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Essay On Hamlet's Interaction With Claudius

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Baldwin, Zane Ms. McKinney 6th Period 4-26-23 First, analyze Hamlet’s interaction with Claudius in Scene 2, lines 64-128. Claudius asked Hamlet why he still was mourning his father’s death and wearing clothes which were black. Hamlet told Claudius his sadness was so extreme; his appearance did not reflect the level of sadness. Claudius told Hamlet that everyone’s father dies, and to not mourn for too long. Claudius also said for Hamlet to refer to him as a father for the time being. Claudius was trying to help rid sadness over his brother’s death, by using happiness from the marriage. Hamlet sees Claudius’ marriage as an incestual marriage. Hamlet just wanted time to himself and did not want the help from Claudius. Next, analyze …show more content…

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