Claudius and Hamlet Claudius & Hamlet, would the inhumane and sick character please step forth. Upon reading the sampling of Hamlet criticisms in John Jump's Hamlet (Selections) I disagreed with a few of the critics, but my analysis was the most different from Wilson Knight's interpretation. ... This is clearly demonstrated through his relationship with the fair Ophelia. ... Later in this scene he tells Ophelia that she should go to a nunnery. ... Hamlet is also responsible for the death of Ophelia's father, Polonius. ...

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CHARACTERS Rosencrantz - A bumbling, ridiculous but harmless Elizabethan gentleman. ... While Hamlet's main character trait in Shakespeare's play is, perhaps, openness (he can't stop telling the audience what he is thinking) the Hamlet of Stoppard's play is much more mysterious. ... In fact, the entire court seems to be at odds with the two main characters. ... PLOT ANALYSIS It is difficult to comment on the plot of R&G as a whole, because it is composed of so many disparate ideas. ... They are not people in search of meaning; they are characters in search of motiva...

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