It was an accident. He didn't know it was Polonius. He thought it was the King. O.k. in one scene of "Hamlet", when Hamlet approached his Mother, the Queen and argued with her, saying that she's evil and has no love for her previous husband (Hamlet's father, the King) and doesn't like being his Mother. Enraged, she walked away, but Hamlet grabbed her by the wrist and said "Listen to me!". She was so frightened, she called for help. Then Polonius, who was hiding behing a curtain, called "Help!". Then Hamlet, mistaking it for the King's voice, took out his sword and stabbed the curtain, killing Polonius.
Claudius...Apexxx
The death of his father and the marriage of his mother Gertrude to his uncle Claudius.
Hamlet's plan is to stage a play which will re-enact the murder of his father and then to discover whether Claudius is guilty of the murder or not based on his reaction to the play.
From a snakebite when he was asleep in his orchard.
King Claudius. He's now also his father, sort of. He's a villain.
Uncle Claudius poured poison down his ear while he was sleeping in an orchard
The death of his father and the marriage of his mother Gertrude to his uncle Claudius.
Hamlet's plan is to stage a play which will re-enact the murder of his father and then to discover whether Claudius is guilty of the murder or not based on his reaction to the play.
From a snakebite when he was asleep in his orchard.
Hamlet's uncle Claudius.
King Claudius. He's now also his father, sort of. He's a villain.
Uncle Claudius poured poison down his ear while he was sleeping in an orchard
Hamlet's father is murdered by Claudius (Hamlet's uncle).
Claudius was hamlets Uncle and later became his stepfather because his mother Queen Gertrude married Hamlets uncle "Claudius".
Claudius
If this is Claudius in Hamlet, its because he killed hamlets father to take the thrown.
Horatio
Claudius