Hamlet And King Lear: Villians

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one might argue that both are cruel murderers, there still remains a large moral gap between Edmund and Claudius. The choice of language by a character often reveals insight into his character. The use of literary devices such as symbolism, irony, and double meaning all reveal more than what is literally expressed by a character. Often much of a character's speech is expressed while in the presence of other characters; the presence of others often influences the content of the villain's speech. A character planning to kill another man will not express ill feelings towards that man so that he may seem innocent. Villains, as such, often disguise their true intentions with flattery or lies. The audience must therefore then be critical of a villain's speech. Edmund is a character who utters nothing but lies. Edmund conceals the letter he has written to frame Edgar, "I beseech you, sir, pardon me. It is a letter/from my brother that I have not all o-er-read; and/for so much as I ...

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Gertrude. Laertes asks Claudius why he has not taken action against Hamlet. Claudius reveals, "O, for two special reasons,/which may to you perhaps seem much unsinewed,/but yet to me they're strong. The Queen his mother/lives almost by his looks ..." It is clear that Claudius does actually love Gertrude. Claudius did not murder king Hamlet out of hatred but envy. Claudius loved Gertrude and yearned for the crown. Claudius only retaliates against Hamlet's threatening of the crown and the safety of Gertrude. Claudius makes no attempt to harm anyone or purposefully deceive until he is provoke to do so. A murder to earn the love and affection of a woman shows that Claudius feels ...

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