Hamlet+1.4-1.5

"O most pernicious woman!" (1.5.112) Hamlet says this right after he has found out that his father has been murdered by his uncle. He is upset that his uncle would do such a thing and that he is a traitor, but he is not as upset by that fact as he is by the fact that his mother is now married to the man who killed her first husband. King Hamlet tells his son not to bother his mother, to leave her to heaven, he obviously still believes the best in her and although he is disappointed in her inability to resist her lust, he has no ill will towards her. Prince Hamlet, on the other hand, is more distraught over his mother's actions than his uncle's. He is disgusted in her and seems not to heed his father's plea to leave her alone. He has no faith in his mother, and looses no love over her. It makes sense that he would be upset by his mother's actions for any number of reasons, but it would also stand to reason that he would be very upset over his father's murder. I find his reaction to this news and his father's please to be quite interesting "The serpent that did sting thy father's life/ Now wears his crown" (1.5.46-47) King Hamlet was killed by his brother. This is important to the story because it is Prince Hamlet's issue that he must overcome. He must argue with himself over his ability to kill another man, and yet the revenge that is needed to put his father's spirit to rest. This point is the main issue in the story and the reader will follow Hamlet through his issues leading up to his decision to kill the man who killed his father. "They clepe us drunkards and with swinish phrase/ Soil our addition" (1.4.21-22) This quote shows the reader more about the habits of King Claudis and his ability to rule and the reactions of other nations to his rule, it also reveals more about the standing of Denmark, it is not a well respected nation, and other nations find it to be a joke. Denmark's ideas and suggestions are rejected by other nations for they find them to all be drunks like their king. Claudis' habits have desintegrated the reputation of Denmark and is clearly not fit for rule, not only because he has very low standards, but also because he clearly does not put his country first, for if he did, he would stop drinking and start trying to regain Denmarks standards and reputation.