Claudius Vs. Hamlet Round One Blog 17

In Claudius’s speech to Hamlet, Claudius insults hamlet by implying he that Hamlet should not wear mourning cloths because the required time for mourning is finished; however, Hamlet responds by informing Claudius that in reality he is still mourning even though the required time is past. Claudius further insults hamlet by stating that Hamlet will inherit the kingdom after Claudius death even though by right the kingdom should already be hamlets. The last jab Claudius gives hamlet is that Claudius denies hamlets request to go back to school and claims he must stay in Denmark. Hamlet responds to his uncle by telling his uncle that his mourning is real and that he is still saddened and he can see that his uncle is simply trying to trick him.