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Claudius was hamlets Uncle and later became his stepfather because his mother Queen Gertrude married Hamlets uncle "Claudius".
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∙ 13y agoKing Claudius is an anatgonist in Shakespeare play Hamlet.He is the brother of King of Denmark and married Gertude the Queen after the murder of the King to usurp the throne.
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∙ 12y agoClaudius is the antagonist. He is the brother and murderer of the late King Hamlet, who marries his brother's widow. He is the man which Hamlet must kill to avenge his father.
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∙ 12y agoHamlet is Claudius's stepson. Claudius has no son of his own. He says to Hamlet "Think of us as of a father, for let the world take note, you are the most immediate to our throne."
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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 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.
Claudius and gertrude are the rulers of?
Claudius kills Old Hamlet the former king, then marries Gertrude (Old Hamlet's wife) so Claudius is now the King of Denmark.
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 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).
Claudius and gertrude are the rulers of?
Claudius kills Old Hamlet the former king, then marries Gertrude (Old Hamlet's wife) so Claudius is now the King of Denmark.
What country would King Claudius like to send Hamlet?
Claudius sends Hamlet to England, but he doesn't get there.
How are Hamlet and king Gertrude related?
Claudius and King Hamlet were brothers. Gertrude was married to King Hamlet first, and then she married Claudius.
What is Claudius' relationship to Prince Hamlet in Shakespeare's play?
Gertrude's first husband was King Hamlet. King Hamlet was the brother of Claudius. This makes Claudius and Gertrude in-laws. After Claudius murders King Hamlet, he marries Gertrude, so they are then husband and wife.
What is hamlet's uncle's name?
Claudius: The new King of Denmark.Claudius
Who is Claudius in Julius Caesar?
Claudius is a fictional king in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet." He was the brother and uncle of King Hamlet and Hamlet.
Why does Claudius feel guilty for?
Claudius feels guilty because he killed King Hamlet
