Claudius Allusion

Claudius’ apathy is shown throughout the play, although in Act I scene ii Claudius is portraying his lack of sympathy towards his son and

In this speech, Claudius wisely starts off with the recognition of Denmark’s grief over the death of King Hamlet through the use of personification where it says, “ our whole kingdom to be contracted in one brow of woe). This helps emphasize that Denmark, as a whole, has suffered a loss. He also says that he still has fresh (green) memories of his brother. He starts off his speech saying all of this because he wants Denmark to think that he is also grieving with them as a nation and that he not only lost a King like everyone else but he also lost a brother. His use of language in speech really exemplifies how Claudius is the master of deception

Everyone has to deal with loss and Shakespeare understood that within his play Hamlet. Throughout the play Hamlet is dealing with the loss of his father, in fact he gives several soliloquies about it. Perhaps the most famous soliloquy given is the one from Act III, scene i. Hamlet begins with the famous line, “To be, or not to be, that is the question:”(1). Although there are many literary devices used within this excerpt, the most prominent are syntax, diction, and imagery, and Shakespeare creatively uses each to portray Hamlet’s state of mind.

In Act 2, Scene 2, a theatrical troupe arrives at the castle to perform a speech from Aeneid. Impressed with the player’s performance, Hamlet asks that the player act out a short speech he has written for the next day. Once alone, Hamlet undergoes an introspection that sheds light to his cowardly disposition. The soliloquy is divided into three sections: problem, cause, and resolution. Through his initial self-condemnation for being passive, Hamlet realizes the essence of his internal struggle and devises a plan to take action without having to go against his true nature.

Hamlet is a Shakespearean play about a distraught prince who comes home to Denmark at the news of his father’s death. Once he finds out that his uncle Claudius has married his mother and become king himself, Hamlet suspects foul play. When his father 's ghost comes back to tell him of Claudius’s sins, he is asked to murder Claudius for revenge, but he isn’t sure if he can do it. Some scholars, researchers, and casual readers would argue that this drives Hamlet mad by burdening him with decision. Others would say that after he accepts his father 's plea for vengeance, that he uses this cloak of madness as a disguise so Claudius cannot see his murderous intentions. As many researchers know there is much evidence for both his sanity, and his madness. But which is true?

In great literature there are often characters who are deceitful to others to carry out a

Deception is a common tool among people of the world. For as long as we have communicated, we have worked our way around truths. The art of deception is very intricate and fragile, having to be planned carefully. In Hamlet by William Shakespeare, several characters use deception to get their own way. Three of them who made use of it are Claudius, Laertes, and Hamlet. The characters’ motivations for being deceptive differ, but the act of trickery does not. In many ways, we can see how Shakespeare was fascinated by deception and the way it could drive a story.

Like many things, Hamlet is intelligent and honorable, but his indecisiveness is the cause of his tragic downfall. In the play Hamlet, William Shakespeare portrays that Hamlet is very incapable of finishing the task at hand. Throughout the drama Hamlet faces many trials and tribulations due to his late father Hamlet, who was murderously killed by Claudius. His inability to kill Claudius and himself is one grand flaw of an epic hero.

When he learns Claudius is responsible for the death of his father, he intends to reveal this newfound information to not only Gertrude, but the rest of the characters. He is smart enough to know that she will not believe him based solely on his encounter with the ghost, and must create a trap where Claudius will reveal his guilt on his own. When the players arrive at the castle, he alters their script to mimic the king’s murder and “catch the conscience of the king” (II.ii.567). During the performance, Claudius shows signs of guilt and worry, making Hamlet’s plan a success and proving his

In order to exemplify and prove strength of character and extreme guidance among the people, he authoritatively acts upon Norway’s proceedings toward Denmark. He immediately calls upon two Danish ambassadors to Norway to deliver a letter to the king and stop the king’s nephew’s advances. With Shakespeare’s use of words such as “we here dispatch You… to business with the King” (1.2.33-34, 1.2.37), Claudius exerts his authority over the Danish people as a king. He is specifically pointing out people that new the previous king and directing them into doing a task not only for the King but for the benefit of the whole kingdom. He decisively uses his power as king to show the people that he is able to be a leader to the country just as much as his brother was. The new king, Claudius, uses many different uses of language in order to persuade the people to believe he is right in marrying the previous king’s wife and assuming the role of king before

To test Claudius’s guilt, Hamlet adds a scene reenacting the murder of Hamlet’s father. Claudius abruptly leaves the play, and afterward, tries to pray. When Claudius is praying, Hamlet is considering killing him, but decides not to because he wants to kill him in sin so that he does not get a chance at last confession. They also all end up dying later in the story due to a sword fight and poison.

When Hamlet’s father died, he met a Ghost that told him to get revenge for what happened to his father. Hamlet decides to kill Claudius because he knows that Claudius killed his dad. He needs to find proof that he did commit

n Claudius’s Act 3, Scene 3 soliloquy he continuously contemplates his sins and self-righteousness through the use of syntax and diction that aid to the development of Claudius’s ornate thoughts. Shakespeare’s intense gripping diction mimics the intensity of Claudius’s emotion that bring a better understanding of his true judgement; “thicker than itself with brother’s blood”(line 10) grasps the audience's attention instantly because it allows the readers to understand the true meaning behind his thoughts, which are ultimately questioning his sins. Shakespeare tends to use literary devices such as metaphors and juxtaposition to better distinguish his overall opinions. “To wash it white as snow”(Line 12), this specific metaphor was used to further enrich Claudius’s diction to convey the strong emotions that he is feeling at this moment that seem to pass him, “white as snow” was used to illustrate the connotation between purity.

consciousness must deal with the frightful truth. Therefore, when dealing with Claudius, Hamlet's attitude is extremely complex and intricate. The concepts of death and sexuality are interchangeable in this play. To the reader, it is evident that Hamlet hates his uncle, but his despise of Claudius comes more from his jealousy than from anything else. The more Hamlet criticizes Claudius, the more his unconscious feelings start to unravel. Hence, Hamlet is faced with a dilemma by acknowledging the same feelings his uncle has towards his mother, even though he detests Claudius, and yet on the other hand, he feels the need to avenge his father's death. It takes Hamlet a month to decide to finally take action against Claudius. Hamlet is convinced of Claudius' guilt, but his own guilt prevents him from completely eliminating his uncle. Hamlet is still trying to "repress" his own sexual desires. It could be construed that Claudius

In Act 3, Claudius’ hypocritical appearance exemplifies itself. Contrasting the callous portrayal Hamlet crafts of Claudius, Claudius seems to be susceptible to ambiguity, and he undoubtedly fears the ramifications of his wickedness. Claudius grasps the enormousness of his murder, equating it to the “primal eldest curse” (III.iii.40) which alludes to Cain’s murdering of his brother Abel. Shakespeare utilizes this allusion to augment the cruelty of Claudius’ murder which produces the association of the murder being a deed equivalent to the first of all murders. While he struggles with internal torment and longs for atonement of his sin, Claudius’ soliloquy exposes his deceitful morality because his quest for clemency is atypical and a tussle