Biblical Allusions In Shakespeare's Hamlet

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Hamlet commentary In William Shakespeare play Hamlet the reader or audience comes upon a soliloquy from the character of the King, also known as Claudius. In the soliloquy Claudius speaks about how he murdered his brother the former king. This is the first time that Claudius openly admits to killing his brother. Shakespeare use a few different literary devices in this passage but one of the most prominent is the use of biblical allusions and motif. To reveal the reason for Claudius murdering King Hamlet . The use of biblical allusions in the soliloquy is one of the foundations of the plays. Claudius kills his brother king Hamlet. According to the book of Genesis it is said that to kill ones blood brother is one of the most severe sins that can be committed by man . This comes from the story of Cain and Abel. They were two sons of Adam and Eve. Cain was the first human born and first human to be murdered. Modern commentators have typically assumed that the motive was driven by jealousy. This can be related to the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet. Claudius had an emotion of jealousy towards Hamlet due to the fact that he was the King. In most cases which sibling wouldn’t be jealous of their brother was has all the power and wealth of the land they walk on. Abel was also to have had feelings of incest for Aclima the…show more content…
But in this section we see a first hand look at the reasons for why Claudius may have commit the murder. I could just say he wanted to be king so got rid of his brother. To the general interpretation that is correct. When you look past that general and basic thinking and analyze more. Claudius openly admits to the sin he has committed “of those effects for which I did the murder” but also says that his fault has passed. Such that oh he’s dead now let’s move on. It would seem that Claudius had no remorse or regret for the actions he committed. It was jealousy and greed that led to

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