“ Considering the natural lust for power so inherit in man, I fear the thirst of power will prevail to oppress the people.” - George Mason. In the play Hamlet by Shakespeare, prince Hamlet discovers that his uncle Claudius killed his brother which is prince Hamlet's father, in order to gain power. Claudius is the antagonist of the play which is the villain. He is cruel and he uses his charm when he is suspected into killing his own brother. With what he did, he turns people against each other, through his manipulative choices, his lies and deceit. Later Claudius decides that he will not make up for what he wrongfully did.
His actions caused many people to did. He craves power more than he values others even his family. One may think a man first priorities is to make sure their family is cared for. With his morals and family sacrificed, he continues to stay in power by any means necessary even if more people are killed just because of his devious decisions. In scene three Hamlet kills Polonius, things go from bad to worse in a matter of time because of Claudius. The play that Hamlet wrote was performed for the king and queen.
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Later, Hamlet choked his own mother for being with a man that murdered his powerful father. Then, Polonius made a noise to try and help her. Hamlet then stabbed him to death repeatedly. The ghost of king Hamlet reappeared and reminded him to leave his mom out of it and to focus on avenging his father's death and to stop getting distracted. They talked more and then Hamlet went to