In his book, The Wheel of Fire, he continues this line of thought to conclude that Claudius is a good and gentle king, enmeshed by the chain of causality linking him with his crime. ... This fits Knight's observation that Claudius is a good and gentle king (Jump, 125). ... His diplomatic skills can be seen in his good relationship with the king of England. ... Another indication of the people's support of Claudius is that he was elected by the people to become king. ... This indicates that Old Hamlet may not have been as pure as the reader is led to believe, and perhaps Claudius trul...

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• Grade Level: High School

Two is to somehow induce her to stop loving Claudius. ... Gertrude would also not condemn Hamlet for killing or attempting to kill Claudius if she did not love Claudius. ... Thus, she would stop loving Claudius. ... Ultimately, of course, Hamlet decides to kill Claudius. ... Most importantly, his mother, in drinking Claudius' drink and thus poisoning herself, becomes conscious of Claudius' treachery. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

While Hamlet tries to pick up the pieces of his shattered idealism, he consciously embarks on a quest to seek the truth hidden in Elsinore; this mission of Hamlet's is in stark contrast to Claudius' fervent effort to obscure the truth of King Hamlet's murder. The question of Hamlet's sanity is irrelevant, but instead his melancholy disposition is the centering aspect of the play The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. ... Claudius assures himself the crown by murdering the King while Hamlet is away at Wittenberg. Not only is Hamlet offended that he is not King, but he que...

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• Grade Level: High School

During his investigation, he receives a letter saying that Lorenzo killed his son, but he doubts this so he runs to the king for justice. ... Hieronimo becomes a blood thirsty maniac and when the king calls for his arrest, he commits suicide. ... Hieronimo hesitates first because he goes to the king and then he is faced with Isabella's madness which is caused by Andrea's death. ... Everyone is working and something strange is happening in Denmark. ...

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Hamlet - A Friend of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and Prince of Denmark. ... Claudius may be one, since he seems to care little about them, wanting only to use them for his own purposes. ... Claudius--who hardly knows Hamlet, let alone Rosencrantz and Guildenstern-- calls them, so they must come. ... Finally, they realize that the King has sent for them. ... (They were taking a letter to the English King, telling him to execute Hamlet, and Hamlet changed it with a letter that asked the English King to execute Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.) ...

• Word Count: 3860
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School