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This quote came from Fortinbras at the end of the play when he came into the castle and saw everyone dead. I think basically what Shakespeare was trying to get us to realize was thateverything that goes around, comes around. When you think about it, everyone that died did something that they didn't necessarily deserve to die for but deserved some type of punishment. Gertrude obviously had an affair with Claudius before King Hamlet died. Claudius tried to kill Hamlet. Hamlet killed Polonius and tried to kill Claudius. And Laertes tried to kill Hamlet. I think Shakespeare main message in the play was simply Karma is a cruel mistress.

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"This quarry cries on havoc. O proud Death, What feast is toward in thine eternal cell, That thou so many princes at a shot so bloodily hast struck."
Act 5 Scene 2, Pg 308

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In this quote Claudius is edging Laertes on even more by telling him to pick a foil that is sharp at the end to get revenge on Hamlet. Because he knows Laertes is wanting revenge on Hamlet he advises Laertes to take matters in his own hands. After this quote Laertes takes it a step even further by telling Claudius he will put poison on the end of his sword.

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In this quote, Claudius is kind of baiting Laertes into wanting revenge for his fathers death. Asking him what he would do to prove he was his fathers son and he loved him. Trying to get him mad and wanting revenge on Hamlet. This quote shows Claudius being the Villain behind the curtains, and kind of making things go the way he wants so that Hamlet will die.

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"He, being remiss, Most generous, and free from all contriving, Will not peruse the foils, so that with ease - or with little shuffling - you may choose  A sword unbated, and in a pass of practice Requite him for your father."
Act 4 Scene 7, Pg 252

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"Hamlet comes back; what would you undertake  To show yourself your father's son in deed More than words?"
Act 4 Scene 7, Pg. 252

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Although Hamlet is the one who stabbed and poisoned the King, if Claudius had never tried to poison Hamlet he would not be dead. So in a way the King is also responsible for his own death. Also by killing King Hamlet in the beginning of the play Claudius set himself up to be murdered as well at some point.

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"If he by chance escape your venomed stuck, Our purpose may hold there."
Act 4 Scene 7, Pg 254)

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In this quote Hamlet is forcing the King to drink out the same poisoned cup that his mother drank out of after stabbing him with the poisoned sword. Hamlet is the physical reason that the King died.

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"Here, thou incestuous, murd'rous, damned Dane, Drink off this potion. Is thy union here? Follow my mother."
(Act 5 Scene 2, Pg 304)

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In this quote King Claudius is asking Gertrude not to drink, because it is the poisoned cup. Like I've said before, King Claudius has this horrible, murderous guy reputation but has shown at times that he does care about other people. In this quote he kind of blows his cover by telling the queen not to drink from that specific cup, but allowing Hamlet to drink from it. However he does not care because he loves Gertrude and wants her to live. I think that shows that he can be a good guy to the people he cares about, and he really cared about Gertrude.

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"Gertrude, do not drink."
(Act 5 Scene 2, Pg 300)

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In this quote Laertes is confessing that the king has poisoned the cup and murdered Gertrude. This shows that the relationship they had before this happened meant nothing to Laertes anymore, because he wanted to repent his sins and come clean so he could go to heaven. Before they had somewhat of a relationship, when they decided to try and kill Hamlet together.

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"Lo, here I lie, Never to rise again. Thy mother's poisoned. I can no more. The king - the King's to blame."
(Act 5 Scene 2, Pg 304)

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This act didn't have a lot of King Claudius in it so it's tough to say what the theme regarding him is. But I have to say I feel the theme for Claudius in this act was just taking care of family. In this act the only thing Claudius was worried about or thinking about was Hamlet. Even when Voltemand came back with the good news from Norway, after Claudius was relieved from the war he was like "okay now we'll talk more later, lets go find out whats wrong with Hamlet". I think that says a lot about Claudius although he is known as being a crazy selfish king, we have to be able to look at different perspectives of characters or you never will truly understand them. And that's what I believe Shakespeare was trying to show us in this act.

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Claudius is actually trying to figure out what's wrong with Hamlet and trying to fix it. I genuinely believe that Claudius does not have any other agenda other than figure out what's wrong with Hamlet and fix it.

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In this quote Claudius is asking Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to stay in Denmark for a little while to try and get Hamlet to feel better. I believe this was a Conscious motive because like I said before, Claudius has a soft spot for Hamlet and actually wants him to get better.

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" To agree to stay here in our court for a while, so that by your companionship you can get him to enjoy things again." Act 2 Scene 2, Pg 97

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This quote shows Claudius's inattention to everything else going on in Denmark. This is when Voltemand comes back from talking to Norway about a war between the two Kingdoms. Norway says they will not attack Denmark if they allow safe passage through Denmark to get to Poland. In this quote Claudius is very pleased because he thinks that he just completely avoided the war. Norway will more than likely attack Denmark anyway and his lack of attention is what is going to cause Denmark to be unprepared for the attack.

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" I'm pleased with that, and when we have more time we'll read, answer, and think about this business. Meantime, we thank you for your successful efforts. Take some rest; tonight we'll feast together." Act 2 Scene 2, Pg 101

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This quote reflects back on Claudius's relationship with Hamlet. In this quote he is asking Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to talk to Hamlet and try and find out why he is acting how he is acting so they can fix it. This shows his more compassionate characteristic. Like I said he could have just sent Hamlet away right from the start to get everything he has ever wanted but he cares about Hamlet and wants to do whatever he can to keep him home and safe.

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"...and discover, as far as opportunity allows, whether there is something we don't know about that's causing his affliction, which we can put right once it's revealed." (Act 2 Scene 2, Pg 97)

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Claudius says this to Polonius after Polonius asks what Claudius thinks of him. It is known throughout the book that Claudius has a very close relationship with Polonius who is his chief advisor basically. This quote just refreshes the readers of the close relationship between Claudius and Polonius.

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"As a faithful and honorable man"(Act 2 Scene 2, Pg 105

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"As a faithful and honorable man"(Act 2 Scene 2, Pg 105)

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This quote describes Claudius's relationship with Hamlet in a subtle way. Claudius is known to the readers as a selfish person who will do whatever it takes to get what he wants, but what some of us don't realize is that although he killed his father to get the crown and married his mom, Claudius has a soft spot for Hamlet and always has. By asking Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to stay and hang out with Hamlet until he gets better is Claudius's way of taking care of Hamlet. He could have just sent him away right when Hamlet started acting crazy, but he kept him in Denmark and tried to find ways to get him normal.

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"I'd ask you both, having been brought up with him him since childhood, and ever since been intimately acquainted with his lifestyle and habits, to agree to stay here in our court for a while, so that by your companionship you can get him to enjoy things again." (Act 2 Scene 1, Pg 97)

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Claudius is a character that doesn't really think things through. He is most definitely a action first type of character. You can tell by looking at this quote. This is just after he realized Hamlet knows what he did so he finds Guildenstern and tells him to get ready to Hamlet to England right away. Also in the Play-Within-Play textual evidence, him acting out like that is what made Hamlet 100 percent sure he killed his father. If he thought about his reaction and didn't make a big deal about it then perhaps Hamlet would have thought he himself was going crazy and second guess his beliefs of whether or not Claudius actually killed his father.

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" So get yourselves ready. I'll issue your commission at once, and he must go to England with you."

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This quote took place directly after the scene in the Murder of Gonzago when Lucianus poor the poison in the kings ear and kills him. The fact that Claudius told the people to turn on the lights and stop the entire play means that he found out that Hamlet knew about him killing his father, because Hamlet added that part in the play. That was also like a confirmation for Hamlet, because he was sure that Claudius killed his father but I feel like he wasn't 100 percent sure because I mean a ghost told him so I bet he had some doubts. But when Claudius reacted the way he did Hamlet was 100 percent sure.

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" Turn on the Lights. Let's go!"

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I believe Shakespeare is trying to make the audience feel some type of compassion for Claudius. He did a horrible thing and throughout the book he has never admitted to feeling guilty or anything so he was seen as this terrible guy. He is a bad guy don't get me wrong but by adding this line in the book I think it's shakespeare's way of saying he's a person too he feels guilty and knows he's in the wrong.

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" Oh, my crime is horrible. It smells to heaven. It has Cain's curse upon it - a brother's murder."

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This quote takes place after the king tells Guildenstern to take Hamlet to England. This shows that although he feels a little bit guilty for killing his brother, the most important thing to him is keeping what he has now. Meaning he can be characterized as shallow, selfish, and will do whatever it takes to get what he wants.

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" That cannot be, since I still have the possessions for which I did the murder - my crown, my own ambition, and my queen."

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The king is telling Guildenstern that he will pay him now to take Hamlet to England. This just after he has seen the play and now realizes Hamlet knows he killed his father.

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" I don't like the look of him, nor is it safe for us to give him his liberty while he's mad. So get yourselves ready. I'll issue your commission at once, and he must go to England with you.

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In this quote Claudius has asked the queen to leave so that him and polonius can hide to listen to Hamlet and Ophelia's conversation.

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"Her father and I, as legitimate observers, will conceal ourselves so that we can see without being seen..."

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In this quote the king is asking if Rosencrantz has found out why Hamlet has been acting crazy after taking to him.

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"And cannot you discover by talking with him the reason why he acts in this confused way..."

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Hamlet is upset at Claudius because Claudius expects Hamlet to treat him like a father. In this quote Hamlet is comparing his fatherly relationship with Claudius to  his fatherly relationship with Hercules from greek mythology, basically saying that it  is non existent. 

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Hamlet is upset at Claudius because Claudius expects Hamlet to treat him like a father. In this quote Hamlet is comparing his fatherly relationship with Claudius to  his fatherly relationship with Hercules from greek mythology, basically saying that it  is non existent. 

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"My father's brother-but  no more like my father/ Than I to Hercules."

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"My father's brother-but  no more like my father/ Than I to Hercules."

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Act 1 Scene 2

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In this quote Hamlet is upset, because he wonders why his mother would go from his father who he compares to Hyperion who was a Titan, to Claudius who he compares to a Satyr which is a half goat half man.

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In this quote Hamlet is upset, because he wonders why his mother would go from his father who he compares to Hyperion who was a Titan, to Claudius who he compares to a Satyr which is a half goat half man.

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"So excellent a king, that was to this/ Hyperion to a Satyr; so loving to my mother."

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"So excellent a king, that was to this/ Hyperion to a Satyr; so loving to my mother."

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Act 1 Scene 2