Blog Post 12: Claudius

Claudius is said to be the instigator of Hamlets anger and confusion. In a world where social media makes it easy to initiate spite and anger with a simple one hundred forty character sub-tweet, Claudius seems to be a character that would be relevant to this day in age. ‘Twitter fights’ are infamous, even making news if the duel is between two celebrities. Teenagers, and even some adults, wait and watch for these battles to evolve, and then call out or comment on the argument they were never really a part of in the first place. As an instigator of anger and confusion, Claudius will have to know and be a part of Hamlet’s life; his family, friends, and all other aspects. The superiority complex appears to make up his character, a pompous king that holds his power over others. Writing from his perspective simply means to look at the questions presented, and channel the inner arrogance inside. Beginning an argument where there is room for one to be started, making snide comments about information presented, and taking a thou-are-holier-than you mindset seem to be the best way to channel this. Although I am never seriously in this mindset, my brand of humor and thinking can easily be manipulated to resemble this type of character.