1600 tragedy Hamlet. He is the Prince of Denmark, nephew to the usurping Claudius, and son of
Does Hamlet become king?
Hamlet is withdrawn, subdued, hesitant, and snide. In a system where the throne is passed on through primogeniture, Hamlet would have become king automatically, due to primogeniture. However, that's not the only system of inheritance, and there are other systems, like this one, in which the brother inherits the throne.
Why was Hamlet not made king?
Perhaps the King had not yet named his heir, which would open the kingship to election by the nobles. ... It is likely that after killing King Hamlet, Claudius used Hamlet's absence at school and the fact of his marriage to Gertrude to manipulate that election so that he could be king.
