The Ghost. But Hamlet had already cast Claudius in this role, as can be seen in his line "O my prophetic soul! Mine uncle!". Although Claudius is certainly a murderer, and a wrongdoer, he is much more sympathetic when we do not look at him through Hamlet or his father's eyes.
Whenever Hamlet talks about a villain, he's talking about his uncle King Claudius. He's often unwilling to accuse him directly and pretends he's talking in generalities about how everyone's evil. But Claudius is definitely the villain of the piece.
The uncle poured poison down his father's ear. Hamlet suspects that Claudius, his uncle, is a murderer in that he suspects that Claudius killed Hamlet's father, Claudius's brother, in order to become King. When the Ghost reveals to Hamlet that he was killed by Claudius, Hamlet's immediate reaction is, "O my prophetic soul! My uncle?"--which is a pretty clear indication that Hamlet had some serious suspicions beforehand.
Gertrude is the Queen of Denmark and the mother of Hamlet. She has no idea that Claudius killed her son's father. As shown in Act 3 scene 4. This reasoning comes from where Hamlet goes to her room and tells her angrily of what she has done wrong. It is news to her of Claudius being a murder and a villain.
In terms of the play characters, Claudius is important because he's the villain, opposite Hamlet as the hero. During the play, when we think of the characters as real people, Claudius is important because he's the King.
Claudius hopes that Hamlet will be killed in England. Claudius is the King and is also the brother of Hamlet.
Whenever Hamlet talks about a villain, he's talking about his uncle King Claudius. He's often unwilling to accuse him directly and pretends he's talking in generalities about how everyone's evil. But Claudius is definitely the villain of the piece.
He reveals that Claudius murdered him. He doesn't tell Hamlet anything about Gertrude he didn't already know.
The line "Thou art a villain" is spoken by Hamlet to Claudius in Act 4, Scene 2 of William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet." Hamlet confronts Claudius about his guilt in the murder of King Hamlet.
The uncle poured poison down his father's ear. Hamlet suspects that Claudius, his uncle, is a murderer in that he suspects that Claudius killed Hamlet's father, Claudius's brother, in order to become King. When the Ghost reveals to Hamlet that he was killed by Claudius, Hamlet's immediate reaction is, "O my prophetic soul! My uncle?"--which is a pretty clear indication that Hamlet had some serious suspicions beforehand.
Gertrude is the Queen of Denmark and the mother of Hamlet. She has no idea that Claudius killed her son's father. As shown in Act 3 scene 4. This reasoning comes from where Hamlet goes to her room and tells her angrily of what she has done wrong. It is news to her of Claudius being a murder and a villain.
In terms of the play characters, Claudius is important because he's the villain, opposite Hamlet as the hero. During the play, when we think of the characters as real people, Claudius is important because he's the King.
Claudius hopes that Hamlet will be killed in England. Claudius is the King and is also the brother of Hamlet.
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His brother, Claudius, came out into the garden while King Hamlet was sleeping and poured poison into his ear.
Claudius is married to Gertrude (Hamlet's mother and widow to the former king).
Gertrude, Hamlet's mother and wife of his Uncle Claudius, King of Denmark.
Hamlet's uncle Claudius killed Hamlet's father (called Hamlet Sr.). The ghost of Hamlet Sr. comes back from the dead and tells Hamlet Jr. so. Hamlet Jr. confirms this by re-enacting the murder as a play, which upsets Uncle Claudius.