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Claudius And Hamlet
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When at the beginning of Act I scene ii of Hamlet we find that Claudius, and not young Hamlet is king of Denmark, we are surprised.
Part of this surprise comes from our anticipation that the son of the old king should be the natural heir to the .... Middle of Term Paper
... to seize power.
But taking control and remaining in control are two different things Claudius has some explaining to do, and this is precisely what occupies him for most of the second scene.
It is practical concerns, Claudius argues, that have forced him to become king. There is of course the threat of Fortinbras who, thinking Denmark to be vulnerable "by our late dear brother's death" has been demanding "the surrender of those lands/Lost by his father" (I, ii, 23-24). In a gesture of contemptuous superiority, Claudius simply declares "So much for him" (I, ii, 25). That crisis is over.
The fact is Claudius is in control. He has al ... |
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