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Analyse the character of Hamlet as he appears up to the end of Act II Scene I.
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Helen Williams Essay - Analyse the character of Hamlet as he appears up to the end of Act II Scene I Hamlet first appears in the second scene, as the King - his uncle - Claudius is delivering a carefully prepared speech. Although he doesn't know yet that it was Claudius who killed his father, Hamlet is very suspicious of Claudius and holds a lot of resentment towards him. Hamlet's fist words portray his feelings towards his uncle: "A little more than kin, and less than kind." This is a sarcastic comment, displaying how he feels about the marriage of his mother and her brother-in-law. He feels that Claudius is too close for comfort. When Claudius insensitively asks why Hamlet is still mourning: "How is it that the clouds still hang on you?" Hamlet replies: "Not so my lord, I am too much I' th' sun." Hamlet turns Claudius' words around, to use the metaphor of the weather to...
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