Hamlet and Claudius have a very different demeanor and point of view as evidenced by their language in Act 1: Scene 2. Hamlet is in obvious mourning of his fathers death and therefore has a more somber tone than Claudius, who seems to be completely over his brothers death (we learn later on it is because he is the one who has murdered him). Hamlet uses very negative language by repeating “nor” when describing his emotions, illustrating his sadness over the death of his father; however, Claudius seems angry as the reader can see when he asks a rhetorical question to Hamlet and then answers it himself with exclamation. He is hurt by the amount of grief shown by Hamlet and tries to comfort him but instead shows his true feelings of the whole situation: anger and discomfort.
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