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How Does Hamlet Kill Claudius

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Hamlet is one of the most famous written books by Shakespeare (Shakespeare, 278). It’s second after Cinderella to have the most number of audiences. It is a well written story revolving around a royal family and its members’ greed to inherit the throne through extreme methods. King Claudius kills King Hamlet by pouring poison into his ears. He then goes on to inherit the throne despite there being rules against treason and murder. He also marries the dead King’s wife after three months of grieving. All these actions portray how hungry he was for King Hamlet’s wife and throne. The dead King appears in the form of a ghost to his son Prince Hamlet. He narrates the whole story of how Claudius killed him with a poison through his ears, and he seeks revenge from his son. He wants Prince Hamlet to revenge his death. Prince Hamlet has a hard time believing the ghost’s story but later on, the whole truth gets revealed in a play he plotted. He feigns madness to revenge for his father's death. Shakespeare, in this play, delays the whole action of Prince Hamlet killing Claudius for some reasons (Shakespeare, 125). Every novel or a movie critic stipulates his/her reasons for this delay. Some say Shakespeare intended to prolong the book; others say …show more content…

He is a masterpiece in establishing the reality of issues. He is also portrayed as a determined fellow who always gets what he wants no matter the cost. He is depicted as a Catholic who believes the religious and ecclesiastical laws staunchly about revenge and taking a humans life. The features that would efficiently describe him include, devout, afraid and not a coward, determined, skillful and a person of character. He can also be the right defender of justice as he does not act without justifiable reasons behind his actions. He is finally cautious to execute his plans when the timing is right having prepared and delayed the revenge for

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