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If Hamlet was able to commit the same deed as Claudius–killing someone’s father–then what makes Hamlet and Claudius that different? Claudius, assumedly, killed King Hamlet in order to selfishly gain the throne, while Hamlet killed Polonius, not knowing it was actually him hiding behind the curtain, due to Polonius “standing” in Hamlet’s way of avenging his father’s death. Unlike King Hamlet, who actually was killed by Claudius, Polonius is killed by Hamlet, and I wonder if through this parallel Shakespeare intended to reveal more of Hamlet’s characters. Not only is Claudius accused by Hamlet for killing King Hamlet, which we eventually find out is not just an accusation but the truth, but now Laertes is accusing Claudius for the death of his father, Polonius, as well. The parallels Shakespeare creates with Laerte’s accusations against Claudius really gives the play a dynamic that I was able to see upon reading the play this time around. Claudius asks Laertes why he is acting so rebellious and the only think Laertes can muster up to say is “Where is my father?,” to which Claudius responds “Dead,” and continues to accuse Claudius of killing his father, Polonius, until he finds out that indeed Hamlet was the one who actually killed Polonius (4.5. In act 4 scene 5, King Claudius is warned by a messenger to, “Save yourself, my lord,” because Laertes has returned from England and is on a rampaging path toward the throne (4.5.94). What I have found interesting thus far in Hamlet is the dynamic between Laertes and Claudius as well as Laertes and Hamlet.