How is Claudius like Pyrrhus?

Answer 1

They both love Ophelia. They both seek vengeance, and find that the quest for vengeance pushes them toward the throne of Denmark. They end up getting what they want, but dying in the process. They may both be seen as quasi-heroic protagonists.

Answer 2

They are both male. That's about it. Hamlet is fictional; Shakespeare was real. Hamlet is Danish; Shakespeare was English. Hamlet is royal; Shakespeare was middle-class. Hamlet was a University man; Shakespeare never made it to university. Hamlet is thirty and still a bachelor; Shakespeare was married when he was eighteen. Hamlet's father was murdered; Shakespeare's father died of old age. Hamlet's mother's name was Gertrude; Shakespeare's mother's name was Mary. Hamlet did have an interest in the theatre, as Shakespeare obviously did, but Hamlet's taste was for plays which were aimed at intellectual snobs like himself, and were "caviare to the general", whereas Shakespeare's plays are intended to please (and do please) a broad audience.

Answer 3

In both works, an uncle of a King's son in line to be the next ruler steals the throne by killing the King, his brother. Scar kills Mufasa while Claudius kills Hamlet. The plot at this point is very similar but what happens afterwards is when the plots begin to split up.

Answer 4

They are both tragedies, ending with the death of the main character and many others, both based on legends or history of ancient times, both with many quotable lines, both of which are taught frequently in schools.

Answer 5

Pyrrhus (the character in the speech given by the Player depicting the fall of Troy, not the real person) differs from Hamlet in several respects. Pyrrhus is a Greek soldier in a war; Hamlet is not a soldier. Pyrrhus had no plans to avenge his father Achilles; Hamlet was all about revenge. Pyrrhus (in most accounts) was brutal and heartless; Hamlet was not. In fact, come to think of it, it is harder to answer how Hamlet is LIKE Pyrrhus than the other way around.

Answer 6

Pyrrhus, or at least the one the player talks about in Hamlet, is the son of Achilles, who was later called Neoptolemus. His father, like Hamlet's, was killed, and he sought revenge. Unlike Hamlet's father, Achilles was killed fairly in battle, and unlike Hamlet, Pyrrhus took revenge, not on the killer, but his surviving family.

Answer 7

they both have a lust for revenge,a determination for success of the throne and both want to keep secrets but want to be informed of everything they wish to know...

Answer 8

They have both murdered a King.

Hamlet may be indecisive because he realizes if he kills Claudius, he'll bring himself down to Claudius's level.

Answer 9

both want revenge for their fathers death