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Does Claudius Know That Hamlet Knows?

Maya Lin-Takahashi • • 8 min read
Does Claudius Know That Hamlet Knows?

After the play-within-the-play makes Claudius aware that Hamlet knows Claudius killed King Hamlet

King Hamlet
The ghost of Hamlet's father is a character from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. In the stage directions he is referred to as "Ghost". His name is also Hamlet, and he is referred to as King Hamlet to distinguish him from the Prince.
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, he acts directly against Hamlet by sending him to England and ordering his execution.

Does Claudius suspect Hamlet?

A master of deception, Claudius suspects that Hamlet is not as he seems and, as such, is a danger. He hatches his plan to exile the Prince to England. Perhaps to save Hamlet or perhaps to buy favor with the Queen, Polonius suggests yet another trap.

Is Claudius aware of Hamlet's plan?

Claudius, however, is once again aware that all eyes are on him as he solicitously welcomes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and expresses his grave concern for "Hamlet's transformation." Although Shakespeare gives no suggestion that Claudius had anything but Hamlet's welfare in mind when he summoned Rosencrantz and ...

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