras, like Hamlet has lost a father, but instead of turning to a second love, he decides to vent his anger and sorrow by attacking Denmark and reclaiming the land his father l...

• Word Count: 390
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• Grade Level: High School

King Hamlet was a very strong leader of Denmark. ... King Claudius, Hamlets evil brother, craved power more than anything, which eventually lead to his decision to poison King Hamlet. While King Hamlet was in his rose garden, King Claudius slyly poured the poison in King Hamlet's ear. ... As if taking a mans life isn't enough, King Claudius proceeds to take King Hamlet's wife as well. ... As if taking a mans life isn't enough, King Claudius proceeds to take King Hamlet's wife as well. ...

• Word Count: 972
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The unusual thing about this situation was how accepting the people of Denmark were to their new king. ... There would be endless rumors and problems arising from such a relationship, so the government would never allow Claudius to become king. ... The fact that Hamlet had the chance to murder King Claudius could be seen as a huge mistake and the climax of the play. ... If Queen Gertrude did not marry King Claudius, Hamlet would have been king. Also, if Hamlet killed King Claudius when he had the chance, the play would have ended right there. ...

• Word Count: 1178
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In the play Hamlet: Prince of Denmark, a young prince is in search of the truth behind his fathers murder. At first, hamlet sees the ghost of his deceased father and it tells him he was murdered by the now current king, Hamlets Uncle Claudius. ... Hamlet second-guesses himself throughout the play only to end up dying, but not before he kills Claudius. In Oedipus the king, a child is born to a royal couple, this king and queen want to know how their child will be in the future. ... He may have become king but because truth was so important to him Hamlet ended up dying as well. ...

• Word Count: 606
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• Grade Level: High School

In the play Hamlet: Prince of Denmark, a young prince is in search of the truth behind his father's murder. At first, Hamlet sees the ghost of his deceased father and it tells him he was murdered by the now current king, Hamlet's Uncle Claudius. ... Hamlet second-guesses himself throughout the play only to end up dying, but not before he kills Claudius. In Oedipus the king, a child is born to a royal couple, this king and queen want to know how their child will be in the future. ... He may have become king but because truth was so important to him Hamlet ended up dying as well. ...

• Word Count: 587
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In saying that Denmark is an "unweeded garden, that grows to seed; things rank in nature possess it merely" Hamlet compares his home country, even the world, to a garden that has been infested by things dismal by nature. ... At the same time, Hamlet compares his uncle, the new king to a satyr, or a half-man half-goat. Hamlet reveals his strong dislike for his uncle, and Claudius" unworthiness to follow his father as the new king. ... Hamlet begins to ponder the reason that his mother had gone unto Claudius. ... Mere weeks earlier, Claudius was her brother in law, and now her husband. ...

• Word Count: 1185
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Hamlet's father tells him that his brother, Claudius (the new king of Denmark), assassinated him. Only one month after his father was murdered, Gertrude (Hamlet's mother) married his Uncle Claudius, leaving Hamlet feeling betrayed and depressed. ... To make things worse, Hamlet has "sworn't" (p.63: 119) his revenge on King Claudius and thus decides to "act strange or odd" (p. 67: 190). ...

• Word Count: 1446
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School