CLAUDIUS Introduction 2 Claudius’s character analysis 2 Conclusion 5 Reference List 6 Introduction Hamlet is one of the most famous revenge tragedies of Shakespeare. Claudius’s ambition led him to kill his elder brother, crown himself the king of Denmark, and marry his widow sister-in-law. At the beginning of the play, it is found find that everybody is devastated due to the death of the old king and his son feels worthless and feels his life is pointless due to his father’
Claudius's character analysis of Hamlet
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Table of Contents Introduction......................................................................................................................................2 Claudius’s character analysis...........................................................................................................2 Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5 Reference List..................................................................................................................................6 1 | P a g e
Introduction Hamlet is one of the most famous revenge tragedies of Shakespeare. Each character in Hamlet explores a separate trait of human personality. Shakespeare also introduces Hamlet who is also the protagonist of the drama. He is a procrastinating type of character, who is confused about his actions and dilly-dallies in his decisions. One of the most important characters in the play is Claudius, who is the stepfather and uncle of Hamlet. Claudius is the antagonist in the play and the play revolves around his wicked schemes. The first devilish act of Claudius was when he poisoned his brother in the garden. Claudius’s ambition led him to kill his elder brother, crown himself the king of Denmark, and marry his widow sister-in-law. He is blind for the lust of power and so he decides to get his nephew, Hamlet killed. Although, at the end of the play; Claudius receives his fateful death. Claudius’s character analysis Shakespeare has introduced great villains through his plays. Through Claudius, he portrays a dynamic Machiavellian character; he is both shrewd and charming at the same time. At the beginning of the play, it is found find that everybody is devastated due to the death of the old king and his son feels worthless and feels his life is pointless due to his father’s tragic death and his mother married his uncle right after his death (Sosnowska). Hamlet is filled with anger and remorse in his heart when one night “the ghost” of his father appears and tells about the doings of Claudius and asks him to avenge his death. The ghost informs the biggest crime Claudius has committed for power and for being in love with his brother’s wife (Sosnowska). This event changes the plot and turns into a revenge tragedy. The twist exposes Claudius in front of Hamlet as a heartless murderer. Claudius presents himself here as a political player, with a noble and yet an extremely cunning person (Kruglyak). According to Hamlet, Claudius was a treacherous animal, a drunk, a womanizer and a self-centred person. It is found from the play that Claudius is almost about to get away with the murder of his brother until “the ghost” appears and spills his secrets. It is evident throughout the play that, Claudius is 2 | P a g e
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