Claudius and revenge

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i Was wondering if it was possible to prove that Claudius killed King Hamlet for Power not for love? If so How?

-- N/A (Don't_Email_Me@hotmail.com), January 17, 2005

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Well in III.iii he says he did it for both ('my crown' and 'my queen'). So if you wanted to say that he didn't do it for love, you'd have to show that he didn't really love Gertrude at all.

-- catherine england (catherine.england@arts.usyd.edu.au), January 17, 2005.

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