Richard Iii Vs Claudius 
Jenny Pallotti
Mrs. Hasty
A.P. Lit & Comp
October, 30, 2014 The Borrowed Character What are the qualifications that are needed to say that two people are one in the same?
The question asked for centuries, still lingers today. The answers do not fixate necessarily on the clothes they wear, but about their character. Throughout reading the famous Shakespeare play, Richard III, it becomes apparent to any reader, who has previously read Hamlet, that
Richard III, and Claudius appear as nearly the same evil, and defiant character.
In the first few acts of Richard III, it displays a similar story line too Hamlet. It appears plausible that Shakespeare borrowed his famous evil character Claudius, and used him again, but named him Richard III. In Hamlet, In the middle of drama lies Claudius, he constantly plots revenge, and Shakespeare may have wanted to have the same effect in Richard III. Both men kill for power, and they both talk the widows into marrying them directly after. They also both operate as the killers of the widows husbands. This creates irony, because the killing happens in both books. The killing plays a key part of why the character who acts ,scheming and powerhungry,seems reused again.
Claudius resembled a good king, but he served as a awful person. He cleaned up the messes with other countries to avoid war. Claudius was a villain, because he killed his brother,
and was plotting to kill his nephew. He planned all of this for the hope of gaining more power.
Claudius contradicts his emotions by marrying Gertrude even though his intent claims not to love her, but the town needs him to. The town claims if Claudius serves as king, they would have a good ruler. Claudius states something ironic, “Madness in great ones must not unwatched go."
Claudius suffers from imperfection, but acts as a good leader. However, he servs as a murderer, yet he tells people to make sure to find the bad in the good leaders.
"An oath is of no
Mrs. Hasty
A.P. Lit & Comp
October, 30, 2014 The Borrowed Character What are the qualifications that are needed to say that two people are one in the same?
The question asked for centuries, still lingers today. The answers do not fixate necessarily on the clothes they wear, but about their character. Throughout reading the famous Shakespeare play, Richard III, it becomes apparent to any reader, who has previously read Hamlet, that
Richard III, and Claudius appear as nearly the same evil, and defiant character.
In the first few acts of Richard III, it displays a similar story line too Hamlet. It appears plausible that Shakespeare borrowed his famous evil character Claudius, and used him again, but named him Richard III. In Hamlet, In the middle of drama lies Claudius, he constantly plots revenge, and Shakespeare may have wanted to have the same effect in Richard III. Both men kill for power, and they both talk the widows into marrying them directly after. They also both operate as the killers of the widows husbands. This creates irony, because the killing happens in both books. The killing plays a key part of why the character who acts ,scheming and powerhungry,seems reused again.
Claudius resembled a good king, but he served as a awful person. He cleaned up the messes with other countries to avoid war. Claudius was a villain, because he killed his brother,
and was plotting to kill his nephew. He planned all of this for the hope of gaining more power.
Claudius contradicts his emotions by marrying Gertrude even though his intent claims not to love her, but the town needs him to. The town claims if Claudius serves as king, they would have a good ruler. Claudius states something ironic, “Madness in great ones must not unwatched go."
Claudius suffers from imperfection, but acts as a good leader. However, he servs as a murderer, yet he tells people to make sure to find the bad in the good leaders.
"An oath is of no