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An exploration of the ways Shakespeare presents the character Claudius From Claudius's first speech the audience gains the impression the character is political and educated. Shakespeare uses metaphorical language to emphasis this. Claudius's first speech in the script is full of metaphorical language, and it shows a manipulating, persuasive character who can convince a kingdom that it was perfectly acceptable for him to marry his brother's wife just a few weeks after his death. It is the language Shakespeare has chosen to give Claudius that can convince others that he is morally correct. He uses imagery of facial features to represent the kingdom as one body. An example of this is 'in one brow of woe,' which refers to the kingdom as all having one joint eyebrow. Again he is giving his opinion and views but insinuates it is what everyone else should be thinking too. The situation Shakespeare...

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