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Explore the thoughts and feelings of Hamlet and Claudius in Act 2 Scene 1.
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Explore the thoughts and feelings of Hamlet and Claudius in Act 2 Scene 1 To many people William Shakespeare's Hamlet is the most vivid and descriptive tragedy that he has ever written. In all classic tragedies the hero suffers, and usually dies at the end. Othello stabs himself, Romeo and Juliet commit suicide, and like them, Hamlet kills the traitor but also dies himself. The speeches of Claudius and Hamlet are one of the main features of the play that focus on their own personal feelings and the ways in which the audience react to them and their actions. Claudius makes his speech in the Great Hall of Elsinore Castle surrounded by his lords and associates. The purpose of his speech is to make everyone aware that he is King and he is now the new ruler of Denmark. He starts off by addressing the crowd by talking about his late brothers...
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