s of her father and her lover drives her mad and is too much for her to take. She kills herself by drowning. Essay #5 Hamlet's relationship with Claudius is obvious to the reader, they both hate each other because they are a threat to the other. When Hamlet hears from the ghost of his father's murder, Hamlet vows revenge. Claudius wants to spy on hamlet to find the madness. He calls on Hamlet's childhood friends to find out what Hamlet thinks and what is wrong with him. Throughout the scene, they bait each other with Rozencrantz and Guildenstein. Hamlet and Claudius are in a sense very alike. They are both worried about what the other is doing. Hamlet's revenge seems to take forever and never seems to materialize. He thinks and worry's but never acts on it. He acts mad to disguise his revenge. He represents the play with the scenes change to reflect the circumstances of Claudius' crime so Hamlet can watch his reactions with his own eyes. "For mine eyes will rivet to his face, / And after we will both our judgments join/In censure of his seeming." (Act 3:2). In Act 3:3, Claudius' soliloquy provides ultimate detail about this guilt. He openly admits his guilt and is tormented by his conscience. As remorseful as he is he still won't come forward and give up the thrown for redemsion. He is not a true or born evil man but seems to hide his true self to avoid judgment from others. He is guilty but won't come forward because of his greed. When Hamlet comes up behind Claudius he doesn't kill him. At this point he remembers his father and how he was killed without ever revealing his own sins and gaining redemption. I feel that Hamlet couldn't kill Claudius yet because he wanted him to be killed while committing another sin, which would send him to hell or be trapped in purgatory. He doesn't want him to escape damnation. He is waiting to catch him red handed doing something villainy. He needs his revenge to be dramatic. All quotes are taken from:...
