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Claudius tells us the reasons for his crime in Act 3 Scene 3. "I am still possessed of those effects for which I did the murder: my crown, my own ambition, and my queen." So, his motives were to become king, to become more important and powerful than he was, and to marry Gertrude whom he loved.
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What does cladius arrange to happen to Hamlet when he arrives in England?
King Claudius believes that Hamlet is a threat to him because Hamlet killed Polonius, who was hiding behind the curtains and Hamlet and actually thought it was Claudius. Claudius feels threatened and in danger by Hamlets behavior and as a precaution sends him to England, where Claudius also sends a letter to kill Hamlet upon arrival in England.
Claudius hopes that Hamlet will be killed in?
Claudius hopes that Hamlet will be killed in England. Claudius is the King and is also the brother of Hamlet.
What is the name of the Queen of Denmark in Shakespeare's Hamlet?
Gertrude, Hamlet's mother and wife of his Uncle Claudius, King of Denmark.
Who killed King Hamlet?
King Hamlet, in Shakespeare's play, was poisoned by his brother Claudius.
What is Claudius the king of in Hamlet?
Claudius was hamlets Uncle and later became his stepfather because his mother Queen Gertrude married Hamlets uncle "Claudius".
How didn't anyone know Hamlet was going to kill king Claudius?
Claudius knew. That's why he conspired with Laertes to kill Hamlet first.
What does cladius arrange to happen to Hamlet when he arrives in England?
King Claudius believes that Hamlet is a threat to him because Hamlet killed Polonius, who was hiding behind the curtains and Hamlet and actually thought it was Claudius. Claudius feels threatened and in danger by Hamlets behavior and as a precaution sends him to England, where Claudius also sends a letter to kill Hamlet upon arrival in England.
Claudius hopes that Hamlet will be killed in?
Claudius hopes that Hamlet will be killed in England. Claudius is the King and is also the brother of Hamlet.
What is the name of the Queen of Denmark in Shakespeare's Hamlet?
Gertrude, Hamlet's mother and wife of his Uncle Claudius, King of Denmark.
Why does Hamlet take so long to kill Claudius?
Claudius is the king, right? That means he's surrounded by bodyguards all the time. You can't just march up to him with a knife in your hand. Hamlet has to find the right moment before he can kill Claudius.
Who killed King Hamlet?
King Hamlet, in Shakespeare's play, was poisoned by his brother Claudius.
What is Claudius the king of in Hamlet?
Claudius was hamlets Uncle and later became his stepfather because his mother Queen Gertrude married Hamlets uncle "Claudius".
Why does Hamlet decide not to kill Claudius after the traveling player's play?
Hamlet finds Claudius praying for forgiveness after the play. He decides that if he were to kill Claudius at that moment, Claudius would go to heaven rather than to hell. Hamlet decides to wait until he finds Claudius sinning, in order to kill him.
Why does Hamlet stab and kill Polonius?
Before Hamlet enters his mother's chamber, Polonius is having a discussion with Hamlet's mother Gertrude. As Hamlet enters the room, Polonius conceals himself behind a tapestry hanging from the wall. When he hears Gertrude begin to feel threatened by Hamlet, he cries out for help, thinking that he would kill them both. Hamlet hears Polonius, and believes him to be a rat/spy (possibly even King Claudius, but it is unclear if he truly believes this). Hamlet stabs through the tapestry killing Polonius, who remarks "O, I am slain".
What does the ghost reveal about the manner of his death in hamlet?
His brother, Claudius, came out into the garden while King Hamlet was sleeping and poured poison into his ear.
Who marries Claudius in Hamlet?
Claudius is married to Gertrude (Hamlet's mother and widow to the former king).
How does Claudius kill King Hamlet and why?
Hamlet stabs Claudius with a poisoned sword, but only the tip is poisonous and it is dubious whether Laertes' poisoned tip cuts the king as King Claudius cries out for help claiming he is only hurt. Hamlet then holds him down and forces him to drink the last of the poisoned wine that had been intended for Hamlet, but his mother, the queen, drank it and died. Laertes says the king "is justly served; It is a poison temper'd by himself. [the king]" Implying Laertes' poison didn't kill Claudius, Claudius's poison killed himself, just as Laertes was slain by his own posion from the sword. So, Hamlet kills Claudius by making him drink a cup of poisoned wine that Claudius had intended for Hamlet.
