Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Queen vs Claudius. Ghost vs Hamlet.

Obviously, the Ghost was betrayed, but does he feel hate towards Claudius, the Queen, or both?
Well, I think that the Ghost is most hurt by Claudius; he was deceived and poisoned by his own brother. Interestingly, he does not seem to feel too much anger towards the Queen even though she remarried to his brother. I personally think that although the Ghost should feel most of his hatred and anger towards Claudius, the Ghost should probably feel slightly betrayed by his wife for marrying his brother, and right after he died. One may argue that Claudius seduced her in an attempt to take the crown, which is indeed very possible. The other thought, that is probably unlikely, but still worth a thought is that the Queen and Claudius have plotted something against Hamlet senior. Just a thought. Moving on, Hamlet junior is, on the contrary, originally most angry at his mother for moving on and remarrying so quickly after his father died; however, after speaking to his dead father, he seeks extraordinary revenge on his uncle. Also, the Ghost tells Hamlet NOT to seek revenge on the Queen.

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