Claudius Character Summary
- Created by: joshharwood96
- Created on: 21-03-15 17:13
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- Claudius
- Key Quotes
- By Hamlet
- 'smiling, damned villain!'
- 'remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villian'
- Worry/Guilt
- 'he shall with speed to England'
- 'what should this mean? Are all the rest come back? Or is it some abuse and no such thing?'
- Cleverness/ Shrewdness
- 'what he spake... was not like madness'
- 'you may choose a sword unabted'
- 'I'll anoint my sword'
- 'A chalice for the nonce' 'If he by chance escape your venomed stuck,our purpose may hold there'
- Death
- 'He is justly served, it is a poison tempered by himself'
- By Hamlet
- Background
- Hamlets uncle/ step-father and new King of Denmark
- At the beginning he seems to have come to terms within actions through seduction, treachery and murder
- Murdered King Hamlet and married his wife Gertrude so he would become King. Even though Hamlet was the heir
- After the ghost of Hamlet returns Claudius realises he is under suspicion and becomes power-hungry and scheming
- Claudius sends Hamlet to England to be killed
- After this plan is foiled he gives the job to Laertes to do
- 'A sword unbated, and, in a pass of practice, Requite him for your father'
- After this plan is foiled he gives the job to Laertes to do
- He is pro-active and plays God using others to change events, Laertes
- The King's guilt is shown at the 'Murder of Gonzago'
- Key Quotes
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