He appears to be a loving uncle-father towards Hamlet when in reality he has caused him great sorrow in killing his father. He wants everyone to see him as an innocent father that cares about Hamlet’s well-being. “With mirth in funeral and with dirge in marriage, In equal scale weighing delight and dole Taken to wife. Nor have we herein barred your better wisdom, which have freely gone with this affair along.” He only pretends to do what the people of Denmark think is right when in reality he had everything planned the second he decided to kill his
He appears to be a loving uncle-father towards Hamlet when in reality he has caused him great sorrow in killing his father. He wants everyone to see him as an innocent father that cares about Hamlet’s well-being. “With mirth in funeral and with dirge in marriage, In equal scale weighing delight and dole Taken to wife. Nor have we herein barred your better wisdom, which have freely gone with this affair along.” He only pretends to do what the people of Denmark think is right when in reality he had everything planned the second he decided to kill his