How Does Shakespeare Show Betrayal In Hamlet

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King Claudius has one of the main roles in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Betrayal is when someone goes behind another persons back to get what one wants and Shakespeare expresses betrayal through the character of King Claudius. In this play King Claudius kills his own brother to take his wife and his crown. Claudius pours poison into King Hamlets, Claudius's brothers, ear. By pouring the poison into King Hamlets ear it made it look like an accident rather than a murder. This is the worst act of betrayal throughout this play. Due to the fact it was one brother killing another brother. King hamlets was betrayed King