matter? A ruler needs to be very trustworthy, honest, hard working, fair, just, forgiving

and intelligent. Especially where there is a king, as in the play Hamlet, by William

Shakespeare, because a king is in charge of the whole community. He has to keep in mind

all of his subjects as he makes tons of decisions every day. A king is a symbol of his land.

There cannot be a strong country without a strong king. In this play, which character

would make a better king, Claudius or Hamlet, when all of their qualities and

characteristics are examined? Hamlet would have been a better ruler because throughout

the play he demonstrated how smart he was, how he thought things out before acting,

how he questions things to find the truth and how he is a better person than Claudius.

Claudius is considered by some to be a good king, despite the means by which he

obtained the throne. He did prevent Fortinbras from coming in and taking over the

country. But you have to remember that Claudius is also a villain, a murderer, a

conspirator, and a liar. Claudius killed his own brother and married his wife just a few

thing, leads to Hamlet having the players put on what he calls "The Mousetrap". Hamlet

eye, which is ultimately what Hamlet wants, to avenge his father's death by killing

Hamlet has one of the most well known soliloquies of all time. The old "To be or

This whole questioning attitude, which may seem stupid but is actually a very good

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