King claudius most relates to the theme death, because he is the most related to death and deaths shadow is casted from prince hamlets plan of revenge.
"Though yet of hamlet our dear brothers death the memory be green." (1,2,1-2) says king claudius. the reason why he is saying this is because all the memories of his brother is of him being envious of what his older brother had. this is the new kings first line in the play and right away it tells us that he is or was jealous of his brother.
"madness in great ones must not go unwatched." (3,1,203) King claudius is saying this to hamlet but i think it could be fliped arond and turned on him. the king is the most important in the kingdom and he has already shown sighns of being crazy or mad by killing the old king just for his power. The whole play the king is forshadowing hamlet when he really is the one who is gone crazy and is carrying death on his shoulder.
"Though yet of hamlet our dear brothers death the memory be green." (1,2,1-2) says king claudius. the reason why he is saying this is because all the memories of his brother is of him being envious of what his older brother had. this is the new kings first line in the play and right away it tells us that he is or was jealous of his brother.
"madness in great ones must not go unwatched." (3,1,203) King claudius is saying this to hamlet but i think it could be fliped arond and turned on him. the king is the most important in the kingdom and he has already shown sighns of being crazy or mad by killing the old king just for his power. The whole play the king is forshadowing hamlet when he really is the one who is gone crazy and is carrying death on his shoulder.
