Claudius is presented as a multi-faced character. He desired the crown of king Denmark, and killed his brother King Hamlet to acquire it. ... In the beginning he does present the impression of being a good king. King Claudius, as seen in the film Hamlet, is both intelligent and well-spoken, two traits that, put together, complement his manipulative and dangerous nature. ... Hamlet feels that while he is in Denmark his life is poisoned and corrupted by Claudius having the throne. ...

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As Hamlet awaits the performance of the play, watches Claudius at prayer, and then observes Fortinbras and his army march across Denmark, he debates his duty to his father and Denmark, his fate, as well as his conscience. Although he contemplates suicide, and although he refuses to kill Claudius at prayer, he chooses to live in order to deal with the diseased state of Denmark; he vows to kill Claudius when he is sinning; he decides to avenge his father not for his own sake but for the honour of Denmark. ... Living means he must fulfill his duty to his father by taking revenge against his un...

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Hamlet, the prince of Denmark, encounters the ghost of his murdered father. ... As well they each show similarities to the noble late King Hamlet, or the deceitful King Claudius. ... Cornilius and Voltimand are very loyal subjects to any king of Denmark, as is the same for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. ... This is shown by their betrayal of Hamlet, their school friend, in order to please the king, Claudius. ... (II, ii, 60-79) Telling King Claudius pure facts about their meeting with Fortinbras's Uncle. ...

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King Claudius, Polonius and Hamlet all share the common quality; appearing something what they are not in reality, which eventually in the end leads to their demise. King Claudius, the villain of the tragedy, caused his own demise first of all by murdering his own brother, former king Hamlet, and secondly marrying prince Hamlets mother and his sister in law, Gertrude. ... His ambition was to get his hands on the crown and become king of Denmark. ... Claudius convinces the whole kingdom of his sadness for King Hamlet's death. ... Polonius grants his son his blessing to leave Denmark: &q...

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The poison with which Claudius kills King Hamlet spreads in a sense throughout the country, until "something is rotten in Denmark", as Marcellus notes (I.4.90). ... He continues, and notes that the dying king of Norway is "impotent and bedrid, and scarcely hears of his nephew's [Fortinbras] purpose" (I.2.29-30) to attack Denmark. ... Thus, the graphic sickness here was forced and murderous, and subtly reflected how the new king Claudius poisoned the "smooth body" of Denmark as well. ... Throughout the play, Hamlet has opportunities to rid Denmark of ills, such as striking the kneeling C...

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Claudius is only admitting to killing King Hamlet, not asking for forgiveness. ... Claudius is not the noble brother of a fallen king who claimed the throne to save the kingdom, as his subjects believe he is. ... (I, ii, 1-7) Using Claudius' speech as a guide to the truth, the audience believes that King Hamlet died naturally, unaware that the new king murdered him. ... As Claudius' deception of his people further glorifies him as a king, he expels Hamlet out of Elsinore for Hamlet's own safety. ... Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have been employed to carry out the annihi...

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First of all, Hamlet tried to avenge on King Claudius because his uncle, Clauduis, poisoned his father and claimed the throne. ... And finally, Fortinbras, the prince of Norway, whose father had been killed by King Hamlet many years ago, wanted to take over Denmark as the revenge. ... Laertes confessed that King Claudius was the blame because Claudius poisoned Hamlet's mother, and had put poisons into the cup and on Laertes's sword. ... First, he asked permission from King Claudius about his army passing through Denmark during the middle of the play with the reason that Norway dec...

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It is based on the Historia Danica (1200) by Saxo Grammaticus, a Danish historian who wrote it in Latin. ... In Shakespeare's play, the death of Old King Hamlet triggers different actions in its major characters; especially Hamlet, Gertrude, Claudius, Laertes, and to a lesser extent Polonius and Ophelia. ... For example, he introduces the darkness of evil prevalent in Denmark and in its court, when he says: "A serpent stung me, so the whole ear of Denmark is a forged process of my death rankly abused: but know thou noble youth, the serpent that did sting thy father's life now we...

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The most revengeful characters in the play are Hamlet, the Ghost of King Hamlet, King Claudius and Laertes. ... Hamlet feels that, "Denmark is a prison." ... King Claudius is the devious character. ... The devious King Claudius plans to kill Hamlet anyway that he can. ... King Claudius also uses this ironic chance to manipulate Laertes when it is found out that Hamlet in fact killed his father. ...

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"Hamlet" by William Shakespeare, is a revenge tragedy set in Denmark, which was written around 1600. ... "A was a goodly king." ... Fortinbras vows revenge on King Hamlet. ... He has come back to Denmark and now feels that "Denmark's a prison." ... He is extremely loyal to the King and it is as if he cares more about Claudius then he does his daughter. ...

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Claudius the king of Denmark conduct in council gives him the appearance of an Honest and honorable man. ... Claudius speaks highly of Polonius giving him thanks and saying the he was responsible for Claudius becoming king: The head is not more native to the heart, The hand more instrumental to the mouth, Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. ... The king (Claudius) speaks with Hamlet seeming to be concerned with Hamlet. ... Claudius is voted in as king meaning he is already approved by everyone. ... But also has prevented a attack on Denmark (from Fortinbras) proving that he ...

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The characters of whom I speak of are Fortinbras, son of the late King Fortinbras, prince of Norway; Laertes, son of the late Polonius (Lord Chamberlain to the King) and brother to the late Ophelia; and Hamlet, son of the late King Hamlet, prince of Denmark. ... Firstly, there is the son of the late King of Norway, Fortinbras. ... In his wrath, he conspires with Claudius to develop a plan to kill Hamlet. ... When the play begins, King Hamlet is already slain and his mother already remarried to his uncle, Claudius. ... (II.ii.616-617) And catches the conscience of the King it does. ...

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Claudius speaks highly of Polonius giving him thanks and saying the he was responsible for Claudius becoming king: "The head is not more native to the heart, The hand more instrumental to the mouth, Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. ... King Claudius speaks with Hamlet seeming to be concerned with Hamlet. ... Claudius further makes it difficult to uncover the truth by announcing that Hamlet is next in line for the throne of Denmark. This shows that Claudius would let Hamlet become the next king when he is gone. ... Claudius is voted in as king, meaning he is already approved by ever...

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She is now married to King Hamlet's brother Claudius. Claudius also replaces King Hamlet as King of Denmark. ... "Is it the king?" ... Claudius gives a sealed letter to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to give to the king of England asking him to kill Hamlet. ... Eventually Hamlet is returned safely to Denmark. ...

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Relation of religion with "HAMLET" Claudius's murder of King Hamlet, the act catalyzing the drama of the play, is presented as a sin of primordial character and cosmic implications. ... The king being peculiarly the image of God, regicide is a kind of deicide. ... Claudius is thus not only Cain but Adam.[7] Claudius's sin has, for Hamlet at least, turned Denmark into a fallen Eden; thorns and thistles dominate the landscape. ... Claudius has also wed Gertrude, Hamlet's mother and queen of Denmark. ... Denmark's king, queen, and crown prince lying dead on the floo...

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Hamlet is the prince of Denmark. King Hamlet, his father, died recently. ... Claudius, the brother of Old King Hamlet is now the King and husband of Gertrude. ... The ghost of the previous king gave Hamlet the solution that he needed. ... Hamlet was required to not only restore his honor, but to restore the honor of all Denmark as well. ...

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This theme is developed through Shakespeare's play Hamlet, using leading characters showing noble and ignobles traits such as Hamlet and Polonius, as well as King Claudius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern who solely demonstrate ignoble actions. The play Hamlet begins with deception as Claudius has killed his brother, King Hamlet, in order to take power and the love of his wife as well. Throughout the play the newly crowned king Claudius misleads the state of Denmark by keeping the death of Old Hamlet a secret and does not let the rumour believed to be that Old Hamlet was killed by a serpent...

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These images allow the reader to grasp the "rottenness" of Denmark and the inner turmoil Hamlet and Claudius face. ... The nation of Denmark, blameless in the King's death, suffers heavily. ... Still Claudius is unsure of his seat as King, he recognizes he cannot kill Hamlet outright; to do so would incur the wrath of Denmark. ... Without Claudius" death, the decay that has become Denmark will never be destroyed. ... Such love leads to the conclusion; under different circumstances Hamlet would have been a noble King. ...

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Hamlet Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark, son of Queen Gertrude and the late King Hamlet. ... The ghost told Hamlet to seek revenge on King Claudius, but not to harm Queen Gertrude. To prove that the ghost was telling the truth and that Claudius did indeed kill King Hamlet, Prince Hamlet developed a plan. The plan was to catch Claudius expressing guilt for murdering King Hamlet. ... King Claudius tells them about the situation, Something have you heard. ...

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"The plays the thing, Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King." ... To murder Claudius then, Hamlet would have had to go from being part of Denmark's devious world to believing in it's ideals and ultimately no longer just act in it but actively belong to it. ... Is it the King?" ... "O thou vile King, Give me my father." ... His relationships with Claudius, Gertrude and Ophelia are all markedly different but all show symptoms of Hamlet himself becoming an unwilling part of Denmark's doom. ...

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The appearance of the ghost in the first act changes the fate that has struck Denmark with the sudden death of Old King Hamlet and turns the play into a revenge tragedy. ... Old King Hamlet is also representing the "good old" medieval values in contrast to the degeneration of the characters of Claudius, his youngest brother, and Gertrude. ... His appearance on stage reveals the rottenness of the current situation in Denmark. ... How shall he kill Claudius to revenge his father without burden his own soul with sin? ... Hamlet's doubts seem to act as an excuse not to obey the ghos...

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The Shakespeare play Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark reveals a confused character. ... (Bloom3) King Claudius, who is Hamlet's uncle, assumes the throne after the death of Hamlet's father and marries Queen Gertrude, who is Hamlet's mother and the widow to Hamlet's father. ... Polonius asks Ophelia to pretend to be alone while he and the king hide behind the curtains. ... (Schucking12) The ghost of Hamlet's father appears and tells hamlet that it is now time to seek revenge against King Claudius. ... (Uskalis2) Claudius received a letter from Hamlet telling him t...

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The first death that takes place in the play is caused by Claudius who kills Hamlet senior, his brother, in order to marriey Gertrude and be crowned King. Claudius" actions toward Hamlet senior created numerous and unforseen consequences which spoiled the whole reign of Denmark. ... Hamlet is informed by the ghost of his father that he has been murdered by the man who is now King of Denmark and new husband of Hamlet's mother. ... Hamlet, who is very angry because of Claudius" involvement in his father's death and also her marriage with the King, is very rude with her. ......

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King Hamlet's words to Hamlet lead him down a path of insanity. ... Gertrude and Hamlet have had a different emotions regarding the death of King Hamlet and the marriage to Claudius, but it is these emotional ruins that tear them up inside. ... She feels as if she has no soul and her true feeling towards Claudius emerges when she agrees with Hamlet to leave Claudius and refrain from sleeping with him. ... Although the murder of the king and accidental murder of Polonius can be justified, there is no way to justify the cold blooded murder of Rosencrantz and G...

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By pretending to be insane, Hamlet escapes King Claudius being furious with him, while in fact Hamlet does know the truth about how his father died. ... After the play, "Murder of Gonzago", Hamlet wanted to observe King Claudius" reaction to determine whether or not he murdered his father, so he had Horatio do this for him. ... When he does verify that Claudius killed King Hamlet, he only tries to kill him twice: once, when he is praying, Hamlet uses the excuse that he cannot kill a man praying, and the second time, he accidentally killed Polonius instead of Claudius. ... He is discontente...

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