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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.

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Q: Who reveals that Claudius is the villain in Hamlet?
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Who is the villain Hamlet refers to in line 594?

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.


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Who was gertrude in Hamlet?

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.


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