Claudius

Claudius

The appearances and the personalities of the characters in the play “Hamlet” is essential to how the play is received and interpreted by the audience. Claudius is Hamlets main opposition throughout the play thus making Claudius the main antagonist. Claudius has a very complex personality, which is somewhat hard to decipher directly from the play. Having viewing the videos, however, did provide some further insight into this character. His personality consists of many different qualities and attributes. Some qualities of this character include being sedulous, having a commanding presence and his ability to feign honest. He is one of the main characters in “Hamlet” and is included in almost all of the events that take place within the play.

Claudius is one of the main characters in the play and very important. Without him, the play would not even take place because of his initial actions, ...