King Claudius Is A Wicked In Hamlet

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Hamlet, a popular play by WIlliam Shakespeare describes a boy named Hamlet who is set on getting revenge on his uncle. His uncle, King Claudius, is a wicked man who does everything to keep the fact that he killed his brother a secret. Hamlet finds out the secret through his father’s ghost. Once King Claudius knows this he plans many evil deeds as a way to keep the reason of his brother’s death a secret. To develop King Claudius as a wicked man he uses Claudius’ actions, interactions, and feelings. King Claudius embodies the characteristic of wicked throughout the play, evident through his actions. Though the original King’s death may seem like an accident, his ghost comes back to tell of the truth about his death. The ghost states, “Thus