Hamlet: Significance

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had no intentions of making things right and wished to further carry out his plans as ruler of Denmark, even though he had many opportunities to re-establish the balance. He chose to continue on with his evil deeds, and by doing so, ended the lives of all the victims that were caught in his destructive path. Thus, Claudius was, undoubtedly, the main character who brought upon the upheaval of Denmark. Nothing, not even the possibility of forgiveness from the heavens, prevented him from planning Hamlet's murder. When plot upon plot failed, he finally created a seemingly flawless way to kill Hamlet, using Laertes as his weapon. “If it be so, Leartes,/ As how should it be so? how otherwise?/ Will you be ruled by me?” (4.7. 57-59) This time his plot failed so awfully that it involved the accidental death of his beloved wife and his own final end. The motivation that he depended upon ended up destroying ...

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