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A 3 page essay that discusses Shakespeare's characterization of Claudius in "Hamlet." No additional sources cited.
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Store, Enterprises Inc. By - properly! From the beginning of Hamlet, the choices made by King
Claudius reveal him to be conniving, shrewd and lustful. Unlike Hamlet, who is preoccupied with questions concerning ethics and morality, Claudius is concerned only with maintaining power and concealing the
fact that he murdered his brother, Hamlets father. In every instance in the play, when faced with a decision, Claudius chooses whatever is in his own best interests, never considering
others, and, in so doing, indicates his basic self-centeredness and preoccupation with power. For example, at the beginning of the play, when Hamlet has expressed an desire to return
to school, Claudius, supported by Gertrude, persuades Hamlet to stay. Lost in his grief and obviously distressed over his mothers recent marriage, returning to school and a different environment would
have benefitted Hamlet, but Claudius obviously wanted to keep the disturbed melancholy prince under observation. This changes in Act IV, scene I, when Claudius learns from Gertrude that Hamlet has
murdered Polonius. Rather than being concerned that Gertrude might have been in danger or that one of his advisors has died at the hands of his stepson, the immediate reaction
of Claudius is the realization that if had been behind the curtain, Hamlet would have killed him. Claudius could have been concerned with justice and brought Hamlets deed out
into the open. However, his focus is on not allowing the incident to reflect on his court and he tells Gertrude that, using "all our majesty and skill,/[he must] Both
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