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This article discusses how Claudius represents the idea of a man being equivalent to a god while Hamlet represents the idea of a man being a servant of God and that if you are wanting to be good, you must not do evil things. This plays into the events of Claudius wanting to kill Hamlet. Claudius tricks Hamlet into believing that he is being sent somewhere to get over his father’s death. Hamlet later intercepts the letters from Claudius that have plans of execution for Prince Hamlet. This shows how selfish Claudius is. The fact that Claudius married Gertrude so quickly after the death of King Hamlet gave Prince Hamlet the feeling that he should requite his father’s death. His father’s ghost comes multiple times reminding him of how he needs

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