He'd like everyone to forget all about King Hamlet. That way, nobody will wonder whether he died of a snakebite as was reported or not. The less people think about King Hamlet, the safer Claudius is. But Hamlet keeps on bringing it up.
Claudius
King Claudius. He's now also his father, sort of. He's a villain.
From a snakebite when he was asleep in his orchard.
Uncle Claudius poured poison down his ear while he was sleeping in an orchard
Yes. Claudius poured ear poison into King Hamlet's ear as he was sleeping in the garden.
Claudius
Horatio
Claudius
Gertrude, Hamlets mother.
A pearl laced with poison.
King Claudius. He's now also his father, sort of. He's a villain.
From a snakebite when he was asleep in his orchard.
Hamlet's uncle Claudius.
Claudius-who is Hamlets uncle, gets married to getrude and then becomes the new king
Uncle Claudius poured poison down his ear while he was sleeping in an orchard
Yes. Claudius poured ear poison into King Hamlet's ear as he was sleeping in the garden.
Most memorably, in Act 3, scene 3 when he comes across Claudius apparently at his prayers.